Re: Nexus Vrf

This is absolutely doable and you can manage your 5500 through the in-band
network, however as I mentioned it is better to use the Mangement vrf as
your point of management and logging and such. You stated that you did not
have a out-of-band management network? Are your 5548's connected via a
cross-over cable? if you are using a switch between the 5548's (recommended
x2) can you not use these switches as your management. But none the less..
here is a config you can use for your in band mangement of your 5548's.

Until Cisco allows more VRF's on the 5500 switches we are stuck with these
types of deployed solutions.

##############################################################################
vrf context management
!! no route here

vlan 200
  name SWITCH-MGMT-VLAN

vpc domain 25
  role priority 1000
  system-priority 2000
  peer-keepalive destination 1.1.1.2 source 1.1.1.1
  peer-config-check-bypass
  peer-gateway
  auto-recovery

interface Vlan200
  des INBAND MANAGEMENT
  no shutdown
  no ip redirects
  ip address 10.1.1.1/24

interface mgmt0
 des USED FOR PEER-KEEPALIVE / vPC-PEER-LINK
  vrf member management
  ip address 1.1.1.1/30

ip route 0.0.0.0/ vlan 200

Your gonna have to check on the route for default, as I can't recall the
exact syntax but it should be something like above.

Joe Sanchez

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Ryan West <rwest_at_zyedge.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 11:09:29, OLUSEGUN DADA wrote:
> > Subject: Re: Nexus Vrf
> >
> > Apart from bridging and connecting the management interface to the
> > network, is there no other way to make the management reachable
> > through routing.
> >
> > Am thinking of adding all the interface and routing protocol to the
> > management Vrf. What is thought about that. Is it O.K
> >
>
> Route leaking between VRF's on the 5500 isn't supported yet, so I think
> you're stuck at a physical cable. Not sure about routing protocols, but
> since you won't really be routing through the mgmt VRF, I guess I don't see
> the point.
>
> -ryan

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Received on Fri Mar 30 2012 - 18:16:53 ART