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Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Release Notes, Release 1.5.5

First Published: 2015-10-22

Last Updated: 2015-11-05

This document describes the features, limitations, and caveats for the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager (VSUM) Release 1.5.5 software. This update is for Cisco Nexus 1000V and Cisco Application Virtual Switch (AVS), which is a derivative of Cisco Nexus 1000V. Use this document in combination with documents listed in Related Documentation.

Contents

This document includes the following sections:

- Introduction

- New and Changed Information

- Upgrading from Earlier Cisco VSUM Releases

- Upgrading from Earlier Cisco Nexus 1000V or Cisco AVS Releases

- Software Compatibility

- Limitations and Restrictions

- Scalability Limits

- Using the Bug Search Tool

- Bugs

- Related Documentation

- Documentation Feedback

- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Introduction

Cisco VSUM is a virtual appliance that is registered as a plug-in to the VMware vCenter Server. The Cisco VSUM GUI is an integral part of the VMware vSphere Web Client; it can only be accessed by logging into the VMware vSphere Web Client.

Cisco VSUM simplifies the installation and configuration of the Cisco Nexus 1000V and the Cisco AVS.

Cisco VSUM lets you do the following:

- Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere

- Install the Cisco Nexus 1000V switch.

- Migrate the VMware vSwitch and VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) to the Cisco Nexus 1000V.

- Monitor the Cisco Nexus 1000V.

- Upgrade the Cisco Nexus 1000V and add hosts from an earlier version to the latest version.

- Install the Cisco Nexus 1000V license.

- View the health of the virtual machines in your data center using the Dashboard - Cisco Nexus 1000V.

- Upgrade from an earlier release to Cisco VSUM 1.5.5.

- Cisco AVS

- Install the Cisco AVS vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) to ESXi host.

- Add hosts to the Cisco AVS.

- Upgrade the Cisco AVS.

- Upgrade from an earlier release to Cisco VSUM 1.5.5.

New and Changed Information

Software Included with Cisco VSUM Release 1.5.5

Cisco VSUM Release 1.5.5 supports Cisco AVS and Nexus 1000V Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.5c), 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i), and 5.2(1)SV3(1.6).

Upgrading from Earlier Cisco VSUM Releases

For the Cisco Nexus 1000V, you can upgrade from Cisco VSUM Release 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.2, 1.3, 1.5.2, or 1.5.3 to Release 1.5.5.

For the Cisco AVS, you can upgrade from Cisco VSUM Release 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, or 1.5.3 to Release 1.5.5.

Note When upgrading from Cisco VSUM Release 1.2.2 to 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, or 1.5.3, do not install the Cisco AVS Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.3a). That Cisco AVS software version is not supported.

For more information about upgrading, see:

- Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Nexus 1000V

- Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Application Virtual Switch

Upgrading from Earlier Cisco Nexus 1000V or Cisco AVS Releases

The following tables show the upgrade paths for Cisco Nexus 1000V and Cisco AVS from 5.2(1)SV3(1.5) and later releases.

Table 1 Upgrade Paths for Cisco Nexus 1000V

Upgrade from

Upgrade to 5.2(1)SV3(1.6)

Upgrade to 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i)

Upgrade to 5.2(1)SV3(1.5c)

Upgrade to 5.2(1)SV3(1.5b)

Upgrade to 5.2(1)SV3(1.5a)

5.2(1)SV3(1.5b)

Yes

No

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5a)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Table 2 Upgrade Paths for Cisco AVS

Upgrade from

Upgrade to 5.2(1)SV3(1.6)

Upgrade to 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i)

Upgrade to 5.2(1)SV3(1.5c)

Upgrade to 5.2(1)SV3(1.5b)

Upgrade to 5.2(1)SV3(1.5a)

5.2(1)SV3(1.5i)

Yes

No

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5c)

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5b)

Yes

No

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5a)

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

5.2(1)SV3(1.5)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Note You cannot upgrade Cisco AVS to Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.5b) or 5.2(1)SV3(1.5a) even though Cisco VSUM might recommend it.

Software Compatibility

This release of Cisco VSUM supports vSphere 6.0, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.1 release trains for Cisco Nexus 1000V and vSphere 5.5 and 5.1 release trains for Cisco AVS.

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Limitations and Restrictions

This section describes the limitations and restrictions of Cisco VSUM Release 1.5.5.

