Get CUCMv15 on EVE-NG

Pre-Requisites

Working EVE-NG server (I used PRO, version 6.4.0.x)

VMWare Workstation Pro (I used the last updated version after Broadcom acquired them)

CUCMv15 bootable ISO (I used the unrestricted ISO)

Procedure:

  1. Install CUCMv15 ISO on Workstation PRO. Refer to any CUCMv15 installation guides. I personally used an official OVA file.
  2. Once the installation is completely finished. Turn off the VM and copy the .vmdk disk from your Virtual Machines folder
  3. Transfer the .vmdk into eve-ng server. Convert the .vmdk into a QEMU image.
    /opt/qemu/bin/qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 <CUCMv15.vmdk> hda.qcow2
  4. Create a directory in EVE-NG in the QEMU folder “cucm-“
  5. Place the hda.qcow2 image into the cucm- folder. Important: make sure only the qcow2 image is in this folder. If the .vmdk file is also within this folder, move it somewhere else.
  6. Run unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions
  7. Open an EVE-NG lab and create a CUCM node. This CUCM node should be able to run.