Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-27 Thread manderson
Thanks JP. The newer code allows LAG A/A. To your last point we'll be testing Config-Sync next week. On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 8:13 AM, JP Velders j...@veldersjes.net wrote: Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 08:44:36 -0700 From: manderson chief...@gmail.com Subject: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-26 Thread JP Velders
Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 08:44:36 -0700 From: manderson chief...@gmail.com Subject: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design Hello, we currently use a single sup design in one of our DC's and we're playing w/a dual sup design for single homed servers in our other DC. Cisco A/S, our SE, and myself

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-26 Thread quinn snyder
On 26-May-13, at 8:13 AM, JP Velders j...@veldersjes.net wrote: However, a dual-homed FEX does _not_ allow for LAGs downstream (to dual home a server in active/active mode), at least on the 1st gen FEXes we have, and that stupidity (together with all the STP limitations) has steered me

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-26 Thread Sander Steffann
Hi, config-synch is your friend here. it provides a knob to duplicate certain configs (namely vpc related bits) across n5k chassis to reduce the number of touchpoints for the access-layer configuration. its pretty handy at times, though its worth playing with in the lab to understand how

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-25 Thread manderson
Yes I guess Enhanced FEX is the official name for it. I've just always referred to it as a dual-sup design. I like your idea of using another switch. Thanks On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Nick Adams nanogrea...@agitated.netwrote: Evening, You're talking about an Enhanced FEX when you

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-25 Thread manderson
can use basically half as many 2k's hanging off each 5k. 3 -Original Message- From: cisco-nsp [mailto:cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of manderson Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:33 PM To: Mike Hale Cc: cisco-nsp NSP Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design S

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-25 Thread manderson
The alternative would be to leave them on the existing 65oo infrastructure. I agree, if you're single-homed your application is lame! These are really good arguments! I really appreciate it. Thanks On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Chris Marget ch...@marget.com wrote: What's your

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-25 Thread quinn snyder
hanging off each 5k. 3 -Original Message- From: cisco-nsp [mailto:cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of manderson Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:33 PM To: Mike Hale Cc: cisco-nsp NSP Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design S ​orry, dual sup meaning each 2k

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-25 Thread Ryan Rawdon
On May 24, 2013, at 1:35 AM, Friedemann Stoyan wrote: On 23.05.13 22:15, Mike Hale wrote: Ahhh, gotcha. I've got no experience with that as of yet. We're putting in 8 2248s pretty shortly which I was going to dual-home for redundancy, but that project is still in the early stages. I'd

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-24 Thread Friedemann Stoyan
On 23.05.13 22:15, Mike Hale wrote: Ahhh, gotcha. I've got no experience with that as of yet. We're putting in 8 2248s pretty shortly which I was going to dual-home for redundancy, but that project is still in the early stages. I'd also love to hear what other folks have experienced with

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-23 Thread Mike Hale
Can you clarify by what you mean by dual-sup? The 5k is single sup only isn't it? On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 8:44 AM, manderson chief...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, we currently use a single sup design in one of our DC's and we're playing w/a dual sup design for single homed servers in our other DC.

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-23 Thread Oliver Garraux
The 5K definitely only has a single SUP like Mike said...are you talking about FEX's that are dual-homed to two 5k's? Oliver - Oliver Garraux Check out my blog: blog.garraux.net Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/olivergarraux On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 12:36

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-23 Thread manderson
S ​orry, dual sup meaning each 2k is dual homed to each 5k.​ On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Mike Hale eyeronic.des...@gmail.comwrote: Can you clarify by what you mean by dual-sup? The 5k is single sup only isn't it? On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 8:44 AM, manderson chief...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

2013-05-23 Thread Mike Hale
Ahhh, gotcha. I've got no experience with that as of yet. We're putting in 8 2248s pretty shortly which I was going to dual-home for redundancy, but that project is still in the early stages. I'd also love to hear what other folks have experienced with this kind of setup. On Thu, May 23, 2013