Cisco Nexus 1000V Installing Manual

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Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V Installation Guide, Release 5.2(1)SM1(5.2)
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Installing the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft
Hyper-V
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Prerequisites for Installing the VSM Software, page 1-1
• VSM NIC Ordering, page 1-3
• Basic Topology, page 1-4
• Installation Workflow, page 1-6
• Installing the VSM Software, page 1-7
Prerequisites for Installing the VSM Software
This section includes the following sections:
• Before You Begin, page 1-1
• Guidelines and Limitations, page 1-2
• System Requirements, page 1-2
Note For information about your software and platform compatibility, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V and
Microsoft Hyper-V Compatibility Information, Release 5.2(1) SM1(5.2) document.
Before You Begin
Ensure that you have installed and configured the following components on the target setup:
• Windows Active Directory service
• Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012 SP1 UR3 (build version
3.1.6027.0) or Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) WS2012-R2 (build
version 3.2.7510)
• Windows Server 2012 Hosts
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Hosts
• For the hosts that are running the Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM), you should enable the Hyper-V
module for Windows PowerShell.

Cisco Nexus 1000V Specifications

General

Type	Virtual Switch
Manageable	Yes
NetFlow	Yes
SPAN	Yes
ERSPAN	Yes
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Form Factor	Virtual
Hypervisor Support	VMware ESXi
Features	VXLAN
Security Features	Port Security, Private VLANs, ACLs