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Release Notes for
Cisco VFrame Data Center 1.1
These release notes are for use with Cisco VFrame Data Center 1.1. They contain
the following sections:
•Product Documentation, page 2
•Key Features, page 3
•System Requirements, page 6
•Supported Devices, page 7
•Open Caveats, page 12
•Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines,
page 15

Product Documentation
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Product Documentation
We sometimes update the printed and electronic documentation after original
publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com
for any updates.
Table 1 describes the available VFrame Data Center documentation.
Table 1 VFrame Data Center Documentation
Document Title Available Formats
Release Notes for
Cisco VFrame Data Center 1.1
On Cisco.com.1
1. All Cisco VFrame Data Center 1.1 documentation can be accessed through the following location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps8463/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Cisco VFrame Data Center 1.1
Installation and Configuration Guide
This guide is available in the following formats:
•On the product recovery CD-ROM.
•On Cisco.com.
•Printed document available by order
(part number DOC-7817674=).2
2. For information on ordering documentation, see Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines,
page 15.
Cisco VFrame Data Center 1.1
Administration Guide
This guide is available in the following formats:
•On Cisco.com.
•Included in the online help in HTML and PDF formats.
Cisco VFrame Data Center 1.1
Programmer’s Guide
On Cisco.com.
Cisco VFrame Data Center 1.1
Regulatory Compliance Information
Printed document included with the product.
Important Safety Information Printed document included with the product.
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Key Features
Key Features
VFrame Data Center is an appliance-based service orchestration solution for the
data center. With VFrame, customers can define end-to-end virtualized
application services. VFrame can discover physical resources within the data
center. Based on requirements defined for the application infrastructure resources,
VFrame can allocate appropriate physical or virtual resources and power the
application service network.
Key features of VFrame Data Center 1.1 include the following:
•Service Templates
•Service Networks
•Discovery
•Resource Pooling
•Policies
•Macros
•Lights Out Management Macros
•Storage Macros
•Role Based Access Control
•Server Remote Boot Management
•Server Image Management
•VFrame Data Center Appliance
•VFrame API and SDK
Service Templates
This is a logical definition of the application infrastructure. It defines the building
blocks (such as server groups, load balancers, and so on) and the connectivity that
is required among them. A template can be used to create multiple service
networks.
A template is like a “class” definition in object oriented programming. It defines
the basic structure and behavior of the service.

Key Features
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Service Networks
These are instantiations of a service template. These represent the running
application service network. Physical resources get mapped to a service network.
A service network is an equivalent of an “object” in object oriented programming.
It gets derived out of general “class” (template) but has specific properties
associated with the applications that it is running.
Discovery
VFrame discovers x86 based servers, Network attached and Fiber Channel
attached storage, Ethernet and Fiber Channel switches and network services
modules such as firewalls and load balancers.
Resource Pooling
The discovered physical resources can be grouped into various groups based on
capabilities, performance, types, availability, and other user defined filters based
on the discovered attributes.
Policies
VFrame has built-in policies that allow changes to the application infrastructure.
VFrame monitors server capacity and load through a host-based agent. The
built-in policies allow server adds and deletes for CPU or memory-based
thresholds, or time-based events.
External policies can be input through the VFrame web services interface.
This allows data center administrators to manage asynchronous workloads much
more efficiently by not having dedicated servers that will idle during non-peak
hours associated with each application.

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Key Features
Macros
An open scripting interface that uses XML and Perl. This feature allows the
execution of custom user commands at predetermined events.
Lights Out Management Macros
Adapter scripts that provide power management functions for servers. These are
modular and provide a very flexible way to add server support.
Storage Macros
Modular adapters that provide a simple mechanism for Storage Array integration.
Role Based Access Control
VFrame allows multiple users to be given unique access privileges through role
definitions. The management of resources can also be segmented through the use
of virtual contexts. Virtual contexts provide separation between different
departments or customers accessing a common pool of resources.
Server Remote Boot Management
VFrame can provide PXE-based NFS boot for Linux servers and PXE/SAN-based
Fire Channel boot services for both Linux and Windows servers.
Server Image Management
Creates seamless server image snapshots to produce network-stored golden boot
images.

System Requirements
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VFrame Data Center Appliance
Being a self contained secure appliance makes introducing VFrame into a data
center simple. There is no need to install software and integrate.
VFrame API and SDK
VFrame provides a SOAP-based web services API that allows third-party
applications to programmatically manage and monitor services offered by
VFrame. For more details, see to the VFrame Data Center Programmer's Guide.
System Requirements
The VFrame Data Center client must meet or exceed the following minimum
system requirements:
•Intel Pentium III, 1.1 GHz
•512 MB to 1 GB RAM
•100 MB hard drive space
•Any of the following operating systems:
– Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 1
– Microsoft Windows 2000, Service Pack 3
– Microsoft Windows Server 2003
•Any of the following web browsers:
– Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
– Mozilla Firefox 1.0
•Java Runtime Environment JRE1.5.0_11 or JRE1.5.0_08
•High-resolution monitor, 1024 by 768 pixels, 256 colors

