See Deploying the Cisco Nexus 9000v on VirtualBox for more information. You must provision a serial console on a VM to access the Nexus 9000v switch prompt on initial boot. Cisco Nexus 9000v Guidelines and LimitationsĬisco Nexus 9000v has the following guidelines and limitations:Ĭisco Nexus 9000v does not support the VGA console. Cisco Nexus 9000v can be used as a programmability vehicle to validate software defined networks (SDNs) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) based solutions. Some users have also expressed interest in using the simulation system for feature test ,verification, and automation tooling development and test simulation prior to deployment. This enables customers to validate configuration changes on a simulated network prior to applying them on a production network. The Cisco Nexus 9000v for the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series provides a useful tool to enable the devops model and rapidly test changes to the infrastructure or to infrastructure automation tools. When the software runs as a virtual machine, line card (LC) ASIC provisioning or any interaction from the control plane to hardware ASIC is handled by the Cisco Nexus 9000v software data plane. The Cisco Nexus 9000v shares the same software image running on Cisco Nexus 9000 hardware platform although no specific hardware emulation is implemented. The Cisco Nexus 9000v is a virtual platform that is designed to simulate the control plane aspects of a network element running Cisco Nexus 9000 software. This chapter contains the following sections:

Deploying Cisco Nexus 9000v on VirtualBox with Vagrant Using a Pre-Packaged Box.

Set Up SSH Passwordless Connection to VM.

Setup Serial Console on VirtualBox Environment.

Creating a VM in a VirtualBox Environment Using VMDK.Deploying the Cisco Nexus 9000v on VirtualBox.Deploying a Cisco Nexus 9000v on a KVM or QEMU in a Hypervisor.Provisioning the Cisco Nexus 9000v in the ESXi Hypervisor.

Cisco Nexus 9000v Software Upgrade and Downgrade.Cisco Nexus 9000v Installation and Deployment.Nexus 9000v on ESXi 6.5 Deployment Notes.Cisco Nexus 9000v Resource Requirements.Cisco Nexus 9000v System Management Configuration.Cisco Nexus 9000v Software Functionality.Benefits of Virtualization Using the Cisco Nexus 9000v.Cisco Nexus 9000v Guidelines and Limitations.

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