Virtual Portchannel Connection; Configuring A Vpc - Cisco Nexus B22HP Design And Deployment Manual

7. Verify that the Cisco Nexus B22HP is up and running.
switch(config-if)# show fex
FEX
Number
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103

Virtual PortChannel Connection

vPCs allow links that are physically connected to two different Cisco Nexus switches to form a PortChannel to a
downstream device. The downstream device can be a switch, a server, or any other networking device that
supports IEEE 802.3ad PortChannels. vPC technology enables networks to be designed with multiple links for
redundancy while also allowing those links to connect to different endpoints for added resiliency (Figure 3).
More information about vPC technology can be found at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/products_implementation_design_guides_list.html.
Figure 3.

Configuring a vPC

Enable vPC (this configuration should be implemented on both switches in parallel):
1. Enable the vPC feature
2. Create the vPC domain
3. Configure the peer keepalive link
4. Configure the vPC peer link PortChannel
5. Check the status of vPC
1. Enable the vPC feature.
N5548-Bottom# configure terminal
N5548-Bottom(config)# feature vpc
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FEX
Description
FEX0103
Blade Server Configuration Options
FEX
State
Online
FEX
Model Serial
N2K-B22HP-P FOC1515ZZU4
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