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Supported Devices
Supported Devices
Table 2 through Table 9 describe the hardware that is supported with
VFrame Data Center:
Table 2 Supported Cisco Catalyst Ethernet Switches
Models
Cisco IOS
Releases Supervisor Card
CSM
Versions
CSM-S
Versions
FWSM
Versions Line Cards
6503-E
6504-E
6506-E
6509-E
6513-E,
12.2(18)SXF6
12.2(18)SXF7
WS-SUP720-3B 4.2(1)
4.2(2)
4.2(3a)
2.1(2a) 3.1(1)
3.1(3)
3.1(4)
WS-X6548-GE-TX
WS-X6548V-GE-TX
WS-X6748-GE-TX
WS-X6316-GE-TX
WS-X6408A-GBIC
WS-X6416-GBIC
WS-X6416-GE-MT
WS-X6502-10GE
WS-X6516-GBIC
WS-X6516A-GBIC
WS-X6516-GE-TX
WS-X6704-10GE
WS-X6724-SFP
WS-X6816-GBIC
WS-X6148-RJ-45
WS-X6148V-GE-TX
WS-X6148-GE-TX
WS-6748-SFP
WS-6708-10GE

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Note Storage Array support is provided through a modular interface. The support
matrix is constantly expanding. Please check with your account team about
support for specific devices in your environment.
Table 3 Supported Cisco Storage Switches
Models
SanOS
Versions Supervisor
Modules
Fiber
Channel
Modules Service Modules
MDS 9120
MDS 9140
MDS 9506
MDS 9509
MDS 9513
MDS 9216A
MDS 9216i
3.0(1)
3.0(2)
3.0(3)
Supervisor-1
Supervisor-2
1/2/4 Gb
1/2 Gb
DS-X9304-SMIP 4-Port
1 Gb IP Storage Service
Module
DS-X9308-SMIP 8-Port
1 Gb IP Storage Service
Module
Table 4 Supported Storage Arrays
Manufacturer Model Operating System
Management
Software
EMC Symmetrix
DMX1000S-M2
DMX microcode c5671 SYMCLI v6.2.0
EMC CLARiiON
CX700
Flare v02.19.700.5.010 Navisphere CLI
v6.19.0.4.14
for Linux
Table 5 Supported Network-Attached Storage
Manufacturer Model Version
Network Appliance F820 Filer 7.0.4

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Supported Devices
Table 6 Supported Servers
Manufacturer Model Processor Speed Memory LOM Types and Firmware Versions BIOS Version Ethernet NICs1 Fiber Channel HBA and Driver2 Internal SCSI Controller
Dell PowerEdge
1950 Server
Dual Core
3.0 GHz
2.0 GB DRAC
v1.27
1.2.0 Broadcom
NetXtreme
Qlogic
v1.12
LSI Logic
v5.0.1
Dell PowerEdge
2950 Server
Quad Core
2.0 GHz
4.0 GB DRAC
v1.27
1.2.0 Broadcom
NetXtreme
Qlogic
v1.08
LSI Logic
v5.0.1
HP ProLiant
DL360 G4
Server
3.0 GHz 1.0 GB iLO-1
v1.89
P52 Broadcom
NetXtreme
Qlogic
QLA2340
v1.34
N/A
HP ProLiant
DL360 G4p
Server
3.0 GHz 1.0 GB iLO-1
v1.89
A05 Broadcom
NetXtreme
Qlogic
QLA2340
v1.43
N/A
HP ProLiant
DL360 G5
Server
Dual Core
Xeon
1.6 GHz
1.0 GB iLO-2
v1.3
P58 Broadcom
NetXtreme
None None
HP ProLiant
DL365 G1
Server
Dual Core
1.8 GHz
1.0 GB iLO-2
v1.3
A10 Broadcom
NetXtreme
None None
HP ProLiant
DL380 G4
Server
Intel Xeon
3.4 GHz to
3.6 GHz
1.0 GB iLo-1
v1.89
P51 HP Integrated
NC7782
Dual Port LOM
None HP
Smart Array
6i Controller
HP
Smart Array
P600
SAS RAID
Controller
HP ProLiant
DL385 G1
Server
Quad Core
Dual
Processor
2.6 GHz
8.0 GB iLo-1
v1.89
A05 Broadcom
NetXtreme
Qlogic
v1.47
HP
Smart Array
6i Controller

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Note Server support is provided through a modular interface. The support matrix is
constantly expanding. Please check with your account team about support for
specific servers in your environment
HP ProLiant
DL585 G1
Server
AMD 875
Dual-core
Opteron
2.2 GHz
2.0 GB iLO-2
v1.3
A01 HP Integrated
NC7782
Dual Port LOM
None HP
Smart Array
5i+
Controller
IBM xSeries
3950 Server
Dual Core
Xeon
2.5 GHz
2.0 GB RSA II
v1.14
3.08 Broadcom
NetXtreme
Qlogic
v1.12
Adaptec
RAID v5.2-0
IBM xSeries 346
Server
Intel Xeon
3.0 GHz
1.0 GB RSA II
v1.08
1.16 Broadcom
NetXtreme
Qlogic
v1.47
Adaptec
RAID
v4.30.11
1. For more information about Supported Ethernet Network Interface cards, see Table 7.
2. For more information on Supported Fiber Channel Host Bus Adapters, see Table 9.
Table 7 Supported Ethernet Network Interface Cards
Manufacturer Model Driver Version
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
(5703, 5704, 5714 chipsets)
3u7-v3.43-rh for Linux
4u2-v3.27-rh for Linux
9.52.0.0 for Windows
HP Integrated NC7782 Dual Port LOM bcm5700
Intel Pro/1000 e1000
Table 6 Supported Servers (continued)
Manufacturer Model Processor Speed Memory LOM Types and Firmware Versions BIOS Version Ethernet NICs1 Fiber Channel HBA and Driver2 Internal SCSI Controller