Data Center Switches

I have a VSM that I originally installed as the primary VSM (via the GUI method).  I wanted to install the secondary but they never seem to sync.  I saw this trhread:https://communities.cisco.com/message/33166#33166And I noticed that my current VSM (...

Hello all,I have an environment where currently I have a UCS System with 2 ESX hosts on it.One of the hosts has a VSM and it is added into the Nexus 1000v dVS (I still have one physical interface on the vswitch with Service Console, VMotion, VSM LANS...

There's been an issue for a while for users running jumbo frames on storage networks with the 1000v and not being able to boot VSMs after a complete outage because the default VEM mtu is 1500. Until the VSM is up and communicates with the VEM to chan...

I have some troubles when I configure ERSPAN feature on nexus1kv.The environment i configured is:1. There are two subnets: 10.112.* and 10.117.*2. There is one nexus1kv in each subnet. Each nexus1kv is managed by one vc.(one vc in each subnet)I want ...

HiI'm trying to install and configure the Nexus1000v.4.0.4.SV1.2 according to the Getting Started guide n1000v_gsg.pdf.I finished the installation and configuration "almost" successfully. Every thing worked fine, until I wanted to connect a VM vNic t...

Hello All,is there a list of prerequisites for Nexus 1000v installation?thank you,

Hi folks,Working through some specifics on our new 1KV deployment still, and I'm at the point where I have the following scenario:Two iSCSI VLANs -93 & 103Each of these has a single port-profile that my 3 host servers use to create their VMK interfac...

I can use plugin manager to add two extension keys to vc for two vsm. However, when i use "connect" to connect the second vsm to vc, I got the following error:Nexus1000v(config-svs-conn)# connectERROR:  [VMware vCenter Server 4.1.0 build-244350] Cann...

I've got 3 test ESX hosts in my test lab.I installed the VSM on my ESX1 host; setup the control/packet/mgmt vlans, the physical switches are all set correctly.  I'm running the control/packet data over the same pNics/port-profile as VM traffic BTW.I ...

Hi,We bought 60 licences of Cisco Nexus 1000V for Vmware vSphere 4 Enterprise Plus for 1 processor for all our Blade servers.I'd like to know how and where I need to install the 60 licenses for all my Blade.I wrote that I had to get a lic file for th...

I installed the VEM on one of my esx servers and for some reason it's not working on this esx box, it works fine on two other servers.When I do vem status it returns a blank message, doesn't error out, just a blank return.When I do a vem start I get ...

Is there a way to monitor a vethernet interface for utilization and send an SNMP trap or inform based on some threshold?

Hello everyone,i am running code 4.0(4)SV1(2)i am trying to configure a port-profile for the system uplink (control & packet)N1KDEMO(config)# port-profile system-uplink-control-packetN1KDEMO(config-port-prof)# capability ?  iscsi-multipath  Configure...

Hi folks,I'm rushing here, trying to meet a dead line (an unrealistic one) and have not been able to deep dive this..can anybody tell me if you have to build both the VSM and VEM???Or can i merely install the VSM software, which I have done, but cann...

Afternoon,Apologies if this is double posted.We are currently  deploying a new VMWare Environment utilising an HP C Class Blade  Chassis, Virtual Connect 10GbE modules, BL680 blades with Flex10 NICs,  Nexus 1000V virtual switch and Nexus 5010 switche...