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JimCh · 06-09-2020

I've just bought a cheap Nexus 5548UP off eBay to teach myself FCoE and configuring Cisco switches from the comfort of my bedroom. Thanks to the kind members who recommended this over a 6120, and for then helping me configure it for FCoE.I wish to up...

JimCh · 05-29-2020

I'm new to this technology, so please forgive any misuses of terminology.I'm interested in learning how to configure FC over Ethernet so I can experiment "talking" to one of my old FC tape drives over a 10GBE network.To this end I've bought a 10GBE C...

JimCh · 06-10-2020

Thanks again for the replies, Sergiu.When I login and go tohttps://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-5548p-switch/model.html#~tab-downloadsand click on the "NX-OS System Software" -> "6.0(2)N2(7)" there is a bit of text in the bottom right...

JimCh · 06-09-2020

Thanks!I've logged a support ticket with Cisco as their product registration software is refusing to let me register it. One of their support guys opened the case after he said that he couldn't find my serial number, which is odd... there's a label o...

JimCh · 06-09-2020

Thanks.Maybe I'm a bit slow, but I don't find their documentation all that easy to follow. In case anyone else wants to do this, here it is a step-by-step:switch# show license usageFeature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments ...

JimCh · 06-08-2020

OK, I've bitten the bullet and bought a second user Nexus 5548UP on eBay, along with a RJ45 serial cable and have fired it up (man, it's noisy). I'm "in" and can play around with various commands in the CLI.I'm a bit stuck on how to get the FC_FEATUR...

JimCh · 05-30-2020

Hi Sergiu,Thanks for the reply. I was under the impression the 6248 could be used in "switch mode" so I'm glad you steered me away from buying one.Wow. Cisco's licensing options are... erm... complex, aren't they ;-)Am I right in thinking that becaus...

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