Table Of Contents
Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Software Installation
Information About Software Install
Prerequisites
Guidelines and Limitations
CIMC And BIOS Information
Verifying the CIMC Software Version
Gathering Information About the Management Software
Administrator Credentials
HA Redundancy Role
HA Redundancy States
Domain ID
Network Uplinks
VLANs
Management VLAN
Control VLAN
Setting up the Primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance
Setting up the Secondary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance
Example for Network Uplink Configuration
Verifying the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Configuration
Getting Started With Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance
Feature History for Software Installation
Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Software Installation
This chapter describes how to install the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance software, and includes the following sections:
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Information About Software Install
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Prerequisites
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Guidelines and Limitations
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CIMC And BIOS Information
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Gathering Information About the Management Software
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Setting up the Primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance
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Setting up the Secondary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance
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Example for Network Uplink Configuration
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Verifying the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Configuration
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Getting Started With Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance
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Feature History for Software Installation
Note
For information about upgrading Cisco Nexus 1000V software on a VSB, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Software Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.2).
For an overview of the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family and procedures for configuring the software after it is installed, see the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(5.1).
Information About Software Install
Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance software is pre installed as an ISO image. Use this procedure to install the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance software. The installation involves the following steps:
Step 1
Verify that you have the correct Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) software installed. See CIMC And BIOS Information.
Step 2
Gather information about Management Software. See Gathering Information About the Management Software.
Step 3
Set up primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance. See Setting up the Primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance
Step 4
Set up the secondary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance. See Setting up the Secondary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
Prerequisites
Before installing Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Release 4.2(1)SP1(5.1a), you must know or do the following:
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You must have the latest firmware release. For more information, see the CIMC And BIOS Information.
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You must have Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) software Version 1.4(6c) or higher for Cisco Nexus 1110 product family installed. You must have Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) software Version 1.2.1(b) or higher for Cisco Nexus 1010 product family installed. For more information, see the CIMC And BIOS Information.
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Use the "Verifying the CIMC Software Version" procedure to verify you have this CIMC version installed. For more information, see the CIMC Firmware Management on UCS C-Series Servers document.
The install fails if an earlier version of CIMC is installed.
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Use Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance CIMC GUI to update the CIMC, and BIOS firmware individually using the manual procedure. For more information, see the CIMC And BIOS Information.
Guidelines and Limitations
Follow these guidelines and limitations when setting up the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family:
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The domain ID must be unique within the VLAN.
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If other Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliances or Cisco Nexus 1000Vs are in the same VLAN, then the domain ID must also be unique across all of them.
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When setting up the software, you configure the uplink type for your system. Once you configure an uplink type, the only way to modify it is to reload the software.
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The HA standalone role is not supported for the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
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Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance is not supported in the non HA mode.
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It is a recommended Cisco best practice to configure a primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance with a secondary backup. Although you can configure a primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance without a secondary backup, this configuration in a production environment is not supported.
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You must configure the same domain ID, uplink type, control VLAN, management VLAN, control uplink, and management uplink for both the primary and secondary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliances.
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The pairing of the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance must match the hardware platform. For example, a Cisco Nexus 1010-X will only pair with another Cisco Nexus 1010-X and a Cisco Nexus 1110-X will only pair with a Cisco Nexus 1110-X. You cannot pair a Cisco Nexus 1010 with Cisco Nexus 1010-X or pair a Cisco Nexus 1110-S with a Cisco Nexus 1110-X or any other model.
CIMC And BIOS Information
Use the following guidelines for installing the latest software version of CIMC and for updating the CIMC and BIOS firmware.
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You must have Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) software Version 1.4(6c) or higher for Cisco Nexus 1110 product family installed. You must have Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) software Version 1.2.1(b) or higher for Cisco Nexus 1010 product family installed. It is recommended to have the latest firmware release.
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Use the "Verifying the CIMC Software Version" procedure to verify you have this CIMC version installed. For more information, see the CIMC Firmware Management on UCS C-Series Servers document.
The upgrade or install fails if an earlier version of CIMC is installed.
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Use the following procedure to download the latest software version of CIMC:
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Access the Cisco software download page from the following location: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html
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The Download Software page appears. In the products section, click on Unified Computing and Servers.
