Preface
This Getting Started Guide shows you how to create a configuration file for your Cisco Nexus 1000V, and provides enough information about the system to get you started configuring and using it in your datacenter.
This preface describes the following aspects of this document:
•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Audience
This guide is for network administrators and server administrators with the following experience and knowledge:
•An understanding of virtualization
•Using VMware tools to create a virtual machine and configure a vSwitch
Note Knowledge of VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch is not required.
Recommended Reading
Before configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V, Cisco recommends that you read and become familiar with the following documentation:
•Cisco Nexus 1000V Getting Started Guide, Release 4.2(1) SV1(4) (this document)
•Cisco Nexus 1000V Port Profile Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
•Cisco Nexus 1000V Software Installation Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
•Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Ethernet Module Software Installation Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4) (server administrators)
•Cisco VN-Link: Virtualization-Aware Networking white paper
Document Organization
This document is organized into the following chapters:
Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions:
Screen examples use these conventions:
This document uses the following conventions for notes and cautions:
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.
Available Documents
This section lists the documents used with the Cisco Nexus 1000 and available on Cisco.com at the following url:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9902/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
General Information
Cisco Nexus 1000V Documentation Roadmap, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Release Notes, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Compatibility Information, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1010 Management Software Release Notes, Release 4.2(1)SP1(2)
Install and Upgrade
Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Supervisor Module Software Installation Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Software Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V VEM Software Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1010 Virtual Services Appliance Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 1010 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(2)
Configuration Guides
Cisco Nexus 1000V License Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Getting Started Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V High Availability and Redundancy Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Interface Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Port Profile Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Quality of Service Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Security Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V System Management Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1010 Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(2)
Programming Guide
Cisco Nexus 1000V XML API User Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Reference Guides
Cisco Nexus 1000V Command Reference, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V MIB Quick Reference
Cisco Nexus 1010 Command Reference, Release 4.2(1)SP1(2)
Troubleshooting and Alerts
Cisco Nexus 1000V Troubleshooting Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(4)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Password Recovery Guide
Cisco NX-OS System Messages Reference
Virtual Security Gateway Documentation
Cisco Virtual Security Gateway for Nexus 1000V Series Switch Release Notes, Release 4.2(1)VSG(1)
Virtual Network Management Center
Release Notes for Cisco Virtual Network Management Center, Release 1.0.1
Cisco Virtual Network Management Center CLI Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.1
Cisco Virtual Network Management Center GUI Configuration Guide, Release 1.0.1
Cisco Virtual Network Management Center XML API Reference Guide, Release 1.0.1
Network Analysis Module Documentation
Cisco Network Analysis Module Software Documentation Guide, 4.2
Cisco Nexus 1000V NAM Virtual Service Blade Installation and Configuration Guide
Network Analysis Module Command Reference Guide, 4.2
User Guide for the Cisco Network Analysis Module Virtual Service Blades, 4.2
Cisco Network Analysis Module Software Release Notes, 4.2
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
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