Server Networking

Trying to connect a HP-C7000 blade server with a Virtual Connect Flex 10 connection with 10Gb links to a Catalyst 4900M. I have no control of the HP side. From the HP guide, we are following "HP Virtual Connect Ethernet Cookbook" "Scenario 1:5 - VLA...

Good DayI am wondering how the behavior is if upgrading Nexus 5500 with connected FEX.The setup is:2 Nexus 5596  (vpc roles primary/secondary)Many FEX 2248 / 2232 connected to the 5596. Every FEX with one link to the primary and one link to the secon...

See diagram. I need Layer 2 extended a couple of VLANs between two data centers (Let's say SVI lives in one Data Center only), but I also want to do Layer 3 between two Data Centers for regular inter-DC routing. What are my options to route between N...

I posted this on LAN/WAN, but it is also rlated to server networking, thanks,We  have IP device(exchange server, it might be a cluster) on the farm switch(cat6500, which is an access layer  siwtch), with the gateway on the core switches (Nexus7000), ...

Can anyone tell me the most current IOS version for the Nexus 5010 and 5020 that is approved by DISA/DOD?                  

Hi,I am wondering about the use of the vrf management on the Nexus 5548. The fact is I need optical fiber to configure the vpc keepalive link. So, i can't use the mgmt0 interface which is a RJ45 port. Can I configure a SVI in the vrf "management" in ...

Hello,currently we prepare the implemention from several ESX-Hosts with 10gbps NICs. The ESX-Hosts are connected via 10gbps SFP+ ShortRange to Nexus5548UP switches with 2x FEX C2232PP (each ESX host ist connected to a diffferent fex , both fex are co...

I'm  trying out the Nexus 1000v, and have the VEM configured to write logs to my  syslog server. The thing is, the messages are in a weird format that my  log management tools cannot parse. Here is an example:<189>: 2012 Oct 21 15:22:40 UTC: %VSHD-5-...

Trying to create a custom RBAC role for Nexus 5500 SAN Admin. What role permission is required to have the ability to create device-aliases? The default san-admin role doesn't allow it so I created a custom role but can't figure it out.