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Click on Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Standalone Server Software.
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For Cisco Nexus 1010 product family, click on Cisco UCS C200 M2 Rack-Mount Server Software.
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For Cisco Nexus 1110 product family, click on Cisco UCS C220 M3 Rack-Mount Server Software.
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Click on Unified Computing System (UCS) Server Firmware to select the software type. The Download Software page appears.
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Select the latest release.
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Click Download to download the latest CIMC software version.
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For firmware release 1.4(3) or higher, the Cisco UCS Host Upgrade Utility tool supports Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
For more information on the Cisco UCS Host Upgrade Utility tool documentation, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps10493/products_user_guide_list.html
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For firmware releases prior to 1.4(3), use Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance CIMC GUI to update the CIMC, and BIOS firmware individually using the manual procedure.
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Upgrade to the latest CIMC version using the following manual procedure: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10493/products_configuration_example09186a0080b07b7c.shtml#gui-firmware-browser
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Upgrade the BIOS firmware using the following manual procedure: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/sw/bios/b_Upgrading_BIOS_Firmware.html#task_DD83FB75DB8C485FA4E8ED222C77BD3C
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The CIMC binary file for manual upgrade is upd-pkg-c200-m1-cimc.full.x.x.x.bin file. It can be extracted from the HUU iso image or a from a zip file containing BIOS and CIMC firmware in earlier versions.
Verifying the CIMC Software Version
Use this procedure to verify the CIMC software version installed on your Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Before beginning this procedure, you must know or do the following:
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You are logged in to the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance from the CLI or a Web browser.
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If CIMC software Version 1.4(6c) or higher is installed, you will see the product ID N1K-1110-S on Cisco Nexus 1110-S or the product ID N1K-1110-X on Cisco Nexus 1110-X in the output of the show hardware command.
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If CIMC software version 1.2.1(b) or higher is installed, you will see the product ID N1K-1010-S on Cisco Nexus 1010-S or the product ID N1K-1010X on Cisco Nexus 1010-X in the output of the show hardware command.
Step 1
From the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance, do one of the following to display the product ID (PID):
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From the CLI, view the output of the show hardware command.
Look in the Switch Hardware ID information for the PID.
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From a WEB browser, open the Server Summary window and view the server properties. See Figure 2-1 for an example.
kickstart image file is: unset
kickstart compile time: unset [unset]
system image file is: unset
system compile time: unset [unset]
unset with unset unset of memory.
Disk Storage capacity for VM virtual disks: 345945 MB
Number of physical 1Gbps ethernet ports: 6
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
Kernel uptime is unset day(s), unset hour(s), unset minute(s), unset second(s)
Core Plugin, Ethernet Plugin, Virtualization Plugin
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Switch hardware ID information
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Switch type is : Nexus 1110-S (Virtual Services Appliance) 2 slot Chassis
Model number is Nexus 1110-S
PID-VID-SN: N1K-C1110-S-2.0-1846886525134693056
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Chassis has 2 Module slots
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Module type is : Cisco Virtual Services Appliance
Model number is Nexus 1110-S
UUID is 0F823778-D54A-4970-E999-2077C67F0133
Manufacture date is 02/22/2012
Module type is : Cisco Virtual Services Appliance
Model number is Nexus 1110-S
UUID is 68143FE5-207B-4989-F297-0937998C9424
Manufacture date is 02/22/2012
Serial number is QCI1410A4LP
Figure 2-1 CIMC Window with Product ID (PID)
Step 2
Do one of the following:
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If the PID displayed is N1K-1110-S on Cisco Nexus 1110-S or N1K-1110-X on Cisco Nexus 1110-X or N1K-C1010 on Cisco Nexus 1010 or N1K-C1010-X on Cisco Nexus 1010-X, you can proceed with the install or upgrade to Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Release 4.2(1)SP1(5.1a).
