Overview
As part of Cisco's Cloud connect portfolio, the DNA Essentials package for Catalyst 8000V (C8000V) delivers the maximum performance available in AWS cloud for virtual networking services. Deliver high-speed secure VPN services with High Availability, strong Firewall protection, Application Visibility & Control, and more... This AMI runs Cisco IOS XE technology features and uses AWS instances with direct I/O path for higher & more consistent performance. The C8000V with full Cisco IOS-XE support enables customers to deploy the same enterprise-class networking services that they are so used to in their on-prem networks inside AWS. This AMI enables enterprise-class Routing, VPN, High-Availability, Firewall, IP SLA, VPC Interconnection, Application Visibility & Control, Performance Monitoring, and Optimization. The familiar IOS XE CLI and RESTful API ensures easy deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and service orchestration.
If you are using the Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V (CSR 1000V) virtual router in autonomous mode, then you may want to use the GUI-driven migration tool to migrate those instances to Cisco Catalyst 8000V (C8000V) instance. This migration uses AWS CloudFormation template based automation to spin-up a new instance of Catalyst 8000V and copy the configuration files from the CSR 1000V instance. You can batch migrate up to ten CSR 1000V instances in one go. The migrated instances will include the enhanced "secure object storage" feature in C8000V that stores all sensitive configuration information in an encrypted file system inside the VM. See the http://cs.co/c8000v-aws-migration-tool chapter in the Catalyst 8000V Configuration Guide for AWS for more details.
Highlights
- Enterprise-class VPN in AWS that's faster, cheaper, and more scalable than other VPN solutions. Manage both sides of your VPN for greater security. Familiar IOS-XE based VPN supports the same commands, tools, and logs as Cisco ISR and ASR platforms.
Details
Typical total price
$2.215/hour
Pricing
Free trial
Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
t3.medium | $2.13 | $0.042 | $2.172 |
c5.large Recommended | $2.13 | $0.085 | $2.215 |
c5.xlarge | $2.31 | $0.17 | $2.48 |
c5.2xlarge | $2.78 | $0.34 | $3.12 |
c5.4xlarge | $3.48 | $0.68 | $4.16 |
c5.9xlarge | $3.168 | $1.53 | $4.698 |
c5n.large | $2.78 | $0.108 | $2.888 |
c5n.xlarge | $3.48 | $0.216 | $3.696 |
c5n.2xlarge | $3.48 | $0.432 | $3.912 |
c5n.4xlarge | $5.43 | $0.864 | $6.294 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/C8000V/Release-Notes/c8000v-releasenotes-17-6.html
Supported instance types: t3.medium c5.large c5.xlarge c5.2xlarge c5.4xlarge c5.9xlarge c5n.large c5n.xlarge c5n.2xlarge c5n.9xlarge
Additional details
Usage instructions
Complete the following steps to launch a Catalyst 8000V (C8000V) AMI: 1. Locate the C8000V product page by searching the AWS Marketplace for 'C8000V'. 2. On the C8000V product page, click the 'Continue' button. 3. Use either the 'Launch with EC2 Console' tab to complete the deployment of a C8000V AMI. Select the correct version and region, and click the 'Launch with EC2 Console' button. 4. The Launch Instances Wizard will open. Select the desired instance type and click 'Next'. 5. Select your desired VPC environment in the 'Network' pull-down menu. 6. Select your desired IP subnet for the first C8000V network interface in the 'Subnet' pull-down menu. 7. Add any additional network interfaces, and select the appropriate subnet for each to connect to. 8. Click 'Review and Launch', and then review the information for correctness. 9. If the information is correct, click 'Launch', and then either select an existing key pair to use for authentication, or create a new key pair. If you create a key pair, make sure to download and save the private key. 10. Click 'Launch Instances'. 11. From the AWS Console, wait for your instance to indicate a state of 'running'. It may take a few moments after that point, before you can connect to your C8000V instance. Connect to your instance using an SSH client, and the private SSH key selected or created earlier in these steps. Example: ssh -i mykeypair.pem ec2-user@myhostname.compute-1.amazonaws.com . 12. See notes for further instructions.
Support
Vendor support
Cisco TAC support services for Pay As You Go is available for purchase through any Cisco Partner. Cisco Partner Locator: https://locatr.cloudapps.cisco.com/WWChannels/LOCATR/openBasicSearch.do . Support Community: https://supportforums.cisco.com/community/csr-amazon . A 30-day free trial period is included for first-time users. For questions or to obtain C8000V AMI access to the GovCloud region, contact ask-csr-aws-pm@cisco.com .
AWS infrastructure support
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