Cisco Cisco Nexus 7000 M1-Series 8-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module Technical Manual

vPC Peer Link Migration from a Nexus 7000 F1
Module to an M1 Module Configuration Example

Document ID: 116153

Contributed by Rajeshkumar Gatti, Cisco TAC Engineer.
Jun 13, 2013

Contents

Introduction
Prerequisites
Requirements
Components Used
Configure
Network Diagram
Configuration Steps
Migration Steps
Verify
Troubleshoot
Frequently Asked Question
Q. Is it possible to add new members from the M card to the vPC peer link but leave a current F1 member
in the bundle and then remove it after the new member is added?

Introduction

The document defines the steps needed to migrate a virtual PortChannel (vPC) peer link from the Nexus 7000
F1 Module to the M1 Module. This scenario might occur when the F1 Module needs to be upgraded for
scalability or other reasons.

Prerequisites

Requirements

Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:

Nexus operating system CLI

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vPC rules

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Components Used

The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:

Nexus 7000 Release 6.1.x and later

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M1/F1 series line card

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The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the
devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure
that you understand the potential impact of any command.