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If the PID displayed is not N1K-C1110-S on Cisco Nexus 1110-S or N1K-C1110-X on Cisco Nexus 1110-X or N1K-C1010 on Cisco Nexus 1010 or N1K-C1010-X on Cisco Nexus 1010-X, do not install or upgrade to Release 4.2(1)SP1(5.1a). Instead you must replace the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance using the RMA process. See Replacing a Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
Gathering Information About the Management Software
Before you begin the installation, you will need the following information for your Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance:
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Administrator Credentials
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HA Redundancy Role
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HA Redundancy States
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Domain ID
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Network Uplinks
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VLANs
Administrator Credentials
When you set up the system software, you are required to create an administrator password. Table 2-1 lists password strength guidelines:
Table 2-1 Guidelines for strong passwords
Strong passwords have:
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Strong passwords do NOT have:
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• At least eight characters
• Uppercase letters
• Lowercase letters
• Numbers
• Special characters
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• Consecutive characters, such as "abcd"
• Repeating characters, such as "aaabbb"
• Dictionary words
• Proper names
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HA Redundancy Role
The Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family is provided in redundant pairs for high availability. When setting up the device, you configure a high availability role—primary or secondary. Table 2-2 describes these roles.
Note
The HA standalone role is not supported for the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family. Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance is not supported in a non HA mode.
Table 2-2 HA Redundancy Roles
Role
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Description
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Primary
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• The primary role coordinates the active/standby redundancy state with the secondary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
• The primary role takes precedence during bootup when negotiating active/standby redundancy state. That is, if the secondary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance is not in the active state at bootup, the primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance takes the active redundancy state.
• You assign the primary role to the first Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance that you install in a dual system.
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Secondary
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• The secondary role coordinates the active/standby state with the primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
• You assign the secondary role to the second Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance that you install in a dual system.
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HA Redundancy States
Table 2-3 describes the HA redundancy states.
Table 2-3 HA Redundancy States
Redundancy State
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Description
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Active
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Controls the system and is visible to the outside world.
The active system is remotely accessed through the network after initial setup.
The user interface for managing the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance is only available through the active system.
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Standby
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Synchronizes its configuration with that of the active Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance so that it is continuously ready to take over in case of a failure or manual switchover.
You cannot use Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH) protocols to communicate with the standby Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
The standby Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance is not network addressable and is accessed through the serial port.
The user interface for managing the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance is not available through the standby system.
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Domain ID
The primary and secondary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliances use the domain ID to identify each other. The Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliances must be in the same switching domain, and share the same management IP address.
Network Uplinks
Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family supports two types of network uplink configurations to connect to the network.
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Flexible Network Uplink: Flexible network configuration offers complete flexibility to connect the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family to the network and allows you to achieve a maximum of six uplinks.
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Static Network Uplink :In a static network configuration, the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family is connected to the network using four fixed network uplink configurations. See Network Uplink Types.
As a result you can connect your system to the network using one of the following five supported uplink types.
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One uplink
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Two uplinks with common management and control traffic
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Two uplinks with common control and data traffic
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Three uplinks
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Flexible network uplink
Note
Once you configure an uplink type, the only way to modify it is to reload the software.
See the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(5.1) for more information about network uplink types.
During the installation of Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family you can setup the flexible network uplink type or the static network uplink type. If you modify the uplink type, a reload is required each time the uplink type is modified for it to take effect.
See the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(5.1) for information about migrating the network uplink types.
Table 2-4 Table 2-4 shows the four supported network uplink types and the ports that carry each type of VLAN traffic.
Table 2-4 Network Uplink Types
Uplink type
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Management VLAN
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Control VLAN
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Data VLAN
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1
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ports 1 and 2
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ports 1 and 2
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ports 1 and 2
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2
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ports 1 and 2
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ports 1 and 2
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ports 3-6
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3
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ports 1-2
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ports 3-6
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ports 3-6
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4
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ports 1-2
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ports 3-4
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ports 5-6
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Flexible
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There is no traffic segregation based on traffic class
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VLANs
Control, and management VLANs are used by the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family for management and communication with its virtual service blades. These VLANs are added as a part of the initial setup of the management software. Control and packet VLANs are also added to each virtual service blade when it is created. The management VLAN is inherited from the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family by each virtual service blade.
If you modify a control, packet, or management VLAN on the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family, the change is effective immediately. A reload is required to effect the change of control and management VLAN on Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance. However, for service continuity, you must configure the same control and packet VLANs on the hosted VSMs. Otherwise the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance loses communication with its VSMs.
