Nexus 1000v requirements

[Hythim Ali El Hadad]

Hi,

I have UCS-B with v-sphere 5.5

Can I install nexus 1000v basic edition ?

Or I must have a specific version of ESXi as VMware Enterprise Plus license on the hosts ?

Also will I loss any feature that is given with vmware standard switch when moving to basic nexus 1000v ?

I know that nexus 1000v advanced edition require licenses to cover the number physical CPUs on the server on which the VEM is running.

So please confirm if I can start installing nexus 1000v using the ova files on my vsphere standard ?

Thanks

[Kirk J]

Greetings.

Checking the release notes for a specific SV release such as http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus1000/sw/5_x/release_notes/b_Cisco_N1KV_VMware_521SV313_ReleaseNotes.html there is a  'Software Compatibility with VMware' section, that will note what ESXi versions are supported.

The Nexus 1000V is a type of DVS so the VMware licensing requirements are the same as DVS

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus1000/sw/5_2_1_s_v_3_1_4/install/guide/b_Cisco_N1KV_VMware_Install_and_Upgrade_Guide_521SV314/b_Cisco_N1KV_VMware_Install_and_Upgrade_Guide_521SV314a_chapter_01.html#d535e599a1635  

shows  that you  will need to have installed the VMware Enterprise Plus license on the hosts.

For essential vs advanced, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/nexus-1000v-switch-vmware-vsphere/index.html

Features	Essential Edition	Advanced Edition
Layer 2 switching: VLANs, private VLANs, VXLAN, loop prevention, multicast, virtual PortChannels, LACP, ACLs	Yes	Yes
Network management: SPAN, ERSPAN, NetFlow 9, vTracker, vCenter Server plug-in	Yes	Yes
Enhanced QoS features	Yes	Yes
Cisco vPath	Yes	Yes
DHCP Snooping	No	Yes
IP Source Guard	No	Yes
Dynamic ARP Inspection	No	Yes
Cisco TrustSec SGA Support	No	Yes
Cisco Virtual Security Gateway	Supported1	Included
Other Virtual Services (Cisco ASA1000V, Cisco vWAAS, etc.)	Available separately	Available separately

¹ Shipping Virtual Security Gateway (VSG) versions are supported on Essential and Advanced editions. VSG is no longer available as a standalone product.

Thanks,

Kirk...

[Hythim Ali El Hadad]

Hi Kirk,

Thanks a lot for your reply and sorry for my delay

So to install Nexus 1000v I need vmware enterprise plus license and nexus 1000v license per cpu ?

Please confirm me on this or there is a way to install the essential eddition of nexus 1000v with base license that I think it is free. So I need only the software to do it permanent ?

Thanks again

Haitham

[Kirk J]

You will need VMware Enterprise Plus license on hosts.

If you don't need the features listed in the 'Advanced' column that aren't provided in the 'Essential' column, then you don't need to install a license, as it will be in 'essential edition' by default.

Please keep in mind if you need to call into TAC for N1K assistance you will have to have purchased some sort of N1K support contract.

Thanks,

Kirk... 

[Hythim Ali El Hadad]

Thanks again

final question

Is cisco one foundation for ucs include nexus 1000 v license ? Or it won't add a difference ?

thanks

haitham