Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Release Notes, Release 1.5

Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager Release Notes, Release 1.5

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First Published: July 14, 2015

Last Updated: July 15, 2015

This document describes the features, limitations, and caveats for the Cisco Virtual Switch Update Manager (VSUM) Release 1.5 software. This update is for Cisco Application Virtual Switch (AVS), which is a derivative of Cisco Nexus 1000V. Use this document in combination with documents listed in Related Documentation.

Contents

This document includes the following sections:

• Introduction
• New and Changed Information
• Software Compatibility
• Limitations and Restrictions
• Scalability Limits
• Using the Bug Search Tool
• Caveats
• 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 enables you to 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 datacenter using the Dashboard - Cisco Nexus 1000V.
• Upgrade from an earlier release to Cisco VSUM 1.3.
• Cisco Application Virtual Switch (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.

New and Changed Information

Upgrading from Earlier Releases to Release 1.5

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

For the Cisco AVS, you can upgrade from Cisco VSUM Release 1.0, 1.1, or 1.2, or 1.2.2 to Release 1.5.

Note When upgrading from Cisco VSUM Release 1.2.2 to Release 1.5, 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

Software Compatibility

This release of the Cisco VSUM supports vSphere 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.

VSUM can be used to deploy 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 the Cisco VSUM Release 1.5.

• Upgrading Cisco AVS does not upgrade the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and the other fabric components. See the Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide for information about upgrading the Cisco APIC.

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 datacenter.

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 user name and password; then, click Log In. The Bug Search page opens.

Note If you do not have a Cisco.com user name 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.

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

Caveats

The following are descriptions of the open and resolved caveats in Cisco VSUM Release 1.3. The bug ID links you to the Cisco Bug Search tool.

Related Documentation

This section lists the documents used with Cisco VSUM and the Cisco AVS and available at the following URLs:

Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere documentation

Cisco AVS documentation

Documentation Feedback

To provide technical feedback on this document or report an error or omission, please send your comments to nexus1k-docfeedback@cisco.com.

We appreciate your feedback.

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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