What is Fex in Nexus switches?
A Fabric Extender (FEX for short) is a companion to a Nexus 5000 or Nexus 7000 switch. They are able to leverage Virtual Port Channels (see 4 Types of Port Channels and When They’re Used) for connecting to redundant parent switches thereby eliminating Spanning Tree and enabling active/active uplinks.
How do I reset my Nexus switch?
For Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches, you must press Ctrl-R (Ctrl+Shift+R). switch# reload This command will reboot the system.
What is VDC in Cisco switch?
Virtual Device Contexts (VDC) allow you to carve out multiple virtual switches from a single physical Nexus switch. The number of VDCs that can be created is dependent upon the version of NX-OS, the Supervisor model and the license installed. Each VDC is logically isolated from every other VDC on a switch.
What is the purpose of a Fex?
FEX Technology enables a consistent enforcement of policies across the fabric and providing a single point of management from the parent switches, Cisco Nexus 5000, Nexus 6000 or Nexus 7000 switch. Architectural flexibility FEX Technology enables support for multiple architectures be it physical, virtual or cloud.
How do I reset my Cisco Nexus 5000?
Resetting the Cisco IP switch to factory defaults
- Erase the existing configuration: write erase.
- Reload the switch software: reload. The system reboots and enters the configuration wizard.
- In the configuration wizard, enter the basic switch settings:
- When prompted, enter the user name and password to log in to the switch.
How do I format a Cisco switch?
Manually Reset the Switch
- Disconnect all Ethernet cables from the switch.
- Using a pin, press and hold the Reset button on the switch for 15 to 20 seconds.
- Once all the port LEDs light up, release the Reset button.
- Connect your computer directly to the switch using an Ethernet cable.
How do I add a VDC to my Nexus switch?
Configuration of VDC in Nexus 7K: We will configure VDC from global using VDC command. N7K(config)# vdc CusA Note: Creating VDC, one moment please Now we will allocate resources into the vdc. We also can limit resourse usages for our CusA vdc.