For my lab, I chose the smallest configuration.ģ.Before powering on the VM, make sure your networking is set up correctly. From the vSphere client, deploy the 9800-CL OVF from template.Ģ. It’s easier to use the OVA which you download from Cisco, but there is an ISO you can use as well.ġ.
I haven’t tried deploying in 6.5 yet, though. This is the version I’m running in my lab, and I can confirm it works just fine. You should also watch the Networking Field Day 19 videos which provide a great starting point for an overview of the platform and its main differences from AireOS.ĭEPLOYING the Cisco 9800-CL in VMware ESXiĬisco has fully tested the vWLC in ESXi 6.0 Update 2. I expect this to get much better in time, of course. With some online searching you can also find some very brief videos and additional documentation, but so far I’ve found that the body of work Cisco has released isn’t exhaustive or very focused just yet. To me, that means that I now have much more flexibility in how I can deploy a wireless controller.Ĭisco has released some documentation on the initial deployment of the virtual appliance along with several documents for various configuration scenarios.
It’s important to remember that there’s feature parity between the vWLC and the traditional hardware appliances (the 9800-40, the 9800-80, and the 9300 switch platforms). We’ll also take a look at some potential gotchas and some noteworthy differences between how the new WLC is configured compared to the AireOS WLC.Ĭisco identifies the 9800-CL as the cloud platform, but really what that means is that you can deploy it in AWS or locally in ESXi, KVM, etc. In this post, I’ll review how to deploy the virtual wireless LAN controller in VMware ESXi and stand up a very simple WLAN. Deploying the new Cisco 9800-CL wireless controller is fast and easy, and by using the built-in workflows, a new wireless network can be deployed in only a few minutes.
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