Allocate VM CPUs for Cisco Catalyst 8000V Edge Software

Use this procedure to allocate CPU resources when setting up a Cisco Catalyst 8000V as a host for the SD-AVC network service.

  1. On the VMware ESXi hypervisor client that is hosting the device, edit the device that is hosting the SD-AVC network service. Allocate 8 CPUs to the virtual machine. (For small-scale scenarios, fewer CPUs may be necessary. See System Requirements: SD-AVC Network Service Host.

  2. On the device, execute the following:

    (config)#platform resource service-plane-heavy
Please reboot to activate this template

  3. Copy the running configuration to the starting configuration.

    copy running-config startup-config

  4. Reload the device.

    reload

  5. Use show platform software cpu alloc to check the number of CPU cores allocated.

    Check the command output for the Control plane cpu alloc line. The output indicates 4 CPUs (numbered 0 to 3). 

    (config)#show platform software cpu alloc
CPU alloc information:
  Control plane cpu alloc: 0-3
  Data plane cpu alloc: 4-7
  Service plane cpu alloc: 0-3
  Template used: CLI-service_plane_heavy

    Note

    If the VM has only 4 cores allocated, the Control plane cpu alloc line in the command output shows only a single CPU (numbered 0). 

    CPU alloc information:
  Control plane cpu alloc: 0
  Data plane cpu alloc: 1-3
  Service plane cpu alloc: 0
  Template used: CLI-control_plane_heavy