Cisco Nexus 1000V Instruction Manual

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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
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Guidelines and Limitations
It is your responsibility to monitor and install all the relevant patches from Microsoft on the Windows
hosts.
System Requirements
This section describes the hardware and software requirements.
• Hardware Requirements, page 1-2
• Software Requirements, page 1-2
Hardware Requirements
The hardware must meet the requirements set by Microsoft to run the Hyper-V role. The Cisco Nexus
1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) requires VMs with the following
configuration:
• 4 GB minimum of hard disk space
• 4 GB minimum of RAM
• As a best practice, we recommend that you have four network adapters (network interface
cards—NICs) on the host where Microsoft Hyper-V is installed. You can have various combinations
depending on the hardware that you have. For example, you can have one NIC with four ports or
four NICs with one port each.
Software Requirements
To install and bring up a Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V, you need the following server
setup:
• 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 2012 hosts
• Windows 2012 R2 hosts
• Active Directory server
To configure the VSM, you need the following information:
• VSM IP address
• VSM domain ID (1—1023)—This ID is used for high availability (HA)
• Layer 3 connectivity between a VSM and the hosts that run a VEM is required.
– Layer2 mode is not supported.
– Layer3 UDP port number 4785
– Communication between the VSM and VEM occurs over UDP port number 4785 that uses the
Cisco Nexus Control Protocol (CNCP)
• TCP Port 80 is open on the network for communication from the SCVMM to VSM. In case of https,
the TCP Port is 443.

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VSM NIC Ordering
The VSM creates interfaces in an ascending MAC address order of the virtual NIC offered by Microsoft
Hyper-V. Currently, Microsoft Hyper V provides no guarantees that this order is the same as displayed
at the VSM VM Settings panel. The VSM always uses its first interface as control0 and its second
interface as mgmt0. The network profiles for these two interfaces might need different VLANs.
Therefore, you should verify that the interfaces are selected by the VSM in the same order that are
displayed in the Settings panel.
Execute the following CLI on the VSM to verify the order of the management and control mac addresses.
Nexus1000V# show interface mac-address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interface Mac-Address Burn-in Mac-Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
mgmt0 001d.d8b7.1e61 001d.d8b7.1e61
control0 001d.d8b7.1e60 001d.d8b7.1e60
If the order is not the same, you can use the following commands to specify the preferred MAC to
control0/mgmt0 interface mappings:
• system internal control-mac XXXX.XXXX.XXXX
• system internal mgmt-mac XXXX.XXXX.XXXX
These commands require that you entere the copy running-config startup-config command afterwards
to make the change persistent and effective after the next VSM reload.
switch# show system internal interface mac-address
Sample output:
Interface Preferred MAC
sh interface mac-address
--------- --------------
mgmt0 cccc.bbbb.aaaa
control0 aaaa.bbbb.cccc
If any of the preferred MAC for control0/mgmt0 selected by users is not available at VSM boot up, the
driver ignores it and it picks another interface instead (following MAC ascending order). In that case,
the system logs an error with a syslog as follows:
%KERN-3-SYSTEM_MSG: Preferred MAC (aaaa.bbbb.cccc) for control0 not found – kernel

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Basic Topology
Figure 1-1 displays the basic Hyper-V topology on a Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V VEM.
Figure 1-1 Basic Topology for the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V
Secondary VSM Host
Infra VM Host
Management VM Cluster
HYPER-V
Native Switch
AD
Server
SQL
VM
SCVMM
VM
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NIC
Management
NICNIC
Live Migration
NIC
Cluster
Primary VSM Host
HYPER-V
Native Switch
Nexus 1000V VSM
NIC
Management
NICNIC
Live Migration
NIC
Cluster
... Host 64
Data VM Cluster
Host 1
VM1 ...
...
VMN
Team
NIC
Management
NIC
Live Migration
NIC
Cluster
NICNICNIC
Nexus 1000V Switch
Note The Management NIC is actually on the Microsoft switch.
The Management VM cluster is for Infra VMs.
The Data VM Cluster is for Workload VMs
The Minimum topology is three servers with four NICs each.
Figure 1-1 displays the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V deployment on two servers with the
following network configuration:
• Management NIC—This network adapter is connected to an external network for the host OS
connectivity.
• Microsoft Virtual Switch—The Microsoft virtual switch has one physical network adapter for the
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• Two Physical Network adapters—These adapters are connected to the Cisco Nexus 1000V logical
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Installation Workflow
Figure 1-2 displays the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V installation process on Microsoft
SCVMM.
