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7. Verify that the Cisco Nexus B22HP is up and running.
switch(config-if)# show fex
FEX FEX FEX FEX
Number Description State Model Serial
------------------------------------------------------------------------
103 FEX0103 Online N2K-B22HP-P FOC1515ZZU4
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.
Blade Server Configuration Options
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