Install Oracle SD-WAN Aware On A New VM Using VMware

Before attempting this procedure, make sure your server meets the minimum requirements. The following procedure must be performed from a Microsoft Windows environment.

Import the ISO into vSphere Client

Download the release you plan to upgrade to.
Download the Aware VM Image (full VM Install) to download the software update file (e.g., Aware_OS_R8_2_0_0_0_GA_09192019_Aware_R8_2_0_0_0_GA_09192019_nmsv1_aware_vmware.ova).
Start and log in to the vSphere Client program.
When the start screen of the vSphere Client opens, click on File, then Deploy OVF Template...
Figure 2-1 Deploy OVF Template
Browse to the location of the Oracle SD-WAN Aware VM Image (.ova package) that was downloaded from the Talari Support portal.
Click Next and a screen will display information for the VM being imported.
Click Next and a screen will display the End User License Agreement. Click Accept.
Click Next and the Name and Location screen displays a default name for the VM. Change the name if desired and click Next.
Figure 2-2 Name the VM
Accept the defaults on the next three screens by clicking Next, then click Finish. This will have vSphere create the VM.
Note:
Decompressing the disk image onto the server can take several minutes.

Note:
If this is the first time you’ve used the vSphere Client, you may need to click on the Inventory icon, identify the server, and expand its inventory list.

Configure the VM

From the inventory list, right click on the new VM and select Edit Settings… from the menu.
Figure 2-3 Edit VM Settings
On the right side of the Virtual Machine Properties screen, change the Memory Size.
Figure 2-4 Adjust Memory Size
Click on Add… When the Add Hardware screen opens, select Hard Disk and click Next.
Figure 2-5 Add Hard Disk
Click the radio button for Create a new virtual disk and click Next.
On the Create a Disk screen, change the Disk Size.
Figure 2-6 Adjust Disk Size
In the Location section of the Create a Disk screen, click the Specify a datastore or datastore cluster radio button and click Browse.
Figure 2-7 Specify Datastore
On the Select a datastore or datastore cluster screen, choose any available datastore with enough space remaining and click OK to return to the Add Hardware screen.
Figure 2-8 Choose Datastore
Accept the default settings by clicking Next and then Finish to return to the Virtual Machine Properties screen.
Click OK to exit the Virtual Machine Properties screen.
A progress bar appears at the bottom of the screen illustrating the creation of the virtual disk.
Figure 2-9 VM Reconfiguration Progress

Start the VM

From the inventory list, make sure the new VM is still selected and power it on by clicking the Play icon.
Click on the Console tab in the right-hand pane of the vSphere Client screen.
Note: To exit the console, release the mouse by pressing and holding the Ctrl and Alt buttons simultaneously.

Note: It may take up to 15 minutes for the Oracle SD-WAN Aware instance to finish initializing the first time the VM is launched. The login prompt will not be displayed until initialization is complete.

Figure 2-10 Open vSphere Client Console
Enter your login credentials.

Configure DHCP

If you are using a DHCP server, record the Host IP address that appears.
If you are not using a DHCP server, set the Host IP manually as follows:
1. From the command line, manually set the Host IP and Netmask.
  ifconfig eth0 <host_ip> netmask 255.255.0.0
2. From the command line, manually add the default gateway.
  route add default gateway <gw_ip>
3. Edit the /etc/network/interfaces file as follows:
Note:
The address line in the /etc/network/interfaces file is the Host IP.
1. In case of Aware OS is 7.0, do this - Edit the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file as follows:
2. Substitute the IPADDR, NETMASK and GATEWAY as applicable to your network and save the file.
From the command line, kill the dhclient:
```
sudo pkill dhclient
```
From the command line, restart networking. For Aware OS 5.01/4.x, do the following:
```
/etc/init.d/networking restart
```
For Aware OS 7.0, do the following:
```
sudo service network restart
```

