Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Release Notes, Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1)

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Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Release Notes, Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1)

Contents

Hardware Features

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Features

Software Features

Support for new Virtual Service Blades

Setting up a Passthrough Interface

Setting up Form Factor for a VSG VSB

Software Compatibility

Configuration Limits

Restrictions

No Error Message for Upgrade Failure

Domain ID and HA Role Cannot Be Changed

Boot Variables Cannot Be Manually Configured

Changing the Control or Mgmt VLAN Requires a Reload

DNS Resolution

Caveats

Open Caveats

Resolved Caveats

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

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Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Release Notes, Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1)

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June 23, 2013

Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1)

OL-28986-01

This document describes the features, limitations, and caveats for the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform management software. Use this document in combination with documents listed in the Related Documentation.

Part Number	Revision	Date	Description
OL-28986-01	A0	06/23/2013	Created Release Notes for 4.2(1)SP1(6.1)

Contents

This document includes the following information about the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform.

• Hardware Features
• Software Features
• Software Compatibility
• Configuration Limits
• Restrictions
• Caveats
• Related Documentation
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Hardware Features

The Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform is a hardware shell that can host multiple virtual service blades including the Cisco Nexus Virtual Supervisor Modules (VSM). From a network management perspective, the hosted VSMs appear as a cluster. Each VSM and its associated VEMs make up one virtual switch.

There are four appliances in the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform family:

• The Cisco Nexus 1010 appliance
• The Cisco Nexus 1010-Xappliance
• The Cisco Nexus 1110-S appliance
• The Cisco Nexus 1110-X appliance

No new hardware is included in the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family in this release.

The Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform supports the following Virtual Service Blades:

• Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM for VMware vSphere and Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM for Microsoft Hyper-V
• Network Analysis Module (NAM)
• Virtual Service Gateway (VSG)
• Cisco Nexus VXLAN Gateway

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Features

Table 1 lists the features of the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family appliances.

Table 1 Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Product family appliance features

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Appliance	Memory	Hard disk	Support for VSBs
Cisco Nexus 1010	16GB	One TB SATA	Up to 6 VSBs (limited by the available RAM on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform)
Cisco Nexus 1010-X	48GB	Two 2-TB SAS drives	Up to 10 VSBs
Cisco Nexus 1110-S	32GB	Two 2-TB SATA drives	Up to 10 VSBs
Cisco Nexus 1110-X	64GB	Four 4-TB SATA drives	Up to 14 VSBs

For information about the hardware feature descriptions and specifications, see the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Hardware Installation Guide.

For information about the software installation and upgrade, see the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Software Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1) .

Software Features

This section describes the following new or changed software features:

• Support for new Virtual Service Blades
• Setting up a Passthrough Interface
• Setting up Form Factor for a VSG VSB

Information about these features can be found in the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Software Configuration Guide and in the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Troubleshooting Guide.

Support for new Virtual Service Blades

You can now install and configure the Cisco Nexus 1000V VXLAN Gateway as Virtual Service Blades on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform.

The VXLAN Gateway is managed as a VEM from the Nexus 1000V VSM and defines the mapping between a VXLAN and VLAN on a VSM. The VXLAN Gateway acts as a bridge between the VXLAN and the VLAN to direct traffic to and from the VXLAN to a traditional VLAN. For more information about installing and configuring VXLAN Gateway as a Virtual Service Blade, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V VXLAN Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV2(2.1).

Setting up a Passthrough Interface

After you create a Cisco Nexus 1000V VXLAN Gateway VSB, you can configure it to function as a passthrough interface. The passthrough feature enables the VSB to assign a virtual interface to a dedicated uplink. The uplink can be a GigabitEthernet port on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform or a PortChannel.

A passthrough VSB interface has the following features/ limitations:

• Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform supports passthrough only on a flexible topology
• Passthrough feature is currently available for Cisco Nexus 1000V VXLAN Gateway VSB
• A VSB can have multiple passthrough interfaces, and also have a combination of passthrough and shared interfaces
• A passthrough uplink has a one-to-one mapping with the corresponding VSB interface and hence cannot be shared by multiple interfaces of the same or different VSBs

A Passthrough interface has the following benefits:

• Ensures higher network throughput than a shared uplink interface

Allows the VSB to be in trunkall mode to receive tagged packets

For more information about Setting up a passthrough Interface, see the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1) .

