What is VDC in Nexus 7k?
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What is VDC in Nexus 7k?
Virtual Device Contexts (VDC) is a CISCO protocol for Nexus 7000 series, which allow a Nexus switch to be logically segmented into virtul switches. It is similar to SRD on IOS-XR platform, and Context on ASA platform.
What is VDC on Nexus switch?
The Nexus 7000 NX-OS software supports Virtual Device Contexts (VDCs), VDC(s) allow the partitioning of a single physical Nexus 7000 device into multiple logical devices. This logical separation provides the following benefits: Administrative and management separation.
How do I add VDC to my Nexus 7000?
Nexus 7k – Getting Started Examples – Part1 (basics, VDC and vPC)
- Step 1 activate vpc feature.
- Step 2 Create VRF “vpc” and create an L3 keepalive link between the two Nexus switches.
- Step 3 Configure a vPC Peer Link.
- Step 4 Configure interface VLAN on all lab switches for VLAN 10 and VLAN 20.
How do I uninstall VDC?
In the ECS Portal, select Manage > VDC. On the Virtual Data Center Management page, the status for the permanently removed VDC changes to Permanently failed. On the Virtual Data Center Management page, in the row of the VDC with the Permanently failed status, select Delete in the Actions column. Click Save.
How do I remove VDC from Nexus?
To remove the interface from the VDC and return them to the default VDC, you must enter VDC configuration mode for the default VDC and allocate the interface to the default VDC. This command requires the Advanced Services license. You can use this command only in the default VDC (VDC 1).
How do I know if I have admin VDC on Nexus?
Configuring Admin VDC Enter the system admin-vdc command after bootup. All the nonglobal configuration in the default VDC is lost after you enter this command. Use system admin-vdc migrate new vdc name option commmand to migrate a non global configuration on non default vdc to new vdc.
What is the difference between default VDC and admin VDC?
Default VDC is used to create, Delete, and manages other VDC. Default VDC cannot be deleted. Via Default VDC we can allocate the Ports to Non-Default VDC. Default VDC can be replaced to Admin VDC from Cisco NX-OS 6.1.
