Server Networking

We are getting ready to start testing the 1000v in a lab environment, but have a question about VLAN best practices. In the current Cisco 1000v guides it indicates the control/packet/management interfaces should all be on the same VLAN. But elsewhere...

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Hi, I perform a "show table-map cos-dscp-map" on a Nexus 7K and the output shows "default copy". My question is what is the "default copy" mapping? I am expecting to see a cos-dscp map like what we see on a Cat6500. But it's not the case. Checked the...

Hi I have N7K using 4.2(6). But i couldn't display the queuing statistics at the 10GE ports. "show policy-map interface" command does not help. It only displays the policy-map that is applied to the interface without any statistics counters. "show qu...

Hello,We are installing Nexus 1000v for an ESXi 4.1  Blade IBM server (Bay 3-4) which is connected to two different BNT switches with 1G, and connected to two different  Nexus 4001(Bay 7 and 9)  with 10G connections. The design requires that one of t...

Our server group is trying to implement HP NLB in a virtual server envireonment. They want to represent (3) virtual server IP addresses using a single NIC/MAC. The Nexus 7010 ARP cache displays all 3 IP addresses mapped to the same physically connect...

1) I can not find any buffer info in the datasheet, anybody knows?2) If more than one M1 cards and F1 cards are mixed, which M1 card will forward L3 traffic for the F1 card ? Do the customers need to manually designate one?

Hi,followed these steps to manally upgrade the VEMs host by host: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus1000/sw/4_0_4_s_v_1_3/upgrade/software/guide/n1000v_upgrade_software.html#wp53115At the moment i hang on Step 4 after i initiat...

Hi,I am really new to the Nexus 5000 and it's 2148 fex modules. I have no SAN interfaces (FCoE) installed only ethernet interfaces. I understand that qos is enabled default and the trust state of every port is "trust cos".I only want to trust servers...

I'm reading the cisco 1000v allows 64 span configurations. How many of these configurations can be used at the same time?

Hello,I have a question about a special splitted brain situation with 2 VSM we had seen.We have a good working VM-DataCenter with VSM-A (active) on host ESX-1 und a VSM-B (standby) on host ESX-2. We use version 4.0.4.SV1.3b for the VSMs and VEMs.Then...

After upgrading to 5.1.1 our Nexus 7010 does not like the 3rd party HP SFP+ Copper cables anymore:gebData-2# sh int ethernet 1/18 transceiver Ethernet1/18     transceiver is present     type is 10Gbase-(unknown)     name is WL GORE             part...