Installing Context Directory Agent

Context Directory Agent is packaged as an ISO image. You can download the package from Cisco.com and install it on a dedicated X86 machine or a VMWare ESX server.

Note If you are installing the Cisco CDA on a VMWare, you must make sure to select Use Guest OS as Linux CentOS 4/5 32 bit. Mis-configuration of the guest OS might result in very low performance.

Note If you install the Cisco CDA on a VMWare server, VMWare tools are automatically installed.

To install the Context Directory Agent, complete the following steps:

 1. Download the Cisco CDA ISO image, cda-1.0.0.xxx.i386.iso and save it in your local repository.

 2. Burn the ISO image on a DVD.

 3. Insert the DVD, choose the option to install the image from the optical drive.

The Cisco CDA package installation begins. After the installation is complete, the machine is rebooted. The following prompt is displayed when the boot sequence is completed:

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Please type ‘setup’ to configure the appliance

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The boot sequence takes about two minutes to complete.

 4. At the prompt, enter ‘setup’ to start the Setup program. You are prompted to enter networking parameters and first credentials.

The following illustrates a sample Setup program and default prompts:

localhost.localdomain login: setup

Press ‘Ctrl-C’ to abort setup

Enter Hostname[]: cda-server

Enter IP address []: 192.168.10.10

Enter IP netmask []: 255.255.255.0

Enter IP default gateway []: 192.168.10.100

Enter default DNS domain []: cisco.com

Enter primary nameserver []: 200.150.200.150

Enter secondary nameserver? Y/N: n

Enter primary NTP server [time.nist.gov]: clock.cisco.com

Enter secondary NTP server? Y/N: n

Enter system timezone [UTC]: UTC

Enter username [admin]: admin

Enter password:

Enter password again:

Bringing up the network interface...

Pinging the gateway...

Pinging the primary nameserver...

Do not use ‘Ctrl-C’ from this point on...

Installing applications...

Installing cda...

Pre install

Post Install

 

Application bundle (cda) installed successfully

=== Initial setup for application: cda ===

Generating configuration...

Rebooting...

 

 5. Install the Cisco CDA patch 1. See Installing Context Directory Agent 1.0, Patch 1.

 6. You can log in to the Cisco CDA CLI after the machine is rebooted and verify the package installation. The following illustrates a sample verification procedure:

# login: admin

/admin# show application

<name> <description>

cda Cisco Context Directory Agent

/admin# show application status cda

CDA application server is running PID:2840

 7. You can now log in to the Cisco CDA user interface and start configuring your Cisco CDA.

Note The username and password specified during the initial setup program can be used for both the CLI and the GUI. If you change the GUI password using the user interface, the CLI password does not change and vice versa.

 

Related Topics:

 • Supported Operating Systems

 • Hardware Requirements

 • Connectivity Requirements

 • Active Directory Requirements for Successful Connection with Cisco CDA