Cisco Cisco Expressway Maintenance Manual
CE Series Appliances
The Expressway is available as a dedicated CE Series appliance based on UCS hardware, as follows:which is based
on a UCS C220 M3L:
on a UCS C220 M3L:
■
CE500 appliance: used for standard installations. Based on a UCS C220 M3L and is equivalent to a Medium
VM
VM
■
CE1000 appliance: offers extra performance and scalability capabilities. Based on a UCS C220 M3L and is
equivalent to a Large VM
equivalent to a Large VM
■
CE1100 appliance: a new platform introduced to fit the UCS M4 chassis. Based on a UCS C220 M4L, replaces
the CE500 and CE1000. The CE1100 appliance operates as a medium capacity or large capacity Expressway,
depending on whether you install 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps NICs.
the CE500 and CE1000. The CE1100 appliance operates as a medium capacity or large capacity Expressway,
depending on whether you install 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps NICs.
for more information.
Software Versions Supported by Hardware Platforms
Platform name
Serial Numbers
Scope of software version support
Small VM (OVA)
(Auto-generated)
X8.1 onwards
Medium VM (OVA)
(Auto-generated)
X8.1 onwards
Large VM (OVA)
(Auto-generated)
X8.1 onwards
CE500 (Expressway pre-installed on
UCS C220 M3L)
UCS C220 M3L)
52C#####
X8.1.1 onwards
CE1000 (Expressway pre-installed on
UCS C220 M3L)
UCS C220 M3L)
52B#####
X8.1.1 onwards
CE1100 (Expressway pre-installed on
UCS C220 M4L)
UCS C220 M4L)
52D#####
X8.6.1 onwards
Table 1 Expressway Software Versions Supported by Platform
About This Guide
This guide has been divided into several sections, providing conceptual, configuration and reference information
about the various features and capabilities of the Expressway. It describes a fully equipped version of the
Expressway. Your version may not have all the described extensions installed.
about the various features and capabilities of the Expressway. It describes a fully equipped version of the
Expressway. Your version may not have all the described extensions installed.
Most configuration tasks on the Expressway can be performed by using either the web interface or a command line
interface (CLI). This guide mainly describes how to use the web interface. Some Expressway features are only
available through the CLI and these are described as appropriate, including the relevant CLI command.
interface (CLI). This guide mainly describes how to use the web interface. Some Expressway features are only
available through the CLI and these are described as appropriate, including the relevant CLI command.
In this guide, instructions for performing a task using the web interface are shown in the format Menu > Submenu
followed by the Name of the page that you will be taken to.
followed by the Name of the page that you will be taken to.
Where command line interface (CLI) commands are included, they are shown in the format:
xConfiguration <Element> <SubElement>
xCommand <Command>
xCommand <Command>
Related Documentation
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Cisco Expressway Administrator Guide