Setting up Nexus 5000 series switch

[okoroji80]

Dear All,

Am new to Nexus switching, i have a  Nexus box that i need to link with IBM servers with 10GB Network Cards.

could somebody guide me on how to set up fiber channel on this machine

Jude.

[InayathUlla Sharieff]

Hi Jude,

Please find below links on configuring Nexus 5000:

http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Nexus_5000_setup_and_configurations_for_L2_connectivity

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/configuration/guide/cli/CLIConfigurationGuide.html

https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2046020

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_Nexus_switches

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9670/white_paper_c11-569320_v1.pdf

HtH

REgards

Inayath

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[okoroji80]

In setting up the management port, what port is ideal ?

Is VLAN 1 IDEAL FOR THE MANAGEMENT PORT ?

[InayathUlla Sharieff]

Hi Jude,

I would not use or prefer the vlan 1 ideal for the management.

Couple of reason:

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You can use any vlan as a management vlan. It is recommended not to use vlan 1 and not to use any vlan that carries user data traffic.

If you change the management vlan this does not affect the control traffic, that will still go on vlan 1. If you change the native vlan to a vlan other than vlan 1 then all control traffic ie. CDP/VTP/PagP etc. still uses vlan 1 except DTP which uses the native vlan.

If you shut down vlan 1 interface on your switches so you can bring up another L3 SVI for your management vlan this will have no effect on vlan 1 being used to send control traffic. In fact you can clear vlan 1 off trunks cisco switches will still use vlan 1 to send the control traffic between switches.

Recommendation is not to use vlan 1 for anything that you can configure so -

1) switch management vlan on different vlan

2) user vlans not to include vlan 1

3) unused ports in a "holding vlan" - this does not need a L3 SVI

4) native vlan not vlan 1 and not any of the other vlans - this does not need a L3 SVI

Regards

Inayath

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[okoroji80]

Thanks its well noted.

what steps do i need to setup fiber channel, STP Priority , and LACP

i also discover that the Switch does not have any license on it hope this will not hamper any configuration.