Figure 1-2 Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V Installation Workflow
1. Download Cisco
Nexus 1000V Package
2.1 Install Cisco Provider MSI
2.2 Install Cisco Template Files
2.3 Copy VEM to SCVMM Repository
2.4 Copy VSM ISO to SCVMM Library
2. Install SCVMM Components
3. Install and Configure VSM
4. Configure SCVMM Fabric and
VM Network
5. Prepare Hyper-V Hosts
7. Connect VMs to
Cisco Nexus 1000V
6. Create Nexus 1000V
Logical Switch Instance on hosts
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Non-MGMT PNIC WorkflowManagement PNIC Workflow
6.2.1 Select Host
6.2.2 Select the PNICs except MGMT PNIC
6.2.3 Deploy Logical Switch
6.2.4 Add any Remaining PNICs
to Logical Switch
6.1.1 Select Host
6.1.2 Select the MGMT PNIC
6.1.4 Deploy Logical Switch
6.1.5 Add Remaining PNICs to
Logical Switch
3.1 Create Mocrosoft Switch for
VSM Connectivity
3.2 Install VSM VM using VM Template
3.3 Configure VSM
4.1 Add Switch Extension Manager
(Connect to VSM)
4.2 Create Logical Switch
4.3 Create VM Networks
7.1 Select VM Network Adapter
7.2 Connect VM Network Adapter
to Logical Switch
7.3 Select VM Network and Port
Classification for the Network Adapter
6.1.3 Create MGMT Host Virtual
Network Adapter
5.1 Configure PNIC MTU Settings
5.1 Configure VMQ RSS Settings

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Installing the VSM Software
To install the VSM software, perform the following steps:
1. Downloading the Cisco Nexus 1000V Package, page 1-7
2. Configuring SCVMM and VSM, page 1-7
3. Installing the VSM Certificate, page 1-18
4. Preparing the Microsoft Hyper-V Hosts (Optional), page 1-22
5. Adding Hosts to a Logical Switch, page 1-24
6. Connecting the VM Network Adapter to the Logical Switch, page 1-24
Downloading the Cisco Nexus 1000V Package
The Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V package (a zip file) is available at the download URL
location provided with the software.
To download the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V package, download the Cisco Nexus 1000V
for Microsoft Hyper-V package for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012
SP1. This package contains the following files:
• Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) ISO
(Nexus1000V.5.2.1.SM1.5.2\VSM\install\Nexus-1000V.5.2.1.SM1.5.2.iso)
• Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) MSI package
(Nexus1000V.5.2.1.SM1.5.2\VEM\Nexus1000V-VEM-5.2.1.SM1.5.2.0.msi)
• Cisco VSEM Provider MSI package
(Nexus1000V.5.2.1.SM1.5.2\VMM\Nexus1000V-VSEMProvider-5.2.1.SM1.5.2.0.msi)
• Kickstart file
(Nexus1000V.5.2.1.SM1.5.2\VSM\Upgrade\Nexus-1000V-kickstart.5.2.1.SM1.5.2.bin )
• System file (Nexus1000V.5.2.1.SM1.5.2\VSM\Upgrade\Nexus-1000V.5.2.1.SM1.5.2.bin)
• WSUS scripts (Nexus1000V.5.2.1.SM1.5.2\WSUS\)
– Publish-CiscoUpdate.ps1
– Remove-CiscoUpdates.ps1
– Get-CiscoUpdates.ps1
– Get-MSIDetails.ps1
Configuring SCVMM and VSM
This section describes how to install the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V VSM software and
includes the following topics:
• Installing SCVMM Components, page 1-8
• Installing and Configuring the VSM Workflow, page 1-9
• Configuring the SCVMM Fabric Workflow, page 1-13

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Installing SCVMM Components
To install the SCVMM components, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Install the Cisco Provider MSI.
a. Install the Nexus1000V-VSEMProvider-5.2.1.SM1.5.2.0.msi from the Cisco Nexus1000V zip
location on the SCVMM server in order to establish communication between SCVMM and the
Cisco Nexus1000V VSM.
Note The MSI installation restarts the SCVMM service.
b. Verify that the Cisco Provider is installed properly as follows:
• Open the SCVMM console.
• Navigate to the Settings Pane.
• Click on Configuration Providers.
c. Verify the Cisco Systems Nexus 1000V extension is displayed.
Step 2 Install Cisco VSM template files as follows:
After downloading the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V package, complete the following
steps to install the VSM template:
• On the SCVMM server, open the PowerShell console from the SCVMM console.
