Server Networking

Hi,For testing purpose, I configured a QoS policy with MAC ACL to match the traffic, but for some reason the traffic couldn't get matched correctly. For example, I initiated an FTP session, but no packet got matched so that the QoS policy was not abl...

We recentely ran into a limit on number of links allowed for devices connected to nexus 2k. Currently there is only support for (1) 1GB link to Each of the 2 Nexus 2k. See Below.The question i have is if this is a hardware limitation or a software li...

Hello Virtual Experts,I was informed that you cannot Vmotion from one N1kv in one domain ID instance to another N1kv in a different domain ID.  As I understand, every Nexus 1000v switch needs to be in its own domain.  If this is the case, how does Ci...

Hello,On the Cisco Configuration Tool, the N5K has a license named N55-8SP-SSK9.  The description is Nexus 5500 Storage License, 8 Ports. We think this is related to the number of FC Ports on the N5K. Is this license somehow related to FCoE port on t...

This is a repost of my question in R&S. Cisco's DCI Design and Deployment Guide Release 2.0 describes an implementation where SP(s) provide a redundant VPLS solution with n-PE, where PWs terminate on a VSS pair at each cust premise.  To prevent L2 lo...

N2K data sheet says:Up to 24 fabric extenders per Cisco Nexus 5548P, 5548UP, 5596UP switch (8 fabric extenders for L3 configurations)Three questions:1. Does the current release allow for 24 fabric extenders on 5548P, or is still at 12?2. How does the...

We have a customer wanting to connect a Checkpoint firewall in HA mode directly to the N7K. The problem is the HA traffic is not being passed. With Catalyst switches this could be resolved by configuring a static MAC address on each of the ports the ...

Hi,I have a lot of problems to connect a HP VC FlexFabric to my Nexus 7K. First, we tried to form a etherchannel, it was impossible then we tried to connect in access mode with same resultsHere some info about that:>------ LOG ------<CEP_N7018 %ETHPO...

Does the SRE-V Module support USB Passthrough on the external USB port?  When I go to advanced settings in vSphere, it says "Host does not support passthrough configuration".