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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
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Chapter 7 Configuring vPCs
Configuring vPCs
see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 5.x.
Ensure that both the source and destination IP addresses use for the peer-keepalive message are unique
in your network.
The management port and management VRF are the defaults for these keepalive messages.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ensure that you have enabled the vPC feature.
Ensure that you are in the correct VDC (or use the switchto vdc command).
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. vpc domain domain-id
3. peer-keepalive destination ip address [hold-timeout secs | interval msecs {timeout secs} |
{precedence {prec-value | network | internet | critical | flash-override | flash | immediate |
priority | routine}} | {tos {tos-value | max-reliability | max-throughput | min-delay |
min-monetary-cost | normal}} | tos-byte tos-byte-value} | source ipaddress | udp-port number |
vrf {name | management | vpc-keepalive}]
4. exit
5. (Optional) show vpc statistics
6. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2
vpc domain domain-id
Example:
switch(config)# vpc domain 5
switch(config-vpc-domain)#
Creates a vPC domain on the device, and enters the
vpc-domain configuration mode for configuration
purposes.