Data Center Switches

Hi All, We Recently upgraded the Nexus OS 6.2(16) to NXOS 8.2(5), after upgrade one for the command under OSPF got removed after the upgrade (# max-metric router-LSA on-startup wait-for BGP BGPTAG ) and we tried to add above command manually but foun...

Hello, ¿does anyone know if changing the power redundancy mode from ps-redundant to redundant in a Nexus 7706 requires a reboot? Thanks.

what are the advantages and disadvantages of Straight-through FEXs over Dual-homed FEXs and vice versa? 

I want to make the password 3 characters in Nexus 3K.Is there a way?? PS_OA_NX_BB_1(config)# username admin password ndsWARNING: Minimum recommended length of 8 characters.WARNING: Password should contain characters from at least three of the followi...

I am wondering if this is ok to have on the FIs in end host mode with uplinks to a vPC pair, an additional ethernet uplink to a backup switch. This new switch is to ensure that if the nexus vPC peer fails for any reason or requires downtime for an up...

Hi ,Looking for a Cisco Nexus 9300 (40G port) using as a FEX Aggregation switch in NXOS mode.Cisco has announced N5696Q as EOS/EOL May 2021, and recommended to use N9K-C9364C-GX  (40G ports) as replacement.But this switch cannot be a parent switch fo...

How can I ping from one of vxlan distribute anycast gateway router (VPC） to  directly connected subnet Server。 we config a vxlan network(SPINE and leaf bgp evpn), and using distribute anycast gateway on two switch formed by VPC.  due to VPC nature , ...

Cisco Nexus 5696Q is going to be EOL EOS @ May 2021.According to Cisco's website, Cisco has replaced 2 Nexus models for this switch.These 2 models are:1- N9K-C9364C-GX              (Nexus 9K ACI & NX-OS Leaf/Spine, 64p 40/100G QSFP28)2- N9K-C93360YC-...

cisco has announced nexus 5696Q as eos/eoland has replaced 2 nexus 9K switches as the replacement.we are looking for nexus 9k switches for the following usage: 1- As a parent switch (Fex aggregation ) for nexus 2348UPQ , which nexus 9k ports are 40/1...

Dear community members,What features does a N9K-C93180YC-FX support with NO (additional) license?Customer needs two Nexus switches to do vPC with multiple 25G LACP connections to local VMware servers and shared 4x 25G iSCSI storage. Nothing fancy and...

Will the N9K-C93180YC switches work with mixed airflow direction with PSU's being Port Side Exhaust and Fans with port side intake?We need to get these installed while we wait for the correct PSU's with the port side intake to arrive. Any issues with...

We need to have a script to collect information from Nexus-3230 switches. What commands/steps to create a read-only login ID for this script? Thanks for your help! 

I am trying to configure stackwise virtual with dual active detection on 3 x Forty Gigabit interfaces (Fo1/0/30-32, Fo2/0/30-32) between a pair of C9500-Q32C's configured as a stackwise virtual pair. When applying the cmds for SVL or DAD on any of th...

Hi,Hi and thanksThis is NX-OS modeour current network is N2K,N5K,N7k (all vpc and layer 2) , gateway is N7K or upper layer firewall after N7K)we are not moving to ACI, we are keeping on the NXOS mode.I wanted to know that does this solution work? i d...