No need to reinstall ESX. By default, CLI is disabled.Go back into main screen (Alt+F2), log-in and select Troubleshooting Options->Enable ESXi Shell. This will enable ESX console.
N5K upstream is not learning MAC 0025.b500.009f and this might be the problem.From ESX configuration, check what MAC got assigned to vmk0 port (usually it's MAC address of vmnic0). Then make sure that same MAC is learned on upstream N5K switch.
Hi Luke,You can login to ESX CLI using KVM. In troubleshooting tools, enable console and press alt+F1 to get into CLI prompt on ESX host.Few things to check:do you have any native vlan configuration on vNIC in service profile?if you do, is this the s...
According to NXOS 5.1 guide, http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/san_switching/513_n1_1/b_Cisco_n5k_nxos_sanswitching_config_guide_rel513_n1_1_chapter_011.html#con_1614804Only Storage protocol services license is required...