Cisco Nexus 5020 Cant get ip address

[redbaron28]

Hi i recently bought a nexus 5020 for a 10gb network for storage for my vmware hosts. I had problems at first with my router not detecting the 10gb fiber card i had. So i bought a new one got that side all good and now on the switch side i cant get ip address to my host. From the switch i cant ping the router @ 192.168.2.1. I have create a vlan 2 and added ports 9 through 17 and set them to switchport access. With no change. They i tired putting port 17 which is the port going to the router into trunk with no change. Here are pictures on my config:

https://imgur.com/a/jqbRU

https://imgur.com/a/KnKZr

https://imgur.com/a/3iXGk

Thanks for your help!

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

Can you post "sh run" from the router and the Nexus

Is Nexus supposed to be just layer-2?

On the Nexus, port 17 is connected to the router on what port?

HTH

[redbaron28]

@Reza Sharifi On startup it says level 3. I have a 10gb cable running from port 17 on the 5020 to my router which is a custom pfsense box.

[Reza Sharifi]

I am not familiar with pfsense box but in order to do layer-3 in Nexus, you need layer-3 card installed.

[redbaron28]

@Reza Sharifi How can i set it to layer 2. I dont need layer 3 as its just a storage network.

[Reza Sharifi]

You don't need to do anything.  That switch by default is layer-2.

HTH

[redbaron28]

That is what I thought but I'm not getting any o.o addresses to my hosts.

[Reza Sharifi]

From what you posted, the switch configuration seems to be ok. All you need is the access ports configured with specific vlan facing the end devices and a trunk port to the router. The IP address for the vlan/subnet you are using (default gateway for the end devices) should be configured on the router.

[redbaron28]

If you don't mind. Could you post some command examples on how to do it
correctly

Thanks

[Reza Sharifi]

Here is an example on how to do it for all ports facing the end devices:

this is assuming they are all in vlan 2

config t

vlan 2

name production-vlan

exit

then configure all ports like this:

config t

interface Ethernet1/10
switchport access vlan 2
spanning-tree port type edge

and then configure the trunk which connects to the router

interface Ethernet1/17
switchport mode trunk

HTH

[redbaron28]

@Reza Sharifi I did those and everything looks good but i still dont get any ip's. 

[redbaron28]

I Have now did a reset and created the vlan 2 and i still dont have any ip address's.

[redbaron28]

I have reset my config and I created a new vlan and did it all over and with no change. I have attached my config.