User Guide

The ISO image is not supported. You must use the OVA image.

Compatibility Information

This release of the Cisco ACI Simulator appliance supports the following software:

 For the supported VMware vCenter and vShield releases, see the

ACI Virtualization Compatibility

Matrix.

 Web browsers for the Cisco ACI Simulator appliance GUI:

o Chrome version 35 (at minimum) on Mac and Windows.

o Firefox version 26 (at minimum) on Mac and Windows.

 The Cisco ACI Simulator appliance does not support Smart Licensing.

General Usage Guidelines

Observe the following guidelines when using this software release:

 The Cisco ACI Simulator appliance software cannot be installed separately on a standard Cisco

UCS C220 Server or on other servers. The software runs only on the Cisco ACI Simulator appliance

server, which has the following PID:

o APIC-SIM-S2 (based on Cisco UCS C220 M4 server)

 The Cisco ACI Simulator appliance GUI includes an online version of the Quick Start guide that

includes video demonstrations.

 Do not do change the following:

o Default names in the initial setup for node names and the cluster configuration.

o Cluster size and the number of Cisco APIC nodes.

o Infra VLAN.

 The Cisco ACI Simulator appliance does not support the following:

o Configuration of a DHCP server policy.

o Configuration of a DNS service policy.

o Configuring out-of-band management access for switches.

o Data path forwarding (the Cisco ACI Simulator appliance includes simulated switches.

o CDP is not supported between a leaf and an ESX/hypervisor or between a leaf and an

unmanaged/L2 switch. Only LLDP is supported in these cases.

 The Cisco ACI Simulator appliance uses NAT for inband management. Inband IPs configured by

policy are not used. Instead, Cisco APIC and node inband IPs are internally allocated.

 Cisco APIC out-of-band management IP/Gateway cannot be modified using an out-of-band

management policy and can be configured only during the Cisco APIC first time setup screen.

 Keep the vMotion PNIC outside of the Simulator network.