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Cisco Nexus 1000V and Microsoft Hyper-V Compatibility Information, Release 5.2(1)SM3(2.1)

First Published: 2018-12-21

This document provides Microsoft compatibility information for the Cisco Nexus 1000V and Microsoft Hyper-V.

Information About Upgrading and Software Compatibility

For information about upgrading the Cisco Network Service Provider (Cisco VSEM), see the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V Release Notes, Release 5.2(1)SM3(2.1). For information about upgrading other components, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V Installation and Upgrade Guide.

Information About Server Compatibility

The servers running the Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) and Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) must be in the Windows Server catalog. For information, see http://windowsservercatalog.com/.

The Cisco Nexus 1000V is compatible with any upstream physical access layer switch that is Ethernet-standard compliant, including Catalyst 6500 series switches, Cisco Nexus switches, and switches from other network vendors.

Cisco Nexus 1000V Software Release Compatibility

The following table shows the software compatibility for the Cisco Nexus 1000V Release 5.2(1)SM3(2.1) that is supported by Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM).

Table 1 Microsoft Hyper-V and Cisco Nexus 1000V Software Compatibility for Release 5.2(1)SM3(2.1)

Windows Server Versions

Cisco Nexus 1000V Release

5.2(1)SM3(2.1)

5.2(1)SM3(1.1c)

5.2(1)SM3(1.1b)

5.2(1)SM3(1.1a)

5.2(1)SM3(1.1)

5.2(1)SM1(5.2b)

5.2(1)SM1(5.2a)

5.2(1)SM1(5.2)

SCVMM 2012 SP1 UR3 (3.1.6027.0) and later

Windows Server 2012 (build 9200)

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

SCVMM 2012 R2 (3.2.7510.0) and later

Windows Server 2012 (build 9200)

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

SCVMM 2012 R2 (3.2.7510.0) and later

Windows Server 2012 R2 (build 9600)

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

SCVMM 2012 R2 (3.2.7768.0) and later

Windows Server 2012 R2 (build 9600)

Unsupported

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

SCVMM 2016 (4.0.1662.0)

Windows Server 2016

Compatible

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Identifying the Build Number on Your Host Server

This section explains how to identify the SCVMM version and the Windows Server OS version.

Identifying the SCVMM Version

To obtain the version for SCVMM, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Open the SCVMM R2 console.

Step 2 On the top-left ribbon menu, click About.

Step 3 The version number is displayed in the following format: 3.2.7768.0.

Step 4 (Optional) Click the PowerShell icon and enter the (Get-SCVMMServer -ComputerName scvmm_server _name).ProductVersion command in the PowerShell window.

Identifying the Windows Server Operating System Version

To obtain the version of the Windows Server operating system, open a command prompt on a Windows host and enter the winver command.

The output displays the name and build number of the Windows Server operating system.

Related Documentation

Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V

Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V documentation

Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware

Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere documentation

Cisco Virtual Security Gateway

Cisco Virtual Security Gateway documentation

Cisco Prime Network Services Controller

Cisco Prime Network Services Controller documentation

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