Cisco Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch Troubleshooting Guide
Nexus 1000V on Hyper−V Troubleshoot Guide
Document ID: 116402
Contributed by Louis Watta and Matthew Wronkowski, Cisco TAC
Engineers.
Oct 01, 2013
Engineers.
Oct 01, 2013
Contents
Introduction
Prerequisites
Requirements
Components Used
Installer Application Issues
Use the Installer Application with Caution
Installer Application Log Location
Installer Application Migrates the Mgmt NIC
The Logical Switch for Mgmt and VSM is Not Created on All Switches
The Installer Application does Not Utilize Cluster−Based Storage
Issues with the VSM Configuration That the Installer Application Creates
SCVMM Cannot Connect to the VSM
Verify that the Provider is Installed
Uninstall/Reinstall the Provider with the Control Panel
Check the Extension Compliance
Verify Connectivity Between VSM and SCVMM
Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) Issues
Hyper−V Host does Not Install to N1KV
VEM Module does Not Appear on the VSM
All the VETH Ports are Down After a Host−Reboot
Unable to Find Compliant Switch Error
Other Issues and Useful Commands
VSM Cannot be Nested on Hyper−V
Virtual Machine Queuing (VMQ)
Use of Vemcmd in Order to View VMQ Resources
Useful PowerShell Commands
Vemcmd and Vemlog Locations
Verify Physical Adapter Inventory through the Registry
Cannot Delete N1KV Objects Due to Temporary Template
VMs Assigned to N1KV Receive Logical Switch Compliance Errors
Prerequisites
Requirements
Components Used
Installer Application Issues
Use the Installer Application with Caution
Installer Application Log Location
Installer Application Migrates the Mgmt NIC
The Logical Switch for Mgmt and VSM is Not Created on All Switches
The Installer Application does Not Utilize Cluster−Based Storage
Issues with the VSM Configuration That the Installer Application Creates
SCVMM Cannot Connect to the VSM
Verify that the Provider is Installed
Uninstall/Reinstall the Provider with the Control Panel
Check the Extension Compliance
Verify Connectivity Between VSM and SCVMM
Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) Issues
Hyper−V Host does Not Install to N1KV
VEM Module does Not Appear on the VSM
All the VETH Ports are Down After a Host−Reboot
Unable to Find Compliant Switch Error
Other Issues and Useful Commands
VSM Cannot be Nested on Hyper−V
Virtual Machine Queuing (VMQ)
Use of Vemcmd in Order to View VMQ Resources
Useful PowerShell Commands
Vemcmd and Vemlog Locations
Verify Physical Adapter Inventory through the Registry
Cannot Delete N1KV Objects Due to Temporary Template
VMs Assigned to N1KV Receive Logical Switch Compliance Errors
Introduction
This document describes the procedures used in order to troubleshoot Cisco Nexus 1000V (N1KV) Series
switches on Microsoft (MS) Hyper−V servers. Implementation on Hyper−V is much different than on ESXi,
so there will be some frequently−encountered issues; thus, this document was created.
switches on Microsoft (MS) Hyper−V servers. Implementation on Hyper−V is much different than on ESXi,
so there will be some frequently−encountered issues; thus, this document was created.
Much of the information described in this document comes directly from the Engineering New Product
Introduction (NPI), and from issues encountered during beta testing. This document is dynamic in nature, and
will be updated accordingly.
Introduction (NPI), and from issues encountered during beta testing. This document is dynamic in nature, and
will be updated accordingly.