• Run the script Register-Nexus1000VVSMTemplate.ps1 from the following location
C:\Program Files\Cisco\Nexus1000V\Nexus1000V-VSMTemplate.
This script imports the Cisco VSM Template in the SCVMM Library
• To verify the template, do the following:
– Navigate to the Templates tab.
– Choose Templates. On the right pane, the Nexus 1000V-VSM-Template is listed.
Step 3 Copy the VEM to the SCVMM repository.
The VEM is an MSI file that needs to be placed in the following location on SCVMM server:
ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Switch Extension Drivers. For example, C:\ProgramData\Switch Extension
Drivers. SCVMM uses the MSI file during Add host operation.
Caution Do not install the VEM on the SCVMM server. Only copy the file to the location specified.
Step 4 Copy the VSM ISO file. For example, copy N1000vh-dk9.5.2.1.SM1.5.0.339 to the SCVMM library in
the following location on SCVMM server: \\VMName\MSSCVMMLibrary. After copying the ISO file,
make sure to refresh the SCVMM library so that SCVMM detects the copied ISO.

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Installing and Configuring the VSM Workflow
To install and configure the VSM workflow, use an existing Microsoft Switch with external connectivity
or create a new one, for the VSM connectivity.
1. Installing the VSM using a VM Template, page 1-9
2. Configuring the VSM, page 1-10
3. Deploying the VSM, page 1-11
4. Configuring the VSM, page 1-12
Installing the VSM using a VM Template
To install the VSM using a VM template, perform the following steps:
Step 1 From the left navigation pane in the SCVMM user interface, click the VMs and Services icon and from
the top menu bar, choose Create Virtual Machine. The Create Virtual Machine Wizard window
opens.
Step 2 In the Select Source panel, choose the Use an existing virtual machine, VM template, or virtual hard
disk option and click Browse.
Step 3 Choose the Nexus1000V_VSM_Template file listed under the Type: VM Template header.
Step 4 Click OK and click Next.
Step 5 In the Specify Virtual Machine Identity panel, enter the name of the virtual machine and click Next.
Step 6 In the Configure Hardware panel, configure the hardware settings for the virtual machine. If you are
using a template, most of the settings have already been configured (For example, the hard drive is set
to 4 GB and there are three network adapters). The only item that you have to manually configure is the
ISO image.
Step 7 Click Virtual DVD drive below the Bus Configuration header in the center pane.
Step 8 Click Existing ISO image file and click Browse.
Step 9 Choose the ISO image from the SCVMM library, click OK, and click Next.
Step 10 In the Select Destination panel, keep the default settings of Place the virtual machine on a host;
Destination: All Hosts and click Next.
Step 11 After the host is displayed in the Select Host panel, chose it, and click Next.
Step 12 In the Configure Settings panel, review the settings and click Next.
Step 13 In the Select Networks panel, choose the virtual switches that are used for the virtual machine. For each
network adapter, select the type of the virtual switch, for example, choose Standard Switch or Logical
Switch and click Next.
Step 14 In the Add Properties panel, keep the default settings of the Automatic Actions and click Next.
Step 15 In the Confirm the Settings panel in the final Summary window, review and confirm the settings.
Step 16 Click Create to begin the virtual machine creation. A progress bar is displayed in the Job Status column
in the VM window.
Step 17 After the virtual machine creation is complete, right-click the Name of the virtual machine in the
SCVMM user interface and choose Power On.
Step 18 Right-click the Name of the virtual machine again, click Connect or View, and choose Connect via
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See Table 1-1 for more information about the Cisco Nexus 1000V ISO boot options.
Ta b l e 1-1 Cisco Nexus 1000V ISO Boot Options
No Boot Option If the disk is unformatted If disk is formatted
1Install the Cisco
Nexus 1000V and
bring up the new
image
• Boot the kickstart image
from ISO
• Format the disk and copy the
images from ISO to
bootflash:
• Load the system image
• Boot the kickstart image from
ISO
• Copy the images from ISO to
bootflash:
• Load the system image
2Install the Cisco
Nexus 1000V and
go to the VSH shell
• Boot the kickstart image
from ISO
• Format the disk and copy the
images from ISO to
bootflash:
• Start the VSH shell
• Boot the kickstart image from
ISO
• Copy the images from ISO to
bootflash:
• Start the VSH shell
3Install the Cisco
Nexus 1000V only
if the disk is
unformatted, and
bring up the new
image
• Boot the kickstart image
from ISO
• Format the disk and copy the
images from ISO to
bootflash:
• Load the system image
• Boot the kickstart image from
ISO
• Try to load the system image
from the disk with the same
name as that in ISO
• If the image is not found, start
the VSH shell
4Install Cisco Nexus
1000V only if the
disk is unformatted
and go to the VSH
shell
• Boot the kickstart image
from ISO
• Format the disk and copy the
images from ISO to
bootflash:
• Load the system image
• Boot the kickstart image from
ISO
• Start the VSH shell
Configuring the VSM
After installing VSM using a VM template, connect to a VM console and configure the VSM. We
recommend that the VSM is deployed using the template provided by Cisco. After the deployment is
complete, power on the VSM. The following basic inputs are required for the VSM configuration:
1. Switch name
2. Domain ID
3. Management address
4. Subnet mask
5. Gateway address

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Note Make sure that you eject the virtual ISO image from the CD ROM.
