Cisco ISE¶

Base Image¶

See the general notes for information on obtaining a base image.

If you have a CML subscription, the qcow2 image can also be found in the ref-platform ISO.

Import Image¶

Download¶

Base images can also be downloaded from the Cisco Software page.

Search for Identity Services Engine Software and download the eval image.

Convert¶

Note

This step is not required for the CML ref-platform image.f

The image downloaded from Cisco Software is in ova format and needs to be converted to qcow2.

mkdir ise-ova && \
  tar -xvf Cisco-vISE-300-3.5.0.527.ova -C ise-ova && \
  cd ise-ova && \
  qemu-img convert -p -f vmdk -O qcow2 Cisco-vISE-300-3.5.0.527-disk1.vmdk Cisco-vISE-300-3.5.0.527.qcow2

Import¶

sherpa server image import \
  --src Cisco-vISE-300-3.5.0.527.qcow2 \
  --version 3.5.0 \
  --model cisco_ise \
  --default

Default Node Parameters¶

Property	Value
Kind	Virtual Machine
Tested Version	3.5.0
CPU	4
RAM	16GB
CDROM Driver	SATA
DISK	virtioa.qcow2
DISK Driver	virtio
ZTP Method	CDROM
Management Interface	eth0
Data Interfaces	eth1-4
Interface Driver	virtio

Example Manifest¶

name = "cisco-ise"

nodes = [
  { name = "dev01", model = "cisco_ise" },
]

Logging¶

Install¶

ISE Install progress logs can be viewed with the command:

show logging system ade/ADE.log tail

Notes¶

Approximate time for the system to be ready: 80 minutes
SSH key authentication is disabled by default, use password auth instead.