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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.

Tabl e 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.

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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=).

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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

Tabl e 2 through Ta bl e 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

Supported Devices

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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 NICs

1

Fiber Channel

HBA and

Driver

2

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

Supported Devices

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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 NICs

1

Fiber Channel

HBA and

Driver2Internal SCSI

Controller

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Table 8 Supported Server Operating Systems

Manufacturer OS Version

Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1, 32-bit

RedHat Enterprise Linux 3, Update 7, 32-bit and 64-bit

RedHat Enterprise Linux 4, 32-bit and 64-bit

Table 9 Supported Host Bus Adapters

Manufacturer Model Speed Ports

Firmware
Version

BIOS
Version

Qlogic SANblade QLA2340 2 Gb 1 3.02.28

3.03.08

3.03.11

3.03.23

1.43

1.47

1.5

0.54

Qlogic SANblade QLA2344 2 Gb 4 3.03.11 1.47

0.54

Qlogic SANblade QLA2460 S 4 Gb 1 4.00.13 1.04

Emulex LP10000 2 Gb 1 1.90A4 1.70A1

Emulex LP10000DC 2 Gb 2 1.90A4 1.70A1

Open Caveats

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Open Caveats

Tabl e 10 describes the open caveats for VFrame Data Center 1.1. The caveats

describe unexpected behavior in VFrame Data Center 1.1.

You can use Cisco’s Bug Toolkit to access detailed information about the caveats
listed in this section. For your convenience in locating caveats in Cisco’s Bug
Toolkit, the caveat titles listed in this section are drawn directly from the Bug
Toolkit database. These caveat titles are not intended to be read as complete
sentences because the title field length is limited. In the caveat titles, some
truncation of wording or punctuation may be necessary to provide the most
complete and concise description. The only modifications made to these titles are
as follows:

• Commands are in boldface type.

• Product names and acronyms may be standardized.

• Spelling errors and typos may be corrected.

Note If you are a registered cisco.com user, access Cisco’s Bug Toolkit at

http://www.cisco.com/support/bugtools. (You will be prompted to log into

Cisco.com.)

To become a registered cisco.com user, go to the following website:

http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do

Table 10 Open Caveats

Caveat ID Description

CSCsg11489 Host route with /32 netmask should be supported in logical server.

CSCsg59019 Network Map Device Filter does not work as expected.

CSCsg83801 Incorrect interface, HBA, and NFS trend counters in Windows VHA.

CSCsh48535 VFrame should not report Null Pointer Exception if NFS Filers are down.

CSCsh70465 The hbatool command returns slowly during replication.

CSCsh81325 Macro subroutines not covered in the user documentation.

CSCsh82306 Distorted Discovery Status GUI when vertically scrolling.

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Open Caveats

CSCsh87224 The inquire command returns LUN as invalid.

CSCsh94026 Set up fails if interfaces are down and NFS is the DB back-up location.

CSCsh97117 Root LUN multi-pathing not supported.

CSCsi07286 Verify macro with syntax error still appears to execute successfully.

CSCsi12939 Resource Pool Utilization per Network reports are inconsistent.

CSCsi14719 Serious error messages not shown to user via GUI or e-mail.

CSCsi26271 Server request time out for RMI request: getLOMStationElemntDetails LOM.

CSCsi31460 Database Session Commit Failed while updating power status.

CSCsi43042 Config macro run failure causes LN deployment failure.

CSCsi59229 Able to unmange and manage a VSAN that is in a fault state.

CSCsi64027 The redundant Fabric does not auto-populate.

CSCsi64772 The drop down lists for all resources in a Service Network are Empty.

CSCsi69364 Using the LOM Manager to power on discovered Dell servers causes and error.

CSCsi73071 LOM macro fails if using OpenSSH v4.1 to connect to iLO and iLO2

CSCsi73262 Macro execution fails while deploying servers.

CSCsi82840 VFrame should support SVI monitoring.

CSCsi84350 Basic information is missing from the Windows Model Server properties.

CSCsi91542 Sysprep Validate button gives OK even when the sysprep file is invalid.

