If your new to VPC or Virtual Port Channel this is a simple article that outlines the basic overall configuration along with some terms. A VPC or Virtual Port Channel is the ability to bond together multiple switches, so that they appear as a single switch from...
The overall reliability or load of an interface at a given point in time can be measured by the txload/rxload a fractional ( 255/255 = 100% ) calculation over a default average of 5 minutes. This 5 minute time interval is the default on most if not all Cisco devices,...
The morning of Saturday July the 11 started off with a call from the Support Team. I was informed that our Des Monies Iowa location was complaining about a lack of connectivity along with phone related issues. My first thought was that there must be an issue with the...
One of the major challenges or hurdles to overcome with any Multihomed BGP configuration is working closely with your Service Provider, and this was no exception. I was working with two MPLS circuits a 500 Meg primary, and a 100 Meg secondary so I needed to make sure...
I ran across this awesome video by Matt Oswalt of Keeping It Classless on the Nexus 5000 regarding QoS configuration on the Nexus 5000. Matt covers QoS in depth, Interface Queuing, Network QoS, Class Maps, and Policy Maps etc… You can find out more about...
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