Configure the Storage System

Open any web browser and navigate to the Host IP.
Login with your credentials.
Figure 2-11 Login to Oracle SD-WAN Aware
Click on Manage, and then Storage.
Figure 2-12 Click on the Storage tile
Click the Active radio button next to the storage partition you created and click Apply.
Figure 2-13 Switch the Storage Partition
The Delete All Existing Files warning dialog appears. Click Switch.
Figure 2-14 Delete All Existing Files Warning Dialog
The Switch Active Storage System dialog appears. Click Switch.
Figure 2-15 Switch Active Storage System Warning Dialog
This will place Oracle SD-WAN Aware into Maintenance Mode and a progress bar appears.
Figure 2-16 Put Aware in Maintenance Mode
When the progress bar completes, click Continue.

Configure Oracle SD-WAN Aware Settings

Click Manage, then APN Aware Settings.
Change the Management IP/DNS/Time Settings as desired.
Note:
Enter the Host IP address, Netmask, and Gateway information here to enforce the settings as static.

Figure 2-17 Change Management IP and DNS Settings
Click Manage, then APN Discovery.
Click on Download Certificate, then Save to save the certificate file to the local workstation.
Login to the NCN, click Manage Network, then APN Aware Certificates.
Figure 2-18 Choose APN Aware Certificates
Click Choose File and choose the file you downloaded (e.g., APNAAwareSSLCert) to open it.
Figure 2-19 Open Aware SSL Certificate from the NCN
Click Upload and Install. When installation is complete, go back to the Aware installation.
In Aware, click on the Manage, then APN Discovery.
Enter the NCN Management IP Address and click Test. If everything is correct a green check mark appears with a message stating, “Connection established. This Appliance is the active NCN.”
Figure 2-20 Enter the NCN Management IP Address
Click Discover and all the configured appliances will autopopulate in a list at the bottom of the screen.
Click the checkbox next to Poll to automatically select all the polling checkboxes for discovered devices and click Apply.
Figure 2-21 Choose the Devices to Poll
The Oracle SD-WAN Aware installation is complete.

Upgrading an Oracle SD-WAN Aware VM

An upgrade may be done either on an existing VM or by provisioning a new VM.

Upgrade Aware On Existing VM

Note:

Before attempting this upgrade procedure, make sure your server meets the minimum requirements.

Download the software update file (e.g., talari-nms_Aware_R3_0_GA_P1_11082016_amd64.tar.gz).
Open any web browser and navigate to the Host IP. Login with your existing credentials.
Figure 2-22 APN Aware Login Screen
On the Web interface click on Manage, then APN Aware Settings.
Figure 2-23 Manage APN Aware Settings
In the APN Aware Software Update section, click on Browse and navigate to the file downloaded.
Figure 2-24 Select Software Update File
Click Upload, and once the upload finishes, click Install, and follow the onscreen prompts to complete the software upgrade.

Upgrade Oracle SD-WAN Aware Using a New VM

Check Aware OS version with Monitor→System Information.

If the current Aware OS version is 5.01 and the new VM install is for Aware R8.1 or earlier follow the steps below to upgrade using a new VM.

If the current Aware OS version is 5.01 and the new VM install is for Aware R8.2 or later with Aware OS 7.0 or later, please follow the steps in section Upgrade Aware Using a New VM moving from OS 5.01 to OS 7.0.

From the Select a Disk screen, click the radio button next to Use an existing virtual disk then click Next.
Figure 2-25 Use Existing Virtual Disk
Click the Browse button, and select the Disk File Path of the existing Oracle SD-WAN Aware VM you want to upgrade.
Figure 2-26 Choose Existing Oracle SD-WAN Aware VM
Click the Next button after selecting the VM, and a progress bar will appear at the bottom of the screen illustrating the reconfiguration of the virtual machine. Wait for the update to reach Completed status.
Figure 2-27 Wait for Reconfiguration to Complete
From the inventory list, select your previous Oracle SD-WAN Aware VM and power it down by clicking the red Stop icon.
Figure 2-28 Power Down the Existing VM
Power on the VM you chose to upgrade by clicking the green Play icon.
Figure 2-29 Power On Upgraded VM

