Configuring Cisco UCS emulator
Cisco UCSPE is available in an OVA or a ZIP file. It is packaged on CentOS Linux (a Red Hat Enterprise Linux clone operating system). This virtual machine (VM) can run Cisco UCSPE on a standard laptop or desktop computer meeting the minimum system requirements. A UCS emulator application OVA or ZIP file is approximately 500 MB.
System requirements
The minimum system requirements for the installation of UCS emulator are as follows:
1.8 GHz CPU
2 GB free RAM
8 GB free disk space
Mozilla compatible browser (Firefox or Chrome)
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.6
Hypervisor prerequisites
UCSPE can be installed on the following type 1 and type 2 hypervisor platforms:
VMware Player 4.0 and above (Windows and Linux version)
VMware Fusion 4.0 and above for Apple Mac OS
VMware Workstation 7.0 and above (Windows and Linux version)
VMware ESXi 4.0 and above
Microsoft Hyper-V
VMware Player for Microsoft Windows is a free download from VMware. For a basic home-based lab environment, VMware...
