Cisco vWAAS Bundled Image Upgrade for ENCS 5400 Series, with RMA Process for Cisco EOS/EOL WAVE Devices

ENCS 5400 Series Replacements for WAVE Devices

Cisco WAVE appliances have end-of-life (EOL) and end-of-sale dates (EOS), highlighted in the End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco WAVE 294, 594, 694, 7541, 7571 and 8541.

Table 1 shows the ENCS 5400 Series models that replace the EOS/EOL WAVE models, and the supported vWAAS models for each ENCS 5400 model.

Table 1 ENCS 5400 Series Models that Replace WAVE Devices

• For information on how to replace a WAVE device with an ENCS model, see The RMA Process.
• For information on how to install vWAAS on ENCS 5400 Series, see vWAAS Bundled Image Upgrade on ENCS 5400 Series.

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Note If you need to add or remove RAID-1 for your system, see Adding or Removing RAID-1 for ENCS 5400 Series. Note that the RAID-1 option is available for vWAAS for WAAS Version 6.4.1a and later.

The RMA Process

Use the Cisco Product Returns and Replacement Process (RMA) to return your WAVE devices, follow these steps:

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Step 1 With your web browser, navigate to the Cisco Product Returns & Replacements (RMA), shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Product Returns & Replacement (RMA) Page

Step 2 From the Search drop-down list, choose one of the following search options:

• Company Name
• Order Number
• Product Name
• Serial Number (Customer provided)
• Service Request Number

Step 3 In the Search field, enter the associated component name or number.

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Note You must return devices by individual components of the device, not by the entire device.

Step 4 The default search time range is the past thirty days. To specify a different time range, click Advanced Options, which displays a screen to specify a different start date and end date.

Step 5 Click the search icon or press Enter.

• The Draft Orders area will display a listing of search results by RMA number, product name, and status (such as “Unsubmitted Draft, Your order is not complete”).
• The Recent Orders area will display a listing of each product with an RMA number, customer name, product name, and status (such as “In Transit, Arrives Mar 23 before 20:00”)

Step 6 If you need to review product specifications before you place your order, click Look Up Products in the Product Information area at the right side of the page.

 

About the Cisco ENCS 5400 Series

The Cisco Enterprise Network Compute System (ENCS) 5400 Series is designed for the Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) solution.

The ENCS 5400 Series—ENCS-5406/K9, 5408/K9, and 5412/K9—is an x86 hybrid platform for branch deployment and for hosting WAAS applications. This high-performance unit achieves this goal by providing the infrastructure to deploy virtualized network functions while at the same time acting as a server that addresses processing, workload, and storage challenges. Figure 2 shows two views of the Cisco ENCS 5400 Series hardware features.

For more information on the Cisco ENCS 5400 series, see the Cisco 5400 Enterprise Network Compute System Data Sheet.

Figure 2 Cisco ENCS 5400 Series Hardware Features

ENCS 5400 Series Hardware Features and Specifications

Table 2 shows specifications that apply to all three ENCS 5400 series models. For views of the ENCS 5400 Series models, and further information, see the Cisco 5400 Enterprise Network Compute System Data Sheet.

Table 2 ENCS 5400 Series Features and Specifications

vWAAS and Cisco Enterprise NFVIS

This section provides an overview of vWAAS with Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) for Cisco Enterprise NFV:

• Cisco Enterprise NFVIS is a Linux-based software hosting layer with embedded KVM hypervisor with CentOS Version 7.x.

– For more information on Cisco NFVIS, see Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Software Configuration Guide and Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Infrastructure Software Data Sheet.

• vWAAS with NFVIS enables vWAAS to run as a standalone virtual machine (VM) on the ENCS 5400 Series platform, to provide WAN application optimization, and, optionally, application optimization with Akamai Connect.
• vWAAS with NFVIS on ENCS is part of Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN)—a suite of components that brings together WAN optimization, performance routing, and security levels of leased lines and MPLS VPN services to the Internet.

– For more information on vWAAS with NFVIS, see the see the Cisco Virtual Wide Area Application Services Installation and Configuration Guide.

– For more information on Cisco NFVIS and Cisco NFV, see the Cisco Intelligent WAN - An SD-WAN Solution.

