After automatic reboot, you will see the Platform Configuration Wizard (CLI-based). Log in as admin (the password you set during installation). You will be prompted to:
Once completed, the Unity Connection OS is fully installed. The web administration interface will be available at https://<server-ip>.
The .sgn suffix indicates the file is cryptographically signed by Cisco. During installation, the UCS bootloader: Bootable UCSInstall UCOS UNRST 8.6.2.10000-14.sgn.161
To manually verify (on a Linux host), one could use openssl dgst -verify if the public key is extracted, but Cisco does not openly distribute the verification key.
Some upgrade paths require a fresh installation of the target version followed by a data import, rather than an in-place upgrade. This bootable image serves as the foundation for that “swing migration” approach. After automatic reboot, you will see the Platform
This stands for Unity Connection Operating System. Unity Connection is Cisco’s voicemail and unified messaging platform. The “OS” part is crucial: this file installs not just the application but the underlying Linux-based operating system (a customized version of Red Hat) that Unity Connection requires.
Cause: The media was not created correctly. The .sgn.161 file must be burned as an ISO, not copied as a file.
Solution: Re-burn using “Burn image” mode. On Linux, use dd if=Bootable_UCSInstall... of=/dev/sdX bs=4M. Once completed, the Unity Connection OS is fully installed
If this is the first node (publisher), select Primary/Primary. If adding a subscriber, select Secondary and provide the publisher’s IP.