Cisco nexus 5000 series Configuration Manual page 9

Contents
Configuring Enhanced Virtual Port Channels
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Single Homed Fabric Extender vPC Configuration Example
vPC Default Settings 147
Information About Enhanced vPCs
Enhanced Virtual Port Channels Overview
Supported Platforms and Topologies
Enhanced vPC Scalability
Enhanced vPC Failure Response
Licensing Requirements for Enhanced vPC
Configuring Enhanced vPCs
Overview of Configuration Steps for Enhanced vPC
Verifying Enhanced vPCs
Verifying the Enhanced vPC Configuration
Verifying the Consistency of Port Channel Numbers
Verifying Common Port Channel Members
Verifying Interface Level Consistency for Enhanced vPCs
Enhanced vPC Example Configuration
Configuring Rapid PVST+
Information About Rapid PVST+
Understanding STP
STP Overview
Understanding How a Topology is Created
Understanding the Bridge ID
Bridge Priority Value
Extended System ID
STP MAC Address Allocation
Understanding BPDUs
Election of the Root Bridge
Creating the Spanning Tree Topology
Understanding Rapid PVST+
Rapid PVST+ Overview
Rapid PVST+ BPDUs
Proposal and Agreement Handshake
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