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Cisco UCS c220m4 CIMC password reset prompt

I'm trying to enable the management port of Cisco UCS C 220. After booting up the server I pressed F8 to go to Cisco IMC configuration page. However, I ran into this password reset prompt before getting to the However configuration (After 3 failed at...

Nexus Dashboard & NDFC - Key benefits unlocked

This webinar covers how Cisco NDFC provides centralized fabric management for visibility and control, enhances automation via integrations like Ansible for efficient operations, and ensures scalability with high availability using a three-node activ...

ACI Rogue Endpoint Control - Reduce Hold Timer

Hello,is there anybody out that has experience with reducing the hold timer in ACI for rogue endpoints? the default is 1800 seconds...we want to reduce to the minimum (300). the reason is based on our architcture (routing is outside ACi and we have i...

Resolved! ACI Multi-Site

Hello,I have a question for ACI Multi Site deploymend on Brown field scenario.VLAN 4 and a VRF with a dynamic routing protocol (ex: OSPF) needs to be used in order to make the connection between Spines and ISN. Can I reuse the same VRF and the same a...

Enhanced Zone merge in MDS9396T

I am migrating from 9396S to 9396T through ISL based migration, 9396S (OLD SWITCH) has Enhanced zone set with valid zones,Question is, I shall set Enhanced zone on 9396T, but the warning below is confusing, if I continue, doesn't the empty zoneset ge...

Problems to Update VMware ESXI Custom Cisco

Hi there, I'm looking for a custom Cisco ISO of ESXi 6.7u3 or possibly version 7.0, as those versions are no longer available on Broadcom's site currently. I'm running VMware ESXi 6.7.0, build 10302608, and I want to upgrade to ESXi 8.0u3 custom Cisc...

Changing the Overlay-Mode from config-profile to CLI

I've a question concerning the setting of Overlay-mode on NDFC. The config-profile is the default setting once you have to bring-up a VXLAN fabric using NDFC; let's suppose that at a cert point, we want to introduce "security-group" with GPO and cont...

In-band Cisco UCSX 9108

Hello, is it possible to configure inband for FI management?

Cisco Unity Connection, VM, no network connectivity

Hello. I have created a virtual machine (VM) via "VSphere Client" and installed "Cisco Unity Connection" on this VM. At the end of the installation, a "Network Connectivity Check" is performed and fails as can be seen in the screenshot below. During ...

Upgrading from MDS 9396S to MDS 9396T.

When I set a unique Domian ID on the new switch, create an ISL between the old and the new, why isn't the complete configuration such as zonesets, zone and fcalias copy over from old to new san switch? why do I have to manually create Fcalias/zones ...

Adding new VSANs/fabrics to IMM UCS

Customer has existing IMM UCS 6454 fabrics in production, with legacy MDS switches. We want to add new MDS switches with new VSANs for a storage and fabric "cutover" process. (No ISLs between the respective old+new MDS switches in each fabric.) When ...

Changing boot from legacy to uefi

Hello together,i try to change the boot order from legacy to uefi on a vmware esxi that is booting from SAN.First try, just change the boot order to uefi. Server boots into biosSecond try, change th uefi boot parameter to the following valueBoot Load...

Confusing slot assignment in C240-M5SX

I recall looking at this a while back and letting it go, but it is bothering me again. This is from spec sheet, but it doesn't make sense. There are 6 PCIe slots, MLOM, and MRAID. Where are slots 8, 9, and 10?

SNS 3515 cannot downgrade firmware to lower version of 3.0(4m)

I had upgraded the BIOS and BMC to c220 m4 version SNS3515 -> c220M4 (BIOS & BMC v2.0.x) to disable the secure boot. but the option come back after upgrade the bios & BMC to v4.1.x. Hence I need to fallback it to v2 to disable the secure boot. Now I ...

trunking between 2 switches and transporting vsan

I have a topology that will look like: san1 - switch1 - switch2 - san2. The SANs are HPE Alletra using FC. The Alletra requires its san to san replication ports (RCFC) to use a different zone from its host to SAN ports. That seems straightforward. ...

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