Cisco Nexus 6000 Series - Activating an SVS Connection to the Vcenter Server

This example shows how to configure the SVS connection on the primary switch and the secondary switch:
switch-1# configure terminal
switch-1(config)# svs connection 2VC
switch-1(config-svs-conn)# protocol vmware-vim
switch-1(config-svs-conn)# vmware dvs datacenter-name DC1
switch-1(config-svs-conn)# dvs-name Pod1
switch-1(config-svs-conn)# remote ip address 192.0.20.125 port 80 vrf management
switch-1(config-svs-conn)# install certificate default
switch-1(config-svs-conn)# extension-key: Cisco_Nexus_6004_1543569268
switch-1(config-svs-conn)#
switch-2# configure terminal
switch-2(config)# svs connection 2VC
switch-2(config-svs-conn)# protocol vmware-vim
switch-2(config-svs-conn)# vmware dvs datacenter-name DC1
switch-2(config-svs-conn)# dvs-name Pod1
switch-2(config-svs-conn)# remote ip address 192.0.20.125 port 80 vrf management
switch-2(config-svs-conn)# install certificate default
switch-2(config-svs-conn)#
What to Do Next
Activate the connection on the primary switch only.
Activating an SVS Connection to the vCenter Server
You can activate a connection from the switch to the vCenter Server.
Before You Begin
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The vCenter Server must be running and reachable.
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You must have already registered an extension with the vCenter Server.
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The SVS connection must be configured on the switch.
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Enables and enters configuration mode for an SVS connection
from the switch to the vCenter Server.
svs connection svs-name
Step 2
Initiates a connection with the vCenter Server.[no] connect
Step 3
With redundant switches, perform this step on both
the primary and secondary switches. Only the primary
will connect.
Note
The switch connects to the vCenter and becomes a DVS.
This example shows how to connect to a vCenter Server:
switch-1# configure terminal
switch-1(config)# svs connection 2VC
Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
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Configuring VM-FEX
Activating an SVS Connection to the vCenter Server