Table Of Contents

Setting Up the Management Software

Information About the Management Software

Administrator Credentials

HA Redundancy Role

HA Redundancy States

Domain ID

Uplinks

VLANs

Management VLAN

Control VLAN

Guidelines and Limitations

Setting Up the Management Software

Setting up the Primary Cisco Nexus 1010

Setting up the Secondary Cisco Nexus 1010

Replacing a Cisco Nexus 1010

Verifying the Setup Configuration

Example Configurations

Additional References

Related Documents

Standards

RFCs

Feature History for Management Software Setup

Setting Up the Management Software

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This chapter describes how to set up the system management software and includes the following sections:

•Information About the Management Software

•Guidelines and Limitations

•Setting Up the Management Software

•Verifying the Setup Configuration

•Example Configurations

•Additional References

•Feature History for Management Software Setup

Information About the Management Software

The system setup routine lets you configure the following information for your Cisco Nexus 1010:

•Administrator Credentials

•HA Redundancy Role

•HA Redundancy States

•Domain ID

•Uplinks

•VLANs

Administrator Credentials

When you set up the system software, you are required to create an administrator password. Table 2-1 lists password strength guidelines:

Table 2-1 Guidelines for strong passwords  

Strong passwords have:	Strong passwords do NOT have:
•At least eight characters •Uppercase letters •Lowercase letters •Numbers •Special characters Note Clear text passwords cannot include the dollar sign ($) special character.	•Consecutive characters, such as "abcd" •Repeating characters, such as "aaabbb" •Dictionary words •Proper names

HA Redundancy Role

The Cisco Nexus 1010 is provided in redundant pairs for high availability. When setting up the device, you configure a high availability role—primary or secondary. Table 2-2 describes these roles.

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Note The HA standalone role is not supported for the Cisco Nexus 1010.

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Table 2-2 HA Redundancy Roles  

Role	Description
Primary	•The primary role coordinates the active/standby redundancy state with the secondary Cisco Nexus 1010. •The primary role takes precedence during bootup when negotiating active/standby redundancy state. That is, if the secondary Cisco Nexus 1010 is not in the active state at bootup, the primary Cisco Nexus 1010 takes the active redundancy state. •You assign the primary role to the first Cisco Nexus 1010 that you install in a dual system.
Secondary	•The secondary role coordinates the active/standby state with the primary Cisco Nexus 1010. •You assign the secondary role to the second Cisco Nexus 1010 that you install in a dual system.

HA Redundancy States

Table 2-3 describes the HA redundancy states.

Table 2-3 HA Redundancy States 

Redundancy State	Description
Active	Controls the system and is visible to the outside world. The active system is remotely accessed through the network after initial setup. The user interface for managing the Cisco Nexus 1010 is only available through the active system.
Standby	Synchronizes its configuration with that of the active Cisco Nexus 1010 so that it is continuously ready to take over in case of a failure or manual switchover. You cannot use Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH) protocols to communicate with the standby Cisco Nexus 1010. The standby Cisco Nexus 1010 is not network addressable and is accessed through the serial port. The user interface for managing the Cisco Nexus 1010 is not available through the standby system.

Domain ID

The primary and secondary Cisco Nexus 1010s use the domain ID to identify each other. The Cisco Nexus 1010s must be in the same switching domain, and share the same management IP address.

Uplinks

You can connect your system to the network using one of the following four supported uplink types.

•One uplink

•Two uplinks with common management and control traffic

•Two uplinks with common control and data traffic

•Three uplinks

For information about connecting uplinks, see the Cisco Nexus 1010 Virtual Services Appliance Installation Guide.

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Note Once you configure an uplink type, the only way to modify it is to reload the software.

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Table 2-4 shows the four supported network uplink types and the ports that carry each type of VLAN traffic.

Table 2-4 Network Uplink Types  

Uplink type	Management VLAN	Control VLAN	Data VLAN
1	ports 1 and 2	ports 1 and 2	ports 1 and 2
2	ports 1 and 2	ports 1 and 2	ports 3-6
3	ports 1-2	ports 3-6	ports 3-6
4	ports 1-2	ports 3-4	ports 5-6

For more information about uplinks, see the "Uplinks" section on page 1-6.

For more information about connecting uplinks, see the Cisco Nexus 1010 Virtual Services Appliance Installation Guide.

VLANs

Control, and management VLANs are used by the Cisco Nexus 1010 for management and communication with its virtual service blades. These VLANs are added as a part of the initial setup of the management software. Control and packet VLANs are also added to each virtual service blade when it is created. The management VLAN is inherited from the Cisco Nexus 1010 by each virtual service blade.

If you modify a control, packet, or management VLAN on the Cisco Nexus 1010, the change is effective immediately. However, for service continuity, you must configure the same control and packet VLANs on the hosted VSMs. Otherwise the Cisco Nexus 1010 loses communication with its VSMs.

