First Published: March 1, 2018

Last Updated: March 26, 2024

About Cisco Enterprise NFVIS


Note
To achieve simplification and consistency, the Cisco SD-WAN solution has been rebranded as Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN. In addition, from Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Release 17.12.1a and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Release 20.12.1, the following component changes are applicable: Cisco vManage to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, Cisco vAnalytics to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Analytics, Cisco vBond to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator, Cisco vSmart to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, and Cisco Controllers to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components. See the latest Release Notes for a comprehensive list of all the component brand name changes. While we transition to the new names, some inconsistencies might be present in the documentation set because of a phased approach to the user interface updates of the software product.

Find all the information you need about this release—new features, known behavior, resolved and open bugs, and related information.

What's New

New and Enhanced Features for Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Release 4.5.1

Feature

Description

Where Documented

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.

ENCS Switch Monitoring

Authentication Cache for External Authentication Server

This feature supports TACACS authentication through OTP on NFVIS portal

Authentication Cache for External Authentication Server

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.

BGP Route Annoucement over MPLS or IPSec

Simplified Remote ID Configuration using EAP authentication

Remote ID configuration using EAP authentication is simplified. If the added security using a distinguished name is not required when using EAP authentication, then an FQDN can be configured on NFVIS to simplify the remote ID configuration and reduce authentication complexity.

Simplified Remote ID Configuration

NFVIS Portal Enhancements

  • The NFVIS portal pages are made consistent in terms of design.

  • The menu is divided into different sections: Configuration, Monitoring, Operations, and Notifications.

  • The time taken to reload a page is reduced. If you make changes in a page and reload the page, the previous existing details are displayed first and then the new changes are reflected.

  • You can filter, sort and search for relevant information in all the tables. The entries in the table are sequentially arranged and can be refreshed at a tabular level.

  • The Network Design canvas can be customized by rearranging the nodes.

  • The pages on the portal can adapt to different screen sizes.

Open Bugs

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Use the Cisco Bug Search Tool to access open and resolved bugs for a release.

The tool allows you to search for a specific bug ID, or for all bugs specific to a product and a release.

You can filter the search results by last modified date, bug status (open, resolved), severity, rating, and support cases.

Open Bugs for Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Release 4.5.1

Caveat ID Number

Description

CSCvw44371

port channel doesn't allow to join pnic member when link status is not same

CSCvw84935

Portal shows non-existing VM objects in deploy page

CSCvx29111

NFVIS GUI session expires while image upload is still in progress

CSCvx42188

Restored system showed GE0-0 ARP failure cauing commnucation failure to headend

CSCvx52651

System-monitoring support for DPDK ports

CSCvx58175

show secure overlay command is not based on current actual status causing discrepancy

CSCvx66107

cpu usage causing huge packet drop over port channel (for non-hyperthreaded platform)

CSCvx70684

Multiple default SRIOV networks not seen after Factory reset

CSCvx72066

CSCP5456 i40 sometime down when dual mode 10G/1G Intel SFP connect to 1G Cisco SFP

CSCvx74858

Error=nfvis_105 Failed to update Error - cannot add non SRIOV physical NICs to non DPDK bridges

CSCvx79871

Error in Importing Images because of CDB lock by pnp with wan dhcp-ipv6 configuration.

CSCvx84761

ntpd NOT OK post upgrade from 4.4.2-FC2 4.5.1-FC1 on ENCS

CSCvx84899

4.5.1 upgrade fail with exception iso file missing mounting

CSCvx86101

DPDK custom bridge network access fail as bridge down

Software Upgrade

The Cisco Enterprise NFVIS upgrade image is available as a .nfvispkg or .iso file. Currently, downgrade is not supported.

For more details on the software upgrade, see the Upgrading Cisco Enterprise NFVIS section in the https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/nfvis/get_started/nfvis-getting-started-guide/m-upgrade-nfvis.html.


Note

NFVIS 4.5.1 supports incremental upgrade from NFVIS 4.4.x using .nfvispkg file.

NFVIS 4.5.1 supports direct one-step upgrade from NFVIS 4.2.x or NFVIS 4.4.x using .iso file.

System Requirements

The following resources are required for a standalone Cisco Enterprise NFVIS:

  • For a system that has 16 or less CPU cores, one CPU core is reserved for NFVIS. For a system that has more than 16 CPU cores, 2 CPU cores are reserved for NFVIS.

