- New and Changed Information
- About NFVIS Documentation
- Host System Management
- VM Life Cycle Management
- Cisco NFVIS Kubernetes Support
- Cisco NFVIS ThousandEyes Support
- Cisco NFVIS Support For Cisco UCS C-Series M6 Rack Servers
- Secure Overlay and Single IP Configuration
- BGP Support on NFVIS
- Security Considerations
- Secure Operation in FIPS Mode on NFVIS
- NFVIS Clustering Capability for Cisco Cloud Services Platform
- Platform Specific Configurations
- NFVIS Logging
- NFVIS Monitoring
- BIOS Upgrade for C8200 UCPE
- Troubleshoot and Debug Cisco NFVIS
- Appendix
- Glossary
New and Changed Information
The following tables summarize the new and changed features and tell you where they are documented.
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Cisco ENCS 5400 End of Life (EOL) |
Cisco ENCS 5400 has reached End of Life (EOL). The last supported software versions for Cisco ENCS 5400 are Cisco NFVIS Release 4.15.x and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.15.x. |
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Cisco NFVIS Support on Cisco UCS C-Series M6 Rack Servers |
Starting from Cisco NFVIS Release 4.13.1, Cisco NFVIS software is supported on Cisco UCS M6 Rack Servers as a term-based license. Order Cisco NFVIS software smart license along with the Cisco UCS C M6 Rack Server Product purchase. |
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Cisco NFVIS uses the IP address assigned by a DHCP server for monitoring the VNF deployment. |
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In addition to already existing support to register a VM image using a http or https servers, you can register the VM images using FTP and SCP servers. |
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With this feature, you can deploy Cisco ThousandEyes monitoring agent in container form-factor natively on Cisco NFVIS-enabled platforms. |
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Use the CISCO MIB 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.2376 to display the Cisco NFVIS hostname in SNMP notifications. |
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Description |
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The NFVIS system memory allocations are changed for Cisco NFVIS Release 4.10.1. |
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Configure Additional WAN Transport Connectivity on ENCS Switch Ports |
Starting from Cisco NFVIS Release 4.10.1, Cisco ENCS supports terminating WAN circuits on its built-in eight port switch. This is in addition to the two dedicated WAN ports thereby providing you the ability to terminate upto ten WAN circuits on Cisco ENCS devices. |
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SNMP encryption passphrase |
Starting from Cisco NFVIS Release 4.10.1, there is an option to add an optional passphrase for SNMP that can generate a different priv-key other than the auth-key. |
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Use router bgp command |
Starting from Cisco NFVIS Release 4.10.1, the command route-distribute is no longer supported. We recommend that you use the router bgp command instead. |
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Use system settings name-server command |
Starting from Cisco NFVIS Release 4.10.1, the command dns-server is no longer supported. We recommend that you use system settings name-server command instead. |
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Description |
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Starting from Cisco NFVIS 4.9.3 release, 8 GB is allocated to Cisco NFVIS in a CSP device with 64 GB memory space. |
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The support flush cache memory command is introduced to clear cache memory using the CLI, that clears up some system memory to enable Cisco NFVIS to perform better. Clearing caches using support flush cache command can help resolve issues related to outdated or corrupted cache data. For example, clearing the cache in a web browser can help resolve issues such as slow page load times of Cisco NFVIS portal. |
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This feature enables you to deploy and operate Kubernetes as a VM using Cisco Enterprise NFVIS. You can download the NFVIS Kubernetes.tar.gz file, upload it to the Cisco Enterprise NFVIS and deploy the Kubernetes VM to leverage Kubernetes related technologies within Cisco Enterprise NFVIS. |
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The VM image packaging tool provides the UI for you to generate a full VM package, generate a scaffold package, and repackage. The tool works separately from the Cisco NFVIS system. |
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NFVIS Clustering Capability for Cisco Cloud Services Platform (CSP) |
This feature enables you to combine three nodes into a single cluster definition whereby, all the member nodes display configuration
information about all the VMs deployed in the cluster. Each member node contributes to a user-specified disk size (same value
for all the members) of their total disk size to form a shared and clustered file system. The data is replicated across all
the cluster members. This clustering capability is resilient against single node failures.
