I had a few of folks ask me about snmp configuration on 1000v last so am reusing the content I sent them for this post. This is basically a 5 minute configuration of Nexus 1000v SNMP monitoring with SolarWinds NPM. Software Versions used: Nexus 1000v version 4.0(4)SV1(3b) Nexus 1000v version 4.0(4)SV1(4) SolarWinds Orion NPM 10.2…
Note 1: Even though Cisco fully supports VUM based upgrades we generally recommend the CLI for VEM upgrades as it provides more granular control on what gets upgraded when. Note 2: If you plan on manually upgrading the VEM modules make sure you have disabled VMware Update Manager (VUM) service so that it does not automatically roll…
Cisco Nexus team released the update to the Nexus 1000v product taking it to release 4.2(1) SV1(4). They did a great job of documenting the entire upgrade process both in docs and in a series of screencasts. Check it out it’s really worth your time. However one obvious thing that they have missed so far is how to upgrade…