  • For a system that has 32 GB or less of RAM, 3 GB is reserved for NFVIS. For a system that has more than 32 GB of RAM, 4 GB is reserved for NFVIS.

  • 20 GB storage.

  • For NFVIS portal, the minimum supported version of browsers are:

    • Mozilla Firefox 66

    • Google Chrome 71

    • Windows 10 Edge

    • MacOS 10.15 Safari


Note

More memory and disk space are required to be added to the system, depending on VM deployments.

Supported Programs and Platforms

Supported Platforms and Firmware

The following table lists the only supported platforms and firmware for Cisco ENFV

Platform

Firmware

Version

ENCS 5406, ENCS 5408, and ENCS 5412

BIOS

ENCS54_BIOS_2.13.SPA

CIMC

CIMC_3.2.12.4

WAN Port Driver

1.4.22.7-10-ciscocsx

LAN Port Driver

5.4.0-3-k CISCO

ENCS 5104

BIOS

V010

MCU

1.1

WAN Port Driver

5.4.0-1-k, 0x80000f76

UCS-E160S-M3/K9

BIOS

 UCSEM3_2.10

CIMC

 3.2(8.20190624114303)

UCS-E140S-M2/K9

BIOS

 UCSES_1.5.0.8

CIMC

 3.2(8.20190624114303)

UCS-E160D-M2/K9

BIOS

UCSED_3.5.0.1

CIMC

3.2(8.20190624114303)

UCS-E180D-M2/K9

BIOS

UCSED_3.5.0.1

CIMC

3.2(8.20190624114303)

UCS-E180D-M3/K9

BIOS

UCSEDM3_2.10

CIMC

3.2.11.5

UCS-E1120D-M3/K9

BIOS

UCSEDM3_2.10

CIMC

3.2.11.5

CSP-5228

BIOS

C220M5.4.0.4c.0.0506190754

CIMC

4.1(1c)

CSP-5436, CSP-5456, and CSP-5444

BIOS

Use HUU 4.1(1c)

CIMC

Use HUU 4.1(1c)

C8200-UCPE-1N8

BIOS

C8200-UCPE_1.04.103020201614

MCU

240.52

Guest VNFs

This section provides support statements for different guest Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) that you can run on Cisco Routing virtual platforms enabled by the NFVIS 4.5.1 release.

Cisco Router VNFs


Note
  • Cisco provides support for deployment and configuration of the VNF versions listed below, when deployed on Cisco Routing virtual platforms, enabled by this release of NFVIS.
  • Cisco provides support on a case-by-case basis for unlisted combinations of NFVIS release + VNF version.

Product homepage

Software download

Cisco Catalyst 8000V Edge Software

17.5.1

17.4.1b

Cisco ISRv

17.3.3

17.3.2

17.3.1a

17.2.1r

16.12.4

Cisco vEdge

20.4.1

19.2.3

Other Cisco Owned VNFs


Note
  • Limited testing is done to ensure you can create a guest VM instance using the software download image for these versions, as posted on Cisco Software download page.
  • For full-support statement see the individual product release documentation.

Product homepage

Software download

Security VNFs

Cisco NGFW (FTDv)

6.6.1-91

6.6.0-90

Cisco ASAv

9.14.2

9.14.1

WAN Optimization VNFs

Cisco vWAAS

6.4.5a-b-50

6.4.5-b-75

6.4.3c-b-42

Non-Cisco Vendor Owned VNFs

You can run VNFs owned by various vendors on Cisco’s NFV platforms enabled by NFVIS . Formal support for these VNFs requires a joint effort between Cisco and the VNF vendor.

Cisco offers VNF vendors a "for-fee" NFVIS 3rd-party certification program to test and certify their VNFs on Cisco’s virtualized platforms. After testing and certification is complete, the results are published on this page- Cisco Enterprise NFV Open Ecosystem and Qualified VNF Vendors.

For more specific support details about VNF versions and test compatibility matrix with NFVIS releases, see the VNF release documentation on the vendor support site.

As a NFVIS customer, if you need a unique combination of NFVIS release and a specific VNF version, you may submit your certification request to Cisco at nfv-ecosystem@cisco.com or reach out to the VNF vendor support team asking them to initiate a certification on the Cisco platform.

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