Step 1
| Download the
Cisco Nexus 1000V file (Nexus1000v.4.2.1.SV2.2.1.zip) on to the local machine
and unzip the file.
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Step 2
| Double-click
the application file ( Nexus1000V-install_CNX.jar) or at the command-line
interface, navigate to
%Nexus%\VSM\Installer_App folder and enter the
following command to start the Cisco Nexus 1000V Installer App:
java
-jar Nexus1000V-install_CNX.jar
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Step 3
| Click the
Cisco
Nexus 1000V Complete Installation radio button.
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Step 4
| Click the
Custom radio button.
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Step 5
| After reading
the prerequisites, click
Next.
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Step 6
| In the
vCenter Server Credentials screen, do the following:
- Enter the
following vCenter credentials:
- IP Address
- Port (https only)
Note
| This
field is prepopulated but can be modified.
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- Click
Next.
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Step 7
| In the
Custom
Configuration Data screen, click the
Browse button for the
Host 1
(Primary VSM's Host) IP Address / Name field.
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Step 8
| In the
Host 1
Selection vCenter Inventory screen, do the following:
- Choose
the host for the primary VSM.
- Click
Select Host.
The
Host 1
IP Address / Name and
Data
Store fields are populated. If needed Data Center can be changed by
clicking the
Browse button and select another Data
Center. |
Step 9
| In the
Host 1
vSwitch Custom Configuration Data screen, click the
Browse button for the
Host 1
vSwitch field.
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Step 10
| In the
1 vSwitch
Selection screen, do the following:
- Choose a
vSwitch.
- Click
Select.
The
Host 1
vSwitch field is populate. |
Step 11
| The
Host 2 IP
Address Custom Configuration Data screen, click the
Browse
button for the
Host 2 IP
Address / Name field.
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Step 12
| In the
Host 2
Selection vCenter Inventory screen, do the following:
- Choose
the host for the secondary VSM.
- Click
Select Host.
The
Host 2 IP
Address / Name and
Data Store
fields are populated. If needed Data Center can be changed by clicking the
Browse
button and select another Data Center. |
Step 13
| In the
Host 2
vSwitch Custom Configuration Data screen, click the
Browse button for the
Host 2
vSwitch field.
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Step 14
| In the
Host 2
vSwitch Selection screen, do the following:
- Choose a
vSwitch.
- Click
Select.
The
Host
2 Switch Custom Configuration Data screen, click the
Browse button for
Host
2 vSwitch field. |
Step 15
| In the
Switch Name text box, enter the
Switch Name (can be any meaningful name)
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Step 16
| In the
Admin Password text box, enter the
VSM
Admin Password.
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Step 17
| In the
Confirm Admin Password text box, enter the
Admin Password
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Step 18
| In the
Virtual Machine Name text box, enter the
Virtual Machine Name (can be any meaningful name).
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Step 19
| In the
OVA
Image Location text box, click the
Browse button and go to location in
Step 1
and select OVA file (nexus-1000v.4.2.1 SV2.2.1 ova) under
VSM\Install folder.
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Step 20
| In the
Layer 2 / Layer 3 Connectivity radio buttons, select
the
Layer L3 radio button (The layer three mode is
selected by default).
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Step 21
| In the
VSM
IP Address text box, enter the
VSM
IP Address.
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Step 22
| In the
Subnet Mask text box, enter the
Subnet Mask.
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Step 23
| In the
Gateway IP Address text box, enter the
Gateway IP Address.
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Step 24
| In the
Domain ID text box, enter the
Domain ID.
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Step 25
| Check the
Enable Telnet check box, if you want to enable
Telnet (By default, only SSH is enabled)
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Step 26
| In the
Data
Center Name text box, click the
Browse button for the
Data
Center Name and choose
Data
Center from the list.
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Step 27
| Click the
Browse button for the Control Port Group
Port
Group Name
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Step 28
| In the
Make
a Selection screen, do the following:
- Choose a
VlanID.
- Click
Select.
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Step 29
| For the
Control Port Group
- Choose
the
Choose Existing radio button.
- For the
Port Group Name, click the
Browse button and select
VLANID.
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Step 30
| For the
Management Port Group
- Choose
the
Choose Existing radio button.
- For the
Port Group Name, click the
Browse button and select
VLANID.
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Step 31
| In the
Management VLAN text box, enter the
Management VLAN ID.
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Step 32
| In the
Migrate Host(s) to DVS radio buttons, select
Yes.
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Step 33
| Click
Save
Configuration button if you want to save the settings to a
configuration file.
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Step 34
| Click
Next.
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Step 35
| In the
Custom Configuration Review screen, do the
following:
- Validate
the input.
- Click
Next.
The
Custom Configuration Review Installation Progress
screen opens. when the installation completes, the
Confirmation screen opens. |
Step 36
| In the
Custom Cofirmation screen, do one of the following:
- Click
Yes, if you want to add more modules and continue
the next step.
- Click
No, if you don't want to add more modules and
proceed with the steps as prompted to complete the process.
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Step 37
| In the
Confirmation screen, complete the tasks as follows:
- Do one
of the following:
- Click
Install VIB to install VIBs on this host.
- Click
Install VIB and add module to Nexus 1000V to install
VIBS on this host and move them to the Cisco Nexus 1000V.
- In the
Management VLAN text box, enter the
Mangement VLAN ID
- Click
Next and the
Host Selection screen opens.
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Step 38
| In the
Host
Selection screen, do the following:
- Choose
the hosts you want to add.
- Click
Next.
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Step 39
| In the
Host
Review screen, do the following:
- Review
the entries.
- Click
Finish.
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Step 40
| In the
Custom Summary screen, click
Close.
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