Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch for Microsoft Hyper-V provides following advanced feature in Microsoft Hyper-v and SCVMM.
- Integrate physical, virtual, and mixed environments
- Allow dynamic policy provisioning and mobility-aware network policies
- Improves security through integrated virtual services and advanced Cisco NX-OS features
The following table summarizes the capabilities and benefits of the Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch deployed with Microsoft Hyper-V and SCVMM.
| Capabilities | Features | Benefits |
| Advanced Switching | Private VLANs, Quality of Service (QoS), access control lists (ACLs), portsecurity, and Cisco vPath | Get granular control of virtual machine-to-virtual machine interaction |
| Security | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Snooping, Dynamic Address Resolution Protocol Inspection, and IP Source Guard | Reduce common security threats in data center environments. |
| Monitoring | NetFlow, packet statistics, Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN), and Encapsulated Remote SPAN | Gain visibility into virtual machine-to-virtual machine traffic to reduce troubleshooting time. |
| Manageability | Simple Network Management Protocol, NetConf, syslog, and other troubleshooting command-line interfaces | Use existing network management tools to manage physical and virtual environments. |
The Cisco Nexus 1000V Series has two major components:
Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM)- The software component is embedded on each Hyper-V host as a forwarding extension. Each virtual machine on the host is connected to the VEM through a virtual Ethernet port.
Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM)- The management module controls multiple VEMs and helps in defining virtual machine (VM)-centric network policies.
Supported Configurations
- Microsoft SCVMM 2012 SP1/R2
- 64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012/R2 with Hyper-V hosts
- 2048 virtual Ethernet ports per VSM, with 216 virtual Ethernet ports per physical host
- 2048 active VLANs
- 2048 port profiles
- 32 physical NICs per physical host
- Compatible all Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst switches as well as switches from other vendors
Comparison between Cisco Nexus 1000V editions:
| Features | Essential
Free Version |
Advanced |
| VLANs, PVLANs, ACLs, QoS, Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), and multicast | Yes | Yes |
| Cisco vPath (for virtual services) | Yes | Yes |
| Cisco NetFlow, SPAN, and ERSPAN (for traffic visibility) | Yes | Yes |
| SNMP, NetConf, syslogs, etc. (for manageability) | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft SCVMM integration | Yes | Yes |
| DHCP snooping | Yes | |
| IP source guard | Yes | |
| Dynamic ARP Inspection | Yes | |
| Cisco VSG* | Yes |
Installation Steps for Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch for Microsoft Hyper-V are:
Step1: Download Cisco Nexus 1000v Appliance/ISO
Log on to Cisco using cisco account. Download software from this URL
Step2: Install SCVMM Components
Step3: Install and configure VSM
Step4: Configure SCVMM Fabric and VM Network
Step5: Prepare Hyper-v Hosts
Step6: Create 1000v logical switch
Step7: Create VMs or connect existing VMs with logical switch
References & Getting Started with Nexus 1000V
Cisco Nexus 1000v Quick Start Guide
Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch for Microsoft Hyper-V Deployment Guide
Understanding VLAN, Trunk, NIC Teaming, Virtual Switch Configuration in Hyper-v Server 2012 R2
