Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation Workflow, Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.1)

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Updated:August 22, 2014

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Cisco Nexus 1000V for KVM Installation Workflow

The following installation workflow describes the information and actions that you must take in order to manually implement a functioning Cisco Nexus 1000V system.

1. Basic

Download Cisco Nexus 1000V software from Cisco.com
Make the following topology decisions:
- Decide whether to deploy the VSM as a VM on a vSphere host or cluster or on a CSP.
- Decide whether to deploy in Layer 2 or Layer 3 control mode (Layer 3 control mode is recommended).
  - For Layer 2 control mode, determine the control or packet VLANs that will be used.
  - For Layer 3 control mode, decide whether the management and Layer 3 control ports will be unified or
    separate. If they will be separate, determine the IP address of the Layer 3 control port for each ESXi
    host.
- Determine the domain ID.
- Determine the management, subnet, and gateway IP addresses for the VSM.
- Determine the administrative password for the VSM.

For additional information, see the following document:

Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.1)

2. VSM

Install the VSM software using an ISO image.
Establish the SVS connection.
Configure the VM startup / shutdown parameters.

Install the VSM software using an OVA image.
Establish the SVS connection
Configure the VM startup / shutdown parameters.

Install the VSM software on a Cisco Cloud Services Platform (CSP).

For additional information, see the following document:

Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.1)

3. VEM

Install the VEM software:
Option 1
- Install the VEM software using VMware Update Manager (VUM).
Option 2
- Install the VEM software using the VMware ESXi CLI.
Option 3
- Install the VEM software on a stateless ESXi host.
Add the VEM hosts to the Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS).

For additional information, see the following document:

Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.1)

Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation Workflow, Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.1)

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