About Cisco Enterprise NFVIS
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To achieve simplification and consistency, the Cisco SD-WAN solution has been rebranded as Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN. In addition, from Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Release 17.12.1a and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Release 20.12.1, the following component changes are applicable: Cisco vManage to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, Cisco vAnalytics to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Analytics, Cisco vBond to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator, Cisco vSmart to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, and Cisco Controllers to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components. See the latest Release Notes for a comprehensive list of all the component brand name changes. While we transition to the new names, some inconsistencies might be present in the documentation set because of a phased approach to the user interface updates of the software product. |
Find all the information you need about this release—new features, known behavior, resolved and open bugs, and related information.
What's New
New and Enhanced Features for Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Release 4.1.5
NFVIS 4.1.5 release is a Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Appliance specific release.
New and Enhanced Features for Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Release 4.1.4
NFVIS 4.1.4 release is a Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Appliance specific release.
New and Enhanced Features for Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Release 4.1.3
NFVIS 4.1.3 release is a Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Appliance specific release.
New and Enhanced Features for Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Release 4.1.2
There are no new and enhanced features introduced for NFVIS 4.1.2 release.
New and Enhanced Features for Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Release 4.1.1
Feature |
Description |
Where Documented |
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Storm control support |
Storm control is used to monitor incoming traffic levels and limit excessive flow of packets on any user facing switch port that could cause a traffic storm. |
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hot-add and hot-delete support on DPDK interface |
Support interface hot add and hot delete operations on DPDK networks. |
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VM backup and restore perserving MAC and UID |
Specifying the unique MAC ID flag during VM import will ensure that the imported VM is not deployed with the same UID and interface MAC addresses. |
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Support placing VM's extra storage volumes to external datastore |
This feature supports placing VNF volumes on external datastore storage locations |
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PNIC promiscuous mode support |
Enabling promiscuous mode on an interface can be used to monitor all incoming packets on the interface. |
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CIMC TACACS support |
TACACS authentication support for Cisco IMC |
Resolved and Open Bugs
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Resolved Bugs for Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Release 4.1.2
Caveat ID Number |
Description |
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we should limit the number of core file in CIMC |
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Support SUDI-2099 for ENCS |
Open Bugs for Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Release 4.1.1
Caveat ID Number |
Description |
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pnp rediret fails due to sudi_sign_cmd.c:72:session init failed error - TAM_LIB_ERR_SESSION_IS_OPEN |
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i40evf 0000:00:03.1:PF returned error -5(I40E_ERR_PARAM)to our request 12 opcode 2 to PF, err I40E_E |
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NFVIS-ESC-LITE: added volume did not support thick_disk_provisioning and eager_zero |
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All configs for s/w on ENCS is intact after factory reset(except images and connectivity) |
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we should limit the number of core file in CIMC |
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NFVIS 4.1: Traffic fail on lan-net with dpdk enabled after factory reset |
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NFVIS: factory-reset-all with VM having disk deployed on NFS |
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OBS - 688452159 (upgrade from 3.12.1 -> 3.12.3 failed) |
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NFVIS-4.1.1-RC1 is unreachable after a reboot |
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NFVIS-4.1.1-FC1: Application timeout on hostaction mgmt-dhcp-renew |
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Network config does not work after factory default reset is performed with vDaemon enabled |
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NFVIS: config-only restore failed due to VMLC or upgrade package is changed. |
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remote-system-ip-subnet as 0.0.0.0/0 gives error in creating secure overlay |
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Firmware upgrade triggers from postreboot currently causing extra reboots and longer time |
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after encs device controlled by vmanage, CLI is still allow to config and commit on NFVIS |
Software Upgrade
The Cisco Enterprise NFVIS upgrade image is available as a .nfvispkg file. Currently, downgrade is not supported.
For more details on the software upgrade, see the Upgrading Cisco Enterprise NFVIS section in the Cisco Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software Configuration Guide.
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NFVIS 4.1.1 supports upgrade from NFVIS 3.12.x. |
System Requirements
The following resources are required for a standalone Cisco Enterprise NFVIS:
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For a system that has 16 or less CPU cores, one CPU core is reserved for NFVIS. For a system that has more than 16 CPU cores, 2 CPU cores are reserved for NFVIS.
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For a system that has 32 GB or less of RAM, 3 GB is reserved for NFVIS. For a system that has more than 32 GB of RAM, 4 GB is reserved for NFVIS.
