vpc member count - nexus 5000

[Mike Kellner]

hello guys,

i have a little conceptional question about vPC. Is it possible to add more then 2 devices into a vPC domain? 

I want to add 4 nexus 5000 devices to one vPC-domain, to make a vPC over all the 4 devices.

I found nothing about that in the internet, thats why i am asking.

thanks in advance!

[Bilal Nawaz · Accepted solution]

Only 2 allowed in a vPC domain.

<http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-5000-series-switches/configuration_guide_c07-543563.html>

[Mike Kellner]

thank you for your answer.

Is there any other way to make a channel over more then 2 nexus devices?

[Bilal Nawaz]

Hello Mike,

Unfortunately no, not that I know of. An alternative might be to use the Stack-Wise technology, with a C3850 and provide etherchannel over the stack members. Probably not the solution you were hoping for. You can provide two channels N5k1 and 2 could provide primary, N5K3 and 4 could provide secondary.

Bilal