/mcpC H A P T E R 4 Installation Methods • Installation Methods Task Flows For VMware vSphere ESXi, on page 43 • Installation Methods Task Flows For Cisco NFVIS-for-UC, on page 45 • Installation Methods Task Flows For Nutanix AHV, on page 45 • Attended Installation Task Flow, on page 46 • Touchless Installation Task Flow for ESXi, on page 60 • Touchless Installation Task Flow For Cisco NFVIS-for-UC, on page 64 • Touchless Installation Task Flow for Nutanix AHV, on page 69 • Automated Installation using vApp properties and VMware OVF Tool, on page 72 • Install with Data Import, on page 75 • Add a New Node to an Existing Cluster, on page 79 Installation Methods Task Flows For VMware vSphere ESXi Choose one of the following installation methods task flows: Description Task Flow Use this method for basic installs of any of the following deployments: • Unified Communications Manager telephony cluster installs • Standard Deployments (Decentralized) for IM and Presence Attended Installation Task Flow, on page 46 Use this task flow to install a Unified Communications Manager or IM and Presence Service cluster dynamically without the need for manual intervention. Applies to either Centralized or Standard (Decentralized) IM and Presence deployments. Touchless Installation Task Flow for ESXi, on page 60 (Applicable only to VMware vSphere ESXi) Use this method to install a Unified Communications Manager or IM and Presence Service cluster using skip-install OVAs. Automated Installation using vApp properties and VMware OVF Tool, on page 72 Complete this task to install a Unified Communications Manager or IM and Presence Service cluster using the Install with Data Import. Install with Data Import, on page 75 Complete these tasks if you want to add a node to an existing Unified Communications Manager or IM and Presence Service cluster. Add a New Node to an Existing Cluster, on page 79 Installation Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and the IM and Presence Service, Release 15 and SUs 43