Cisco has created a good PowerPoint slide deck on how to configure the Cisco Nexus 1000v with the HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 blade interconnect. You can download the slides here. They also created a video which you can see here.
Over the coming months I'll be working integrating both technologies with VMware vSphere 4.0. So you can count on more posts in the future on this topic.
Oh, and in case you didn't know HP sells 1Gb copper SFP modules for their Flex-10 10Gb interconnect. So you aren't required to have an upstream 10Gb switch. They don't make this too clear in the QuickSpecs, but they do have a 1Gb RJ-45 SFP buried document that you can purchase.
Update: Cisco pulled the slides from the original link. But, Cisco has uploaded an even newer version to the VMware community forums here. So check that out..much cleaner presentation than the older version.
So you say that 1gb copper SFp modules is the replacement for flex-10 10gb interconnect.
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Please send me the slides you have, as we are doing this same implementation. We are going the HP 7k route with Nexus 7010s. Since we will have the enclosures before the switches we plan on using the 1G uplinks from the Flex 10 mods to our cores. That was a good comment to make on your part.
ReplyDeleteAlso, are you aware of a limitation of the Virtual connect module and its ability to support the VNTags for use with the VN-link function of the 1000v. This was recently brought to our attention and it is a concern now.
Thanks in advance.
Bret, please send me your e-mail address so I can send you the slides.
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ReplyDeletecould you send me the slide and some tip to implement flex10 and nexus 1000v? I'm stuck at the 1000v where mac pinning does not failover when I turn off 1 uplink.
Kai,
ReplyDeletePlease email me your address and I'll send the slides over.