• NFVIS 3.9.1 components and versions:

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Note If you need to upgrade to NFVIS 3.9.1, please the “Upgrading to Cisco NFVIS 3.9.1” section in the Cisco Virtual Wide Area Application Services Installation and Configuration Guide.

Table 3 shows Cisco Enterprise NFVIS 3.9.1 specifications used with vWAAS on the Cisco ENCS 5400 Series.

Table 3 Cisco Enterprise NFVIS 3.9.1 Components and Specifications

• ENCS system requirements for vWAAS with NFVIS 3.9.1:

Table 4 shows Cisco Enterprise NFVIS system requirements.

Table 4 Cisco Enterprise NFVIS System Requirements

• ENCS system requirements for vWAAS with Akamai Connect

Table 5 shows memory and disk requirements for vWAAS on ENCS with Akamai Connect, by vWAAS model.

Table 5 Memory and Disk Requirements for vWAAS on ENCS with Akamai Connect

For more information on vWAAS with NFVIS, or vWAAS with other hypervisors, see the Cisco Virtual Wide Area Application Services Installation and Configuration Guide.

For more information on Cisco NFVIS see the Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Infrastructure Software Data Sheet.

For more information on vWAAS with NFVIS, see chapter in the

vWAAS Bundled Image Upgrade Procedure

Before You Begin

• Verify that the specified ENCS 5400 Series chassis (ENCS-5406/K9, 5408/K9, or 5412/K9) is already installed and powered up. For information on how to install the an ENCS 5400 Series device, see the Cisco 5400 Enterprise Network Compute System Hardware Installation Guide.
• If you need to add or remove RAID-1 for your system, see Adding or Removing RAID-1 for ENCS 5400 Series. Note that the RAID-1 option is available for vWAAS for WAAS Version 6.4.1a and later.

To install vWAAS with NFVIS on an ENCS 5400 Series device on your WAAS system, follow these steps:

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Step 1 Download the WAAS Appliance bundled image (an ISO file that contains the NFVIS 3.7.1 image and WAAS 6.4.1 image) from the Cisco Software Download page and copy it on your laptop.

Step 2 Connect your laptop’s Ethernet port to the ENCS device’s Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) port.

Step 3 Configure your laptop with a static IP address; for example, 192.168.1.3 and 255.255.255.0.

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Note By default, the IP address on the ENCS device’s CIMC port is configured as 192.168.1.2.

Step 4 Open your web browser and enter https://192.168.1.2.

The CIMC console login page appears (Figure 3).

Figure 3 Sample CIMC Login Page

Step 5 Log in with your user name and password.

Default user name is admin.

Default password is password.

Step 6 Click Login.

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Note The Change Password dialog box appears the first time, only, that you log into the CIMC console. Change the password as needed and click Save.

Step 7 The CIMC Home page is displayed.

Step 8 Navigate to Home > Compute > BIOS > Configure Boot Order (Figure 4).

Figure 4 Configure Boot Order Pane

The Configure Boot Order dialog box appears (Figure 5).

Figure 5 Configure Boot Order Dialog Box

Step 9 At the Device Types listing, select CD/DVD as Cisco vKVM-Mapped vDVD1.22.

Step 10 At the Device Type listing, select HDD as HDD/Slot.

Click Save Changes.

Step 11 Using the Up and Down options, set the boot order sequence.

Step 12 CD/DVD Cisco vKVM-Mapped vDVD1.22 must be the first list in the boot order.

Step 13 To complete the boot order setup, click Apply.

Step 14 Launch the KVM console. You can launch the KVM console from CIMC Home page or the Remote Management area.

Step 15 At the KVM console:

After the KVM console is initialized, map the vWAAS bundled image through the Server > Remote Presence > Virtual Media tab on the KVM console (Figure 6).

Figure 6 KVM Console Virtual Media Tab

Step 16 To load the mapped image, at the KVM Console Power tab, use the Power Cycle System [cold boot] option to power off and then power on the device (Figure 7).

Figure 7 KVM Console Power Tab

Step 17 Use SSH to connect to CIMC default IP (192.168.1.2).

Step 18 At your ENCS 5400 device:

Enable and connect to the SOL connection by using the following commands:

Step 19 After the installation is successful, the ENCS device reboots.