Increase Storage On Existing Oracle SD-WAN Aware VMs

Open your vSphere Client and power down the VM you want to create more storage on.
Right click on the VM and choose Edit Settings from the menu.
Click the Add button and choose Hard Disk then click Next.
Click the radio button next to Create a new virtual disk and click Next.
In the Capacity section of the Create a Disk window, adjust the disk size appropriately and then click Next.
Click Next on the Advanced Options screen, and click Finish on the Ready to Complete
Power on the VM.
Open a web browser and navigate to the Oracle SD-WAN Aware Management IP.
Click on Manage, then Storage where you will see your new disk.
Click the radio button under Active then click apply (the migrate option is checked by default).

Figure 2-30 Oracle SD-WAN Aware Storage Systems
When the Delete All Existing Files dialog appears, click Switch.
When the Switch Active Storage System dialog appears, click Switch.
Maintenance mode may run for quite some time. When the Switch active storage process completes, click Continue.
You can now see the new disk is active and your data still intact.
Navigate back to the vSphere Client and power down the VM.
Right click on the VM and choose Edit Settings from the menu.
Select the old Hard Disk from the list and click the Remove button. Click OK.
Power on the VM.
Open a web browser and navigate to the Oracle SD-WAN Aware Management IP.
Click on Manage Storage, and you will see the old disk is no longer displayed in the list.

Aware Database Backup and Restore

Aware database backup option is available in Aware R8.2 or later to take a backup of the Aware database. This backup can be used to restore Aware database at a later point in time. The database backup requires extra space of two times the size of the current database.

Clicking on the Backup option in Manage→Database→Backup and Restore section brings up a confirmation dialog. Clicking Backup button on the confirmation dialog initiates the backup operation in the background. The Aware system is put in maintenance mode during the backup operation. Depending on the size of the database, the CPU and memory available, the database backup operation could take many hours to complete. For example the backup operation took about 23 hours to complete for a database size of 200GB. It also needed additional 400GB of storage for the backup files before they are compressed.

Database restore option can be used to restore Aware database to the previous restore point from the previous backup if available. The user needs to create the backup of the database for future restore.

Upgrade Aware Using a New VM moving from OS 5.01 to OS 7.0

If moving from an Aware VM with current Aware OS version is 5.01 to new VM install with Aware OS 7.0 or later please use the following procedure:

Upgrade to Aware R8.2 or later in the current VM using Manage→SD-WAN Aware Settings→Install.
After upgrading to Aware R8.2 in the current Aware VM, click on Backup button in Manage→Database→Backup and Restore section.
Install a new Aware VM with Aware R8_2 or later by following the steps 1 to 7 in section Upgrade Aware Using a New VM.
In the newly installed Aware VM, go to Manage→Storage section. The disk added from the previous VM will be shown as not active.
Click on the Active button of the added disk. Migrate Data option will be shown as checked. Uncheck the Migrate Data option and click on Apply. A confirmation dialog will show Switch without Migrate Data Warnings.
Click the Switch button to make the added disk as Active disk storage. See the diagram Aware storage Active option.
After the added disk is made active, go to Manage→Database→Backup And Restore section and click on Restore button. Complete the Restore action by clicking on the confirmation dialog.

After the restore action is completed the database would have been migrated completely and will be available in the current VM.

Upgrade Aware Using a New VM moving from OS 4.x to OS 7.x

Moving from Aware OS 4.x to Aware OS 7.x is a two step process.

Use the procedure to move to new VM with Aware full install having OS 5.01 and moving the disk from the previous VM and make it active. Note that Migrate Data option should not be checked while making the new disk active.
This completes migration from Aware OS 4.x to Aware OS 5.x. Follow the steps described in section Upgrade Aware Using a New VM moving from OS 5.01 to OS 7.0.