Server Networking

Good Day all,I have a query. Our customer will be changing out their 3comm core switch and placing in a nexus 5596 switch instead. There access switches will now be connecting to the 2 5596T switches that will be clustered.Can a single 3comm switch b...

I have been attempting upgrade on a pair of Nexus 5010s in a vPC configuration. I want to go from n5000-uk9.5.0.3.N1.1c to n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.4 as that is the minimum recommended version. I have 4 FEXs that are dual homed to the N5ks and 4 old CatOS ...

I just installed two switches connected with a NEXUS 5506UP vPC link consists of two links 10Gigabits. I configured in both HSRP NX5K for managing redundant routing local VLANs.Both NX5K are connected to a firewall via two links Etherchannels in L3 m...

I have 2 N7K switches and would like to connect them via port channel and put the channel in VLAN 101. I have the following config, does it make sense? Thanks in advance!interface eth 3/1 switchportchannel-group 101 mode activeinterface eth 3/2 switc...

I have enabled storm-control at my access layer (C4K), and I'm happy with the results -- every few weeks, someone creates a loop using a mini-switch, storm-control shuts down their port before they can take out that floor.interface GigabitEthernet2/1...

Hi Pal,I want to ask if anybody ever got the same issue like me as this follow?ES-N1KV# sh modMod  Ports  Module-Type                       Model               Status---  -----  --------------------------------  ------------------  ------------1    0...

I had 1 port become loose and the Gbic would stay snuggly in. I put in a TAC Case and was sent a replacement chassis. Now I need to transfer all modules and license to the new chassis during a maintaince window. I am trying to come up with a step by ...

                   We tried to upgrade UCS firmware from 2.1.1f to 2.1.2a, initially with autoinstall infrastructure                    however, the system hangs with IOM upgrade !                    any advice how to escape from the autoinstall ?   ...

I'm trying to associate FEXs in a number of VDCs on a Nexus 7K running NX-OS 6.1. The design that I'm working to calls for duplicate FEX IDs across multiple VDC, ie VDC 2 has FEX 101 and VDC 3 has FEX 101. Given that VDCs are unique contexts on the 7...

I have downloaded the system ios but can't find the kickstart ios. Quesitons: 6.1.1 to 6.1.4 I have dual n7k-sup2'sDo I have to be in the admin vdc, if so from my admin vdc i can not ping my ftp server. I uploaded the system file to bootflash: from a...

Hello All,I've configured port-channel for my backup servers and also applied load balancing on the switch (NEXUS 5548 with 2248 FEX). The server is configured with NIC teaming and is set on auto, which negotiates to use 802.3ad for the channel. All ...

I find some inconsistent behavior in the above platform. After a clean reboot, the interfaces  are up, but cdp neighbors are not showing. The switch has no  configuration (after reboot with no startup-config). To make things worse sometimes it will  ...

I've got a pair of Cisco Nexus 5596 switches running NX-OS version 6.0(2)N1(1)I seem to have hit bug CSCue03528 Session Database / Config Sync / CFS locked on one side without a commitSymptom:CFS lock on one 5k switch in a VPC due to session manager ...