Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Release Notes, Release 1.5.6

Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Release Notes, Release 1.5.6

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First Published: 2015-12-09

Last Updated: 2015-12-09

This document describes the features, limitations, and bugs for Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager (VSUM) Release 1.5.6. This update is for Cisco Nexus 1000V and Cisco Application Virtual Switch (AVS), which is a derivative of Cisco Nexus 1000V.

Contents

This document includes the following sections:

• Introduction
• New Software Included with Cisco VSUM Release 1.5.6
• Upgrading from Earlier Cisco VSUM Releases
• Upgrading from Earlier Cisco Nexus 1000V or Cisco AVS Releases
• Software Compatibility
• Limitations and Restrictions
• Scalability Limits
• Using the Bug Search Tool
• Bugs
• Related Documentation
• Documentation Feedback
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Introduction

Cisco VSUM is a virtual appliance that is registered as a plug-in to the VMware vCenter Server. The Cisco VSUM GUI is an integral part of the VMware vSphere Web Client; it can only be accessed by logging into the VMware vSphere Web Client.

Cisco VSUM simplifies the installation and configuration of the Cisco Nexus 1000V and the Cisco AVS.

Cisco VSUM lets you do the following:

• Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere
• Install the Cisco Nexus 1000V switch.
• Migrate the VMware vSwitch and VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) to the Cisco Nexus 1000V.
• Monitor the Cisco Nexus 1000V.
• Upgrade the Cisco Nexus 1000V and add hosts from an earlier version to the latest version.
• Install the Cisco Nexus 1000V license.
• View the health of the virtual machines in your data center using the Dashboard - Cisco Nexus 1000V.
• Upgrade from an earlier release to Cisco VSUM 1.5.6.
• Cisco AVS
• Install the Cisco AVS vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) to ESXi host.
• Add hosts to the Cisco AVS.
• Upgrade the Cisco AVS.
• Upgrade from an earlier release to Cisco VSUM 1.5.6.

New Software Included with Cisco VSUM Release 1.5.6

Cisco VSUM Release 1.5.6 adds support for the following Cisco AVS and Cisco Nexus 1000V release:

• 5.2(1)SV3(1.10)

Upgrading from Earlier Cisco VSUM Releases

For the Cisco Nexus 1000V, you can upgrade from Cisco VSUM Release 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.2, 1.3, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, or 1.5.5 to Release 1.5.6.

For the Cisco AVS, you can upgrade from Cisco VSUM Release 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, or 1.5.5 to Release 1.5.6.

Note When upgrading from Cisco VSUM Release 1.2.2 to 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, or 1.5.3, do not install the Cisco AVS Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.3a). That Cisco AVS software version is not supported.

For more information about upgrading, see:

• Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Nexus 1000V
• Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Application Virtual Switch

Upgrading from Earlier Cisco Nexus 1000V or Cisco AVS Releases

The following tables show the upgrade paths for Cisco Nexus 1000V and Cisco AVS from 5.2(1)SV3(1.5) and later.

Note You cannot upgrade Cisco AVS to 5.2(1)SV3(1.5b) or 5.2(1)SV3(1.5a) even though Cisco VSUM might recommend it.

Software Compatibility

This release of Cisco VSUM supports vSphere 6.0, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.1 release trains for Cisco Nexus 1000V and vSphere 5.5 and 5.1 release trains for Cisco AVS.

Cisco VSUM can be used to deploy Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) and Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) on any servers that are listed in the VMware Hardware Compatibility List.

For information on compatibility with Cisco Nexus 1000V, see the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Nexus 1000V.

For information on compatibility with Cisco AVS, see the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Application Virtual Switch.

Limitations and Restrictions

This section describes the limitations and restrictions of Cisco VSUM Release 1.5.6.

• You cannot upgrade Cisco AVS to Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.5a) or 5.2(1)SV3(1.5b), even though the upgrade might be recommended in Cisco VSUM. For upgrade path information, see Table 2 .
• Upgrading Cisco AVS does not upgrade the Cisco APIC and the other fabric components. See the Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide for information about upgrading the Cisco APIC.
• If you are using Cisco Nexus 1000V and Cisco VSUM 1.5.2 or an earlier release, and you want to upgrade to vCenter 6.0, you must upgrade to Cisco VSUM 1.5.3 or later and then upgrade vCenter. For instructions for upgrading vCenter, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Upgrade Guide. For information about upgrading Cisco VSUM, see the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Getting Started Guide for Cisco Nexus 1000V.

Scalability Limits

The following table lists the recommended scalability limits for Cisco VSUM.

Note The limits in the following table refer to single attempts only. You can repeat the tasks for all the hosts/virtual machines in your data center.

Using the Bug Search Tool

Use the Bug Search tool to search for a specific bug or to search for all bugs in a release.

Step 1 Go to http://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch.

Step 2 At the Log In screen, enter your registered Cisco.com username and password; then, click Log In. The Bug Search page opens.

Note If you do not have a Cisco.com username and password, you can register for them at http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do.

Step 3 To search for a specific bug, enter the bug ID in the Search For field and press Return.

Step 4 To search for bugs in the current release:

a. In the Search For field, enter a problem, feature, or a product name and press Return. (Leave the other fields empty.)

b. When the search results are displayed, use the filter tools to find the types of bugs you are looking for. You can search for bugs by modified date, status, severity, and so forth.

To export the results to a spreadsheet, click the Export Results to Excel link.

Bugs

The following table lists the open bugs in Cisco VSUM Release 1.5.6. The bug ID links you to the Cisco Bug Search tool.

Related Documentation

The Cisco VSUM documentation is available at:

Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere documentation

Cisco AVS documentation

Documentation Feedback

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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html.

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