Table Of Contents
Cisco Nexus 1000V Release Notes, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1a)
Software Compatibility with VMware
Software Compatibility with Cisco Nexus 1000
Single VMware Data Center Support
Cisco NX-OS Commands Might Differ from Cisco IOS
DHCP Not Supported for the Management IP
Platform, Infrastructure, Ports, Port Channel, and Port Profiles
VMware vShield Manager Issues Specific to Cisco Nexus 1000V
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Cisco Nexus 1000V Release Notes, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1a)
Published: August 1, 2013Part Number: OL-25393-02This document describes the features, limitations, and caveats for the Cisco Nexus 1000V Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1a) software. Use this document in combination with documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section. The following is the change history for this document.
Part Number Revision Date DescriptionOL-25393-02
A0
04/30/2012
Created release notes for Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1a).
B0
06/01/2012
Added VXLAN configuration limits.
C0
06/04/2012
Added upgrade information to Introduction.
D0
06/15/2012
Updated descriptions in configuration limits table.
E0
06/21/2012
Added New and Changed Information.
F0
06/29/2012
Added open caveats CSCty59712 and CSCua16092.
G0
08/24/2012
Removed the reference to the Getting Started Guide.
H0
06/06/2013
Added open caveat CSCud38040.
I0
08/02/2013
Updated the "LACP" section and added the "Upstream Switch Ports" section.
Contents
This document includes the following sections:
•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 15
Introduction
The Cisco Nexus 1000V provides a distributed, Layer 2 virtual switch that extends across many virtualized hosts. The Cisco Nexus 1000V manages a data center defined by the vCenter Server. Each server in the data center is represented as a line card in the Cisco Nexus 1000V and can be managed as if it were a line card in a physical Cisco switch.
The Cisco Nexus 1000V consists of the following two components:
•Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM), which contains the Cisco CLI, configuration, and high-level features.
•Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM), which acts as a line card and runs in each virtualized server to handle packet forwarding and other localized functions.
Note The upgrade instructions for Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1a) have not changed from Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1). Please use the Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1).
Software Compatibility
This section includes the following topics:
•Software Compatibility with VMware
•Software Compatibility with Cisco Nexus 1000
Software Compatibility with VMware
The servers that run the Cisco Nexus 1000 VSM and VEM must be in the VMware Hardware Compatibility list. This release of the Cisco Nexus 1000V supports vSphere 4.1.0 and 5.0.0 release trains. Support for vSphere 4.0.0 is discontinued in this release of the Cisco Nexus 1000V. For additional compatibility information, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Compatibility Information, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1).
Note All virtual machine network adapter types that VMware vSphere supports are supported with the Cisco Nexus 1000. Refer to the VMware documentation when choosing a network adapter. For more information, see the VMware Knowledge Base article #1001805.
Software Compatibility with Cisco Nexus 1000
This release supports hitless upgrades from Release 4.0(4)SV1(3a) and later releases. Upgrades are supported from 4.0(4)SV1(3) and earlier releases. For additional information, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Software Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1).
New and Changed Information
This section provides the New and Changed information about Cisco Nexus 1000V Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1a). There are no new and changed software features in this release.
Limitations and Restrictions
The Cisco Nexus 1000V has the following limitations and restrictions:
•Single VMware Data Center Support
•Cisco NX-OS Commands Might Differ from Cisco IOS
•DHCP Not Supported for the Management IP
•LACP
Configuration Limits
Table 1 shows the Cisco Nexus 1000V configuration limits:
Table 1 Configuration Limits for Cisco Nexus 1000V
Component Supported Limits for Cisco Nexus 1000V in the Same Datacenter Supported Limits for Cisco Nexus 1000V Across Two DatacentersMaximum Modules
66
34
Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM)
64
32
Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM)
2 in an HA Pair (active-standby hosted in the same datacenter)
2 in an HA Pair (active-standby hosted in the same datacenter)
vCenter Server Datacenters per VSM
1
1
Hosts
64
32
Active VLANs or VXLANs across all VEMs
2048 (any combination of VLANs and VXLANs)
1024 (any combination of VLANs and VXLANs)
MACs per VEM
32000
32000
MACs per VLAN per VEM
4000
4000
vEthernet interfaces per port profile
1024
1024
PVLAN
512
128
Distributed Virtual Switches (DVS) per vCenter with VMware vCloud Director (vCD)
12
12
Distributed Virtual Switches (DVS) per vCenter without VMware vCloud Director (vCD)
32
32
vCenter Server connections
1 per VSM HA Pair1
1 per VSM HA Pair1
Maximum latency between VSMs and VEMs
5ms
5ms
Per DVS Per Host Per DVS Per HostVirtual Service Domains (VSDs)