This section includes the following additional topics:
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Management VLAN
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Control VLAN
Management VLAN
The management VLAN is the VLAN that forwards traffic for the management port of the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance. If your virtual service blade uses the management class of traffic, it inherits the management VLAN from the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
The management VLAN is used by the outside world to reach the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance management 0 interface.
The Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance and its hosted Cisco Nexus 1000V VSMs share the same management VLAN in static topology. Unlike the control and packet VLANs which are set when a VSB is created, the management VLAN is inherited. In a static topology, the management VLAN on a VSB cannot be changed. Since the management VLAN is inherited from the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance, if you change management VLAN for Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance, then the change is applied to both the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance and all of its hosted Cisco Nexus 1000V VSMs in next reload.
However, this constraint does not exist in flexible topology and the management VLAN of a VSB can be different from the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance host.
Control VLAN
The control VLAN is a Layer 2 interface used for communication between the redundant Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliances. This interface handles low-level control packets such as heartbeats as well as any configuration data that needs to be exchanged between the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliances.
Setting up the Primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance
You can use this procedure to set up the management software for the following:
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The primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance in a redundant HA pair
It is a recommended Cisco best practice to configure a primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance with a secondary backup. Although you can configure a primary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance without a secondary backup, this configuration in a production environment is not supported.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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You have the following information available for this Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance:
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Administrator password
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HA role (primary or secondary)
If you do not specify an HA role, then the role is configured as primary.
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Network uplink type
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Control VLAN ID
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Domain ID
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Management VLAN ID
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Management 0 IP address
This is the IP address of the management interface that appears as the mgmt0 port on the appliance.
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Default gateway IP address
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SSH service key type and number of key bits
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Use one of the following methods to log in to the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance CLI.
The setup wizard starts automatically.
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Login from a terminal server:
telnet 172.25.182.99 2005
Connected to 172.25.182.99.
---- System Admin Account Setup ----
Enter the password for "admin":
Confirm the password for "admin":
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Login from a serial over LAN connection through CIMC:
admin@172.25.182.230's password:
Close Network Connection to Exit
---- System Admin Account Setup ----
Enter the password for "admin":
Confirm the password for "admin":
Step 2
When asked, enter and confirm the Administrator password.
Example:
---- System Admin Account Setup ----
Enter the password for "admin":
Confirm the password for "admin":
Step 3
When asked, enter the HA role. If you do not specify a role, then primary is assigned.
Example:
---- System Admin Account Setup ----
Enter the password for "admin":
primary
Note
The HA standalone role is not supported for the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family. Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance is not supported in a non HA mode
Step 4
When asked, enter the uplink type.To specify static network uplink, enter a value from 1-4. To specify flexible network uplink, enter the value 5.
Note
Once you configure an uplink type, the only way to modify it is to reload the software.
Enter network-uplink type <1-5>:
1. Ports 1-2 carry all management, control and data vlans
2. Ports 1-2 management and control, ports 3-6 data
3. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-6 control and data
4. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-4 control, ports 5-6 data
Step 5
When asked, enter the VLAN ID for the control VLAN.
Example:
Enter control vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 347
Step 6
When asked, enter control uplink type.
Example:
Enter control uplink <1-6>: 1
Step 7
When asked, enter the domain ID.
Example:
Enter the domain id<1-4095>: 3477
Step 8
When asked, enter the VLAN ID for the management VLAN.
Example:
Enter management vlan<1-3967,4048-4093>: 180
Step 9
When asked, enter management uplink type.
Example:
Enter management uplink <1-6>: 2
Step 10
When you have completed this process, the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance software saves the configuration and automatically reboots to configure the network uplinks.
The new configuration is saved into nonvolatile storage, after which the running and the startup copies of the configuration are identical.
Saving boot configuration. Please wait...
[########################################] 100%
System is going to reboot to configure network uplinks
After reboot, the default static or flexible topology will be configured. See Figure 2-2 for default flexible network uplink configuration. For more information, see the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(5.1).
Figure 2-2
Default Flexible Network Uplink Configuration without vPC /VSS
Figure 2-3
Default Flexible Network Uplink Configuration with vPC /VSS
Step 11
When asked if you want to enter the basic configuration dialog, respond yes.