Deploying the VSM
To deploy the VSM, perform the following steps:
Step 1 When the Virtual Machine Viewer window opens, the message “Do you want to format it? (y/n)”
apperas. enter Yfor yes at the prompt.
Step 2 At the command prompt, when the message “Perform r/w tests (takes very long time) on target disks?
(y/n)” appears, enter Yfor yes at the prompt.
Note The default action is taken if you do not immediately respond to the message prompts.
Step 3 After the software is copied and the CD-ROM drive is mounted, you are prompted to enter the System
Administrator Account Setup. At the Enter the password for “admin”: prompt, enter the password. At
the Confirm the password for “admin”: prompt, reenter the password.
Step 4 Enter the high availability (HA) role at the prompt Enter HA role [standalone/primary/secondary].
Note We recommend that you create a VSM high availability pair. Configure the first VM as the
primary VSM and install the second VM as the secondary VSM.
If you set the HA role as secondary, the following question is displayed at the prompt: Setting HA
role to secondary will cause a system reboot. Are you sure (yes/no)?: Enter Ye s if you want to
set the HA role to Secondary.
Step 5 At the prompt, enter the domain ID: Enter the domain ID[1-1023], for example, 199. A domain ID is
required for the VSMs to communicate with each other. While installing the secondary VSM, enter the
same domain ID that was specified for the primary VSM.
Step 6 After step 5 for secondary VSM, the message is displayed: saving boot configuration and the system
reloads.
Step 7 At the prompt, the Basic System Configuration Dialog is displayed. Enter Yes at the prompt.
Step 8 At the command prompt, the following message is displayed: Create another login account? [yes/no]
(n). Select No to skip creating another login account.
Note The defaults are used if you do not change the values.
Step 9 Enter the switch name, for example, Nexus1000V-Eng.
Step 10 Press Yfor yes when prompted to continue with the out-of-band management configuration.
Step 11 Enter the Mgmt0 IPv4 address for the VSM, for example, 10.10.10.4.
Step 12 Enter the Mgmt0 IPv4 netmask, for example, 255.255.255.0.
Step 13 At the command prompt, the following message is displayed: Configure the default gateway? Enter Y
for yes.
Step 14 Enter the IPv4 address of the default gateway, for example, 10.10.10.5.

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Step 15 At the command prompt, the following message is displayed: Vem feature level will be set to
5.2(1)SM1(5.2). Do you want to reconfigure? (yes/no) [n]: Press Enter at the prompt to enter the
default value.
Step 16 Enter n when the following command prompt message is displayed: Configure Advanced Options?
(yes/no)[n]:.
Step 17 The following message is displayed: Would you like to edit the configuration? (yes/no) [n]: Press
Enter at the prompt to enter the default value.
Step 18 Enter y when the following command prompt message is displayed: Use this configuration and save it
? (yes/no) [y]:.
Step 19 Complete steps 1 to 5 to configure the secondary VSM with an HA role.
Step 20 Verify the HA role using the command show system redundancy status on primary and secondary
VSMs.
Configuring the VSM
After completing these steps, you are prompted to log into the VSM. Access the VSM via SSH using the
IP address configured in the VSM installation section. The following minimal objects need to be created
on the VSM:
• Logical Network
• Network Segment Pool
• IP Pool Template
• Network Segment
• Virtual Ethernet Port Profile
• Ethernet Port Profile
• Network Uplink
To configure the VSM, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Enter the configuration mode using the command config t.
Step 2 Create a Logical Network using the command nsm logical network <name> at the prompt to configure
the SCVMM networking fabric, for example, nsm logical network Intranet. Type exit. You can enter
any name for the Logical Network.