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NFVIS Clustering Capability for Cisco Cloud Services Platform (CSP) |
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Single IP Monitoring External Gateway |
This feature enables you to configure the external gateway monitoring interval, using the wan-monitor-interval command. |
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Support for Network VLAN Range Configuration |
This feature enables you to configure a VLAN range in trunk mode in the network configuration. |
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Description |
Where Documented |
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Granular Role Based Access Control |
This feature introduces a new resource group policy that manages the VM and VNF. You can now assign users to a group to control VNF access, during VNF deployment. |
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Enforce Setting of BIOS and CIMC Passwords |
This feature enforces the user to change the default password for CIMC and BIOS. |
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Support for 40G Dual Port and Quad-Split NICs in Cisco Cloud Services Platforms |
Starting from this release, the 40G network interface card (NIC) supports dual port modes on Cisco Cloud Services Platform (CSP). |
Support for 40G Dual Port and Quad-Split NICs in Cisco Cloud Services Platforms |
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Description |
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Local Authentication for a Specific Group of Users |
This feature allows you to create a group with specific users, who can perform only the local authentication; and don't have to authenticate externally through TACACS. |
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Support for External Storage for Cisco Cloud Services Platforms |
External disks are supported for Cisco Cloud Services Platforms (CSP). |
Support for External Storage for Cisco Cloud Services Platforms |
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Support for Replacing HTTP Basic Authentication |
This feature enhances NFVIS local portal capabilities, to replace HTTP basic authentication to prevent accidental leakage of credentials. |
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Support for NFVIS Container Life Cycle Management |
This features provides support for container lifecycle management. |
Support for NFVIS Container Life Cycle Management |
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Description |
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ENCS Switch Monitoring |
This feature allows you to calculate the data rate for ENCS switch ports based on the data collected from the ENCS switch. |
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Authentication Cache for External Authentication Server |
This feature supports TACACS authentication through OTP on NFVIS portal |
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BGP Route Annoucement over MPLS or IPSec |
This feature allows you to configure NFVIS to announce routes through BGP over MPLS or in conjunction with secure overlay to announce routes over IPSec tunnel. |
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Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series Edge Universal CPE Support |
The Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series is the next generation of Cisco Enterprise Network Compute System platform that combines routing, switching and application hosting into a compact one rack unit device. These platforms are designed to allow customers to run virtualized network functions and other applications as virtual machines on the same hardware platform powered by Cisco NFVIS hypervisor software. |
Supported Hardware Platforms On NFVIS Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series Edge uCPE Hardware Installation Guide |
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SNMP VM Monitoring MIB |
SNMP VM monitoring MIBs support added. |
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Live Export Support |
Supports VM backup process without shutting down the VM. |
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VM Export with Selective Disk |
You can exclude certain disks or volumes from a VM export. |
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BGP Support on NFVIS |
This feature allows NFVIS system to learn routes announced from the remote BGP neighbor and apply the learnt routes to NFVIS system. This feature also allows you to announce or withdraw NFVIS local routes to the remote BGP neighbor. |
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DNS Name Server Configuration Enhancement |
NFVIS allows configuring upto three nameservers which can be used by DNS resolvers in the order specified by the user. New command introduced to configure DNS nameservers: system settings name-server. |
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CIMC Secure Overlay Support |
This is a disaster recovery feature to recover an unresponsive NFVIS. CIMC periodically monitors NFVIS health and when NFVIS health check fails, CIMC establishes a secure tunnel to the remote. At remote site, you can login to CIMC and do the necessary troubleshooting to recover NFVIS. |
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Description |
Where Documented |
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Enhancements to backup and restore of configurations |
New commands are introduced to view the overall status of backup and restore process. Enhancements to backup file location and factory default options are introduced. Information on how to troubleshoot failure to restore NFVIS configurations is added. |
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HugePage memory and CPU allocation |
The system memory allocations are enhanced and all memory apart from the amount reserved for system is converted to HugePage memory. |
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Command for PnP certificates |
A certificate can be used as a PnP root certificate through Command Line Interface (CLI). |
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Secure Operation in FIPS Mode on NFVIS |
The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 140-2 are publicly announced standards developed by the United States federal government for use in computer systems by non-military government agencies and government contractors. |
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BIOS and CIMC password |
New password restrictions and security measures are added for CIMC and BIOS. |
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CIMC TACACS Support |
CIMC TACACS configuration support enabled on NFVIS. |
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Description |
Where Documented |
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Storm control support |
Storm control is used to monitor incoming traffic levels and limit excessive flow of packets on any user facing switch port that could cause a traffic storm. |
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hot-add and hot-delete support on DPDK interface |
Support interface hot add and hot delete operations on DPDK networks. |
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VM backup and restore perserving mac and UID |
Specifying the unique MAC ID flag during VM import will ensure that the imported VM is not deployed with the same UID and interface MAC addresses. |
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Support placing VM's extra storage volumes to external datastore |
This feature supports placing VNF volumes on external datastore storage locations |
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PNIC promiscuous mode support |
Enabling promiscuous mode on an interface can be used to monitor all incoming packets on the interface. |
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Description |
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Secure Tunnel enhacements for PKI and EAP |
EAP and PKI authentication supported on secure overlay. |
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APC UPS support |
This feature provides support for monitoring battery status for an APC UPS connected to the ENCS box through a USB cable. |
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SNMP support for CPU usage |
Supported SNMP MIBs for CPU usage |
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AAA auth-order |
In this feature the supported aaa authentication order is local authentication followed by TACACS+. |
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