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This chapter provides information about the prerequisites for installing VTS components. It provides details about the system requirements, supported Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) and supported platforms.
The following table provides information about the minimum system requirements for the VTC virtual machine:
Requirement |
Details |
---|---|
Disk space |
48 GB |
CPUs |
8 |
Memory |
16 GB |
Computing Host |
Certified with Cisco UCS B-series, Cisco UCS C-series Rack Servers |
Note | VTSR serves two purposes. It is required to enable VTS High Availability. It also acts as the control plane for the VTF. You need to install VTSR only if you consider enabling High Availability or if you plan to have a VTF in your set up. |
Requirement |
Details |
Disk Space |
77GB |
CPUs |
14 |
Memory |
48 GB RAM |
Computing Host |
Certified with Cisco UCS B-series, Cisco UCS C-series Rack Servers |
The following table gives details about the minimum system requirements for the VTF virtual machine:
Requirement |
Details |
Disk Space |
8 GB |
CPUs |
2 |
Memory |
16 GB RAM |
Server network interface card (NIC) |
Intel DPDK-supported NIC |
See OpenStack VTF vhost Mode Considerations for details about vhost Mode requirements.
Cisco VTS can be installed on the following supported versions of VMMs:
Note | Cisco VTS supports VXLAN overlays using the BGP EVPN control plane. |
Role |
Platform Supported |
Top-of-rack (ToR) leaf switch |
|
Data center spine |
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Border leaf |
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Data center interconnect (DCI) |
|
Fabric Extenders (FEX) |
FEX support is available for Cisco Nexus 9300, Cisco Nexus 5600, Cisco Nexus 9500 and Cisco Nexus 7x00 switches. |
Hypervisor |
Note | Cisco Nexus 5672 does not interoperate with Cisco Nexus 93xx or 95xx. |
Cisco Nexus 93xx |
NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I5(1) |
Cisco Nexus 95xx |
NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I5(1). |
Cisco Nexus 7x00 |
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Cisco Nexus 5600 |
NX-OS Release 7.3(0)N1(1) and later. |
Cisco ASR 9000 |
Cisco IOS XR Software Release 5.3.2 and later. |
Note |
If Cisco Nexus 9000 series ToR is not configured with vPC related configuration, including peer-link, also known as a multichassis etherChannel trunk (MCT), you must not configure “feature vpc” on the ToR. This may bring loopback interface used for NVE to “admin down” state. |
Cisco Nexus 93xx
Cisco Nexus 95xx
Cisco Nexus 5600
Host VPC and single-homed host in port channel mode.
Cisco VTS supports the following browsers: