Data Center Switches

Hello I am new to nexus 1000v I have an Nexus 1000v DVS configured in my DC. How can I configure an ServiceConsole and VMKernel Port-Group (of type vethernet port-profile) and migrate my service console from vswitch0 to DVS.I created a vlan 300 as my...

Hi all,based on pic belowat this time and with current releases of NX-OS for N7k N5k and N1K, is it possible to link Host nr 2 in vPC Host mode (with mac pinning or not) through Nexus 1000v using two fex dual-homed in a double-sided vpc topology ?All...

Hello,I just upgraded the N1K to 4.2(1)SV1(4a) and I noticed that the hostname switchover problem is still there.It happends that after a VSM switchover the name on VSphere Client change from the name configured on VSM to "switch". To change the name...

Discosure: I am on the VMware side of the house helping our Network guys with the transition. I have a few install questions.ESXi 4.1 environmentNexus1000V-4.2.1.SV1.4We have 10GbE interfaces. Hosts are plugged directly into a Nexus 5KWe have created...

Hi , Iam not able to ping one of the VM from the nexus 1000v, but the vethernet is showing UP, also mapped to correct VLAN. I had tried to disable & enable the interface ( Shut & no Shut ), but after doing also i was not able to ping the VM. In the V...

Hi all,Very new to the Nexus 1k, and actually still digging through a lot of documentation and finding things out. Figured this was a good place to drop this... though pardon me if it seems extremely basic or way off the mark. We are going to run our...

Hello, I'm getting ready to ugrade from 4.0(4)SV1(3) to 4.2(1)SV1(4a).I read that first we have to upgrade VEMs and afterword VSMs.Let say that I'm upgrade only the first VEM module for some days to see if everythings is working fine. What can be the...

hi guysi have a nexus 1000v where i have two nics on a vm. i can ping hosts on same portgroup and same host no probs so its not esx issue.when i disable nic 0 and ping GW using nic 1 then its ok, when i enable nic0 / disable nic 1 and ping GW then it...

Hi,We have 6 NICs with 2 x 1gig and 4 x 10gig. Wanted to use for the following workload. What are the good options?1. Service Cosole2. vMotion3. NFS (to store VMs)4 VM Network (Virtual Machine network)Thanks in advance.Chandra

In Nexus1000v, the "VM-Uplink" ethernet port profile is set to "switchport truck allowed vlan 861-863" which is using vPC-HM with four vmnics, two sub-groups, two links to one upstream, and two for the another upstream switch . But on vCenter -> Home...

I have been trying to install nexus 1000v on my vcenter but since I was facing issues I removed it from the vcenter, unregistered the extension and want to try again. But it wont remove my DVS and all its port groups etc from the vcenter. I have even...

Are there any dependencies on running the same versions with the Cisco Nexus 1000v, Cisco Virtual Security Gateway (VSG) and the Virtual Network Management Center (VNMC)?For various reasons, they are all on diffrent versions in my lab and I am having...

Hello,How can I install the las VEM version part of the nx1kv 1.4a on vSphere 5? All the vibs are for 4.x plateform.I tried all of them, with no success.Thank you for your help