Step 3 Create a Network Segment Pool using the command nsm network segment pool <name>, for example,
nsm network segment pool IntranetSJ.
Step 4 Associate the Network Segment Pool to the Logical Network using the command: member-of
logical-network <name>, for example, member-of logical-network Intranet. Type exit.
Step 5 Create an IP pool template using the command nsm ip pool template <name>, for example, nsm ip
pool template pool10.
Step 6 Configure the IP address range, for example, ip address <30.0.0.2> <30.0.0.100>.
Step 7 Configure the network, for example, network <30.0.0.2> <255.255.255.0>. Type exit.
Step 8 Create a Network Segment using the command, nsm network segment <name>, for example, nsm
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Step 9 Create a VLAN inside the Network Segment using the command switchport access vlan <number>,
for example, switchport access vlan 100.
Step 10 Associate the Network Segment Pool to the Network Segment using the command member-of network
segment pool <name>, for example, member-of network segment pool IntranetSJ.
Step 11 Import the IP pool template to the Network Segment using the command ip pool import template
<name>, for example, ip pool import template pool10.
Step 12 Publish the Network Segment using the command publish network segment <name>, for example,
publish network segment VMNetworkA. Type exit.
Step 13 Create a virtual Ethernet port profile of type vethernet using the command port-profile type vethernet
<name>, for example, port-profile type vethernet Veth-policy.
Step 14 Enter the no shutdown command to keep the system in a power-on state. Enter state enabled at the
prompt.
Step 15 Publish the port profile using the command publish port-profile and type exit. The port profile is
imported for publishing the Network uplink.
Step 16 Create a virtual Ethernet port profile of type ethernet using the command port-profile type ethernet
<name>, for example, port-profile type ethernet UplinkNoPortChannel.
Step 17 Enter the no shutdown command to keep the system in a power-on state. Enter state enabled at the
prompt.
Step 18 Create a Network Uplink using the command nsm network uplink NexusUplink.
Step 19 Associate the Network Segment Pool using the command allow network segment pool IntranetSJ, for
example, allow network segment pool IntranetSJ.
Step 20 Import the port profile that was created earlier using the command import port-profile <name>, for
example, import port-profile eth-pp-policy.
Step 21 Publish the Network Uplink using the command publish network uplink <name>, for example,
publish network uplink NexusUplink. Type exit.
Step 22 Copy the running configuration to the start-up configuration using the copy running-config
startup-config command. The following message is displayed in the window: Copy complete, now
saving to disk (please wait)
Step 23 Enter the show running-config command to verify the configuration.
Note The setup script configures the VSM to function in L3 control mode. L2 control mode is not supported
with Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V. When configuring L3 control with Microsoft Hyper-V,
you do not need to create a port profile with capability L3control. The VSM communicates with the
Microsoft Server 2012 management interface directly. There is no need to create a special vEthernet port
profile to be assigned to the Windows 2012 host.
Configuring the SCVMM Fabric Workflow
Note The entire workflow to configure the SCVMM Fabric Workflow can also be performed using scripts. For
more information, see the “PowerShell Scripts for Configuring the SCVMM Fabric Workflow” section
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To install and configure the VSM workflow, create a Microsoft switch for VSM connectivity and then
perform the following steps:
1. Connecting SCVMM to VSM, page 1-14
2. Creating a Logical Switch in SCVMM, page 1-16
3. Configuring the VM Network, page 1-17
Connecting SCVMM to VSM
Once the VSM is up, configure the SCVMM networking fabric for the Nexus 1000V.
Note Check and turn off the proxy server settings for your LAN in the Internet Options settings window of
Internet Explorer before proceeding to the next steps.
This section includes the following:
• Connecting SCVMM 2012 SP1 to VSM, page 1-14
• Connecting SCVMM 2012-R2 to VSM, page 1-15
Connecting SCVMM 2012 SP1 to VSM
To retrieve the objects from the VSM to SCVMM, perform the following steps:
Step 1 When the VSM is up, log in to the VSM using SSH and the IP address configured in the previous section.
Step 2 From the SCVMM administrator console, navigate to the Fabric pane.
Step 3 On Fabric Pane under Networking, select Switch Extension Manager.
Step 4 Right click to add a New Extension Manager. The Add Virtual Switch Extension Manager Wizard
window is displayed.
