My home PC has a powerful AMD CPU inside, which I've purchased specifically for the Lab Virtual Machines but that seems to be a big mistake for me now. I have been getting a lot of issues with my virtual servers running in the machine with AMD CPU.
First of all I couldn't even install any Linux based servers: CUCM, Unity Connection and CUPS, so I had to install those on my Intel based Laptop and move to the PC, but since my Laptop is quite old this process has taken almost whole day from me.
Next I've faced with this IP Voice Media Streaming service issue: it just fails a few seconds after activation, so I couldn't test any Software Media Resources and Annunciator and MoH for example don't even have any hardware option like all the other resources!
Ok, I have found out the workaround in Internet after a few hours of googling:
- Download any Linux image (I have used the CentOS one)
- Inser it into a virtual server's CDROM
- Boot the server from the CD
- Choose recovery process among the options
- Navigate to the /lib/modules/cm_ipvms
- Duplicate all the folders with .i686 word in the name but use .athlon word instead
- Copy all the contents from .i686 folders to the newly created .athlon folders
The next issue is Unity Connection related, in fact it just doesn't work! I can integrate it with CUCM/CUCME, can create/import users, can even leave a message, but whenever I try to login Connection Conversation Manager just crashes! I enter the PIN and see Temp Fail at the phone screen. After a few minutes the service gets up, but crashes again if you try to enter PIN again.
I've decided to move this VM Machine back to the Laptop, added it to the Shared folder and now I can manage it from my PC though it actually runs in the Laptop, that did the trick: Unity works fine now and I still have centralized servers management point.
As I know all these issues have been resolved in 7.1 versions, but I want to train with the exact Lab versions which are 7.0.1. So if someone would like to build its own home lab for the CCIE Voice lab preparation, you should only use Intel processors for your VMWare workstation/server!
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