Setting up Form Factor for a VSG VSB

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform supports configuring Virtual Security Gateway as a VSB in different formats. While instantiating the Virtual Service Gateway, you can define the form factor for the VSB by specifying the number of assigned virtual CPUs. Your network performance will depend on the form factor you choose to define for the VSG virtual service blade.

The following table lists the configuration limits of the VSG deployed as a VSB in different form factors:

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform	Configuration limits	Medium	Large
Cisco Nexus 1010	Memory	2 GB	2GB
	Number of Virtual CPUs	1	2
Cisco Nexus 1110	Memory	2 GB	2 GB
	Number of Virtual CPUs	1	2

For more information about VSG, see the Cisco Virtual Security Gateway for Nexus 1000V Series Switch Configuration Guide .

Software Compatibility

The Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform controls the virtual services and blades running on the Cisco Nexus 1010 and Cisco Nexus 1110 appliances.

For details on Software Compatibility with the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform, see the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Software Compatibility Information Guide.

Configuration Limits

For detailed information on the weighting matrix and the supported configuration of VSBs on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform, see the weighting matrix in the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Compatibility Information Guide .

Restrictions

The Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform has the following restrictions :

• No Error Message for Upgrade Failure
• Boot Variables Cannot Be Manually Configured
• Changing the Control or Mgmt VLAN Requires a Reload
• DNS Resolution

No Error Message for Upgrade Failure

If an upgrade to Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1) from Release 4.2(1)SP1(5.1) or later of the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform fails, no error message is displayed. This limitation is associated with CSCub39408.

Domain ID and HA Role Cannot Be Changed

The configured domain ID and high availability (HA) role (standalone, primary, or secondary) can never be changed. To change the domain ID or the HA role, you must use the write erase command.

Boot Variables Cannot Be Manually Configured

The boot variables cannot be configured manually. To change the boot variables, you must enter the install nexus1010 command. This command installs the software from the bootflash:/repository directory and updates the boot variables with the name of the software image.

Changing the Control or Mgmt VLAN Requires a Reload

If you change the control or management VLAN, you must reload the software before the change takes effect.

DNS Resolution

The Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform cannot resolve a domain name or hostname to an IP address.

Caveats

This section includes the following topics:

• Open Caveats
• Resolved Caveats

Open Caveats

The following are descriptions of the open caveats in Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1). The Bug ID will link you into the Cisco Bug Toolkit.

Bug ID	Caveat Headline
CSCua80533	NAM login fails and the VSB summary is lost after an upgrade.
CSCub60626	Cisco Nexus 1010 switch forms HA with a Cisco Nexus 1010-X switch.
CSCuh22312	A VSB fails to power on and a ‘Service not Responding’ message appears on the N1010 manager.
CSCug17768	VSB interface fails to shutdown from the N1010/N1110 manager.
CSCuh48131	Uplink gets automatically assigned to an interface when it is not assigned or available.

Resolved Caveats

The following are descriptions of resolved caveats in Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1). The Bug ID will link you into the Cisco Bug Toolkit.

Bug ID	Caveat Headline
CSCud37173	A Cisco Nexus 1110 switch reports an incorrect sysobjectID.

Related Documentation

This section lists the documents used with the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform and available on Cisco.com at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12752/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

General Information

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Release Notes, Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1)

Install and Upgrade

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Software Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1)

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Nexus 1000 Series

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Quick Start Guide

Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1)

Reference Guides

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Command Reference, Release 4.2(1)SP1(6.1)

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Compatibility Information Guide

Troubleshooting and Alerts

Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Troubleshooting Guide

Nexus 1000V Documentation

For the Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere Docuementation:

http//www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9902/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

For the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V Documentation:

https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps13056/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Virtual Security Gateway Documentation

Cisco Virtual Security Gateway for Nexus 1000V Series Switch

Virtual Network Management Center

Cisco Virtual Network Management Center

Virtual Wide Area Application Services (vWAAS)

Cisco Virtual Wide Area Application Services (vWAAS)

ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall

Cisco ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall

Network Analysis Module Documentation

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps5401/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation , which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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