[DC] Nexus features config / commands

VDC Configuration

  • Show license usage
  • Show vdc
  • Show vdc membership
  • vdc DCC01
  • allocate resource command
  • limit-resource command
  • show run vdc
  • switchto vdc DCC01

FEX Configuration

  • Enable feature FEX
  • configure fex 100
  • interface e1/25
  • switchport mode fex-fabric
  • fex associate 100
  • show fex

VPC Configuration

  • feature vpc
  • vpc domain 100
  • peer-keepalive destination 10.10.10.2 source 10.10.10.1 vrf management
  • sh vpc
  • int po10
    • vpc peer-link
  • int e 1/25
    • channel-group 10 mode active
  • int po10
    • vpc 10

VPC Verification

  • show feature
  • show vpc
  • show vpc brief
  • show vpc #
  • show vpc consistency-parameters global
  • show vpc role
  • show running-config vpc

FabricPath configuration

  • install fabricpath feature-set
  • switchto vdc
    • feature-set fabricpath
  • vlan 100
    • mode fabricpath
  • interface e5/1-2
    • switchport mode fabricpath

Unified Ports

  • Ethernet ports start at the lowest and go up
  • FC ports start at the highest and go down
  • sh module
  • conf t
    • slot 2
      • port 1-16 type ethernet
    • poweroff module 2
    • no poweroff module 2
  • Use an expansion module so you don’t have to reboot the entire switch

Unified Fabric

  • Mapping of FC Frames over Ethernet
  • Enables FC on a lossless ethernet network
  • Benefits:
    • Fewer cables
    • Fewer adapters
    • Overall less power
    • Interoperates with existing SANs
    • No gateway

RBAC

  • network-admin – Complete read/write entire device
  • network-operator – Complete read access
  • vdc-admin – Read/write of a VDC
  • vdc-operator – Read access of a VDC

 

 

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