Step 5 In the General panel of the Add Virtual Switch Extension Manager Wizard window, enter the
connection settings for the extension manager as outlined in the following steps:
a. Select a manufacturer, for example, Cisco Systems.
b. Select the model type, for example, Nexus 1000V.
c. Select the configuration provider for the extension manager, for example, Cisco Systems Nexus
1000V.
d. Enter the IP address of the VSM in the connection string, for example, http://10.10.10.4.
e. Create a run as account for the VSM. In the Run As account field, click Browse... The Select
a Run As Account window opens up.
f. In the Select a Run As Account window, select an account from the available options or click
Create Run As account tab to create an account for the VSM. A Create Run As account
window opens up.
g. In the Create Run As account window, enter the following VSM credentials:
– Enter the name of the account in the Name field as VSM_admin.
– Enter the description of the account in the Description field.
– Enter the user name in the User Name field and the password in the Password field.
– Confirm the password in the Confirm password field.

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– Uncheck the Validate Domain Credentials box as the Active Directory cannot be validated
with the credentials.
– Click OK.
– The new account, for example, VSM_admin is displayed in the Select a Run As Account
window. This is a one-time procedure for the VSM.
h. Select the new account and click OK in the Select a Run As Account window.
Step 6 Click Next.
Step 7 In the Host Groups panel, select a few or all the host groups that can use the virtual switch extension
manager and click Next.
Step 8 In the Summary panel, confirm the settings and click Finish.
Once the Virtual Switch Extension Manager has been successfully added, it is listed in the main window
in the SCVMM user interface at the path: Fabric -> Switch Extension Managers.
Connecting SCVMM 2012-R2 to VSM
To retrieve the objects from the VSM to SCVMM 2012 R2, perform the following steps:.
Step 1 When the VSM is up, log in to the VSM using SSH and the IP address configured in the previous section.
Step 2 From the SCVMM administrator console, navigate to the Fabric pane.
Step 3 On Fabric Pane under Networking, select Network Service.
Step 4 Right click to add a Add Network Service. The Add Network Service Wizard window is displayed.
Step 5 Enter a name for the Network Service and click Next. In the descricption , mention that it is a virtual
switch extension.
Step 6 Step 6: In the Manufacturer and Model window, select the settings as outlined in the following steps:
a. a.Select a manufacturer, for example, Cisco Systems.
b. Select the model type, for example, Nexus 1000V.
Step 7 Step 7: In the next window, select Run As Account.
Step 8 In the Run As account field, click Browse... The Select a Run As Account window opens up.
a. In the Select a Run As Account window, select an account from the available options or click
Create Run As account tab to create an account for the VSM. A Create Run As account
window opens up.
b. In the Create Run As account window, enter the following VSM credentials:
– Enter the name of the account in the Name field as VSM_admin.
– Enter the description of the account in the Description field.
– Enter the user name in the User Name field and the password in the Password field.
– Confirm the password in the Confirm password field.
– Uncheck the Validate Domain Credentials box as the Active Directory cannot be validated
with the credentials.
– Click OK.
– The new account, for example, VSM_admin is displayed in the Select a Run As Account
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c. Select the new account and click OK in the Select a Run As Account window.
Step 9 Enter the IP address of the VSM in the connection string, for example, http://10.10.10.4. To use https,
see the “Installing the VSM Certificate” section on page 1-18
Step 10 In the Providers window, choose the provider as Cisco Systems Nexus 1000V and click Test. This verifies
the communication between the Cisco VSM and the SCVMM.
Step 11 In the Host Groups panel, select a few or all the host groups that can use the virtual switch extension
manager and click Next.
Step 12 In the Summary panel, confirm the settings and click Finish.
Once the Virtual Network Service has been successfully added, it is listed in the main window in the
SCVMM user interface at the path: Fabric>Networking> Network Service.
Creating a Logical Switch in SCVMM
Once the Virtual Switch Extension Manager has been added, create a logical switch on VMM. Define
the extensions and port profiles for the logical switch, create classifications that contain the native port
profile and a port profile for each extension as outlined in the following steps.
To create a logical switch, perform the following steps:
Step 1 In the SCVMM user interface, under Networking, right click Logical Switches and then click Create
Logical Switch. The Create Logical Switch Wizard appears.
Step 2 The Getting Started panel opens up. Review the instructions and click Next.
Step 3 In the General panel, add a name and the description for the logical switch in the Name and Description
fields, for example, N1000V_Test.
Step 4 Click Next.
Step 5 In the Extensions panel, the virtual switch extensions are listed. Choose the extension that you created
in the previous steps. This is listed as a forwarding extension. Do not change any selections of the
auto-selected extensions.
Step 6 Click Next.
Step 7 In the Uplink panel, specify the uplink port profiles that are part of this logical switch. The uplink port
profiles are available for use on the hosts where an instance of the logical switch is created.
