Data Center Switches

I am getting the following error when running the "no vmware dvs" command:vDS vsm port 0 is connected to entity xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Virtual NIC vmk1, type:hostVmkVnicDoes anyone know how to remove?Thanks

Hello Cisco,I have a question about VSM performance. In our largest n1v environment (44 hosts,  432 vnic, 172vmnic) we see that the VSM (version 4.2(1)SV1(4a) ) has often a very high CPU load. The vcenter shows that the average VSM load is always ~75...

What's the best way to upgrade a vSphere 4 environment with a 1000v to a vSphere 5 environment with a 1000v? I'd like to do the upgrade without having any VM downtime.Is there any way to upgrade the VEMs and VSMs without requiring host restarts when ...

HiI just installed a new VSM on my 1010 pair and the secondary suddenly died.When I ssh to the CMIC and connect to the 1010 it is at the "loader >" prompt.If then issue a "boot nexus-1010-kickstart-mz.4.2.1.SP1.4.bin" it starts loading it but after a...

During my Nexus 1000v class, I got this question can you see what Lvethernet is used when the Vethernet is being created.This customer seems to have an issue with "old" settings when he wants to use a new port profile

Does anyone have any content or information comparing VSG with vShield or any guidance on where one may be preferred to the other?JES

I have been looking at designs for the use of Appliance Ports for directly attaching a NetApp NAS device to Cisco UCS.The basic design seems a little flawed and requires additional NIC's on each host and 4x Connections on each Controller to be able t...

Im trying to test the followingSETUP; -Two 5ks- Two 2Ks- one 2K has a dual home connection to each 5K- the other 2K has a single home connection to the 5KI have 3 connections from the 1K going to each 2KPrimary VSM is on ESX1Standby VSM is on ESX2the...

I am looking for the information regarding the VSM to VEM communication. I understand the VEM knows about the VSM through Opaque data pushed by vcenter but afterwords how VEM communicates with VSM or vice versa. is this l2 broadcast or l2 multicast o...

Hi,We recently upgraded our 1000v to the latest firmware, and with that came the feature for setting up unicast MS network load balancing.http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus1000/sw/4_2_1_s_v_1_5_1/layer_2_switching/configuration...

See blog below, can anyone tell me when this platform will be available?http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/nexus-1000v-responding-to-scale-requirements-with-10000-ports-per-virtual-switch/Thanks & Best RegardsSteve

Will it be possible to setup ospf on N1kV ? Where I can find examples ?