Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS

This chapter describes how to use Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS, and contains the following sections:

About Cisco ISR-WAAS

Cisco ISR-WAAS is the specific implementation of Cisco vWAAS running in a Cisco IOS-XE software container on a Cisco ISR-4400 Series router. Container in this context refers to a KVM hypervisor that runs virtualized applications on the Cisco ISR-4400 Series router.

Table 3-1 shows the default number of CPUs, memory capacity, disk storage, and supported Cisco ISR platforms for each Cisco ISR model.

Table 3-1 Cisco ISR Models: CPUs, Memory, Disk Storage and Supported Cisco ISR Platforms

Cisco ISR-WAAS Model
CPUs
Memory
Disk Storage
Cisco ISR Platform Supported
Earliest Cisco WAAS Version Supported

ISR-WAAS-200
  • 1
  • 1
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 151 GB
  • 151 GB
  • ISR-4321
  • ISR-4321
  • 5.2.1
  • 6.2.3

ISR-WAAS-750
  • 2
  • 4
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 151 GB
  • 151 GB
  • ISR-4351, ISR-4331, ISR-4431, ISR-4451
  • ISR-4461
  • 5.2.1
  • 6.4.1b

ISR-WAAS-1300
  • 4
  • 4
  • 6 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 151 GB
  • 151 GB
  • ISR-4431, ISR-4451
  • ISR-4461
  • 5.2.1
  • 6.4.1b

ISR-WAAS-2500
  • 6
  • 6
  • 8 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 338 GB
  • 338 GB
  • ISR-4451
  • ISR-4461
  • 5.2.1
  • 6.4.1b
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Noteblank.gif For Cisco vWAAS in Cisco WAAS Version 6.2.3x or later, Cisco ISR-4321 with profile ISR-WAAS-200, ISR-WAAS RAM can be increased from 3 GB to 4 GB. For this increase in ISR-WAAS RAM to be implemented, you must complete a new OVA deployment of Cisco WAAS version 6.2.3x or later; the increase in ISR-WAAS RAM is not automatically implemented with an upgrade to Cisco WAAS Version 6.2.3x or later.

Supported Host Platforms, Software Versions, and Disk Types

Table 3-2 shows the platforms and software versions supported for Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS.

Table 3-2 Platforms and Software Versions Supported for Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS

PID and Device Type
Minimum Supported Cisco WAAS Version
Host Platforms
Minimum Supported Cisco IOS Version
Disk Type

PID: OE-VWAAS-KVM

Device Type: ISR-WAAS

6.4.1b (ISR-4461)

5.4.1

5.2.1 (ISR-4451)

ISR-4461
(vWAAS-750, 1300, 2500)

ISR-4451
(vWAAS-750, 1300, 2500)

ISR-4431
(vWAAS-750, 1300)

ISR-4351 (vWAAS-750)

ISR-4331 (vWAAS-750)

ISR-4321 (vWAAS-750)

IOS-XE 3.9

ISR-SSD

NIM-SSD

Cisco OVA Packages for Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS

Cisco provides an OVA or NPE OVA package for Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS in the formats shown in Table 3-3.

Table 3-3 Cisco OVA Package Formats for Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS

Package Format
File Format Example

Cisco ISR WAAS (200, 750, 1300, 2500) NPE OVA file

ISR-WAAS-6.4.3c-b-42-npe.ova

Cisco ISR WAAS (200, 750, 1300, 2500) OVA file

ISR-WAAS-6.4.3c-b-42.ova

For a listing of hypervisor OVA and NPE OVA files for Cisco vWAAS, see the Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Download Software Page and select the Cisco WAAS software version used with your Cisco vWAAS instance.

Deploying and Managing Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS

Table 3-4 shows the components used to deploy Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS.

Table 3-4 Components for Deploying Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS

Package Format
Deployment Tool
Network Driver

OVA

Ezconfig

virtio_net

Table 3-5 shows the components used to manage Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS.

Table 3-5 Components for Managing Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS

Cisco vCM Models Supported
Cisco vWAAS Models Supported
Number of Instances Supported
Traffic Interception Method

N/A

vWAAS-200, 750, 1300, 2500

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