Overview
This chapter contains the following sections:
- Information about the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform
- Cisco Integrated Management Controller
- Supported PIDs for the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform
- Software Included with the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform
- Flowchart: Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform
Information about the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform
The Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform (CSP) product family includes the Cisco Nexus 1010, Cisco Nexus 1010-X, Cisco Nexus 1110-S, and Cisco Nexus 1110-X. For more information about installing the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform, see the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Hardware Installation Guide.
The Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform provides dedicated hardware for the Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM). The VSMs that were hosted on virtual machines can now be hosted on a Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform and you can install and manage the VSM like a standard Cisco switch.
The services managed by the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family are called virtual service blades (VSBs). The following VSB types are supported by the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family:
- Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and KVM
- Cisco Network Analysis Module (NAM)
- Cisco Virtual Security Gateway (VSG)
- Cisco Nexus VXLAN Gateway
- Citrix NetScaler 1000V
Starting in Release, the Cisco Nexus 1110-X supports the Cavium NITROX security processor card as a field replaceable unit (FRU) to enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and crypto acceleration. The Cavium NITROX security processor card provides an SSL offload capacity that can be used by the VSBs on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform. For detailed information about installing the Cavium NITROX card, see the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Hardware Installation Guide. For information about configuring the Cavium NITROX security processor card, see theCisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Software Configuration Guide . See the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Software Configuration Guide for details on the number of virtual services blades (VSBs) that the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family can host.
Cisco Integrated Management Controller
The Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) is a software interface included with the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform. CIMC allows you to configure Serial over LAN (SoL) access and set up remote management if the device becomes unreachable. For more information about remote management, see the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Software Configuration Guide.
When you install the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform, you have the option to configure the CIMC interface. To configure the CIMC software while installing the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform, see the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Hardware Installation Guide.
Supported PIDs for the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform
This release supports the following hardware product IDs (PIDs) for the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family:
|
Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform |
Hardware PID |
|---|---|
| Cisco Nexus 1010 |
N1K-C1010 |
| Cisco Nexus 1010-X |
N1K-C1010-X |
| Cisco Nexus 1110-S |
N1K-1110-S |
| Cisco Nexus 1110-X |
N1K-1110-X |
Software Included with the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform
The Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family is shipped with the following software:
|
Software |
Description |
ISO filename in bootflash repository |
|---|---|---|
|
Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere VSM |
Creates a VSB for the Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family. |
nexus-1000v.4.2.1.SV2.2.2.1010.ova2 |
|
Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V VSM |
Creates a VSB for the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V VSM on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family. |
Nexus-1000V.5.2.1.SM1.5.2b.iso2 |
|
Cisco NAM VSB |
Creates a VSB for the Cisco NAM on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family. |
nam-app-x86_64.6-0-2.iso2 |
|
Cisco VSG for VMware vSphere |
Creates a VSB for Cisco VSG (for VMware vSphere) on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family. |
nexus-1000v.VSG2.1.1010.ova |
|
Cisco VSG for Microsoft Hyper-V |
Creates a VSB for Cisco VSG (for Microsoft Hyper-V) on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family. |
nexus-1000v.5.2.1.VSG-M.2.1.1b.1010.ova |
|
Cisco Nexus VXLAN Gateway VSB |
Creates a VXLAN Gateway VSB on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform product family. |
vxgw.4.2.1.SV2.2.2.iso |
1If a disk gets corrupted on the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform, you can bring the system up by copying the ISO image from a CD.
2If it is necessary to update a VSB ISO file in bootflash, use the scp command to copy the new file version into the repository folder.
You can download the Citrix NetScaler 1000V from www.cisco.com/go/ns1000V
Flowchart: Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform
The following figures show the basic steps for installing and configuring a Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform. To install the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform hardware, see the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Hardware Installation Guide. To configure the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform, see the Cisco Nexus Cloud Services Platform Software Configuration Guide.
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