—Default username and password 7K titanium

admin

admin

—–Fex

Fex uplink on 2x Nexus 5K. must apply to both

interface Po101

description UPLINK FEX-01

vpc 101

switchport mode fex-fabric

fex associate 101

no shut

interface Ethernet1/1

description UPLINK FEX-01

switchport mode fex-fabric

fex associate 101

channel-group 101

no shut

interface Ethernet1/9

description UPLINK FEX-01

switchport mode fex-fabric

fex associate 101

channel-group 101

no shut

—Install a license

update license bootflash:Enterprise2.lic Enterprise1.lic

—Fabric Path—

Only on 7K titanium not on 9K NXOS

  1. Enable the trial period

configure terminal

license grace-period

  1. Install Fabric Path

Install feature-set fabricpath

show feature-set installed

  1. Enable Fabric Path

(config)feature-set fabricpath

  1. Configure your switch ID (unqiue)

fabricpath switch-id 1

  1. Timers MUST be identical

/show fabricpath timers

fabricpath timers allocate-delay 10

fabricpath timers transition-delay 10

fabricpath timers linkup-delay 10

  1. Disable fabricpath Graceful Merge

fabricpath graceful-merge disable

  1. Configure the uplink only interfaces

switch(config-if)# switchport mode fabricpath

  1. Create your VLAN’s

vlan 100

name DATA

mode fabricpath

  1. Learn from your CE’s

mac address-table learning-mode conversational vlan 100

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