Cisco Systems Network Card VSVM User Manual

Installing and Upgrading Cisco Video  
Surveillance Virtual Matrix (VSVM)  
Contents  
This document provides the following information and instructions:  
Installation and Initial Configuration:  
1. Verify minimum system requirements—System Requirements, page 2  
2. Understand general installation information—Installing VSVM, page 4  
3. Obtain the VSVM software—Obtaining VSVM Software, page 3  
4. Install the VSVM software—Installing VSVM, page 4  
5. Configure video repositories for archives and clips—Configuring VSVM,  
page 5  
After installation:  
6. (As needed) Upgrade VSVM to a new software release—Upgrading VSVM,  
page 5  
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Installation Notes  
Software:  
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0  
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c  
Installation Notes  
The Pegasus MJPEG video decoder is installed automatically with the VSVM  
client.  
Cisco recommends that you use NTP source to maintain the correct time on  
the server. Configuring NTP should be done before video recording is  
configured. The hardware clock should be set to use UTC time and the  
appropriate time zone for the server. If you are using SUSE, you can use YaST  
to configure the server time.  
The performance of client devices can vary depending on client configuration  
and applications.  
Obtaining VSVM Software  
The VSVM software is available from  
You must log in to the Cisco website to access the software. Select the Cisco  
Video Surveillance Operations Manager software version for the appropriate for  
your Linux version.  
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Installing VSVM  
Installing VSVM  
Copy the downloaded .zip file with the VSVM software to the server and then  
follow these steps:  
Procedure  
Step 1  
Step 2  
Extract the contents of the downloaded .zip file. Cisco recommends that you  
create a directory for the extracted contents.  
shell> mkdir vses-6.1.0  
shell> unzip Cisco_VSVM-6.1.0-xx-xxxxx.zip -d vses-6.1.0  
Verify that all files are present:  
shell> cd vsvm-6.1.0  
shell> ls -1  
Cisco_VSBase-6.1.0-xx-xxxx-i586.rpm  
Cisco_VSVM-6.1.0-xx.i586.rpm  
Cisco_VSTools-6.1.0-noarch.rpm  
Step 3  
Install each of VSVM .rpm file:  
shell> rpm -ivh Cisco_VSBase-6.1.0-xx-xxxxx-i586.rpm  
shell> rpm -ivh Cisco_VSVM-6.1.0-xx-xxxxx-i586.rpm  
shell> rpm -ivh Cisco_VSTools-6.1.0-noarch.rpm  
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Configuring VSVM  
Configuring VSVM  
After you install VSVM, perform the following steps to use the Management  
Console (VSMC) to set repositories for archives, clips and events. The VSMC  
authentication information is:  
Userid: root  
password: secur4u  
Procedure  
Step 1  
Step 2  
address>/vsmc.html.  
Click the Virtual Matrix link to access the VSVM configuration. You are  
prompted to authenticate.  
Step 3  
Step 4  
Step 5  
Enter the license key on the VSVM configuration page.  
Click Update.  
Click Restart Server, Restart Now, and Verify.  
Upgrading VSVM  
To upgrade VSVM, follow these steps:  
Procedure  
Step 1  
Extract the contents of the downloaded .zip file. Cisco recommends that you  
create a directory for the extracted contents.  
shell> mkdir vsvm-6.1.0  
shell> unzip Cisco_VSVM-6.1.0-xx-xxxxx-sp1.zip -d vsvm-6.1.0  
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Upgrading VSVM  
Step 2  
Verify that all files are present:  
shell> cd vsvm-6.1.0  
shell> ls -1  
Cisco_VSBase-6.1.0-xx-xxxx-i586.rpm  
Cisco_VSVM-6.1.0-xx.i586.rpm  
Cisco_VSTools-6.1.0-noarch.rpm  
Step 3  
Step 4  
Stop the VSVM service:  
shell> /etc/init.d/cisco stop  
VSDrivers must be removed prior to uninstalling Cisco_VSVM. Uninstall all  
previous MS modules including some (but not all) of the following based on the  
previously installed version:  
shell> rpm -e Cisco_VSTools  
shell> rpm -e Cisco_VSVM  
shell> rpm -e Cisco_VSBase  
If the Cisco Video Surveillance Operations Manager (VSOM) is installed you  
may get an error message when uninstalling the Cisco_VSBase package; to  
uninstall the Cisco_VSBase package run  
shell> rpm -e Cisco_VSBase --nodeps  
This will leave the VSOM module installed.  
Step 5  
Run the following commands in the following order0:  
shell> rpm -ivh Cisco_VSBase-6.1.0-xx-xxxxx-i586.rpm  
shell> rpm -ivh Cisco_VSVM-6.1.0-xx-xxxxx-i586.rpm  
shell> rpm -ivh Cisco_VSTools-6.1.0-noarch.rpm  
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