Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS

This chapter describes how to use Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS, and contains the following sections:

About Cisco ISR-WAAS

Cisco ISR-WAAS is the specific implementation of Cisco vWAAS running in a Cisco IOS-XE software container on a Cisco ISR-4400 Series router. Container in this context refers to a KVM hypervisor that runs virtualized applications on the Cisco ISR-4400 Series router.

The following table shows the default number of CPUs, memory capacity, disk storage and supported ISR platforms for each ISR model.

Table 1. Cisco ISR Models: CPUs, Memory, Disk Storage and Supported Cisco ISR Platforms

Cisco ISR-WAAS Model

CPUs

Memory

Disk Storage

Cisco ISR Platform Supported

Earliest Cisco WAAS Version Supported

ISR-WAAS-200

1

3 GB

151 GB

ISR-4321

5.2.1

1

4 GB

151 GB

ISR-4321

6.2.3

ISR-WAAS-750

2

4 GB

151 GB

ISR-4351

ISR-4331

ISR-4431

ISR-4451

5.2.1

4

6 GB

151 GB

ISR-4461

6.4.1b

ISR-WAAS-1300

4

6 GB

151 GB

ISR-4431

ISR-4451

5.2.1

4

6 GB

151 GB

ISR-4461

6.4.1b

ISR-WAAS-2500

 6

8 GB

338 GB

ISR-4451

5.2.1

6

8 GB

338 GB

ISR-4461

6.4.1b

Note

For Cisco vWAAS in Cisco WAAS Version 6.2.3x or later, Cisco ISR-4321 with profile ISR-WAAS-200, ISR-WAAS RAM can be increased from 3 GB to 4 GB.

For this increase in ISR-WAAS RAM to be implemented, you must complete a new OVA deployment of Cisco WAAS version 6.2.3x or later; the increase in ISR-WAAS RAM is not automatically implemented with an upgrade to Cisco WAAS Version 6.2.3x or later.

Supported Host Platforms, Software Versions, and Disk Types

The following table shows the platforms and software versions supported for Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS.

Table 2. Platforms and Software Versions Supported for Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS

PID and Device Type

Earliest Supported Cisco WAAS Version

Host Platforms

Earliest Supported Cisco IOS Version

Disk Type

PID: OE-VWAAS-KVM

Device Type: ISR-WAAS

6.4.1b (ISR-4461)

5.4.1

5.2.1 (ISR-4451)

ISR-4461 (vWAAS-750, 1300, 2500)

ISR-4451(vWAAS-750, 1300, 2500)

ISR-4431(vWAAS-750, 1300)

ISR-4351 (vWAAS-750)

ISR-4331 (vWAAS-750)

ISR-4321 (vWAAS-750)

IOS-XE 3.9

ISR-SSD

NIM-SSD

Cisco OVA Packages for vWAAS on ISR-WAAS

Cisco provides an OVA or NPE OVA package for Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS in the following formats:

  • Cisco ISR-WAAS NPE OVA file:

    • For Cisco ISR-WAAS models 200, 750, 1300, 2500

    • File format example: ISR-WAAS-6.4.5.75-npe.tar

  • Cisco ISR-WAAS OVA file:

    • For Cisco ISR-WAAS models 200, 750, 1300, 2500

    • File format example: ISR-WAAS-6.4.5.75.tar

For a listing of hypervisor OVA and NPE OVA files for Cisco vWAAS, see the Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software Download Page and select the Cisco WAAS software version used with your Cisco vWAAS instance.

Deploying and Managing vWAAS on ISR-WAAS

The following table shows the components used to deploy Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS.

Table 3. Components for Deploying vWAAS on ISR-WAAS

Package Format

Deployment Tool

Pre-Configuration

Network Driver

OVA

Ezconfig

onep

virtio_net

The following table shows the components used to manage Cisco vWAAS on Cisco ISR-WAAS.

Table 4. Components for Managing vWAAS on ISR-WAAS

vCM Models Supported

vWAAS Models Supported

Number of Instances Supported

Traffic Interception Method

N/A

vWAAS-200, 750, 1300, 2500

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