Cisco Switching/Routing :: Nexus 5548UP To 2248 Design

Aug 10, 2012

This past networkers I was at the Cisco booth discussing how the 2248 can connect to the 5548 and have server connectivity.  It was told to me that now, as of a fairly recent NX-OS release, you can have the 2248 going dual-homed to both 5548 via VPC and then have a server connected to both 2248 and be in active-active mode.  Is this correct?
 
When we first deployed our 5548 and 2248 we had to put the 2248 in a straight pin mode, where it only had connections to one 5548 and then the server would dual connect to the 2248's and be in active-active mode.  I was told that this changed with an NX-OS release however documentation still seems to be fragmented on what exactly is the case. 

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Cisco Switching/Routing :: Nexus 5596 / 2248 TP - Compatibility With SFP-10G-SR

Jan 31, 2012

I am looking to see if Nexus 5596UP & Nexus 2248TP GE compatible with SFP-10G-SR? The reason is because a consultant was hired on to "design" the network layout and has decided to purchase Cisco SFP+ Copper Twinax Cables which have a 10M limit. A small handful of the Data Center racks are 10-15M away... just out of reach of the Twinax. I would prefer NOT to move the LAN row so that it is more centered in the room. Can I use the SFP-10G-SR to connect the 2 switches (5596 & 2248) together? This SFP has a 26M reach on standard 10gig fiber, the small cost increase per connection is of no concern.

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Apr 10, 2013

I have a pair of 2248 Fex's where I'm currently terminating several VPC's to the servers, each with one port per Fex. Is it possible to run a VPC to a server with 4 ports, i.e 2 ports per Fex? I saw some discussions indicating it wasn't possible on a 2148 Fex, but would be on the 2248. The ports will just a dot1q trunks

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Jan 27, 2013

I have a pair of 5596 running in a vPC with Nexus 2248 connected to each N5596.  When I do the command "show fex" I get the following output on the 2nd 5596

Number    Description      State            Model            Serial    
------------------------------------------------------------------------
101         FEX101   AA Version Mismatch   N2K-C2248TP-E-1GE   SSI16390705
102         FEX102   AA Version Mismatch   N2K-C2248TP-E-1GE   SSI163704AD
122         FEX122                Online    N2K-C2232PP-10GE   SSI16370195
 
I'm running version 5.1(3)N1(1) on both of the 5K's. I have looked through all the configuration and I am not understanding why I am getting this error.  I have tried to look it up on [URL], but not having a ton of luck. 

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Sep 5, 2012

I have a dual-homed fabric (Nexus 2248 dual attached to two Nexus 5020's via vPC).  On this Nexus 2248 is a server that has a four port LACP etherchannel.  The ports do not appear to be load balancing correctly.  The output below shows the four ports in use and it clearly shows port e138/1/10 as getting the most use.  When I use the "show port-channel load-balance forwarding-path..." command on either of the vPC switches for various source and destination IP's that use this link, it shows them correctly load-balancing across the four ports.  But we do not see this when looking at stats on both the server side and the switch side. 
 
dc5020-3g# sh int e138/1/10,e138/1/12,e138/1/14,e138/1/16 | i seconds
  30 seconds input rate 552 bits/sec, 69 bytes/sec, 0 packets/sec
  30 seconds output rate 130120 bits/sec, 16265 bytes/sec, 161 packets/sec
  Load-Interval #2: 5 minute (300 seconds)
  30 seconds input rate 40 bits/sec, 5 bytes/sec, 0 packets/sec

[code]....
 
**************** Config info below.  This is a vPC pair and the port configs are identical on both switches so I'm only showing the configs for one switch to keep it simple.
 
dc5020-3g# sh port-channel load-balance
 Port Channel Load-Balancing Configuration:
System: source-dest-ip
 Port Channel Load-Balancing Addresses Used Per-Protocol:
Non-IP: source-dest-mac
IP: source-dest-ip source-dest-mac

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Nov 13, 2012

we are planning a Nexus datacenter project with this layout:Our experiences with Nexus switches are not so large until now and the manuals are very extensive.Both N5K´s should be connected directly with all 4 N2K switches. I did not find a layout like this in the manuals. Only a design,where only 2 N2K are connected to one N5K, with this fex config:Now I´m not sure if it is right to make a config like this with the same slots and fex´s or with different slots and fex´s.

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Cisco Switching/Routing :: Nexus 5548UP VPC Configuration

Jan 26, 2012

I have followed every piece of cisco documentation I could find on this and I still can't get vPC configured to actually work.  The VLANs stay in a suspended state so no traffic flows across.  Below is my configuration:vrf context management  ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.86.0.1vlan 1,vlan 86  name I.S_Infrastructure,vpc domain 1  role priority 1000  peer-keepalive destination 10.86.0.4,interface Vlan1,interface Vlan86  no shutdown  description I.S._Infrastructure  ip address 10.86.0.1/24,interface port-channel1  switchport mode trunk  vpc peer-link  spanning-tree port type normal,interface Ethernet1/1  switchport mode trunk  channel-group 1 mode active,interface Ethernet1/2  switchport mode trunk  channel-group 1 mode active ,interface Ethernet1/3,escription Connection to Mgmt0  switchport access vlan 86  speed 1000.