64
6
32
3
VSD interfaces
2048
216
1024
108
vEthernet interfaces
2048
216
1024
108
Port profiles
2048
—
1024
—
System port profiles
32
32
16
16
Port channel
256
8
128
4
Physical trunks
512
—
256
—
Physical NICs
—
32
—
16
vEthernet trunks
256
8
128
4
ACL
128
162
64
82
ACEs per ACL
128
1282
64
642
ACL instances
2048
256
1024
128
NetFlow policies
32
8
16
4
NetFlow instances
256
32
128
16
SPAN/ERSPAN sessions
64
64
32
32
QoS policy map
128
128
64
64
QoS class map
1024
1024
512
512
QoS instances
2048
256
1024
128
Port security
2048
216
1024
108
MultiCast groups
512
512
256
256
1 Only one connection to vCenter server is permitted at a time.
2 This number can be exceeded if VEM has available memory.
Single VMware Data Center Support
The Cisco Nexus 1000V can be connected to a single VMware vCenter Server datacenter object. Note that this virtual datacenter can span across multiple physical data centers.
vMotion of VSM
vMotion of the VSM has the following limitations and restrictions:
•vMotion of a VSM is supported for both the active and standby VSM VMs. For high availability, we recommend that the active VSM and standby VSM reside on separate hosts.
•If you enable Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), you must use the VMware anti-affinity rules to ensure that the two virtual machines are never on the same host, and that a host failure cannot result in the loss of both the active and standby VSM.
•VMware vMotion does not complete when using an open virtual appliance (OVA) VSM deployment if the CD image is still mounted. To complete the vMotion, either click Edit Settings on the VM to disconnect the mounted CD image, or power off the VM. No functional impact results from this limitation.
•If you are adding one host in a DRS cluster that is using vSwitch to a VSM, you must move the remaining hosts in the DRS cluster to the VSM. Otherwise, the DRS logic does not work, the VMs that are deployed on the VEM could be moved to a host in the cluster that does not have a VEM, and the VMs lose network connectivity.
For more information about vMotion of VSM, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Software Installation Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1).
Access Lists
ACLs have the following limitations and restrictions:
Limitations:
•IPV6 ACL rules are not supported.
•VLAN-based ACLs (VACLs) are not supported.
•ACLs are not supported on port channels.
Restrictions:
•IP ACL rules do not support the following:
–fragments option
–addressgroup option
–portgroup option
–interface ranges
•Control VLAN traffic between the VSM and VEM does not go through ACL processing.
NetFlow
The NetFlow configuration has the following support, limitations, and restrictions:
•Layer 2 match fields are not supported.
•NetFlow Sampler is not supported.
•NetFlow Exporter format V9 is supported
•NetFlow Exporter format V5 is not supported.
•The multicast traffic type is not supported. Cache entries are created for multicast packets, but the packet/byte count does not reflect replicated packets.
•NetFlow is not supported on port channels.
The NetFlow cache table has the following limitation:
•Immediate and permanent cache types are not supported.
Note The cache size that is configured using the CLI defines the number of entries, not the size in bytes. The configured entries are allocated for each processor in the ESX host and the total memory allocated depends on the number of processors.
Port Security
Port security has the following support, limitations, and restrictions:
•Port security is enabled globally by default.
The feature/no feature port-security command is not supported.•In response to a security violation, you can shut down the port.
•The port security violation actions that are supported on a secure port are Shutdown and Protect. The Restrict violation action is not supported.
•Port security is not supported on the PVLAN promiscuous ports.
Port Profiles
Port profiles have the following restrictions or limitations:
•There is a limit of 255 characters in a port-profile command attribute.
•We recommend that you save the configuration across reboots, which will shorten the VSM bringup time.
•We recommend that if you are altering or removing a port channel, you should migrate the interfaces that inherit the port channel port profile to a port profile with the desired configuration, rather than editing the original port channel port profile directly.
•If you attempt to remove a port profile that is in use, that is, one that has already been auto-assigned to an interface, the Cisco Nexus 1000V generates an error message and does not allow the removal.
•When you remove a port profile that is mapped to a VMware port group, the associated port group and settings within the vCenter Server are also removed.
•Policy names are not checked against the policy database when ACL/NetFlow policies are applied through the port profile. It is possible to apply a nonexistent policy.
Telnet Enabled by Default
The Telnet server is enabled by default.
For more information about Telnet, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Security Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1).
SSH Support
Only SSH version 2 (SSHv2) is supported.
For more information, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Security Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1).
Cisco NX-OS Commands Might Differ from Cisco IOS
Be aware that the Cisco NX-OS CLI commands and modes might differ from those commands and modes used in the Cisco IOS software.
For information about CLI commands, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Command Reference, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1).
Layer 2 Switching
This section lists the Layer 2 switching limitations and restrictions and includes the following topics:
For more information about Layer 2 switching, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1).
No Spanning Tree Protocol
The Cisco Nexus 1000V forwarding logic is designed to prevent network loops so it does not need to use the Spanning Tree Protocol. Packets that are received from the network on any link connecting the host to the network are not forwarded back to the network by the Cisco Nexus 1000V.
