How to install Cisco Unified Communication Manager version 8.x in VMWare?

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version 8.0 

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version 8.0 is the powerful call-processing component of the Cisco Unified Communications Solution. It is scalable, distributable, and highly available enterprise IP telephony call-processing solution. Follow the given points to install CUCM 8 in vmware step by step. 

Step-1

             Turn off your Window's Firewall and set a static IP in your Loopback Adapter.  

Step-2

            Configure a NTP Server in GNS and connect with VMware through Cloud. 

Step-3 (a)

username and password.

Now Configure VMware with these settings. Select Typical option. 

Step-3 (b)

                  If you have CUCM-8.0 IOS in DVD then select Installer disc option, If you have CUCM-8.0 IOS in your hard disk or flash drive then select Installer disc image file (ios). Do not select option I will install the operating system later. 

Step-3 (c)

                 Provide information like Name, User name, Password. 

Step-3 (d)

                 Provide Virtual machine name e.g (CUCM 8) and Browse the location where you want to save the CUCM 8 files. 

Step-3 (e)

                 Allocate hard disk size, Minimumm size of hard disk for CUCM 8 is 72 GB and select option Store virtual disk as a single file. 

Step-3 (f)

                Allocate Memory more than 2GB to run CUCM 8 properly and also configure Network Adapter as a Bridged. 

After step-3 virtual machine settings are complete. Power On this Virtual machine (CUCM 8).

Step-4 (a)

                 If you want to check your media resources (e.g hard disk, RAM etc) then select Yes, but if don't select No. This media check is Optional. 

Step-4 (b)

                 Cisco Unity Connection and CUCM Business Edition are not supported on current hardware. 

Step-4 (c)

                 Select Yes for further installation. 

Step-4 (d)

                 Select Proceed for further installation. 

Step-4 (e)

                 If you have any Upgrade patch regarding CUCM 8.0 then select Yes otherwise select No. 

Step-4 (f)

                Select Continue for further installation. 

Step-4 (g)

                Select your Timezone and select Yes for further installation.

Step-4 (i)

                 If you want to change MTU size then select Yes, if don't select Nom, then next step If you want DHCP on this machine select Yes, if you don't select.

Step-4 (k)

                Provide Network configuration. 

Step-4 (l)

               If you want to enable DNS client on this machine select Yes otherwise No. 

Step-4 (m)

                 Provide OS Administrator Login

Step-4 (n)

                Provide Certificate Information. This option about your organization information.

Step-4 (o)

                Select Yes if this CUCM is Publisher. Select No if you have already a Publisher. 

Step-4 (p)

                Provide NTP server's IP address as provided in step-2. 

Step-4 (q)

                Provide Security Password. This password is used in Clustering. 

Step-4 (r)

                If you want to configure SMTP select Yes but if you don't select No.  Now                 Provide Application User Configuration. 

Step-4 (t)

               Select Ok if you provide correct information. Select Back if you want to change anything.