[cisco-voip] CCM on generic PC Server

[Tim Medley]

You can load CCM, Unity, IPCC Express, PA, CER, etc on a generic PC. Some of
these apps, like CCM do a hard ware check, others such as unity do not.
 
Mileage varies based on the hardware specs and anomalies, but I have loaded
up CCM and Unity on various pc's with some success; Compaq, dell and acer
laptops, Compaq, dell and generic PC's.
 
I don't know about you, but space always seems to be at a premium in my home
office. There's never enough room for me, a pc, laptop and a chair let alone
a couple of servers and a rack full of gear. What I did is run VMWare and
use virtual servers. I suspect that Virtual PC might work as well, but I
have no experience.  I am running the win2k version of VMWare GSX. It allows
me to run multiple virtual servers simultaneously, so that I can have CCM,
Unity and IPCC Express all up and running. More info on VMWare can be found
at http://www.vmware.com <http://www.vmware.com/>  you can download an 30
day eval version; depending on your negotiation skills you might be able to
obtain an NFR copy. 
 
VMWare is fairly lightweight, it requires decent hardware, a big HD and lots
of RAM; RAM is the critical factor. Here's my setup; I have two VMWare GSX
servers running, the first one is an old Compaq ml300 server, with a 1ghz
P3, 1.5gb of memory and 70gig's of storage. The second box is a Compaq low
profile desktop P3 800mhz with 1gig ram and 120gig HD, this one is
semi-mobile, I have taken it with me on extended project trips. The first
Server typically has 3 virtual servers running; CCM Pub, IPCC Express, and a
CW2k server. The second box usually has a CCM Sub and Unity VM running. The
beauty of using VMWare is that I can build a default win2k server image that
I have burned to cdr, I can then copy that image from cd and have a win2k
server up in running in under 5 minutes. I can then install whatever
application I need; CCM, Unity, PA, etc. From what I heard TAC uses VMWare
in some of their labs to quickly replicate a customer's setup for
troubleshooting. They use prebuilt vmware images to quickly get a fresh
install of CCM or Unity up and running.
 
Loading up most of the Cisco IPT apps (CCM, CER, IPCC Exp) require you to
apply some registry hacks; do some creative google searches and you should
locate what you need.
 
If you would like some more details, feel free to email or IM me.
 
tm
 
 
 
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Tim Medley
Appia Communications
(231) 929-0970 x112
(704) 905-4604 cell
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From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Keith D'Atrio
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:14 AM
To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: [cisco-voip] CCM on generic PC Server
 
Hello all,
 I am preparing to study for my CCIE Voice and have run into a problem with
money, of course. I have almost all of the equipment network gear wise, but
I am severely lacking in the server arena. I have read little tidbits about
how the CallManager and Unity software cannot be loaded on a generic pc and
I have tried to do it, can't always believe what you read. I was wondering
if anyone on-list knew how to do this or where to get the information. I
have two CallManager servers on compliant servers at work but can not get
the wife to agree to buy same servers at home when we already own a few
generics. I have been told that you can load this into a Virtual PC type set
up by a Cisco engineer and this made me believe that this could be done but
I can not find any specifics on how to do it. All I can find is messages
where someone has done it. Any and all help will be appreciated by myself
and my wife, lol. 
 
Thank you
Keith D'Atrio
 
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