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You must register the vCenter plug-in on the vCenter server where the Cisco Nexus 1000V has been connected.
PowerCLI:\> .\registerVCPlugin.ps1 VC Server IP address [127.0.0.1]: 172.18.217.241 VC Server Username [Administrator]: VC Server Password: ********* VSM IP address: 172.18.217.242
Once the script completes, log in to the Web Client and verify that the plug-in is displayed on vCenter using the vSphere Web Client.
The vSphere Web Client window with a domain view appears.
To log into the Virtual Supervisor Modules (VSMs) using the vCenter plug-in on the Cisco Nexus 1000V virtual switch, you must select the Cisco Nexus 1000V type as the Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS).
<extension> <description> <label>VCPlugin</label> <summary>Cisco Nexus 1000v Plugin</summary> </description> <key>com.cisco.vcplugin</key> <company>Cisco Systems</company> <version>1.0.1</version> <server> <url>https://{$VSM_IP}/vcplugin/vcplugin-package.zip</url> <description> <label>VCPlugin</label> <summary>Cisco Nexus 1000v Plugin</summary> </description> <company>Cisco Systems</company> <type>vsphere-client-serenity</type> <adminEmail>admion@cisco.com</adminEmail> <serverThumbprint>c3:11:03:40:e7:ea:66:12:f6:bb:a0:b5:68:0d:3c:c7:d8:96:59:48</serverThumbprint> </server> <client> <version>1.0.1</version> <description> <label>VCPlugin</label> <summary>Cisco Nexus 1000v Plugin</summary> </description> <company>Cisco Systems</company> <type>vsphere-client-serenity</type> <url>https://{$VSM_IP}/vcplugin/vcplugin-package.zip</url> </client> <lastHeartbeatTime>1970-01-01T00:00:00Z</lastHeartbeatTime> </extension>
After you log into the Cisco Nexus 1000V Login window, the Getting Started window appears.
The Getting Started window provides a brief introduction of the vCenter plug-in functionality on the Cisco Nexus 1000V and a typical example of the Cisco Nexus 1000V test topology.
The Cisco Nexus 1000V plug-in for vCenter Server provides the Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) and Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) details to the server administrators. The Cisco Nexus 1000V Dashboard window on the Cisco Nexus 1000V tab in the user interface displays a summary of the Cisco Nexus 1000V switch including the system details, the network statistics, and the license information.
The following table lists the fields in the System view.
Field in the System View |
Description |
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Switch Name |
Name of the switch |
NX-OS Version |
Cisco NX-OS version and the build that the switch is using |
VSM IP |
IP address of the Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) |
DC Name |
Name of the data center |
Connectivity Mode |
Mode of connectivity between the VSMs and the VEMs (either Layer-2 or Layer-3 mode). |
VC Connectivity |
Status of vCenter connectivity |
VSM HA |
Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) high availability mode |
The following table lists the fields in the Network Statistics view.
Field in the Network Statistics View |
Description |
---|---|
VNICs vs Max |
Maximum number of virtual network interface cards (VNICs) that are supported and their current usage |
Hosts vs Max |
Maximum number of server hosts that are supported and their current usage |
Port-Groups vs Max |
Maximum number of port groups that are supported and their current usage |
Veths/Host Max |
Maximum number of vEthernet ports per host that are supported and their current usage |
VLAN vs Max |
Maximum number of VLANs that are supported and their current usage |
VXLAN vs Max |
Maximum number of VXLANs that are supported and their current usage |
The following table lists the fields in the Licenses view.
Field in the Licenses View |
Description |
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License Type |
Type of the license |
Licenses Available |
Licenses that are available to use |
Licenses Used |
Licenses that are actually used |
Earliest Expiration |
Earliest expiration time of the license |
Status |
Status of the license |
The Cisco Nexus 1000V plug-in for VMware vCenter Server provides the Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) details to the server administrators. The Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch window displays the hosts/VEMs, port groups, vNICs, connected Virtual Machines (VMs), and uplinks for the VEMs.
The following tabs are displayed in the Switch view:
The following host details are displayed in the Host/VEM tab:
Click one of these properties in the table to display the network details on the selected host:
Click the VM Info tab in the Switch window to display the details on the Virtual Machines. It takes a few seconds to populate the data and the Loading VM information message appears at the bottom of the screen. You can choose a VM to display the following details:
Click the Port Groups tab in the Switch window to display the port profile information. The port groups data is populated in a few seconds and the Loading Port Profile information message appears at the bottom of the screen.
Note |
If it takes a while to populate the data, you can move away from the tab and navigate to any other tabs in the window. |
You can choose a port group to display the following details:
Click the vNICs tab in the Switch window to display the vNIC information. The vNICs data is populated in a few seconds and the Loading VNICs information message appears at the bottom of the screen. You can choose a vNIC to display the following details:
Click the Uplinks tab to display the vNIC information. The uplinks data is populated in a few seconds and the Loading Uplink information message appears at the bottom of the screen. You can choose a switch interface in the table to display the following details:
The Cisco Nexus 1000V plug-in for VMware vCenter server provides the hosts and VEM details to the server administrators. The Cisco Nexus 1000V Hosts/VEM window displays the Virtual Machines (VMs), port groups, VNICs, and PNIC information for each host and VEM that is connected to a particular VSM.
The Hosts/VEM tab displays the following host information in the System view:
Clicking any of the rows after the System view table in the user interface displays a popup window with the details for the selected host. This popup window consists of VM Info, Port Groups, vNICS, and Uplinks tabs.
The VM Info tab provides the following host details:
The Port Groups tab provides the following port details:
The vNICs tab provides the following VNICs details:
The Uplinks tab provides the following uplinks details:
The About window on the Cisco Nexus 1000V displays the Cisco Nexus 1000V vCenter plug-in version as follows: