Cisco Cisco Nexus 2224TP GE Fabric Extender White Paper
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2. Enable the fabric extender feature:
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feature fex
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3. Logically create the fabric extender:
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fex 191
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4. Create the Port Channel, change the port mode, and associate the fabric extender with the Port
Channel:
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interface port-channel 191
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switchport mode fex-fabric
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fex associate 191
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5. Assign the Cisco Nexus parent switch ports to the Port Channel:
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interface ethernet 1/17
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switchport mode fex-fabric
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fex associate 191
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channel-group
191
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interface ethernet 1/18
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switchport mode fex-fabric
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fex associate 191
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channel-group
191