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XenServer on UCS-X

Hello,We are a VMware shop but we are looking to dip our toes into XenServer since it is included in our licensing. I've been searching around for a "best practices" guide for installing XenServer on UCS-X but not finding much. Hoping someone can p...

What is the conversion method used in RTPrefix option 243 in Nexus SW

is there any conversion at nexus switch end when it rececives an offer for rtprefix against option 243 ?What is the correct method or way to registering rtprefix (option 243) in a DHCP server?Basically I am trying to boot a nexus 9K device usign POAP...

How to configure CPNR dhcp6-config for option 243 RTPrefix for POAP

<p>I have tried to use the RTPrefix value type <strong>string</strong> and configured the value <code>3600 80 1 280e:c0bc:216e:1920:10::</code> in CPNR. But the RTPrefix value my NX-OS device is interpreting is something absurd. I have no clue how to...

Resolved! Cisco MDS 9132T loses its mgmt0 IP address and subnet every reboot

I'm new to Cisco MDS. We had Brocade switches before.I'm struggling to get the NPIV ports on the UCS FI's to show the vHBA WWPN's of the blades even though it all looks good in the config. In my efforts to get that working, I ran a "reload" to reboot...

Need steps to cease a ACI leaf switch

Hi All,Can any please provide the steps to permanently cease a ACI leaf switch from the fabric?I have complied the below steps. let me know if I have missed anything?1. "Decomission and Remove" the leaf switch from the fabric2. EPG deletion or modifi...

Resolved! Cisco ACI - service graph contract

Hi,I have a scenerio where two contracts have been applied between same source and destination EPG with match all filters. One contracts is configured with PBR and one is a standard contract. Could you please confirm which will take precedence.

Discovery issue on Fabric Interconnect 6536 with Chassis 5108

We have the following connectedFabric Interconnect 6536 (UCS-FI-6536), 5108 Chassis with 2x IOM 2408 (UCS-IOM-2408 V03).We've cabled them with 100G QSFP28 to 4x25G SFP28 AOC 5M (NWP-QF-100G-S4-AOC-05-C)We've configured port as server port on initial ...

Resolved! EPG to port mapping

Hi all,I would like to get yout thoughts on EPG to port mapping.As I understand, there are three options:1. Static bindings per port under the EPG2. Mapping the EPG through an AAEP from Access Policies3. Applying the EPG directly to an AAEP from the ...

ECCN for QSFP-40/100-SRBD

Hello Cisco compliance team, Please can you provide the HTS, Harmonization Code and ECCN for the Cisco 40/100Gb QSFP100 BiDi Pluggable Transceiver

Circular Dependencies with stretched VRF

I recently upgraded to Version 4.1.2e for NDO and after doing that we had some out of sync errors. After correcting all of the others, we had one left where we had issues with our stretched schema that has a VRF stretched between two sites. When tryi...

9300 Application hosting Minecraft docker container

I've been following this blog about a 9300 hosting a Minecraft docker container. I'm trying this as a guide to add in my own containers.https://blogs.cisco.com/developer/minecraft-on-catalyst-switch#commentsNow, I don't have Cisco DNA Center and have...

UCS C240 CPU without frame

Need to replace a CPU on a UCS C240 M4 server as per https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C240M4/install/C240M4/replace.html#45480. However, the CPU that was delivered doesn't have the CPU plastic frame. So I'm not able to...

Resolved! How to generate ESXi Image for Cisco UCS Servers

Could anyone validate this approach for updating our ESXI from v8.0 u3g -> ESXi 8.0 u3k please?Downloaded the vanilla image from VMWare for 8u3k from Broadcom site: VMware-ESXi-8.0U3k-25595708-depot.zipDownload Cisco_UCS_Addon_ESXi_80U3i_25205845_8.0...

Getting error while installing cisco intersight virtual appliance

I am installing cisco virtual connected appliance using vcenter client hosted on esxi host. I followed the installation steps from cisco (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/Intersight/b_Cisco_Intersight_Appliance_Getting_Started_...

Intersight Virtual Appliance Install

Overview of configuration, debug, and installation of the Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance. The appliance now features customizations for managing at scale and updating network settings if needed.

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