Setup Guide

69 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide
10.1 Cisco Nexus 3232C switch configuration
The following section outlines the configuration commands issued to the Cisco Nexus 3232C leaf switches.
NOTE: While this configuration example is specific to the Cisco Nexus 3232C switch, the same concepts apply to
other Cisco Nexus and IOS switches.
The switches start at their factory default settings, as described in Appendix D.5.
NOTE: The MX IOMs run Rapid per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (RPVST+) by default. Ensure the Cisco and Dell
switches are configured to use compatible STP protocols. The mode of STP on the Cisco switch can be set using
the command spanning-tree mode, which is shown below. See
Spanning Tree Protocol recommendations for
more information. In this deployment example, default VLAN is VLAN 1 and the created VLAN is VLAN 10. See
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS configuration guide for more details.
There are 4 steps to configure the 3232C upstream switches:
1. Set switch hostname, management IP address, enable features and spanning tree
2. Configure vPC between the switches
3. Configure the VLANs
4. Configure the downstream port channels to connect to the MX switches
Enter the following commands to set the hostname, enable required features, and enable RPVST spanning
tree mode. Configure the management interface and default gateway.
Cisco Nexus 3232C Leaf 1
Cisco Nexus 3232C Leaf 2
configure terminal
hostname 3232C-Leaf1
feature vpc
feature lldp
feature lacp
spanning-tree mode rapid-pvst
interface mgmt0
vrf member management
ip address 100.67.162.201/24
vrf context management
ip route 0.0.0.0/0 100.67.162.254
configure terminal
hostname 3232C-Leaf2
feature vpc
feature lldp
feature lacp
spanning-tree mode rapid-pvst
interface mgmt0
vrf member management
ip address 100.67.162.200/24
vrf context management
ip route 0.0.0.0/0 100.67.162.254
Enter the following commands to create a virtual port channel (vPC) domain and assign the keepalive
destination to the peer switch management IP. Then create a port channel for the vPC peer link and assign
the appropriate switchport interfaces.