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Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Interfaces Command Reference
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Chapter F Commands
feature vmfex
feature vmfex
To enable the Cisco Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM-FEX), use the
feature vmfex
command. To
disable VM-FEX, use the
no
form of this command.
feature vmfex
no feature vmfex
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Command Default
Disabled
Command Modes
Global configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Before you use this command, make sure that you install and enable the virtualization feature set using
the
install feature-set virtualization
and
feature-set virtualization
commands respectively.
If you attempt to disable the VM-FEX feature with virtual Ethernet interface or port profile
configurations enabled, the switch returns an error message.
This command requires an Enhanced Layer 2 license.
Examples
This example shows how to enable VM-FEX on the switch:
switch#
configure terminal
switch(config)#
feature vmfex
switch(config)#
This example shows how to disable VM-FEX on the switch:
switch#
configure terminal
switch(config)#
no feature vmfex
switch(config)#
Related Commands
Release
Modification
5.2(1)N1(1)
This command was introduced.
Command
Description
feature-set
virtualization
Enables the virtualization features.
interface vethernet
Configures a virtual Ethernet interface.