Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Release Notes, Release 1.3

This document describes the features, limitations, and caveats for the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager (VSUM) Release 1.3 software. Use this document in combination with documents listed in Related Documentation.

This document includes the following sections:

Introduction

Cisco VSUM is a virtual appliance that is registered as a plug-in to the VMware vCenter Server. The Cisco VSUM graphical user interface (GUI) is an integral part of the VMware vSphere Web Client; it can only be accessed by logging into the VMware vSphere Web Client.

Cisco VSUM simplifies the installation and configuration of the Cisco Nexus 1000V and the Cisco Application Virtual Switch (AVS).

Cisco VSUM enables you to do the following:

Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere
Install the Cisco Nexus 1000V switch.
Migrate the VMware vSwitch and VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) to the Cisco Nexus 1000V.
Monitor the Cisco Nexus 1000V.
Upgrade the Cisco Nexus 1000V and add hosts from an earlier version to the latest version.
Install the Cisco Nexus 1000V license.
View the health of the virtual machines in your datacenter using the Dashboard - Cisco Nexus 1000V.
Upgrade from an earlier release to Cisco VSUM 1.3.
Cisco Application Virtual Switch (AVS)
Install the Cisco AVS vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) to ESXi host.
Add hosts to the Cisco AVS.
Upgrade the Cisco AVS.
Upgrade from an earlier release to Cisco VSUM 1.3.

New and Changed Information

Cisco Nexus 1000V Software Included with VSUM Release 1.3

VSUM Release 1.3 supports the Cisco Nexus 1000V Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.4).

Cisco AVS Software Included with VSUM Release 1.3

There is no new software for Cisco AVS in VSUM Release 1.3.

Upgrading from Release 1.0, 1.1, or 1.2 to Release 1.3

For both the Cisco Nexus 1000V and the Cisco AVS, you can upgrade from Cisco VSUM Release 1.0, 1.1, or 1.2 to Release 1.3.

For more information, see:

Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Nexus 1000V
Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Application Virtual Switch

Software Compatibility

This release of the Cisco VSUM supports vSphere 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.1 release trains for Cisco Nexus 1000V and vSphere 5.5 and 5.1 release trains for Cisco AVS.

VSUM can be used to deploy Nexus 1000V Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) and Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) on any servers that are listed in the VMware Hardware Compatibility List.

For information on compatibility with Cisco Nexus 1000V, see the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Nexus 1000V.

For information on compatibility with Cisco AVS, see the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Application Virtual Switch.

Limitations and Restrictions

This section describes the limitations and restrictions of the Cisco VSUM Release 1.3.

Upgrading Cisco AVS does not upgrade the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and the other fabric components. See the Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide for information about upgrading the Cisco APIC.

Scalability Limits

The following table lists the recommended scalability limits for Cisco VSUM.

Note The limits in the following table refer to single attempts only. You can repeat the tasks for all the hosts/virtual machines in your datacenter.

Table 1 Scalability Limits for the Cisco VSUM
Feature	Hosts/VMs
Migrating Cisco Nexus 1000V
Maximum number of hosts that can be migrated in a single attempt	120 hosts
Maximum number of VMs that can be migrated per host	35 VMs
Upgrading Cisco Nexus 1000V
Maximum number of hosts that can be upgraded	30 hosts
Adding hosts to Cisco AVS ¹
Maximum number of hosts that can be added in a single attempt	105 hosts
Upgrading Cisco AVS
Maximum number of hosts that can be upgraded in a single attempt	105 hosts

^1.Adding hosts to Cisco AVS actually installs the Cisco AVS VIB file on the ESXi host and then adds the AVS-ESXi host to the Cisco AVS Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS).

Using the Bug Search Tool

Use the Bug Search tool to search for a specific bug or to search for all bugs in a release.

Step 1 Go to http://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch.

Step 2 At the Log In screen, enter your registered Cisco.com user name and password; then, click Log In. The Bug Search page opens.

Note If you do not have a Cisco.com user name and password, you can register for them at http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do.

Step 3 To search for a specific bug, enter the bug ID in the Search For field and press Return.

Step 4 To search for bugs in the current release:

a. In the Search For field, enter a problem, feature, or a product name and press Return. (Leave the other fields empty.)

b. When the search results are displayed, use the filter tools to find the types of bugs you are looking for. You can search for bugs by modified date, status, severity, and so forth.

Tip To export the results to a spreadsheet, click the Export Results to Excel link.

Caveats

The following are descriptions of the open and resolved caveats in Cisco VSUM Release 1.3. The bug ID links you to the Cisco Bug Search tool.

Table 2 Open Caveats
Bug ID	Headline
CSCus79203	Internal error could not get limits–monitor not working with TACACS.
CSCup31160	When you log in to Web Client using the network-admin profile, the logout button is unavailable.
CSCup68870	While migrating Cisco Nexus 1000V, the Cisco VSUM does not allow you to migrate the host if the host has the PVLAN configured.
CSCup75616	If the Ethernet Interface is in a DOWN state, the Dashboard–Cisco Nexus 1000V page displays it as healthy and does not display any warning or error.
CSCur32290	VM migration doesn’t trigger when migrating more than 35 VMs with vEths.
CSCur45032	Issues with tasks queued in vCenter.
CSCus51185	Layer 3 port profiles are missing from the port profile drop-down menu when vmk0 is unchecked.
CSCus78145	Come out of upgrade screen after creating task on upgrade Cisco AVS.
CSCus79229	Data pulling is too slow on monitor of VSUM with general failure error.
CSCus80287	VSUM dashboard cannot retrieve all information as VSM cannot handle all TACACS requests.

Table 3 Resolved Caveats
Bug ID	Headline
CSCus40338	DVS does not show up under the Cisco AVS configure screen.

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Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch for VMware vSphere