Would you like to enter the basic configuration dialog (yes/no): yes
---- Basic System Configuration Dialog ----
This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of
the system. Setup configures only enough connectivity for management
*Note: setup is mainly used for configuring the system initially,
when no configuration is present. So setup always assumes system
defaults and not the current system configuration values.
Press Enter at anytime to skip a dialog. Use ctrl-c at anytime
to skip the remaining dialogs.
Step 12
When asked to create another Login account, answer no.
Example:
Create another login account (yes/no) [n]: no
Step 13
When asked to configure a read-only SNMP community string, answer no.
Example:
Configure read-only SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]: no
Step 14
When asked to configure a read-write SNMP community string, answer no.
Configure read-write SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]:
Step 15
Enter a name for the appliance.
Enter the VSA name [Nexus1110]:
Step 16
When asked to configure out-of-band management, answer yes and then enter the management 0 IPv4/IPv6 address.
This is the IP address of the management interface that appears as the mgmt0 port on the appliance.
Continue with Out-of-band (mgmt0) management configuration? [yes/no] [y]: yes
Mgmt0 IP address type V4/V6? (V4): V6
Mgmt0 IPv6 address: 1:a:0::2
Mgmt0 IPv6 netmask prefix (1-128): 64
Step 17
When asked to configure the default gateway, answer yes.
Configure the default-gateway: (yes/no) [y]: yes
IPv6 address of the default gateway: 1:a:0::1
Step 18
When asked to configure advanced IP options, answer no.
Configure Advanced IP options (yes/no)? [n]: no
Step 19
When asked to enable the Telnet service, answer yes.
Enable the telnet service? (yes/no) [y]: yes
Step 20
When asked to enable the SSH service, answer yes and then enter the key type and number of key bits.
Enable the ssh service? (yes/no) [y]: yes
Type of ssh key you would like to generate (dsa/rsa) : rsa
Number of key bits <768-2048> : 1024
Step 21
When asked to configure the NTP server, answer no.
The configuration is summarized.
Configure NTP server? (yes/no) [n]: no
The following configuration will be applied:
ip address 172.28.15.152 255.255.255.0
Step 22
Do one of the following:
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If you do not want to edit the configuration answer no and continue with the next step.
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If you want to edit the configuration, answer yes and return to Step 12 to revisit each command.
Would you like to edit the configuration? (yes/no) [n]:no
Step 23
When asked to use and save this configuration, answer yes.
Caution 
If you do not save the configuration now, then none of your changes are part of the configuration the next time the switch is rebooted. Enter
yes to save the new configuration. This ensures that the kickstart and system images are also automatically configured.
Use this configuration and save it? (yes/no) [y]: yes
[########################################] 100%
The new configuration is saved into nonvolatile storage, after which the running and the startup copies of the configuration are identical.
Note
You can use the setup routine to update the configuration done in Step 12 through Step 23 at any time by entering the setup command in EXEC mode. Once setup begins, press Enter to skip a command. Use ctrl-c to skip the remaining commands.
Step 24
You have completed this procedure. You can verify the configuration using the following command:
show running configuration
!Command: show running-config
!Time: Mon Sep 10 21:31:34 2012
username admin password 5 $1$8oEF.umL$mRRZTm3.sWL2ED5KZydz61 role network-admin
snmp-server user admin network-admin auth md5 0xb64ad6879970f0e57600c443287a79f0 priv
0xb64ad6879970f0e57600c443287a79f0 localizedkey
snmp-server community public group network-admin
ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.78.109.97
port-channel load-balance ethernet source-mac
port-profile default max-ports 32
limit-resource vlan minimum 16 maximum 2049
limit-resource monitor-session minimum 0 maximum 2
limit-resource vrf minimum 16 maximum 8192
limit-resource port-channel minimum 0 maximum 768
limit-resource u4route-mem minimum 32 maximum 32
limit-resource u6route-mem minimum 16 maximum 16
limit-resource m4route-mem minimum 58 maximum 58
limit-resource m6route-mem minimum 8 maximum 8
interface GigabitEthernet1
interface GigabitEthernet2
interface GigabitEthernet3
interface GigabitEthernet4
interface GigabitEthernet5
interface GigabitEthernet6
virtual-service-blade VSM1
virtual-service-blade-type name VSM-1.1
interface control vlan 1361
interface packet vlan 1362
virtual-service-blade NAMC-1
virtual-service-blade-type name NAM-1.1
virtual-service-blade DCNM61
virtual-service-blade-type name DCNM-VSB-6.1
virtual-service-blade VSG12
virtual-service-blade-type name VSG-1.2
virtual-service-blade VSM-OVA
virtual-service-blade-type name VSM-1.2
interface control vlan 1364
interface packet vlan 1366
virtual-service-blade VSG-OVA
virtual-service-blade-type name VSG-1.2
ip address 10.78.109.100/28
boot kickstart bootflash:/nexus-1010-kickstart-mz.4.2.1.SP1.5.1.bin
boot system bootflash:/nexus-1010-mz.4.2.1.SP1.5.1.bin
boot kickstart bootflash:/nexus-1010-kickstart-mz.4.2.1.SP1.5.1.bin
boot system bootflash:/nexus-1010-mz.4.2.1.SP1.5.1.bin
Setting up the Secondary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance
You can use this procedure to set up the management software for the secondary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance in a redundant pair.
