I am receiving routes via BGP from a cloud provider. The provider is sending overlapping routes.  For example, 10.0.0.0/8 and 10.1.0.0/16.  I would like to filter the component route as it's learned from the cloud provider.  So in my example, keep th...

What are some of the issues that can cause an RSTP root port to permanently remain in a blocking state?  Unfortunately I can't post much output due to confidentiality.    router#sh spann vlan 7                                        VLAN0007         ...

I need to install new C6800-16P10G modules in a Catalyst 6500 VSS pair (one C6800-16P10G per switch).  Are there any best practices for this activity?    Should I first insert a C6800-16P10G module into the STANDBY switch, perform a failover and then...

I have seen numerous instances in which a static route can be withdrawn using an IP SLA ICMP Echo configuration.  I have a slightly different use-case.  I would like the static route to be withdrawn if the IP SLA DNS query for a hostname does not re...

I'd like to generate a test SYSLOG message with having to resort to activities like disabling/enabling an interface.  The IOS command "send log" can be used in those platforms.  Is there a corollary command in NX-OS?