Server Networking

What is Cisco's answer to the follwing product from HP HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet ModuleOur server team are about to implement this because they want more nics/vm and it's cheaper than buying cisco blade switches.Any other problems you ...

Here's the scenario:We're working on a new DC design. Dual 6509VSS in core, dual Nexus 5k and 14 FEXs. The 2ks will be dual attached to the 5ks.Now, I read somewhere else that the 5k is limited to a maximum of 16 vPCs. So the question comes up... ...

Hi all, We are a wildlife project and have just bought many bird box cameras from a UK company for our important research project. We want to stream the nest box footage across our intranet and extranet. My question is which CISCO server, managment s...

Does anyone have a sample call home configuration for the Nexus they can post?  I have read the configuration guide but want to see a working config.Thanks!

HelloHas anyone had the oppotunity to implement a 10 Gig Twinax cable that showed up as unsupported in the logs. I have been told it is an option to use another vendors twinax, but you have to run some command in the nx-os to turn on the port with a...

Does anyone know if the above X2 optics are definitely supported in the Cisco 3130X switches (Dell Blade switches)?The compatibility matrix here suggests not; however, the later release notes do mention the X2-10GB-LR optics.http://www.cisco.com/en/U...

Hello Everyone.Thanks for taking a moment to comment on this issue if you can!We've noticed the following issue. When replacing a FEX that has associated to a 5K, the serial number does not automatically change to reflect the new box (when using "sh...

Hi,I've just inherited a few IBM Bladecentre devices each populated with 4x 3110G switches operating in a stack.I've noticed an oddity that may or may not be an issue; basically within each stack, the master is shown as running teh CBS31X0-UNIVERSALK...

I have a network that will be extended to another building. I have all the vlans defined in router Bldg1. The connection to Bldg2 is using a Layer2 switch with a routed link thru fiber. How I can transfer the vlan information from the other Bldg ? Th...

All, While logging to cisco works I am getting below error.You don't have permission to access /cwhp/LiaisonServlet on this server.Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. I hav...

We have two Nexus 5020's that will be deployed in a data center with several FEX . I haven't decided yet whether to single or dual home the FEX's or if I'm going to use vPC's right away.Are there things I should consider when numbering the FEX's ? If...

I'd be very interested to hear others opinions on this. You have a datacenter environment with L2 boundaries at end of row aggregators, then L3 back to the core and edge. You have 6500 service module switches hanging off the core housing ACE and FW...

We are building an IBM Blade server environment. We basically have (2) IBM chassis's. Each chassis has a 3110 in bay 1, and bay 2.We are using the VBS feature on the 3110's to virtualize the switches.My questions is on the uplink's from the 3110's to...

Hi Everybody,I'm interested in hearing your opinions about the best way to deploy gateway redundancy between 2 VSS Domains.With HSRP works fine, but i wish to know if there another best way.Regards,Gustavo.