It is recommended to configure the same domain ID, uplink type, control VLAN, management VLAN, control uplink, management uplink for both primary and secondary Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliances.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
When asked, enter and confirm the Administrator password.
Example:
"admin":
Confirm the password for ---- System Admin Account Setup ----
Enter the password for "admin":
Step 2
When asked, enter the HA role.
"admin": secondary
Step 3
When asked, enter the uplink type.
Note
Once you configure an uplink type, the only way to modify it is to reload the software.
Enter network-uplink type <1-5>:
1. Ports 1-2 carry all management, control and data vlans
2. Ports 1-2 management and control, ports 3-6 data
3. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-6 control and data
4. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-4 control, ports 5-6 data
Step 4
When asked, enter the VLAN ID for the control VLAN.
Example:
Enter control vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 347
Step 5
When asked, enter control uplink type.
Example:
Enter control uplink <1-6>: 1
Step 6
When asked, enter the domain ID.
Example:
Enter the domain id<1-4095>: 3477
Step 7
When asked, enter the VLAN ID for the management VLAN.
Example:
Enter management vlan<1-3967,4048-4093>: 180
Step 8
When asked, enter management uplink type.
Example:
Enter management uplink <1-6>: 2
The following things occur on the switch:
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The new configuration is saved into nonvolatile storage, after which the running and the startup copies of the configuration are identical.
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The system reboots to configure the network uplinks.
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The system restarts and synchronizes its configuration with the primary Cisco Nexus 1000V.
Saving boot configuration. Please wait...
[########################################] 100%
System is going to reboot to configure network uplinks
HA mode set to secondary. Rebooting now...
Step 9
You have completed this procedure. You can verify the configuration using the following command:
show running configuration.
Example for Network Uplink Configuration
The following example shows how to configure flexible network uplink configuration during installation:
---- System Admin Account Setup ----
Enter the password for "admin":
Confirm the password for "admin":
Enter HA role[primary/secondary]: secondary
Enter network-uplink type <1-5>:
1. Ports 1-2 carry all management, control and data vlans
2. Ports 1-2 management and control, ports 3-6 data
3. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-6 control and data
4. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-4 control, ports 5-6 data
Enter control vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 347
Enter control uplink <1-6>: 1
Enter the domain id<1-4095>: 3477
Enter management vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 180
Enter management uplink <1-6>: 2
Saving boot configuration. Please wait...
[########################################] 100%
System is going to reboot to configure network uplinks
The following example shows how to configure static network uplink configuration during installation:
---- System Admin Account Setup ----
Enter the password for "admin":
Confirm the password for "admin":
Enter HA role[primary/secondary]: secondary
Enter network-uplink type <1-5>:
1. Ports 1-2 carry all management, control and data vlans
2. Ports 1-2 management and control, ports 3-6 data
3. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-6 control and data
4. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-4 control, ports 5-6 data
Enter control vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 300
Enter the domain id<1-4095>: 300
Enter management vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 233
Saving boot configuration. Please wait...
[########################################] 100%
System is going to reboot to configure network uplinks
Verifying the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Configuration
To verify the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance configuration, use the following commands:
Command
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Purpose
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show running-configuration
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Displays the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance running configuration.
