ISE-PIC

ISE-PIC requires a zero cost license which needs to be ordered from your usual disti.

Name: isepic

Product:Identity services engine

PID: ISE-VM-K9

L-FMC-ISE-PIC

L-FMC-ISE-PIC-BSE

Install in VMware

Pre-reqs

Make sure you have the ISE-PIC license (free / 0 cost)

Download ISO from cisco.com

Download latest patch file from cisco.com

Upload ISO to datastore on VMware

Make a DNS record with your ise-pic server name > IP

Create VM in VMware

CPU: 4

RAM: 16 GB

Disk: 300 GB (saw issues with just 200)

• Right-click on your ESXi host or cluster → New Virtual Machine

• Choose "Create a new virtual machine"

• Give the VM a name (same as the DNS record you created)

• Select the target host or cluster

• Choose a compatible datastore

Configure the VM:

• Compatibility: Choose based on your vSphere version (e.g., ESXi x.7 → VM version 14)

• Guest OS:

  • Family: Linux

  • Version: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (64-bit)

  • In VM options disable secure boot

Don't tick ISO yet

Once VM is created

Edit VM, selectg boot from CD/ISO

Select the drop down for datastore 

Find your .ISO file

Boot the VM

ISE-PIC ISO install

• The ISO will boot install
• When you are prompted for username/password
• type "setup" to configure 
• Fill in your IP / subnet / domain / DNS servers etc / enable SSH
• Finish
• ISE will take some time to install
• Once you get login prompt it will still take a bit longer to start up services
• On CLI you can run "show application status ise"