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20 GB storage.
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For NFVIS portal, the minimum supported version of browsers are:
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Mozilla Firefox 66
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Google Chrome 71
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Windows 10 Edge
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MacOS 10.15 Safari
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More memory and disk space are required to be added to the system, depending on VM deployments. |
Supported Programs and Platforms
Supported Platforms and Firmware
The following table lists the only supported platforms and firmware for Cisco ENFV
Platform |
Firmware |
Version |
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ENCS 5406, ENCS 5408, and ENCS 5412 |
BIOS |
ENCS54_BIOS_2.9.SPA |
CIMC |
CIMC_3.2.9.bin |
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WAN Port Driver |
1.63-0x80000e2f |
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LAN Port Driver |
5.04-0x800027d4 |
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ENCS 5104 |
BIOS |
V010 |
MCU |
1.1 |
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WAN Port Driver |
5.2.20-k/1.63, 0x80000f76 |
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UCS-E160S-M3/K9 |
BIOS |
UCSEM3_2.6 |
CIMC |
3.2(8.20190624114303) |
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UCS-E140S-M2/K9 |
BIOS |
UCSES_1.5.0.8 |
CIMC |
3.2(8.20190624114303) |
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UCS-E160D-M2/K9 |
BIOS |
UCSED_3.5.0.1 |
CIMC |
3.2(8.20190624114303) |
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UCS-E180D-M2/K9 |
BIOS |
UCSED_3.5.0.1 |
CIMC |
3.2(8.20190624114303) |
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UCS-E180D-M3/K9 |
BIOS |
UCSEDM3_2.6 |
CIMC |
3.2(8.20190624114303) |
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UCS-E1120D-M3/K9 |
BIOS |
UCSEDM3_2.6 |
CIMC |
3.2(8.20190624114303) |
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UCS-C220-M4 |
BIOS |
3.0.3a |
CIMC |
3.0(3c) |
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CSP-2100-X1 |
BIOS |
3.0.3a |
CIMC |
3.0(3a) |
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UCS-C220-M5 |
BIOS |
C220M5.3.1.3c.0.0307181404 |
CIMC |
3.1(3a) |
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CSP-5228 |
BIOS |
C220M5.4.0.4c.0.0506190754 |
CIMC |
4.0(4c) |
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CSP-5436 |
BIOS |
C240M5.4.0.1c.0.0627180945 |
CIMC |
4.0(1a) |
Guest VNFs
This section provides support statements for different guest Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) that you can run on Cisco Routing virtual platforms enabled by the NFVIS 4.1.x releases.
Cisco Router VNFs
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Product homepage |
Software download |
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16.12.1a 16.12.1b |
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20.1 19.2.1 |
Other Cisco Owned VNFs
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Product homepage |
Software download |
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Security VNFs |
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6.4 |
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9.13.1 |
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WAN Optimization VNFs |
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Non-Cisco Vendor Owned VNFs
You can run VNFs owned by various vendors on Cisco’s NFV platforms enabled by NFVIS . Formal support for these VNFs requires a joint effort between Cisco and the VNF vendor.
Cisco offers VNF vendors a "for-fee" NFVIS 3rd-party certification program to test and certify their VNFs on Cisco’s virtualized platforms. After testing and certification is complete, the results are published on this page- Cisco Enterprise NFV Open Ecosystem and Qualified VNF Vendors.
For more specific support details about VNF versions and test compatibility matrix with NFVIS releases, see the VNF release documentation on the vendor support site.
As a NFVIS customer, if you need a unique combination of NFVIS release and a specific VNF version, you may submit your certification request to Cisco at nfv-ecosystem@cisco.com or reach out to the VNF vendor support team asking them to initiate a certification on the Cisco platform.
Related Documentation
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Cisco Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software Getting Started Guide
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API Reference for Cisco Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software
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Cisco Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software Command Reference
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Release Notes for Cisco NFV SD-Branch features in Cisco vManage Release 20.12.x
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Design and Deployment Guide of Cisco NFVIS SD-Branch using Cisco SD-WAN Manager
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Cisco 5400 Enterprise Network Compute System Hardware Installation Guide
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Configuration Guide for Cisco Network Plug and Play on Cisco APIC-EM, Release 1.5.x