See Example 2-1.
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show system redundancy status
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Displays the redundancy state (active or standby) and the redundancy role (primary or secondary) for the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliances.
See Example 2-2.
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show svs domain
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Displays the domain information for the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance:
See Example 2-3.
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show network cdp neighbors
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Displays uplink connectivity for the active or standby Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
See Example 2-4.
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Example 2-1 Setup Configuration
This example shows how to display and verify the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance setup configuration:
!Command: show running-config
!Time: Mon Sep 10 21:31:34 2012
username admin password 5 $1$8oEF.umL$mRRZTm3.sWL2ED5KZydz61 role network-admin
snmp-server user admin network-admin auth md5 0xb64ad6879970f0e57600c443287a79f0 priv
0xb64ad6879970f0e57600c443287a79f0 localizedkey
snmp-server community public group network-admin
ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.78.109.97
port-channel load-balance ethernet source-mac
port-profile default max-ports 32
limit-resource vlan minimum 16 maximum 2049
limit-resource monitor-session minimum 0 maximum 2
limit-resource vrf minimum 16 maximum 8192
limit-resource port-channel minimum 0 maximum 768
limit-resource u4route-mem minimum 32 maximum 32
limit-resource u6route-mem minimum 16 maximum 16
limit-resource m4route-mem minimum 58 maximum 58
limit-resource m6route-mem minimum 8 maximum 8
interface GigabitEthernet1
interface GigabitEthernet2
interface GigabitEthernet3
interface GigabitEthernet4
interface GigabitEthernet5
interface GigabitEthernet6
virtual-service-blade VSM1
virtual-service-blade-type name VSM-1.1
interface control vlan 1361
interface packet vlan 1362
virtual-service-blade NAMC-1
virtual-service-blade-type name NAM-1.1
virtual-service-blade DCNM61
virtual-service-blade-type name DCNM-VSB-6.1
virtual-service-blade VSG12
virtual-service-blade-type name VSG-1.2
virtual-service-blade VSM-OVA
virtual-service-blade-type name VSM-1.2
interface control vlan 1364
interface packet vlan 1366
virtual-service-blade VSG-OVA
virtual-service-blade-type name VSG-1.2
ip address 10.78.109.100/28
boot kickstart bootflash:/nexus-1010-kickstart-mz.4.2.1.SP1.5.1.bin
boot system bootflash:/nexus-1010-mz.4.2.1.SP1.5.1.bin
boot kickstart bootflash:/nexus-1010-kickstart-mz.4.2.1.SP1.5.1.bin
boot system bootflash:/nexus-1010-mz.4.2.1.SP1.5.1.bin
Example 2-2 Redundancy Status
switch# show system redundancy status
Internal state: Active with no standby
Redundancy state: Not present
Example 2-3 Domain
Status: Config not pushed to VC.
Example 2-4 CDP neighbors (standby)
switch# show network cdp neighbors
Device-ID Local Intrfce Hldtme Capability Platform Port ID
sfish-cat3k-K5-stack2 eth2 166 R T B S I r cisco WS-C375 GigabitEthernet1/0/23
Getting Started With Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance
After you complete the software installation, you can configure the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance product family. See the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(5.1) for more information
The following are the basic steps in the software configuration process.
Step 1
Configuring port channels for flexible network uplink. Use this procedure to configure port channels after you set up the flexible network uplink type.
Step 2
Setting up remote management. Use this procedure to set up remote management in your startup configuration for use in recovering an unreachable Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
Step 3
Do one of the following to add a service blades to the new Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance:
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Create a new virtual service blade.
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Migrate an existing VSM from a VM to the Cisco Nexus Virtual Services Appliance.
Feature History for Software Installation
This section provides the software installation and upgrade release history.
Feature Name
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Releases
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Feature Information
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Cisco Nexus 1110-S and Cisco Nexus 1110-X
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4.2(1)SP1(5.1a)
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This hardware was introduced.
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Flexible Network Uplink
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4.2(1)SP1(4)
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This feature was introduced.
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Cisco Nexus 1010-X
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4.2(1)SP1(3)
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This hardware was introduced.
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Software upgrade
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4.2(1)SP1(2)
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This feature was introduced.
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