IMW Installation Prerequisites

• Review the exemplary configuration template: ASTRO® 25 Low Tier Configuration Template and ensure that you collected all necessary information (including IP/subnet addresses).
• Ensure that you know how to connect the ESU Launchpad laptop to the server for the purpose of installation. See ESU Launchpad Connections for IMW Installation
• Determine which SQL edition (Express or Standard) is required for your implementation. Larger and more complex IMW deployments may require SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition. Standard Edition is required if one of the following conditions is met:
  • IMW is deployed in the redundant configuration.
  • IMW Location Archive Writer is used.
  • IMW is used with MotoMapping and more than 100 devices.
• Determine if your organization requires supplemental configuration.

  For more information on whether your organization requires supplemental configuration, contact the Solution Support Center (SSC).

• Ensure that you have all the required media and files for the IMW installation. See IMW Installation Media
• Ensure that you have license keys for the following components:
  • Server components:
    • ESXi
    • iLO Activation Key

    • Windows Server 2012 virtual machines

      The Windows Server license (LB000431A01,LABEL,COA WIN SRV 2012 STD R2 EMB and RY000175A01-SOFTWARE,ROYALTY WIN SVR 2012 STD R2 EMB) is ordered with the HP servers

  • ESU Launchpad components:

    • Windows 7 virtual machine

      The Windows 7 license (99009381001,WIN 7 PRO X32/X64 EMB ROYALTY) is ordered with the ESU LP kit.

    • VMware Workstation Player

Starting ESU Launchpad

The ESU Launchpad web interface requires that the ESU virtual machines are running. All of the ESU components are started from the ESU laptop.

Prerequisites:

Procedure:

1. Start ESU Launchpad Control by double-clicking the Motorola ESU Launchpad Control icon on the desktop or selecting it from the programs list.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
   • If the Linux and Windows virtual machines are running, go to 3.
   • If the Linux and Windows virtual machines are not running, in the ESU Launchpad Control window, click Start ESU backend once, and wait for the virtual machines to finish initializing.

     It may take a few minutes for the virtual machines to start.

3. In the ESU Launchpad Control window, click Start ESU GUI.

   Ensure that the ESU Launchpad website opens in Firefox. If it opens in another browser, it means that Firefox is not set as your default browser.

   You can also open the ESU Launchpad website in Firefox by typing https://esu-launchpad/ui in the Firefox address bar.

   Note

   • If you are starting ESU Launchpad website for the first time, a warning appears, stating that the certificate presented by the website is not trusted. Ignore the warning and proceed to the website.
   • If the ESU logon website cannot be loaded, check your web browser proxy settings to ensure that any existing settings are not blocking it. If you find any settings that may be causing the problem, remove the settings, and try starting ESU Launchpad again.
   The ESU logon website opens in the default web browser on the service laptop.

Configuring IMW Installation

Prerequisites:

Procedure:

1. Log on to ESU as the user with the Installation role assigned.
   The default user is the install user.
2. In the left-hand panel, click Storage File Browser and check for the following information:

   • If IMW 5.3 software is not already loaded.

     To check if it is loaded, expand the install_repo node and check what is inside the UNS5.3 folder. If the UNS5.3 is not visible, no IMW software is loaded.
   • If at least 24 GB of Free Space on the ESU laptop are available to load the software.

     

     If less than 24 GB are available, remove unnecessary files. See Removing Files from the ESU Launchpad Repository

3. In the left-hand panel, click Installation Composer.
4. Select the installation scenario required for your configuration by performing the following steps:
   1. Click Browse.
   2. Select the UNS_Installation_Definitions_<version number>.iso and click Open.
   3. Click Upload.
      A list of possible configurations appears.
   4. On the right of the UNS 5.3 Installation Definitions file, click Compose.
   5. Select the installation scenario by clicking Choose next to the UNS 5.3 Hi Tier G9 configuration.
5. Upload the installation files by performing the following steps:
   1. In the Selected File column, in the UNS Installation Definitions disk row, finish the upload of the installation definitions file by clicking run.
      The Processing status of the UNS Installation Definitions disk changes to Completed.
   2. In the Selected File column upload the .iso files for each required component by clicking browse, selecting the installation file and clicking OK.
      For the list of the required media, see UNS Media for ESU Launchpad Upload
   3. At the bottom of the table, click Upload.
   4. Wait for the upload process to complete and click Next.
6. Set system parameters for your installation.
   You can upload a previously saved configuration template containing all the IP addresses, by clicking Import configuration, selecting your template, and clicking Open.

   Passwords, feature configuration, and security settings still have to be filled in manually. See IMW 5.3 Parameters for ESU LP Installation Flow

   Note

   Ensure that the parameters such as IP addresses and DNS Primary suffix are set to the proper target values. It is not possible to change these values once IMW is installed and operational .

7. At the bottom of the parameter table, click Create.

Optional: Exporting ESU Launchpad Configuration Template

Procedure:

1. In the Installation menu, in the left-hand pane, click Installation Player.
2. Click the Configuration button and, from the drop-down list, select the installation scenario you want to export for your template.
3. Review the parameters configured in your scenario.
4. At the top of the page, click Export and save the file to your drive.

Running IMW Installation with ESU Launchpad

Follow the steps in this procedure to run a IMW installation scenario. Perform this procedure on the service laptop where ESU Launchpad is installed.

Procedure:

1. In the Installation menu, in the left-hand pane, click Installation Player.
2. Click the Installation Flows button and, from the drop-down list, select the installation scenario you want to run.
3. Click Run Installation Flow.
   The installation begins. Depending on the network connection to the server and the installation scenario, the operation may take a few hours.