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Aug 6, 2012

is it possible to change the airflow of the Nexus 5548UP in the field by replacing fan and power supply or must the correct airflow been ordered.

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Cisco Switching/Routing :: Nexus 5548UP / Two Management Interfaces For N5k

Jan 10, 2013

I have a Nexus 5548UP that would be managed by two organizations. Is it possible to set IP addresses for mgmt0 and an SVI (or an L3 interface) without using the L3 daughter card? I don't want to route between VLANs, just to separate management traffic.

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Cisco Switching/Routing :: Nexus 5548UP / L3 Cannot Do Inter-VRF Communications?

Aug 28, 2012

I'm trying to get a node in SVI1 on VRF1 to speak to another node in SVI2 on VRF2 to reach each other.  After hours of failure, I went to outside resources.  Everything I read on the internet says it's not possible on this platform and at least one TAC engineer seems to agree.
 
I just can't believe such a high-end data center switch is not capable of handling such a basic feature.

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Jul 25, 2012

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Cisco Switching/Routing :: Nexus 5548UP VPC Domain With 1x L3 Card

Apr 9, 2013

I can't find anywhere whether it is possible to create a vPC domain with 2 Nexus 5548UP switches, where only 1 Nexus 5548UP has a L3 daughter card.

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Cisco Switching/Routing :: Nexus 5548UP - Management Interface

Apr 21, 2013

How separate is the management interface on a Nexus 5548?
 
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Nov 14, 2011

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Dec 6, 2012

I am looking to implement a QoS policy on a pair of Nexus 5548 UPs. FCoE is a factor here. I have created the following configuration and would like to get a few pairs of eyes to take a look at this for a quick sanity check.
 
How to make sure this config is valid. Also, I realize I'm applying an MTU of 9216 to all classes right now, this will be phased out incrementally.
 
class-map type qos match-all class-platinum
  match cos 5
class-map type qos match-all class-gold
  match cos 4
class-map type qos class-fcoe
  match cos 3
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Mar 5, 2013

I have 2 sites located approximately 30 kilometers apart.  I will call them site 1 and site 2.The sites are connected by a Layer 2 1GB fibre connection.I would like to add 2 X Cisco nexus 5548UP switches at site 1 and connect these 2 X Cisco nexus 5548UP switches via GLBP
 
I would then like to add 2 X Cisco nexus 5548UP switches at site 2 and connect these 2 X Cisco nexus 5548UP switches via GLBP.I would then like to connect the 2 X Cisco nexus 5548UP switches at site 1 and the 2 X Cisco nexus 5548UP switches at site 2 via GLBP.

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Aug 28, 2012

I just received a Nexus 5548 to configure as the core of the Datacenter LAN.  Is it true that the VRFs created cannot talk to each other???  I can't seem to find any documentation on how to do this and at least one TAC engineer half-heartedly believes it's not possible, either.
 
Basically, I'm trying to get an SVI in VRF1 to be able to talk to an device on another SVI in VRF2.
 
I can't believe this high-end switch, that is so capable in every regard, cannot handle this feature.

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Mar 10, 2013

The best option for load balancing between 2 X Cisco nexus 5548UP switches located at one site and connecting to 2 X Cisco nexus 5548UP switches located at another site.
 
The sites are connected via a 1GB fibre connection. I am unable to use GLBP until GLBP is supported in further software releases.

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Cisco Switching/Routing :: LLDP Chassis Discovery On Nexus 5548UP?

May 1, 2012

I'm seeing several error messages like these in the logs of my Nexus 5548UP switches.

2012 Apr 24 16:39:41.470 SSV_5K_SW2 %LLDP-5-SERVER_ADDED: Server with Chassis ID aaaa.bbbb.cccc Port ID mgmt0 management address X.X.X.X discovered on local port mgmt0 in vlan 0 with enabled capability Bridge
 
2012 May  2 05:05:00.627 COR_CCO-NX-5548-UP_01 %LLDP-5-SERVER_REMOVED: Server with Chassis ID aaaa.bbbb.cccd Port ID aaaa.bbbb.cccc on local port Eth1/1 has been removed
 
2012 May  2 05:06:40.328 COR_CCO-NX-5548-UP_01 %LLDP-5-SERVER_ADDED: Server with Chassis ID aaaa.bbbb.cccd Port ID aaaa/bbbb.cccc management address NIL discovered on local port Eth1/1 in vlan 0 with enabled capability None
 
I will say that these 5548s are serving as the distribution layer for a UCS chassis (2x 6120 FIs) but didn't know what kind of visibility the Nexus would have into that - the chassis keyword is what's alluding to this in my mind, and I'm seeing these messages whenever interfaces that connect downstream to the fabric interconnects are brought up or down.