CSCsi93780 First attempt of SAN Deployment in a Fabric mode with DMX fails.

CSCsi97096 Bulk managing multiple switches fails and generates database errors.

CSCsi98839 Server re-inventory fails after moving HBA from one server to another.

CSCsi99034 LUN 0 from CLARiiON Array can be selected for additional LUN.

CSCsj00725 Opening the LUN path selection dialog box is slow.

CSCsj00861 Web cache is not cleared when an old client accesses a new build.

CSCsj02427 Model server local disk Image is corrupted after a successful deploy.

CSCsj03799 SAN Mgr Disc Job status is misleading when using a Multi Storage Mgr.

CSCsj06483 No warning msg when HBA port is connected to undiscovered VSAN.

Table 10 Open Caveats (continued)

Caveat ID Description

Open Caveats

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CSCsj06507 Ping and Traceroute Utility does not work with Hostname.

CSCsj06532 ProLiant DL360 G5 server failed to form an EtherChannel bonding.

CSCsj09441 ALL CIFS Share option not working in Service Group Config Wizard.

CSCsj10568 DNS name with domain name not accepted in CDP seed.

CSCsj13772 The Max. Results value does not update immediately after it is changed.

CSCsj13789 Show Policy Jobs history filter checkbox not updated.

CSCsj15317 Incorrect macro target applied for dual EtherChannel.

CSCsj15365 SAN Manager discovery failed with Perl macro exception.

CSCsj17261 VFrame does not monitor missing LUN in Array Mode.

CSCsj20147 Acquired FWSM not shown in Service Network Mappings Resource UI

CSCsj22188 Popup for SN Design appears in SN Ops when creating server.

CSCsj22240 VLAN resource deletion error causes time out.

CSCsj22810 Initiator is discovered as target.

CSCsj22878 High disk usage occurs during windows snapshot process.

CSCsj24974 Unable to clear server imaging failed configuration error.

CSCsj29183 Must run Verify Network if one same-chassis FWSM/HA member leaves.

CSCsj29212 Redundancy coup not rejected when remote DB backup cannot be reached.

CSCsj29264 CIFS shares randomly go into fault state, causing Window Deploy failure.

CSCsj29480 The show fault {status | history} command output needs to be changed.

CSCsj30098 With DB Restore, GIs in the GIR are not matched with GIs in DB.

CSCsj31597 LN in Running state, job UI shows Deploy Job as Running.

CSCsj31780 Failed to restore database on first attempt.

CSCsj32035 CIFS Share drop-down menu shows VFrame-created CIFS Share.

CSCsj33496 Server group wizard allows selecting more than 1 PXE interface per SG.

CSCsj33530 LOM jobs fail in multi credential scenario.

CSCsj34950 Deploy Server with Emulex HBA unable to boot up from SAN.

CSCsj35544 The vcc_java service does not stop while stopping all the services in setup.

Table 10 Open Caveats (continued)

Caveat ID Description

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Security Guidelines

For information on obtaining documentation, obtaining support, providing
documentation feedback, security guidelines, and also recommended aliases and
general Cisco documents, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product
Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical
documentation, at:

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CSCsj36735 Incremental logical network saves cause cleanup-svi failure.

CSCsj36852 GIR mount should be monitored by sysmnt.

CSCsj36872 SAN GIR code needs deprecate the use of LUID.

CSCsj38360 VFrame does not clean up SVI during undeploy after Create SVI failure.

CSCsj38386 Failed to reinitialize database at first try.

CSCsj39570 Critical service Java restarting in loop with backup in time-out state.

CSCsj42362 Stopping two SNs with FWSM at same time generates DB exception error.

CSCsj44774 Setup run on secondary device fails because of problem in setup_ids.sh.

CSCsj49581 No option to restart backup service.

CSCsj51511 Shutting down VFrame interface to filer, switch backup to local fails.

CSCsj55739 NIC teaming for Dell server with BroadCom NIC does not work.

CSCsj59301 Error generated during CSM based service network deployment.

CSCsj63387 IDS will not synch to each other if data VIP is in DNS.

Table 10 Open Caveats (continued)

Caveat ID Description

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

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