Data Center Switches

Hi,on the nexus i have the port-profiles "system-uplink" and "data-uplink".The "system-uplink" is only for traffic between the VSM and the VEM and needs only one NIC connection (better two for HA, right?)The "data-uplink" is for traffic between the n...

Hi all,i`m testing the nexus1000v and i have created the following port-profile:port-profile Test-VM  vmware port-group  switchport mode access  switchport access vlan 110  no shutdown  state enabledI`ve connected to VMs to this profile but my connec...

Hi all,have a little problem. I want to test the nexus 1000v and have installed the VSM and it works fine.I`ve createt three virtual machine port groups in the vcenter (Control Vlan 51, Packet Vlan 52 and Mgmt Vlan 1) . The default Network on the vsw...

Hi,I have a policy-map with class-map classifies Dos attack traffic and I have defined service-policy as follows.example : police cir 20000 bps conform transmit  violate dropWhat values should I use for CIR or PIR? How could I calculate these values ...

Hi,bandwidth command gives error.n1000v(config)#interface vethernet 3n1000v(config-if)# bandwidth 30000                                             ^% invalid command detected at '^' marker.n1000v(config-if)#ThanksD V

A. DMZ applicationsB. Patient data (HIPAA)C. Customer transaction data (PCI)D. Investment data (Sarbox)E. Tier-1 applicationsF. Tier-2 applicationsG. Tier-3 applicationsH. Other (specify)

Background: Installing some ESX 4.0 servers using Emulex CNAs connected to Nexus 5020s.  We're also using the Nexus 1000v.  Each server has two CNAs (single port) with each one connected to a different Nexus 5K.  We are using the 5K and CNAs for both...

Any issues using vPC with the 5K that is supported on the latest code with the 1000v?  That way I don't have to use vPC-HM.

Hello,The recent product announcement by Han Yang and Louis Watta included the mentioning of an NFR version of the 1000V switch for Cisco partners.When will this NFR be available?  And what will the SKU(s) be for this NFR version?Thank you for any in...

Hi,I have a port-group which contains two VMs ( having a single vNIC each) .Till now I was applying the ACLs to the port-group and VMs worked as per the ACLs. But then I applied a different ACL to the individual vNIC. I assumed that the traffic will ...

Hi,There is a port-profile "vmdata192" for VM data traffic on VSM and "test_acl" ACL is been associated with this port-profile as follows.n1000v(config)# port-profile vmdata192n1000v(config-port-prof)# ip port access-group test_acl outn1000v(config-p...

Hello,After creating the VSM VM and running through the initial setup I wanted to see what would happen if I erased the startup configuration and reloaded.  After question marking out a bit I came across the "system startup-config init" command and f...

Hi,I want to allow only http traffic from my VM.There is a port-profile "vmdata" assigned to these VM NIC.Is it required to have two rules to allow http traffic?permit tcp {VM-ip address} any eq www - out directionpermit tcp any eq www {VM-ip address...

Hi,When I try to configure ACL for passive FTP it gives me following error.n1000v(config-acl)# permit tcp any host 192.168.4.107 gt 1023 establishedERROR: unknown error

In virtual center Hosts/networking/DVS page, what is the purpose of the vm-uplink versus the system-uplink?