How to deploy Nexus 5000 in cluster mode

[sjahirud]

Can anybody help me or point to any link..?

[jchavesd]

HI, 

   To set up the N5ks to cluster mode or VPC peer link please follow the attached link

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-5000-series-switches/design_guide_c07-625857.html#_Toc271759439

Configuration is actually pretty simple

Exa:

N5k1# conf T

           Int PO XX

           VPC Peer-Link

And then just allow the VLANs needed to pass through the Peer link.

Then repeat the configuration in the second 5K

You can also set the vpc peer-switch command which will allow that both Peers are the STP Root Sw

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[sbhadrav@cisco.com]

You will need to use/configure Virtual PortChannel(vPC) on the Nexus 5020s (instead of clustering).

It is similar to Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System (VSS). With regard to Cisco EtherChannel technology, the term “multichassis EtherChannel (MCEC)” refers to either technology interchangeably.

You may want to read below design guide for the big picture (if you want to see the available topologies  with N5K and N2K please directly go to page 10)

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9670/C07-572831-00_Dsgn_Nexus_vPC_DG.pdf

And for the practical details, I believe below one would be better: (5K/2K topologies are in page 4)

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9670/design_guide_c07-625857.pdf