Installing Cisco ISE Evaluation VM for Labbing
This post describes how to install a Cisco ISE evaluation VM for labbing. The VM will run for 90 days, providing a full feature set for up to 100 endpoints.
Start by downloading the software. I’ll be using an OVA as I’m going to run my VM on ESX:

Deploy the OVA and select Eval version:

Power on the VM. When the VM boots, the following prompt is shown:

Type setup and press enter:
You will have to configure the hostname, IP address, name server, and so on:
Press 'Ctrl-C' to abort setup Enter hostname[]: ise01 Enter IP address []: 192.168.128.102 Enter IP netmask []: 255.255.255.0 Enter IP default gateway []: 192.168.128.1 Do you want to configure IPv6 address? Y/N [N]: N Enter default DNS domain []: iselab.local Enter primary nameserver []: 192.168.128.100 Add secondary nameserver? Y/N [N]: N Enter NTP server[time.nist.gov]: ntp.netnod.se Add another NTP server? Y/N [N]: N Enter system timezone[UTC]: CET Enable SSH service? Y/N [N]: Y Enter username [admin]: admin Enter password: Enter password again: Bringing up the network interface...
The installation will take some time…
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