New and Changed Information

Installation in the VMware Hypervisor

Cisco Nexus Fabric Manager Installation Guide for the Virtual Appliance

First Published: April 19, 2016

New and Changed Information

The following table provides an overview of the significant changes to this article up to this current release.

Cisco Nexus Fabric Manager

Feature

Description

Release 1.1

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This article was released.

Installation in the VMware Hypervisor

The Cisco Nexus Fabric Manager is delivered as an OVA which is installed in the hypervisor.

System Requirements

Requirement

Details

CPU Cores

8

Memory

32 GB

Disk Space

100 GB

NIC

2 (1 management, 1 Auto Fabric Provisioning)

Before You Begin

Install the VMware ESXi 5.5+ hypervisor.

Download the Cisco Nexus Fabric Manager .ova file from Click Here .

Procedure

Step 1

In the vSphere Client window, choose File > Deploy OVF Template. The Deploy OVF Template window opens.

Step 2

In the Source screen, click Browse.

Step 3

Choose the .ova file, click Open, and click Next. The OVF Template Details screen opens.

Step 4

Click Next.
The Name and Location screen opens.

Step 5

Enter a name for the virtual machine (VM) in the Name field and click Next. The Disk Format screen opens.

Step 6

Click one of the three radio buttons and click Next. The Network Mapping screen opens.

Step 7

From the Destination Networks drop-down list, choose the destination network and click Next.
The Destination Network drop-down list displays all destination networks. You need to connect to the destination network that has IP connectivity to the management of the switch.

The Ready to Complete screen opens.

What to Do Next

For additional information, refer to the following sections in the Cisco Nexus Fabric Manager Quick Start Guide, Release 1.1:

- Configuring the Cisco Nexus Fabric Manager Virtual Appliance

- Logging into the Cisco Nexus Fabric Manager

- Modifying Cisco Nexus Fabric Manager Management and Auto Fabric Provisioning IP Address Configuration