Server Networking

Hello,in the past it was always a problem to move ESX-Hosts with n1v to a new vcenter. The only possibility was to migrate all hosts/VMs back to vswitch before, what's a big effort in large environments.The procedure to do that was already discussed ...

Hi All,I'm currently runnning a POC for the ASA 1000v and as such i'm using the nexus 1000V for the first time. My issue might be that i'm missing something fundamental with the nexus configuration.  I have read the configuration guides and can't see...

We are trying to uninstall vib files from ESXi5.1, but when we did, it says that resource is busy. We've rebooted the system, but still the same problem. We tried to find which process locks the file with " lsof -D ", but there is no process which lo...

Hi,I am working with a client who would like to use multiple 7018 chassis as Server Access vs. 5k and 2k'sPutting the commercial angle to the side are there any reasons technically why this is a bad ideaMy view is that it should work fine, assuing th...

Hi AllNeed expert opinion on designing ESX connectivity for DMZ.We have an already existing Nexus 1010 with 2 VSM's (for prod & dev)... We might need another VSM for DMZ..  Nexus 1010 support a max of 6 VSB's ... correct ? The DMZ ESX server will be ...

We're seeing syslog messages generated from a couple of Nexus 5ks that we can't relate to anything. All the devices authenticates using TACACS and the syslog messages appear randomly. Can someone explain this behavior?"AUTHPRIV     2     SYSTEM_MSG  ...

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), ...