Server Networking

Can I use the N7K-M132XP-12 module to connect 1g uplinks from my access switches while we migrate these connections to 10gig one at at time.  To retire my old core gear I need to support a mix of both 1g and 10Gig for sometime and was hoping I could ...

HSRP Version 2 and DHCP doesn't work well with ARPing.I have my N7K and setup the following per what I believe is recommend design:Core1-N7k is Primary as VPC peer, HSRP Version2 Active, STP root. My OSPF is set to Point to Point so no need to worry ...

I have wan router connected to 2 N7K as cores running 4.2.4 under VPC domain 2 with a vpc11/LACP link to my downstream dual-homed N5k. A Fex2148 hangs off the N5k. Vlan 211 is configured on N7k and N5k and I have a server on the FEX as part of 211.Th...

I have a customer who has a requirement to replace old Motorola Premier 33.6 V.34 modems with Cisco routers.  There are four point to point Bisync connections between two bldgs.  Fiber is the router WAN interface between the bldgs.  We've configured ...

WS-C6509, running Native IOS version 12.2(33)SXH4. Pair of 6500 configured with HSRP serving as Gateway to down stream clientsPing requests from clients not having a Default Gateway (AIX Server Team recommendation) failing.Packet capture show ARP req...

Hello,Can we select which IP source the ACE will used for any kind of probe (ICMP, TCP, ...)or it just used the nearest interface?Maurice

Hi all,i had a working setup which include 2 X nexus 5020 (release 4.0.X). to each N5K i connect FEX 2232. my server connect via CNA nic with FCoE to the FEX .the problem is that when i upgrade the N5K to 5.0.2N1, my all setup stop working.what has c...

The IBM P7 blade server is connected to the Nexus 5K via FCOE port-channel (2x10G CNA), then the NX 5K uplink to the 6509 via ethernet port-channel (4x10G). Per 5.02 NXOS configuration guide, only physical FC ports can be linked ports. Please advise ...

I have two 5020s and want to link in all my 2148T and 2233PP extenders to have redundant links. Do I just need to ensure that the fex number is different on each 5020? For instance, one 2148T is fex 100 on one and 150 on the other? Would that actuall...

Hi--How does PFC decide which traffic class to pause when it's time to send out a PAUSE frame back to the sender? I havent read a single white paper or blogpost anywhere that explains that. All that is explained is that "during congestion" (which is ...

Is there a way to disable the following during login?Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) SoftwareTAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tacCopyright (c) 2002-2010, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.The copyrights to certain works contained in this ...

For migrating from Vswitch (static 802.3ad) to 1000v, i need to configure ip hash (ip source destination) on the 1000v. The idea is migrate from Vswitch to 1000v WITHOUTH changing the switch configuration).Is that posible?Thanks

What would be the definition of a "hop" in an FCoE environmrnt?To me, to qualify as a hop, the device that is passing FCoE traffic must be acting on a level higher than OSI 1, meaning higher than the physical layer. For example, a device that is aggr...