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 4.5.1
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Description |
Where Documented |
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ENCS Switch Monitoring |
This feature allows you to calculate the data rate for ENCS switch ports based on the data collected from the ENCS switch. |
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Authentication Cache for External Authentication Server |
This feature supports TACACS authentication through OTP on NFVIS portal |
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BGP Route Annoucement over MPLS or IPSec |
This feature allows you to configure NFVIS to announce routes through BGP over MPLS or in conjunction with secure overlay to announce routes over IPSec tunnel. |
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Simplified Remote ID Configuration using EAP authentication |
Remote ID configuration using EAP authentication is simplified. If the added security using a distinguished name is not required when using EAP authentication, then an FQDN can be configured on NFVIS to simplify the remote ID configuration and reduce authentication complexity. |
NFVIS Portal Enhancements
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The NFVIS portal pages are made consistent in terms of design.
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The menu is divided into different sections: Configuration, Monitoring, Operations, and Notifications.
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The time taken to reload a page is reduced. If you make changes in a page and reload the page, the previous existing details are displayed first and then the new changes are reflected.
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You can filter, sort and search for relevant information in all the tables. The entries in the table are sequentially arranged and can be refreshed at a tabular level.
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The Network Design canvas can be customized by rearranging the nodes.
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The pages on the portal can adapt to different screen sizes.
Open Bugs
About the Cisco Bug Search Tool
Use the Cisco Bug Search Tool to access open and resolved bugs for a release.
The tool allows you to search for a specific bug ID, or for all bugs specific to a product and a release.
You can filter the search results by last modified date, bug status (open, resolved), severity, rating, and support cases.
Open Bugs for Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Release 4.5.1
Caveat ID Number |
Description |
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port channel doesn't allow to join pnic member when link status is not same |
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Portal shows non-existing VM objects in deploy page |
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NFVIS GUI session expires while image upload is still in progress |
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Restored system showed GE0-0 ARP failure cauing commnucation failure to headend |
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System-monitoring support for DPDK ports |
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show secure overlay command is not based on current actual status causing discrepancy |
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cpu usage causing huge packet drop over port channel (for non-hyperthreaded platform) |
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Multiple default SRIOV networks not seen after Factory reset |
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CSCP5456 i40 sometime down when dual mode 10G/1G Intel SFP connect to 1G Cisco SFP |
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Error=nfvis_105 Failed to update Error - cannot add non SRIOV physical NICs to non DPDK bridges |
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Error in Importing Images because of CDB lock by pnp with wan dhcp-ipv6 configuration. |
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ntpd NOT OK post upgrade from 4.4.2-FC2 4.5.1-FC1 on ENCS |
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4.5.1 upgrade fail with exception iso file missing mounting |
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DPDK custom bridge network access fail as bridge down |
Software Upgrade
The Cisco Enterprise NFVIS upgrade image is available as a .nfvispkg or .iso file. Currently, downgrade is not supported.
For more details on the software upgrade, see the Upgrading Cisco Enterprise NFVIS section in the https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/nfvis/get_started/nfvis-getting-started-guide/m-upgrade-nfvis.html.
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NFVIS 4.5.1 supports incremental upgrade from NFVIS 4.4.x using .nfvispkg file. NFVIS 4.5.1 supports direct one-step upgrade from NFVIS 4.2.x or NFVIS 4.4.x using .iso file. |
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_2.13.SPA |
CIMC |
CIMC_3.2.12.4 |
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WAN Port Driver |
1.4.22.7-10-ciscocsx |
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LAN Port Driver |
5.4.0-3-k CISCO |
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ENCS 5104 |
BIOS |
V010 |
MCU |
1.1 |
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WAN Port Driver |
5.4.0-1-k, 0x80000f76 |
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UCS-E160S-M3/K9 |
BIOS |
UCSEM3_2.10 |
CIMC |
3.2(8.20190624114303) | |
UCS-E140S-M2/K9 |
BIOS |
UCSES_1.5.0.8 |
CIMC |
3.2(8.20190624114303) | |
UCS-E160D-M2/K9 |
BIOS |
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CIMC |
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UCS-E180D-M2/K9 |
BIOS |
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CIMC |
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UCS-E180D-M3/K9 |
BIOS |
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CIMC |
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UCS-E1120D-M3/K9 |
BIOS |
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CIMC |
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CSP-5228 |
BIOS |
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CIMC |
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CSP-5436, CSP-5456, and CSP-5444 |
BIOS |
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CIMC |
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C8200-UCPE-1N8 |
BIOS |
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MCU |
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 4.5.1 release.
Cisco Router VNFs
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Product homepage |
Software download |
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Other Cisco Owned VNFs
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Product homepage |
Software download |
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Security VNFs |
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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