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Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Release Notes, Release 2.0

Contents

Introduction

New and Changed Information For Cisco VSUM Release 2.0

New Software Support with Cisco VSUM Release 2.0

Virtual Switch File Upload Utility

Upgrading from Earlier Cisco VSUM Releases

Upgrading from Earlier Cisco Nexus 1000V or Cisco AVS Releases

Software Compatibility

Limitations and Restrictions

Scalability Limits

Using the Bug Search Tool

Bugs

Related Documentation

Cisco Virtual Security Gateway Documentation

Cisco Prime Network Services Controller Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Release Notes, Release 2.0

First Published: 2016-02-22

Last Updated: 2016-02-22

This document describes the features, limitations, and bugs for Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager (VSUM) Release 2.0. This update is for Cisco Nexus 1000V and Cisco Application Virtual Switch (AVS), which is a derivative of Cisco Nexus 1000V.

Contents

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 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 AVS.

Cisco VSUM lets you 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 data center using the Dashboard - Cisco Nexus 1000V.
  • Upgrade from an earlier release to Cisco VSUM 2.0.
  • Cisco 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 2.0.

New and Changed Information For Cisco VSUM Release 2.0

New Software Support with Cisco VSUM Release 2.0

Cisco VSUM Release 2.0 adds support for the following Cisco AVS and Cisco Nexus 1000V release:

  • 5.2(1)SV3(1.15)

Note Beginning in Cisco VSUM Release 2.0, image files for Cisco Nexus 1000V and Cisco AVS are not included with Cisco VSUM software. You must upload the switch images separately. See Virtual Switch File Upload Utility in this document.

Virtual Switch File Upload Utility

In Cisco VSUM Release 2.0, image files for Cisco Nexus 1000V and Cisco AVS are uploaded separately from the Cisco VSUM software. The new Virtual Switch File Upload Utility enables you to dynamically upload the switch image files before installation. You download the switch image files from Cisco.com to your local system before uploaded them to the Cisco VSUM repository.

Upgrading from Earlier Cisco VSUM Releases

For the Cisco Nexus 1000V, you can upgrade from Cisco VSUM Release 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.2, 1.3, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.5, or1.5.6 to Release 2.0.

For the Cisco AVS, you can upgrade from Cisco VSUM Release 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.5, or1.5.6 to Release 2.0.

Note When upgrading from Cisco VSUM Release 1.2.2 to 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, or 1.5.3, do not install the Cisco AVS Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.3a). That Cisco AVS software version is not supported.

For more information about upgrading, see:

Upgrading from Earlier Cisco Nexus 1000V or Cisco AVS Releases

The following tables show the upgrade paths for Cisco Nexus 1000V and Cisco AVS from 5.2(1)SV3(1.5) and later.

 

Table 1 Upgrade Paths for Cisco Nexus 1000V

Upgrade from
Upgrade to
5.2(1) SV3(1.15)
5.2(1) SV3(1.10)
5.2(1) SV3(1.6)
5.2(1) SV3(1.5b)
5.2(1) SV3(1.5a)

5.2(1)SV3(1.10)

Yes

No

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.6)

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5b)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5a)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.4)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(1)SV3(1.3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(1)SV3(1.2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2(1)SV3(1.1)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Table 2 Upgrade Paths for Cisco AVS

Upgrade from
Upgrade to
5.2(1) SV3(1.15)
5.2(1) SV3(1.10a)
5.2(1) SV3(1.10)
5.2(1) SV3(1.7)
5.2(1) SV3(1.6)
5.2(1) SV3(1.5i)
5.2(1) SV3(1.5c)
5.2(1) SV3(1.5b)
5.2(1) SV3(1.5a)

5.2(1)SV3(1.10a)

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.10)

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.7)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.6)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5i)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5c)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5b)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5a)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

 

Note You cannot upgrade Cisco AVS to 5.2(1)SV3(1.5b) or 5.2(1)SV3(1.5a) even though Cisco VSUM might recommend it.

Software Compatibility

This release of Cisco VSUM supports vSphere 6.0, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.1 release trains for Cisco Nexus 1000V and vSphere 6.0, 5.5, and 5.1 release trains for Cisco AVS.

Cisco VSUM can be used to deploy Cisco 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 Cisco VSUM Release 2.0.

  • You cannot upgrade Cisco AVS to Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.5a) or 5.2(1)SV3(1.5b), even though the upgrade might be recommended in Cisco VSUM. For upgrade path information, see Table 2 .
  • The Add Host operation is not supported for Cisco Nexus 1000V 4.2(1)SV1(4b).
  • Upgrading Cisco AVS does not upgrade the Cisco APIC and the other fabric components. See the Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide for information about upgrading the Cisco APIC.
  • If you are using Cisco Nexus 1000V and Cisco VSUM 1.5.2 or an earlier release, and you want to upgrade to vCenter 6.0, you must upgrade to Cisco VSUM 1.5.3 or later and then upgrade vCenter. For instructions for upgrading vCenter, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade Guide. For information about upgrading Cisco VSUM, see the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Nexus 1000V.
  • The minimum required browser versions for VSUM 2.0 are IE 10, Firefox 43, and Chrome 45 for Windows, and Safari 9 for Mac OS. If you use earlier versions of these browsers, some features might not work correctly. We recommended Firefox as the browser for VSUM 2.0 and the file upload utility.

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 data center.

 

Table 3 Scalability Limits for 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 username and password; then, click Log In. The Bug Search page opens.

Note If you do not have a Cisco.com username 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.

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

 

Bugs

The following tables list the open and resolved bugs in Cisco VSUM Release 2.0. The bug ID links you to the Cisco Bug Search tool.

 

Table 4 Open Bugs

Bug ID
Headline

CSCup31160

When you log in to Web Client using the network-admin profile, the logout button is unavailable.

CSCup68870

While migrating Cisco Nexus 1000V, 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.

CSCus79203

Internal error: could not get limits–monitor not working with TACACS.

CSCus79229

Data pulling is too slow on monitor of Cisco VSUM with general failure error.

CSCus80287

Cisco VSUM dashboard cannot retrieve all information as VSM cannot handle all TACACS requests.

CSCuu29256

Internal failure when adding host if uplink to VMware DVS is down.

CSCuw47497

Clicking the Manage button after choosing the Cisco AVS switch takes you to the Settings tab instead of the Cisco AVS tab.

CSCuw73994

Upgrade to Cisco AVS 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i) not available if any host is running 5.2(1)SV3(1.6).

 

Table 5 Resolved Bugs

Bug ID
Headline

CSCuu84963

Cisco AVS 1.3a image is shown when upgrading Cisco VSUM from 1.2.2 to 1.5 build 832.

CSCuv75080

DVS version is not changed in Cisco Nexus 1000V upgrade using Cisco VSUM.

CSCux90994

Cisco VSUM 2.0 does not support Cisco Nexus 1000V 4.2(1)SV1(1.x) for the Add Host operation.

Related Documentation

The Cisco VSUM documentation is available at:

Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere documentation

Cisco AVS documentation

Cisco Virtual Security Gateway Documentation

Cisco Virtual Security Gateway documentation

Cisco Prime Network Services Controller Documentation

Cisco Prime Network Services Controller documentation

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