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Cisco Switching/Routing :: Nexus 5548UP Connectivity With Router 2811

Aug 15, 2012

In the existing network we have Cisco 2811 router connected to Corporate MPLS cloud. Cisco 2811 is connected to Catalyst 6509 switch(set based IOS with MSFC card). Along with that we have two Catalyst 5509. We are upgrading the access layer by replacing catalyst switches with Nexus 5548 & 2248.
 
For a purpose of testing I have connected 5548 & 2248. Created cPC and ether channels between two. SVI and HSRP configuredon 5548. I am terminating 2651 (test router) on 2248 port 101/1/1. On 5548 I have enabled EIGRP on vlans. I am unable to ping to 2651 from nexus switch 5548 and vice-versa. I can see both devices on CDP but I do not see eigrp neighborship formed.
 
What configuration should go in 2248 and 2651 in order to establish a connection between two? If test is successful then I will connect 2811 to 2248 during actual migration. I assume that in testing if it works for 2651 then it must work on 2811 router.

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Cisco Switching/Routing :: Nexus 5548UP Change Peer Keep Alive Link

Apr 19, 2013

I have a pair of Nexus 5548UPs that have some high priority servers running on them.  Servers are ESX hosts running Nexus 1000v's.  Each host has multple connections in a VPC to both 5548s.  We have been having intermittant ping loss and slowness of traffic to the VM's on these hosts.  I was poking around trying to figure out what the issue could be and found that the peer-keepalive command was not set to send the heart beat across the mgmt0 interface.  I would like to change this to point it accross the mgmt0 interface. Any tips or advice for me on making this change with production servers running on the switches?  I do not want to cause any loss to any systems when I make this change. [Code] ..........

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Dec 9, 2012

We have recently upgraded oor LAN and we are using couple of Nexus5548UP switches in the core with 2960 stacks as access switches. Each access switches stack is connnected to both core switches with link being port-chanels and VPCs. All is working fine, but our SolarWinds management platform (NPM) is being flooded with "Physical Address changed" events. Here is an example of messages:
 
NSW_Core_2 - Ethernet1/7 Physical Address changed from 000000003811 to 73616D653811
NSW_Core_2 - Ethernet1/7 Physical Address changed from 200B82B43811 to 000000003811
 
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Cisco Switching/Routing :: Nexus 5548UP With 2232TM Fabric Extender And Server Teaming

Oct 11, 2012

Need clarification on the VPC with 5k and 2248 Fabric Extenders. My question  is can each fabric extender uplink to two different 5ks, and  at the same time, have servers connected to two both fabric extenders with a VPC.So basically, the server NIC will team with two different fabric extenders, and each fabric extender will connect to two different 5k's.

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We are currently using two Nexus 5548UP's as our Datacenter Network Core.  I have a pretty simple objective:  I would like to enable Jumbo Frames on a single VLAN only(VLAN 65).  This VLAN is used strictly for backups.  I do not want to enable Jumbo Frames on the other VLANs(VLANs 1-10).  Im not sure what the best way to do this is.....or if it is even possible but I am hoping to get some configuration examples.

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Feb 19, 2012

I would like to make a design with 4 Nexus 5596UP. 2 of them equipped with Layer 3 Expansion Module  so they can serve as core layer and the other 2 Nexus used as Layer 2 for aggregation server layer.The 2 Nexus in the core layer will run HSRP and will peer with ISP via BGP for Internet connection The 2 Nexus in the aggregation layer will be configured as layer 2 device and have FEX and switches connected to them.What I am ensure of is how the vpc and port-channel configuration should look like between the 4 nexus. What I was thinking is to run vpc between the 2 Nexus in the aggregation layer and between the 2 Nexus in the core layer. Than I was thinking of connecting each Nexus in the aggragtion layer to both Nexus in the core layer using port-channel and vice-versa.

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Cisco Switching/Routing :: Pre-provision 2248 TP FEX On 5596UP

Jul 24, 2012

1. We would like to pre-provision a 2248TP FEX on my 5596UP (NEXUS 5596 running 5.1(3)N2(1a)). Problem is that I can't choose this FEX model. I have the choice of a 2248T or a 2248TP-E, but no 2248TP. [code]

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Jun 4, 2012

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Aug 27, 2012

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The 4506 will be trunked togther with an SVI for providing OSFP adjacency.For the traffic flow from SW2 to HQ2, traffic will hit SW1 and then route back to SW2 and then to HQ2. Is this the best way to do this? Should a second link be connected between switches just for routing or should something like GLBP be used?

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Nov 17, 2011

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Router vtp mode i set to transparent mode and from all switches i can ping the router sub interfaces.

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Feb 23, 2011

We are facing issue of continous packet discards On nexus4001L link (int po2) to Nexus5020 switch. Nexus4001L is installed in IBM blade center server and we have FCOE enabled in this setup. [code]

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Mar 15, 2013

I have been tasked to replace the existing Cat 6500 and 3750 switches by Nexus 7000 and Nexus 2000.I was told initially my boss plans to get 2 x Nexus 7000 and then eventually blow up to 4 x Nexus 7000s.For Nexus, is there a list of tasks / points that i need to consider for building the initial design?
 
Can i just link the Nexus 7000 like the following?
 
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