- You cannot upgrade Cisco AVS to Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.5a) or 5.2(1)SV3(1.5b), even though the upgrade might be recommended in Cisco VSUM. For upgrade path information, see Table 2.

- Upgrading Cisco AVS does not upgrade the Cisco APIC and the other fabric components. See the Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide for information about upgrading the Cisco APIC.

- If you are using Cisco Nexus 1000V and Cisco VSUM 1.5.2 or an earlier release, and you want to upgrade to vCenter 6.0, you must upgrade to Cisco VSUM 1.5.3 or later and only then upgrade vCenter. For instructions for upgrading vCenter, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade Guide . For information about upgrading Cisco VSUM, see the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Nexus 1000V.

Scalability Limits

The following table lists the recommended scalability limits for Cisco VSUM.

Note The limits in the following table refer to single attempts only. You can repeat the tasks for all the hosts/virtual machines in your data center.

Table 3 Scalability Limits for Cisco VSUM

Feature

Hosts/VMs

Migrating Cisco Nexus 1000V

Maximum number of hosts that can be migrated in a single attempt

120 hosts

Maximum number of VMs that can be migrated per host

35 VMs

Upgrading Cisco Nexus 1000V

Maximum number of hosts that can be upgraded

30 hosts

Adding Hosts to Cisco AVS [1]

Maximum number of hosts that can be added in a single attempt

105 hosts

Upgrading Cisco AVS

Maximum number of hosts that can be upgraded in a single attempt

105 hosts

1.Adding hosts to Cisco AVS actually installs the Cisco AVS VIB file on the ESXi host and then adds the AVS-ESXi host to the Cisco AVS Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS).

1.Adding hosts to Cisco AVS actually installs the Cisco AVS VIB file on the ESXi host and then adds the AVS-ESXi host to the Cisco AVS Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS).

Using the Bug Search Tool

Use the Bug Search tool to search for a specific bug or to search for all bugs in a release.

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. The Bug Search page opens.

Note If you do not have a Cisco.com username and password, you can register for them at http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do.

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Step 4 To search for bugs in the current release:

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b. When the search results are displayed, use the filter tools to find the types of bugs you are looking for. You can search for bugs by modified date, status, severity, and so forth.

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Bugs

The following tables list the open and resolved bugs in Cisco VSUM Release 1.5.5. The bug ID links you to the Cisco Bug Search tool.

Table 4 Open Caveats

Bug ID

Headline

When you log in to Web Client using the network-admin profile, the logout button is unavailable.

While migrating Cisco Nexus 1000V, the Cisco VSUM does not allow you to migrate the host if the host has the PVLAN configured.

If the Ethernet Interface is in a DOWN state, the Dashboard–Cisco Nexus 1000V page displays it as healthy and does not display any warning or error.

CSCur32290

VM migration doesn’t trigger when migrating more than 35 VMs with vEths.

Issues with tasks queued in vCenter.

CSCus51185

Layer 3 port profiles are missing from the port profile drop-down menu when vmk0 is unchecked.

CSCus78145

Come out of upgrade screen after creating task on upgrade Cisco AVS.

CSCus79203

Internal error could not get limits–monitor not working with TACACS.

CSCus79229

Data pulling is too slow on monitor of Cisco VSUM with general failure error.

CSCus80287

Cisco VSUM dashboard cannot retrieve all information as VSM cannot handle all TACACS requests.

CSCuu29256

Internal failure when adding host if uplink to VMware DVS is down.

CSCuu84963

Cisco AVS 1.3a image is shown when upgrading Cisco VSUM from 1.2.2 to 1.5 build 832.

CSCuv75080

DVS version is not changed in Nexus 1000V upgrade using Cisco VSUM.

CSCuw47497

Clicking the Manage button after choosing the Cisco AVS switch takes you to the Settings tab instead of the Cisco AVS tab.

CSCuw73994

Upgrade to Cisco AVS 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i) not available if any host is running 5.2(1)SV3(1.6).

Table 5 Resolved Caveats

Bug ID

Headline

CSCus40338

DVS does not show up under the Cisco AVS configure screen.

Related Documentation

The Cisco VSUM documentation is available at:

Cisco AVS documentation

Cisco Virtual Security Gateway Documentation

Cisco Prime Network Services Controller Documentation

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