Cisco Discovery Protocol
The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is enabled globally by default.
CDP runs on all Cisco-manufactured equipment over the data link layer and does the following:
•Advertises information to all attached Cisco devices.
•Discovers and views information about those Cisco devices.
–CDP can discover up to 256 neighbors per port if the port is connected to a hub with 256 connections.
If you disable CDP globally, CDP is also disabled for all interfaces.
For more information about CDP, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V System Management Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1).
DHCP Not Supported for the Management IP
DHCP is not supported for the management IP. The management IP must be configured statically.
LACP
The Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is an IEEE standard protocol that aggregates Ethernet links into an EtherChannel.
The Cisco Nexus 1000V has the following restrictions for enabling LACP on ports carrying the control and packet VLANs:
Note These restrictions do not apply to other data ports using LACP.
•If LACP offload is disabled, at least two ports must be configured as part of LACP channel.
Note This restriction is not applicable if LACP offload is enabled. You can check the LACP offload status by using the show lacp offload status command.
•The upstream switch ports must be configured in spanning-tree port type edge trunk mode. For more information about this restriction, see Upstream Switch Ports.
Upstream Switch Ports
All upstream switch ports must be configured in spanning-tree port type edge trunk mode.
Without spanning-tree PortFast on upstream switch ports, it takes approximately 30 seconds to recover these ports on the upstream switch. Because these ports are carrying control and packet VLANs, the VSM loses connectivity to the VEM.
The following commands are available to use on Cisco upstream switch ports in interface configuration mode:
•spanning-tree portfast
•spanning-tree portfast trunk
•spanning-tree portfast edge trunk
DNS Resolution
The Cisco Nexus 1010 (1000V) cannot resolve a domain name or hostname to an IP address.
Interfaces
When the maximum transmission unit (MTU) is configured on an operationally up interface, the interface goes down and comes back up.
Caveats
This section includes the following topics:
•VMware vShield Manager Issues Specific to Cisco Nexus 1000V
Open Caveats
The following are descriptions of the caveats in Cisco Nexus 1000V Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1a). The ID links you into the Cisco Bug Toolkit.
The caveats are listed in the following categories:
•Platform, Infrastructure, Ports, Port Channel, and Port Profiles
Platform, Infrastructure, Ports, Port Channel, and Port Profiles
Quality of Service
Features
VMware
Resolved Caveats
The following are descriptions of caveats that were resolved in Cisco Nexus 1000V Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1a). The ID links you into the Cisco Bug Toolkit.
VMware vShield Manager Issues Specific to Cisco Nexus 1000V
The following open caveats are specific to VMware vShield Manager and the Cisco Nexus 1000V.
•CSCtx69398 - Unable to change the segment ID range on vShield Manager under certain conditions.
Symptom: A new segment ID range is rejected if it does not exclude IDs that already have been in use.
Conditions: This symptom might be seen when you try to change the segment ID range that excludes IDs that have already been in use.
Workaround: Use a new segment ID range that is a superset of the existing segment ID range.
MIB Support
The Cisco Management Information Base (MIB) list includes Cisco proprietary MIBs and many other Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard MIBs. These standard MIBs are defined in Requests for Comments (RFCs). To find specific MIB information, you must examine the Cisco proprietary MIB structure and related IETF-standard MIBs supported by the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series switch.
The MIB Support List is available at the following FTP site:
ftp://ftp.cisco.com/pub/mibs/supportlists/nexus1000v/Nexus1000VMIBSupportList.html
Related Documentation
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(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Release Notes, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1a)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Compatibility Information, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1a)
Cisco Nexus 1010 Management Software Release Notes, Release 4.2(1)SP1(3)
Install and Upgrade
Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1010 Virtual Services Appliance Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 1010 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(3)
Configuration Guides
Cisco Nexus 1000V High Availability and Redundancy Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Interface Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1000V License Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Network Segmentation Manager Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Port Profile Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Quality of Service Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1000V Security Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1000V System Management Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1000V VXLAN Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1010 Software Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(3)
Programming Guide
Cisco Nexus 1000V XML API User Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Reference Guides
Cisco Nexus 1000V Command Reference, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
Cisco Nexus 1000V MIB Quick Reference
Cisco Nexus 1010 Command Reference, Release 4.2(1)SP1(3)
Troubleshooting and Alerts
Cisco Nexus 1000V Troubleshooting Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
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
Virtual Network Management Center
Cisco Virtual Network Management Center
Virtual Wide Area Application Services (vWAAS)
Cisco Virtual Wide Area Application Services (vWAAS)
Network Analysis Module Documentation
Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module Software Documentation Guide, 5.1
Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module (NAM) for Nexus 1010 Installation and Configuration Guide, 5.1
Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module Command Reference Guide 5.1
Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module Software 5.1 Release Notes
Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module Software 5.1 User Guide
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
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