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Nexus dual-sided vPC design with dual-connected

lap
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Hi,

I would like to make a design with 4 Nexus 5596UP. 2 of them equipped with Layer 3 Expansion Module  so they can serve as core layer and the other 2 Nexus used as Layer 2 for aggregation server layer.

  • The 2 Nexus in the core layer will run HSRP and will peer with ISP via BGP for Internet connection
  • The 2 Nexus in the aggregation layer will be configured as layer 2 device and have FEX and switches connected to them

What I am ensure of is how the vpc and port-channel configuration should look like between the 4 nexus. What I was thinking is to run vpc between the 2 Nexus in the aggregation layer and between the 2 Nexus in the core layer. Than I was thinking of connecting each Nexus in the aggragtion layer to both Nexus in the core layer using port-channel and vice-versa.

I have made a drawing og the design I have described above:

NexusDesignNetPro.gif

Do you have any recommendations/comments or improments to this design?

Regards,

Laurent

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Oleksandr Nesterov
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

Laurent, you can get inspiration in following example:

http://www.netcraftsmen.net/component/content/article/69-data-center/859-configuring-back-to-back-vpcs-on-cisco-nexus-switches.html

Topology is called back-to-back vpc - both peers in one vpc domain will have one virtual port-chanel to downstream switches, and same from downstream switches perspective.

Please remember one important restriction: VPC domain numbers must be unique within each vpc domain (pair o switches).

HTH,

Alex

Hi Alex,

Thanks a lot for replying to my post. It looks like that is what I am looking for. Instead of ussing 2 links to each pair, is it possible to bundle 4 links on each side like on this picture:

Is back-to-back the best practice design in my case?

Regards,

Laurent

You're right Laurent.

In your case it's best practice.

HTH,

Alex

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