Configuring The Vpc Peer Switch - Cisco nexus 5000 series Configuration Manual

Configuring the vPC Peer Switch

SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configure terminal
2. switch(config)# vpc domain domain-id
3. switch(config-vpc-domain)# role priority priority
4. (Optional) switch# show vpc brief
5. (Optional) switch# copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Step 2 switch(config)# vpc domain domain-id
Step 3
switch(config-vpc-domain)# role priority
priority
Step 4 switch# show vpc brief
Step 5 switch# copy running-config
startup-config
This example shows how to configure a vPC peer link:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# vpc domain 5
switch(config-if)# role priority 4000
Configuring the vPC Peer Switch
Configuring a Pure vPC Peer Switch Topology
You can configure a pure vPC peer switch topology using the peer-switch command and then you set the
best possible (lowest) spanning tree bridge priority value.
Note The values you apply for the spanning tree priority must be identical on both vPC peers.
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Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Selects an existing vPC domain on the switch, or creates a new vPC
domain, and enters the vpc-domain configuration mode. There is no
default domain-id; the range is from 1 to 1000.
Enters the role priority that you want for the vPC system priority. The
range of values is from 1 to 65535. The default value is 32667.
(Optional)
Displays information about each vPC, including information about the
vPC peer link.
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.
Configuring Virtual Port Channels
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