Server Networking

HI,1. We have Two Nexus switches 5010 working as primary & secondary reaches to high/peak CPU utilization intermittently. This cause response problem in applications. current Version is 4.2(1)N1(1)2.  Also Need to Upgrade the OS for these switches to...

I am attempting to downgrade from 5.1.3.N1.1 to 5.0.3.N2.2b for standards compliance.When following the ISSU steps for validation of the install all command I receive the following error on the following command:sh install all impact kickstart bootfl...

Hello,We are installing a N1K 4.2(1)SV1(5.1)   and for this purpose installed VSM on a Seperate DataCenter  Vsphere 5 Cluster onto a blank ESX host. Our problem is that VSM and VEM cannot see each other. What step may we missing?Thanks in Advance,Bes...

Hi all,We have IBM N series storage controller which provide storage to esxi4.1.We have hosted out primary and secondary VSM for 1000V deployment on this ESXi4.1.We need to upgrade the storage firmware and I like to know if their is any possible impa...

How do you handle overlapping vlans when using OTV between Data Centers.  i.e. in Data Center 1 i have vlan 100 with ip address 10.10.100.0/24 and in Data Center 2 I have vlan 100 with ip address 10.20.100.0/24.  I don't want to combine these into on...

just saw new version of 1000v deployment guide:Cisco is recommending l3 mode for vem and vsm communication.However, we are using erspan. If we use l3 mode as cisco's recommendation, which means we have to use the same vmkernal interface for our ERSPA...

Hi,I would like to have some suggestions and recommendations for a single homed design for a nexus 5k, 2k, 1kV.Firstly the design that we are hoping to do is as follows:                    5k=5k                    //     \\                    2k     ...

Hi,I would to check confirmation regarding the max fex (NX2K 2224T) are supported on NX5K (5596UP) on both full L2 or L2/L3 design.In my case i will implement 2x5596UP as Core datacenter with 14 FEX (NX2K 2224T series) for Server access.Please i need...

Hi thereWe have a pair of Nexus 7K. we went in with the first 7K (as the second switch was supposed to be placed in another MDF and that was not ready) and configured about 60 edge switches. then once the other MDF was ready, we configured the second...

I'm getting ready to upgrade our 2 nexus 5010's which are running vpc to 2 HP C7000's which have flex 10's in them.  The flex 10's are dual homed to each nexus via a 10 gig link.  Now because the Flex 10's will only do fast lacp I cannot use the ISSU...