– Choose Tea m in the Uplink mode field to select multiple uplinks.
Note Even if you use a single uplink or multiple uplinks, the mode should always be Team.
– In the Uplink port profiles field, click Add. The Add Uplink Port Profile window opens up.
Select a port profile that is available for use by the host physical adapter that connects to this
logical switch.
– Click Next.
Step 8 In the Virtual Port panel, click Add. The Add Virtual Port window opens up.
– Choose the VSM by checking the name that was created earlier. For example, Nexus 1000v-Test
check box.
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– Click Browse.. in the Port Classification field.
– Click Create Port Classification... The Create Port Classification Wizard window opens up.
Enter the name for the port profile classification in the Name field, for example, AllAccess1.
Enter the description for the port profile classification in the Description field.
– Assign the selected port profile to a port classification created in the earlier step, that is the All
Access1 in the Select a Port Profile Classification window.
– Click OK. Now the selected port classification, AllAccess1 is displayed in the Select a Port
Profile Classification window.
– Click OK.
Step 9 Click OK to finish adding the Virtual Port.
Step 10 Click Next to close the Create Logical Switch Wizard window.
Step 11 In the Summary panel, confirm the settings and click Finish. Now the logical switch is created.
The defined configuration is available on every host that uses the logical switch and the hosts, virtual
switches, and virtual machines remain in compliance with their associated logical switch
Note If you want to add more port profiles to the VSM, you have configure the properties again. All the hosts
should be configured for multiple uplinks. To update the properties and add more uplink port profiles,
right-click the logical switch in the SCVMM user interface and click Properties.
Configuring the VM Network
Once the logical switch and the hosts are configured, complete the following steps to configure the VMs
and associate the network segments to the VMs.
Step 1 Click VMs and Services in the left navigation panel of the SCVMM user interface.
Step 2 Click VM Networks. Right-click and select the Create VM Network option. The Create VM Network
Wizard window opens up.
Step 3 In the Name panel, specify the name for the VM network in the Name field. Enter the description for
the VM network in the Description field. For example, add a name for the VM network as
VM_network. If the name is same as the network-segment name, it is easy for the customers to do the
mapping.
Step 4 Select the LogicaL Network which is created on the VSM.
Step 5 Click Next.
Step 6 To configure VM network in SCVMM 2012 SP1, do the following:
a. In the Isolation panel, select Specify an externally supplied VM network to configure the isolation
externally. Confirm the External VM Network that was previously created, for example,
VM_Network.
Step 7 To configure VM network in SCVMM 2012 R2, do the following:
a. In the Isolation panel, select the Network manager in which is the logical switch was created.
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c. In the Isolation options panel, select Specify an externally supplied VM network to configure the
isolation externally. Confirm the External VM Network that was previously created, for example,
VM_Network.
Step 8 Click Next.
Step 9 In the Summary panel, confirm the settings, and click Finish.
The new VM network is displayed in the VM Networks and IP Pools panel in the SCVMM user
interface.
Installing the VSM Certificate
To enable HTTPS communication between the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V VSM
software and the SCVMM server, you must first install the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V
VSM certificate. You can install this certificate either manually or nu using a script.
This section includes the following topics:
• Installing the VSM Certificate Manually, page 1-18
• Installing the VSM Certificate Using a Script, page 1-19
Installing the VSM Certificate Manually
To install the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V VSM software certificate, perform the
following steps:
Step 1 From the SCVMM Server, open Internet Explorer, and connect to the VSM using https://vsm-ip.
The Certificate Error window opens.
Step 2 Choose the Continue to this website option.
The Cisco Nexus 1000V window opens.
Step 3 Select the Certificate Error link that is available on the address bar of the same window.
Step 4 From the Unstrusted Certificate dialog box click View Certificates.
The Nexus1000V VSM certificate appears.
Step 5 Click the Install Certificate button.
The Certificate Import Wizard window opens.
Step 6 Choose Local Machine as the installation location and click Next.
Step 7 Based on the VM settings, a pop up window for the User Account Control (UAC) may open.
Step 8 On the next window, select the Place all certificates in the following store option and click Browse.
Step 9 Choose the Trusted Root Certification Authorities option available on the certificate store and click
OK.
Step 10 Click Next on the Certificate Import Wizard.
Step 11 Review the summary on the final window and Select Finish. This completes the importing of the
certificate.
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Step 13 Press OK on the Certificate window.
