03-19-2012 11:00 PM - edited 03-07-2019 05:40 AM
Hi Can I create vPC between N5K and C65K ? if yes how and what is the advantage ??
my scenario is like this
65K 65K
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N5K N5K
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N2K N2K N2K N2K
03-19-2012 11:16 PM
Yes you can, but not as you drawn.
If you want vPC in non VSS environment , you should have each 6k connected to each 5k.
Advantage :
- faster failover
- non blocking ports -comparing with same setup , but running STP
In order to use vPC you should have the 5k interconnected.
Regards
Dan
03-20-2012 12:31 AM
Thanks for your reply. yes our 65k are connected to each 5K and both 5k are connected togehter....let me try this....i hope it will work...hv u tested it ?/
03-20-2012 12:38 AM
I do not have exactly the same setup , mainly because of the VSS. I do use vPC for the server side. So you can consider that I have a server in place of your 6k.
Regards
Dan
03-20-2012 12:48 AM
Hi Jain
Here is a one of the most optimel topologies described here in the forum:
http://communities.cisco.com/thread/9079
You can parse the forum sor similar topics - it's quite popular question.
Also here are some videos on n5k and cat6k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8edu9z_m8fI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn8hJAOeS_4&feature=related
and ofcourse vpc config video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H59FRFYgwPo&feature=related
HTH,
Alex
03-20-2012 01:03 AM
Yes. We have two N5K connected to one 6500 via vPC. Works pretty straightforward.
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