Step 20 The ENCS device boots up and displays options to install vWAAS. Depending on your ENCS model, one of the following choices is displayed:

• For ENCS-5406/K9—vWAAS 200 or vWAAS-750
• For ENCS-5408/K9—vWAAS-1300
• For ENCS-5412/K9—vWAAS-2500 or vWAAS-6000-R

Step 21 Example:

In the following example, a vWAAS-6000-R is selected for an ENCS-5412:

 

Table 6 shows installation times by vWAAS model/number of connections:

Table 6 Installation Time by vWAAS Model/Number of Connections

Step 22 After installation is complete, the Cisco WAAS login prompt appears.

Step 23 You can verify the installation using the System API or by viewing the system information from the Cisco Enterprise NFVIS portal.

Using the internal interface, the vWAAS can communicate directly with the NFVIS manager using the Representative State Transfer (REST) API. The internal interface is used for communication between the NFVIS host and the WAAS guest. The IP address associated with this interface (virtual 0/0) is assigned automatically by NFVIS while booting up, and cannot be modified.

For more information on the REST API, see the Cisco APIC REST API Configuration Guide.

Step 24 The new OE-ENCS device will be displayed in the WAAS Central Manager Devices > All Devices listing table (Figure 8).

Figure 8 New OE-ENCS Device Displayed in WAAS CM All Devices Page

Step 25 You can view detailed information on the new OE-ENCS device by navigating to Devices > DeviceName > Dashboard (Figure 9).

Figure 9 ENCS Device Dashboard

 

Adding or Removing RAID-1 for ENCS 5400 Series

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Note The RAID-1 option is available for vWAAS for WAAS Version 6.4.1a and later.

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Note Do not swap or replace a drive used by another ENCS system without reformatting it beforehand.

This section contains the following topics:

• Migrating Equipment from No RAID and 1 SSD to RAID-1 and 2 SSDs
• Migrating Equipment from RAID-1 and 2 SSDs to No RAID and 1 SSD

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Note For further information on RAID and the ENCS 5400 Series, see the Cisco 5400 Enterprise Network Compute System Hardware Installation Guide.

Migrating Equipment from No RAID and 1 SSD to RAID-1 and 2 SSDs

This section contains two topics:

• Before You Begin
• Procedure for Creating the Virtual Disk

Before You Begin

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Note The RAID-1 option is available for vWAAS for WAAS Version 6.4.1a and later.

• Verify that the supported RAID card has been inserted into the ENCS device.
• Verify that each slot has an SSD inserted; the SSD is used to perform RAID-1 configuration.
• Before creating the virtual disk, both drives must be in Unconfigured Good state. If drive is in other status, use the CIMC Web GUI or CLI and do the following:

If disk is in JBOD state:

a. Navigate to Storage tab > Physical Drive Info tab.

b. In the Actions area, choose Set State as Unconfigured Good.

c. Confirm that disk is in Unconfigured Good state.

If disk is in Foreign Config state:

a. Navigate to Storage tab > Controller Info tab.

b. In the Actions area, choose Clear Foreign Config.

c. In the Actions area, choose Unconfigured Good.

d. Confirm that disk is in Unconfigured Good state.

Procedure for Creating the Virtual Disk

To create the virtual disk, follow these steps:

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Step 1 Log in to the CIMC console.

Step 2 In the CIMC console left pane, click the Storage tab.

Step 3 In the CIMC console middle pane, click the Controller Info tab.

Step 4 In the Action area, click Create Virtual Drive from Unused Physical Drives.\

The Create Virtual Drive from Unused Physical Drives Wait dialog box is displayed.

Step 5 In the Create Virtual Drive from Unused Physical Drives dialog box, choose the following:

a. At the RAID Level drop-down box, choose 1.

b. In the Create Drive Groups area:

Select physical drives for your system from the Physical Drives pane and click >> to add these to the Drive Groups pane.

c. In the Virtual Drive Properties area:

• The Virtual Drive Name field displays the automatically assigned name.
• At the Strip Size drop-down list, select the strip size (default is 64k).
• At the Write Policy drop-down list, select the Write policy (default is Write Through)
• At the Access Policy drop-down list, select the Access policy (default is Read Write).
• At the Read Policy drop-down list, select the Read policy (default is No Read Ahead).
• At the Cache Policy drop-down list, select the Cache policy (default is Direct IO)
• At the Disk Cache Policy drop-down list, select the Disk Cache policy (default is Unchanged).
• The value for the Size drop-down list automatically filled.

