How to install Call Manager 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)

                         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 as you wish.

        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' select Nom, then next step If you want DHCP on this machine select Yes, if you don' 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 Administrator Login Configuration.

        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.