Cisco Nexus – Port “Inactive” Status

Quick notes on the "inactive" port status seen on the Cisco Nexus platform, which was perplexing the first time I ran into … [Read more...]

PQ Show 009 – Cisco Nexus Deep Dive Part 2.5 – Virtual Port-Channel Concluded

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Tony Mattke, Chris Marget, and Jeff Fry continue a discussion begun in Priority Queue Show 007 with Ethan Banks about … [Read more...]

PQ Show 007 – Cisco Nexus Deep Dive Part 2 – Virtual Port-Channel

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Tony Mattke, Chris Marget, and Jeff Fry join Ethan Banks for a discussion about deploying virtual port-channel technology … [Read more...]

Buy One Steelhead, Get One Free: Creative Use of VRFs With Inline Deployment

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Below is a very generic WAN diagram.  It consists of L3 MPLS links in blue and point-to-point links in red.  Not all these … [Read more...]

Cisco Nexus 2000: A Love/Hate Relationship

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My feelings towards the Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender (FEX) are hardly a secret. The myriad of design choices and platform … [Read more...]

Show 77 – Cisco Nexus 1000V and VXLAN With Han Yang and Victor Moreno – Sponsored

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This time Greg Ferro and Ethan Banks chat with Cisco Technical Marketing Engineers Han Yang and Victor Moreno to discuss … [Read more...]

Cisco Nexus 2248TP + 5596UP Unboxing and Physical Chassis Comments

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I received a shipment of several Cisco Nexus 2248TP Fabric Extenders as well as a pair of Nexus 5596UP switches. I unboxed … [Read more...]