Installing the VSM Certificate Using a Script
Use the following PowerShell script to install the VSM certificate:
Install-Nexus1000V-VSMCertificate.ps1
This script is available at the following location on the SCVMM server:
%ProgramFiles%\Cisco\Nexus1000V\Scripts\VMMConfig" , example "C:\Program
Files\Cisco\Nexus1000V\Scripts\VMMConfig
PowerShell Scripts for Configuring the SCVMM Fabric Workflow
After the Cisco VSM Provider (Nexus1000V-VSEMProvider-5.2.1.SM1.5.2.0.msi) is installed from the
download package on the SCVMM Server, the following scripts are available in the location
"%ProgramFiles%\Cisco\Nexus1000V\Scripts\VMMConfig" example C:\Program
Files\Cisco\Nexus1000V\Scripts\VMMConfig.
• Deploy-Nexus1000V-VSEM.ps1
• Refresh-Nexus1000V-VSEM.ps1
• Install-Nexus1000V-VSMCertificate.ps1
• Cleanup-Nexus1000V-VSEM.ps1
Deploy-Nexus1000V-VSEM.ps1
The usage, purpose, and the sample run of the scripts are explained in this script.
This script takes care of the following operations that you would need to do on the SCVMM server.
a. Add Extension Manager / Network Service.
b. Create a Logical Switch.
c. Associate Cisco Uplink Port Profiles with Logical Switch (created in step b)
d. Associate Virtual Port Profiles with Logical Switch (created in step b)
e. Create VM Networks from Cisco published Network Segments.
Below is a sample run :-
PS C:\Program Files\Cisco\Nexus1000V\Scripts\VMMConfig> .\Deploy-Nexus1000V-VSEM.ps1
###############################################################################
## SCRIPT NAME: Deploy-Nexus1000V-VSEM.ps1 ##
## VERSION: 1.1 ##
## DESCRIPTION: This script will add a new Cisco Nexus1000V Extension to ##
## SCVMM and create the following SCVMM objects: ##
## 1. Extension Manager / Network Service. ##
## 2: Logical Switch. ##
## 3: Associate Uplink Port Profiles with Logical Switch. ##
## 4: Associate Virtual Port Profile with Logical Switch. ##
## 5: Create VMNetworks from Cisco published Network Segments. ##
## ##
###############################################################################
Enter IP Address for the Nexus1000V VSM: 10.105.234.211

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Enter Username for the Nexus1000V VSM: admin
Enter Password for the Nexus1000V VSM: ********
Enter Name of Logical Switch to be Created on SCVMM: Nexus-Logical-Switch
Importing Virtual Machine Manager Libraries ..
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Deploying Cisco Nexus1000V Logical Switch:
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VSM IP : 10.105.234.211
RUN-AS-ACCOUNT: CiscoVSM-10.105.234.211-1-23-14_12-44
HOSTGROUP: All Hosts
NAME: Cisco Systems Nexus 1000V
LOGICAL SWITCH NAME: Nexus-Logical-Switch
SCVMM VERSION: 3.2.7510.0
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Adding Cisco Extension over 'https' with IP = 10.105.234.211
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This may take a while depending on VSM configuration Size...
Cisco Switch Extension Manager Added Successfully to VMM-Server.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Creating Logical Switch 'Nexus-Logical-Switch'.
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Logical Switch 'Nexus-Logical-Switch' Created Successfully
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Populating Uplink Port Profile Sets for Logical Switch 'Nexus-Logical-Switch'.
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1 : Uplink Port Profile Set ==> 'NexusUplink'
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Populating Virtual Port Profile Sets and Classifications for Logical Switch
'Nexus-Logical-Switch'.
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1 : Port Classification ==> 'Veth-policy'
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Populating VM Networks for Logical Switch 'Nexus-Logical-Switch'.
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INFO : List of VMnetworks Created (1):
1 : 'VMNetworkA'
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Execution Complete!
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Transcript stopped, output file is C:\Program
Files\Cisco\Nexus1000V\Scripts\VMMConfig\Deploy-Nexus1000V-VSEM-logs\Depl
oy-Nexus1000V-VSEM-1-23-14_12-44.log
PS C:\Program Files\Cisco\Nexus1000V\Scripts\VMMConfig>
Refresh-Nexus1000V-VSEM.ps1
In a situation where the Cisco VSEM is already added to the SCVMM server and you need to configure
new objects such as port-profiles, network segments, uplink networks on the VSM. You may also need
to refresh the Cisco VSEM inorder to associate the Nexus 1000v Objects on the SCVMM and make them
available for usage.