Server Networking

HiWe are coming up with an effort to change the Vcenter server to physical to virtual. Is it a best practice to keep the same IP address on the Vcenter server -> shut the physical and bring the virtual up, to keep the SVS config consistent on N1KVs ?...

Our customer have a 5548P pair with 3 dual-homed N2000 fex.The switch-profile looks to be out of sync between them. one has rev 47 and the other one 44.Doing show switch-profile status give the following result in the one with revision 47switch-profi...

On the Nexus 7000 you need to disable OMF for each VLAN with IPv6 traffic. Otherwise IPv6 Neighbor Solicitations and all other IPv4/IPv6 source-only groups are not flooded within the VLAN.Q1: In my eyes the better workaround is to enable MLD snooping...

Hello, I'd like to consult with you guys regarding an issue I have on an N5K device: I have an N5K device running software version 5.1(3)N2(1), to which the SSH access is being locked out every couple of days.When the issue occurs, I connect it using...

Hello guys! I was wondering is this the right place to ask my questions, but thought should be fine. As I am a newbie to the LISP world, I’ve been reading a lot about it recently, but really got stuck on some fundamental bits & pieces. Being reading ...

Hi,is it possible to use a Vlan interface (SVI) for syncing the switch profile on two 5596? I tried this:2 x 5596UP with NX-OS 5.2(1)N1(3)Connected with 2 x Twinax on ports Eth1/15 and /16, portchannel 3.The Po3 is a trunk, allowed Vlan is 439. Both ...

Hi All,In the event that my entire data centre were to shut-down, is it recommended that the VLANs for AD, vCentre, vCentre DB be configured as System VLANs so that when everything powers up the VEM modules can actually communicate with these systems...

Are there any way to get evaluation license for VSG for existing N1K essential deployment.Thanks,

Hello,A few months ago I had a kernel panic in Nexus 5596 switch running 5.1(3)N1(1).The stack-trace ponted to cdpd process.I found that I hit a know bug (CSCtx91413) that was in "open" staus for a long time.This bug is now superceded by CSCtz13307 w...

Customer just purchased a Dell R720 with Intel 10 Gig X540-AT2 and now is looking to connect it to his Nexus 7K.Is there an SFP+ that is supported that will connect over Cat6 between the 7K and this new server?I did not see anything out side of the c...

Hello, 10g links in our core are getting rather congested as seen by MRTG graphs. Any command on Nexus 5548 to show transmit queuing drops on a given interface?

Hi Everyone,wondering if anybody implemented 1000v switch in the topology that it is connected directly to the Nexus 7K cores, with no ToR switches.I just want to make my ESXi nodes be connected to a couple of 7Ks with no ToR switch in between, and t...