Server Networking

Hello all. Is there a special line card i need on the cat6509 switch for the uplink connectivity from a nexus 5010 access switch?I was thinking of putting a 10g line card but they are very costly for my client at the moment. Can i use an ordinary 10/...

Hello All,I am working on a design to provide 10G server aggregation link for our network. Basic idea is to connect the servers to this 10G server aggregation switch which is turn connectes to the main 6509 cores. The idea to introduce this server ag...

Hi,I'm going to usa a couple of Nexus 5020 in a data-center but I've a doubt. Each Nexus has 16 FC ports. Omitting FCoE, can I use these FC ports like in a conventional FC switch? The customer would like to migrate from FC to FCoE but he has to u...

Dear all,I needed some help regarding the placement of nexus 7k and 5k switches in DC.things i require is 1) firstly i wanted to know whether cisco DC 3.0 architecture is available for dload if yes the where is it available?2)We have like 100 server...

Hi allI was wondering if anybody had experience with connecting HP Virtual Connect @ 10Gbps in a Cisco data centre? Specifically I'm wondering what others have done in terms of VLAN configuration in terms of numbers and requirements e.g. Heartbeat, ...

Hi,I'm trying to loadshare NFS over CSM in bridgemode. I have no problem connecting to the real servers, but when i try to connect to the VIP i get the following message :mount: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refusedAny idea whats wrong.I have...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has ever implemented the Cat 3110X/G in an IBM BladeCenterH chassis? On the Cisco design guide (http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps6746/ps8741/ps8761/design_guide_c07-455528.html), it stated that there...

Hi,I knew the question is bit weird, but I need to know about it.What stated in document for setup vss, both switches sup720 is link up via TenGE ports called VSL.If I want to links via the Sup720 Gigabit ports it is possible ?What is the disadvanta...

Hi ,Please let me know how can i publish xml configuration in CSS?Thanks in advance

I have gotten my 5010's up and can get to them from mgmt0. The ip address for mgmt0 resides in VLAN 2 for me. I am getting ready to trunk my 5010's back to my 6500's. Do I need to make sure that VLAN 2 cannot be seen through the trunk ports since ...

Hey, We have a cisco 5010 that we want to connect to an HP C7000 enclosure using the HP 1/10GB-F Virtual connect Module. That module only supports the use of XFP transceiver or CX4. Can we go from the Cisco SFP to the HP XFP using 850nm fiber?

we are installing WAAS demo for A customer has two sites are connected via Microsoft site-to-site over internet , and ISA servers terminate the VPN in the two sites (and not working as a firewall) , the WAAS devices are connected inline mode behin...

Hi, I keep running into a problem with my 6509 when I try to setup a 4x LACP connection between my server and my switch on copper ports. I can get this to work with my fiber ports.The problem that I see is that the 6509 adds switchport trunk encapsu...

Hi,What is the command for visualize the routing table of Cisco Content Swicthing Module (CSM)?Thank you.Best regards.Massimiliano.