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Release Notes for Cisco Services Ready Engine Virtualization 1.0
Open Source Software Information
Router, Cisco SRE Service Module, and Cisco IOS Software Version Compatibility
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Release Notes for Cisco Services Ready Engine Virtualization 1.0
November 24, 2010OL-23431-01Contents
This document contains the following sections:
•Open Source Software Information
•Router, Cisco SRE Service Module, and Cisco IOS Software Version Compatibility
•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Introduction
Cisco Services Ready Engine Virtualization (Cisco SRE-V) is a branch-office infrastructure platform that combines computing, networking, storage access, virtualization, and unified management into a cohesive system. It enables the VMware vSphere HypervisorTM to be provisioned on a Cisco Services Ready Engine (SRE) Service Module and to host one or multiple virtual machines running the Microsoft Windows Server operating system. The entire system is integrated with the Generation 2 of the Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR G2).
System Requirements
This sections describes the hardware and software requirements. It contains the following:
Hardware Requirements
The Cisco SRE-V software runs on the Cisco SRE Service Module, which is the hardware component of Cisco SRE-V. The Cisco SRE Service Module can reside either in the Cisco 2900 series or 3900 series ISR G2.
The Cisco SRE-V software is supported on the following service modules:
•Cisco SRE 700 Service Module
•Cisco SRE 900 Service Module
Table 1 provides the hardware information for each of the supported modules.
Table 2 shows the Cisco EtherSwitch Enhanced High-Speed WAN Interface Cards (EHWICs) and Cisco EtherSwitch service modules that are supported on the Cisco ISR G2.
Software Requirements
This section provides information about third-party software, software options, and feature licenses.
Third-Party Software
Cisco SRE-V uses the following third-party software:
•VMware vSphere HypervisorTM—For virtualization.
•Microsoft Windows Server—For the operating system.
The following Microsoft Windows Servers are certified:
–Windows Server 2003 SP2 Standard 32-bit and 64-bit
–Windows Server 2003 SP2 Enterprise 32-bit and 64-bit
–Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 64-bit
–Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64-bit
Cisco SRE-V Software Options
Cisco SRE-V is available in the following three options:
•Hardware only (SM-SRE-700-K9 or SM-SRE-900-K9)—Cisco SRE Service Module without any software installed on it.
If you purchase this option, you must download and install Cisco SRE-V software as well as your own version of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 software.
•Hardware plus Virtualization software (SM-SRE-700-K9 or SM-SRE-900-K9 + SW-SM-SRE-V-1.0-K9)—Cisco SRE Service Module with Cisco SRE-V software preinstalled.
If you have an exisiting version of Windows server 2003 or Windows server 2008, you can purchase this option. This comes with a preactivated Cisco SRE-V license.
•Hardware, plus Virtualization software, plus Microsoft Windows software (SM-SRE-700-K9 or SM-SRE-900-K9 + SW-SM-SRE-V-1.0-K9 + MSWS-08R2ST-X86-K9)—Cisco SRE Service Module with both Cisco SRE-V and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition 64-bit virtual machine preinstalled.
If you purchase this option, both the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 license and the
Cisco SRE-V license are preactivated.Feature Licenses
Table 3 provides the feature licenses available for Cisco SRE-V.
Open Source Software Information
Some components of the software created for Cisco Services Ready Virtualization are provided through open source or commercial licensing. These components and the associated copyright statements can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/interfaces_modules/services_modules/sre_v/1.0/open_source/license/sre_v_open_source.pdf.
Router, Cisco SRE Service Module, and Cisco IOS Software Version Compatibility
Table 4 provides the compatibility between the routers, Cisco SRE Service Modules, and
Cisco IOS software version that must be installed in the router to use Cisco SRE-V.
Open Caveats
Table 5 lists the caveats that are open in Cisco SRE-V.
Related Documentation
The following related documentation for Cisco Services Ready Engine Virtualization (Cisco SRE-V) is available on Cisco.com:
•Release Notes for Cisco Services Ready Engine Virtualization (this document)
•Installation and Configuration Guide for Cisco Services Ready Engine Virtualization
•FAQs and Troubleshooting Guide for Cisco Services Ready Engine Virtualization
•Open Source Used In Cisco Services Ready Engine Virtualization Release: 1.0
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
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