Server Networking

We are about to invest in a Cisco UCS B series, Nexus 5k and four Nexus 2ks. The N2k switches will be used for all of our existing physical servers, 1GB storage arrays, and an existing IBM Bladecenter that has eight Cisco Catalyst switches installed....

I have a question about the sequence of tasks while doing manual VEM upgradesUpgrading 1KV only (not ESX) Staying on ESXi4.1 (upgrade to ESXi5.1 later)4.2.1(SV1)4a     =>     4.2.1(SV2)1.1aVSMs upgrade has completed okVUM is installedvem upgrade noti...

Hello Gents,I failed to find explanation of available options for the command "esxcli  cisco vemcli -c <command>". Can anybody help with relevant source?Thank U                   

The "vem status" on each ESXi host states that VEM modules are installed. When I go to the 1KV and do a "show mod" I do not see them as being registered.N1KV-VSM-01# show modMod  Ports  Module-Type                       Model               Status--- ...

Where can I locate an OTV feature comparison for Nexus 7K vs. ASR router?                    

Hi,I'm monitoring a couple of CIsco MDS 9148 switches using SNMP (Solarwinds Orion NPM). The 100Mbps mgmt0 interfaces on the MDS switches often report impossibly high receive traffic (several Petabps). Is anyone aware of any MDS bugs that could cause...

Hello All,I am wondering how would we extend a FCoE VLAN/VSAN to remote DC.Can we use the extended VLAN from OTV and use it for FCoE or FCIP to span the SAN using N5K?I appreciate if someone let me know what are the options to extend the VSAN/SAN acr...

Hi, i'm trying to add another VEM to my VSM with no luck, from some reason it appears as "absent"please help me undertans how to fix this issue.vPath-Switch-on-vCloud# show mod vem mappingMod     Status          UUID                                  ...

Hi All UC Server Experts,I installed and finished the configurations the ESXi with some Cisco Appliances into the UCS C260 Server with 2 x 500GB Hard Disk RAID 1, but now I want to transfer the 2 x 500GBwith data to a new UCS C220 server.Actually, I ...

Hi,I am some questions in relation to (https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2230776)I have a pair of n5K (A & B) running vpc with VPC Portchannel (e.g 10) uplink to core switches running VSS. my downstream VPC Portchannels (e.g 20) to servers/enclo...

Hello all, how i can check if my server have hardware raid controller ?as per cisco doc embedded megaraid controller will not support vmware.i need to verify if i am using hardware raid contoller or the embedded one?i have cisco ucsc-220me server.

Team,I have been starting to read a lot of this tech but I still have some doubts regarding port-channel limits in my platform.So this is my current set up:- 1 Nexus N5K-C5596UP- 2 Fabric Extenders N2K-C2148T-1GE.Currently  the Fabric Extenders are c...