This chapter contains the following sections:
The following table lists the compatibility information for Cisco VACS and Cisco UCS Director, and the relevant Cisco VACS components.
Cisco VACS |
Cisco UCS Director |
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Release 5.4STV3.0 |
Release 5.4 and the 5.4 based patch releases
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Release 5.4STV2.1 |
Release 5.4 Release 5.3 and the Release 5.3-based patches are not supported. |
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Release 5.3STV2.0.1 |
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Release 5.3STV2.0 |
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Release 5.3STV1.1.2 |
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Release 5.2STV1.1.1 |
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Release 5.2STV1.1 |
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Release 5.1STV1.0 |
Release 5.1 |
Cisco VACS has the following system requirements:
The following are the hardware requirements for installing Cisco VACS.
Components |
Hard Drive in GB |
RAM in GB |
CPU |
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Cisco UCS Director |
100 |
8 |
4 |
Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager (VSUM) |
80 |
4 |
2 |
Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM |
3 |
4 |
2 (Cisco VACS installs the Cisco Nexus 1000V in an HA pair) |
Cisco Prime network Services Controller (PNSC) |
220 |
4 |
4 |
You have installed Cisco UCS Director Release 5.4 and the 5.4 based patch releases.
![]() Note | We recommend that you install it on Cisco UCS Director Release patch 5.4.0.3. |
The setup meets the system requirements with respect to the memory, disk size, and so on.
You have administrator privileges to install Cisco VACS and the components.
Follow this procedure to apply the Cisco VACS patch to the Cisco UCS Director:
Download the Cisco VACS patch from http://www.cisco.com. This patch file is a signed zip file with the name: VACS-5_4_STV_3_0-pkg.zip.
Unzip the zip file and place the software in the FTP or HTTP server that you plan to use to install the Cisco VACS patch.
You must ensure that you have downloaded the packageVACS-5_4_STV_3_0-pkg.zip, unzipped it to extract VACS-5_4_STV_3_0.zip and placed it on an FTP or HTTP server that you plan to use to install the Cisco VACS patch.
If NFS mount is used for application storage, disable it before you apply a patch. If you do not, the upgrade will fail.
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![]() Note | You must install the Cisco VACS license before you proceed with the verification of the installation. |