Overview
As part of Cisco's Cloud connect portfolio, the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) version of Cisco® Catalyst® 8000V Edge Software (Catalyst 8000V) delivers the maximum performance for virtual enterprise-class networking services & VPN in the AWS cloud. This AMI supports all the Catalyst 8000V (C8000V) DNA packages and uses the high-performance versions of AWS t3, c5 and c5n instances with direct I/O path for higher & more consistent SDWAN & IPSec performance. The C8000V is a full feature Cisco IOS XE router and enables enterprise IT to deploy the same enterprise-class networking services in AWS similar to features used to on-prem networks. It enables enterprise-class Routing, VPN, Firewall, High-Availability, IP SLA, AVC, WAN Opt, and more. The familiar IOS XE CLI and RESTful API ensure easy deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and service orchestration. To activate this AMI, please obtain a DNA license from Cisco. Learn more about Cisco's cloud portfolio: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/cloud/overview.html .
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.
- More secure, reliable, and cost effective than native VPN. Feature-rich: IPSec, DMVPN, FlexVPN, GETVPN, EZVPN, SSL VPN, Zone-Based Firewall, and more...
- Scalable from 10Mbps to 5 Gbps IPSec performance. More visibility and control into AWS cloud with enterprise-class High-Availability, IP SLA, Application Visibility & Control, Performance Monitoring, Optimization, & more.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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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.
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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.
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