Cisco Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch Manuale Tecnico
Nexus 5500 VM-FEX Configuration Example
Document ID: 117690
Contributed by Charles Youssef, Cisco TAC Engineer.
May 15, 2014
Contents
Introduction
Prerequisites
Requirements
Components Used
VM-FEX Overview
Definitions
Configure
Network Diagram
Verify and Troubleshoot
Prerequisites
Requirements
Components Used
VM-FEX Overview
Definitions
Configure
Network Diagram
Verify and Troubleshoot
Introduction
This document describes how to configure, operate, and troubleshoot the Virtual Machine Fabric Extender
(VM-FEX) feature on Cisco Nexus 5500 switches.
(VM-FEX) feature on Cisco Nexus 5500 switches.
Prerequisites
Requirements
Cisco recommends that you have basic knowledge of these topics.
Nexus Virtual Port Channel (VPC)
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VMware vSphere
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Components Used
The information in this document is based on these hardware and software versions:
Nexus 5548UP that runs Version 5.2(1)N1(4)
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Unified Computing System (UCS)-C C210 M2 Rack Server with UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card
that runs Firmware Version 1.4(2)
that runs Firmware Version 1.4(2)
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vSphere Version 5.0 (ESXi and vCenter)
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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 or packet capture setup.
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 or packet capture setup.