Step 6 Click Create Virtual Drive. Use the boot order shown in Figure 10.

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Note Because the disk will be part of RAID-1, to migrate from no RAID to RAID-1, you must perform a new image installation as described in vWAAS Bundled Image Upgrade on ENCS 5400 Series.

Figure 10 Create Virtual Drive Boot Order

 

Migrating Equipment from RAID-1 and 2 SSDs to No RAID and 1 SSD

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Note The RAID-1 option is available for vWAAS for WAAS Version 6.4.1a and later.

Before You Begin

• Verify that the RAID card has been removed from the ENCS, and that the SSD is in Slot 1 alone.
• You must wait for the disk to be completely shut down before you physically remove the disk from the WAE. When the RAID removal process is complete, WAAS generates a disk failure alarm and trap. In addition, a syslog error message is logged.
• If the removal event occurs while the RAID array is in the rebuild process, the RAID removal process may take up to 1 minute to complete. The duration of this process depends on the size of the disk.
  
  If you administratively shut down the disk during the RAID rebuild process, a RAID rebuild abort alarm is generated instead.

To remove a RAID-1 disk, follow these steps:

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Step 1 Remove the RAID card. Verify that the device is completely shut down before you remove the RAID card from the device.

Step 2 Replace the RAID card with one disk in Slot 1 alone.

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Note After removing the RAID card and replacing it with one disk on Slot 1 alone,you must perform a new image installation as described in vWAAS Bundled Image Upgrade on ENCS 5400 Series.

Step 3 When the RAID removal process is complete, WAAS generates a disk failure alarm and trap. In addition, a syslog error message is logged.

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Note We recommend that you disable the disk error-handling reload option if it is enabled because it is not necessary to power down the system to remove a disk.

Step 4 After migration, verify that boot order is as shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11 Migration Equipment Configure Boot Order

 

CLI Commands Used with vWAAS with NFVIS on ENCS

Table 7 shows the CLI commands used to display information about vWAAS on ENCS.

Table 7 CLI Commands Used with vWAAS with NFVIS on ENCS

Upgrade/Downgrade Guidelines for WAAS Devices on ENCS

Consider the following for upgrading or downgrading a WAAS device on ENCS:

• You can use the WAAS Central Manager or the CLI to upgrade a WAAS device on ENCS to WAAS Version 6.4.1.
• You can use the Central Manager to upgrade from the device level and the device group level. To use the Central Manager to upgrade a WAAS device or vWAAS on ENCS:

1. Telnet to the vWAAS device.

2. Update the Central Manager IP address.

3. Login to the Central Manager.

• You cannot downgrade a WAAS device on ENCS to a version earlier than WAAS Version 6.4.1.

If you try to downgrade a WAAS device on ENCS to a version earlier than WAAS Version 6.4.1, the WAAS Central Manager displays the following warning message:

Device Group has unsupported devices ENCS-DeviceName to the selected version. The image installation will not be applied on such devices.

Do you still want to proceed with the downgrade?

• The Central Manager supports upgrade and downgrade of all applicable device types in a device group.

For example, if you are downgrading a device group that has a physical WAE, a virtual WAE, and an ENCS platform to a version earlier than WAAS Version 6.4.1, the Central Manager will initiate the downgrade process only for the physical and virtual WAEs, but not for the ENCS platform.

Topic	Documents
Cisco ENCS 5400 Series	Cisco 5400 Enterprise Network Compute System Data Sheet
Installing an ENCS 5400 Series device	Cisco 5400 Enterprise Network Compute System Hardware Installation Guide.
Cisco WAVE appliances: End-of-life (EOL) and end-of-sale (EOS) dates.	End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco WAVE 294, 594, 694, 7541, 7571 and 8541
Cisco Enterprise NFV and Cisco NFVIS	Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Software Configuration Guide Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Infrastructure Software Data Sheet. Cisco Intelligent WAN - An SD-WAN Solution
WAAS	Cisco Wide Area Application Services Configuration Guide Cisco Wide Area Application Services Command Reference
vWAAS	Cisco Virtual Wide Area Application Services Installation and Configuration Guide
vWAAS in NFIVS	Cisco Virtual Wide Area Application Services Installation and Configuration Guide.

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