This section includes the following additional topics:

•Management VLAN

•Control VLAN

Management VLAN

The management VLAN is the VLAN that forwards traffic for the management port of the Cisco Nexus 1010. If your virtual service blade uses the management class of traffic, it inherits the management VLAN from the Cisco Nexus 1010.

The management VLAN is used by the outside world to reach the Cisco Nexus 1010 management 0 interface. The Cisco Nexus 1010 and its hosted Cisco Nexus 1000V VSMs share the same management VLAN. Unlike the control and packet VLANs which are set when a virtual service blade is created, the management VLAN is inherited from the Cisco Nexus 1010 by all virtual service blades it hosts.

Control VLAN

The control VLAN is a Layer 2 interface used for communication between the redundant Cisco Nexus 1010s. This interface handles low-level control packets such as heartbeats as well as any configuration data that needs to be exchanged between the Cisco Nexus 1010s.

Guidelines and Limitations

Follow these guidelines and limitations when setting up the Cisco Nexus 1010:

•The domain ID must be unique within the VLAN.

•If other Cisco Nexus 1010s or Cisco Nexus 1000Vs are in the same VLAN, then the domain ID must also be unique across all of them.

•When setting up the software, you configure the uplink type for your system. Once you configure an uplink type, the only way to modify it is to reload the software.

•The HA standalone role is not supported for the Cisco Nexus 1010.

It is a recommended Cisco best practice to configure a primary Cisco Nexus 1010 with a secondary backup. Although you can configure a primary Cisco Nexus 1010 without a secondary backup, this configuration in a production environment is not recommended.

Setting Up the Management Software

Use the following procedures to setup the management software to properly manage the system.

•Setting up the Primary Cisco Nexus 1010

•Setting up the Secondary Cisco Nexus 1010

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Before beginning the procedures in this section, you must know or do the following:

•You have already installed the Cisco Nexus 1010 hardware. For more information, see the Cisco Nexus 1010 Virtual Services Appliance Installation Guide.

•You are connected to the Cisco Nexus 1010 from a terminal server.

•You have the following information available for this Cisco Nexus 1010:

–Administrator password

–HA role (primary or secondary)
If you do not specify an HA role, then the role is configured as primary.

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Note The HA standalone role is not supported for the Cisco Nexus 1010.

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–Network uplink type

–Control VLAN ID

–Domain ID

–Management VLAN ID

–Management 0 IP address
This is the IP address of the management interface that appears as the mgmt0 port on the appliance.

–Default gateway IP address

–SSH service key type and number of key bits

Setting up the Primary Cisco Nexus 1010

You can use this procedure to set up the management software for either of the following:

•The primary Cisco Nexus 1010 in a redundant HA pair

•A single Cisco Nexus 1010

It is a recommended Cisco best practice to configure a primary Cisco Nexus 1010 with a secondary backup. Although you can configure a primary Cisco Nexus 1010 without a secondary backup, this configuration in a production environment is not recommended.

DETAILED STEPS

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Step 1 When asked, enter and confirm the Administrator password.

Example:

---- System Admin Account Setup ----
Enter the password for "admin":
Confirm the password for "admin":

Step 2 When asked, enter the HA role. If you do not specify a role, then primary is assigned.

Example:

Enter HA role[primary/secondary]: primary

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Note The HA standalone role is not supported for the Cisco Nexus 1010.

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Step 3 When asked, enter the uplink type.

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Note Once you configure an uplink type, the only way to modify it is to reload the software.

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Example: 

Enter network-uplink type <1-4>: 

  1. Ports 1-2 carry all management, control and data vlans 

  2. Ports 1-2 management and control, ports 3-6 data 

  3. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-6 control and data 

  4. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-4 control, ports 5-6 data 

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Step 4 When asked, enter the VLAN ID for the control VLAN.

Example:

Enter control vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 300

Step 5 When asked, enter the domain ID.

Example:

 Enter the domain id<1-4095>: 300

Step 6 When asked, enter the VLAN ID for the management VLAN.

The new configuration is saved into nonvolatile storage, after which the running and the startup copies of the configuration are identical.

Example:

Enter management vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 233

Saving boot configuration. Please wait...

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         ---- Basic System Configuration Dialog ----

This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of the system. Setup 
configures only enough connectivity for management of the system.

Press Enter at anytime to skip a dialog. Use ctrl-c at anytime to skip the remaining 
dialogs.

Step 7 When asked if you want to enter the basic configuration dialog, respond yes.

Example:

Would you like to enter the basic configuration dialog (yes/no): yes

---- Basic System Configuration Dialog ----

This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of

the system. Setup configures only enough connectivity for management

of the system.

*Note: setup is mainly used for configuring the system initially,

when no configuration is present. So setup always assumes system

defaults and not the current system configuration values.

Press Enter at anytime to skip a dialog. Use ctrl-c at anytime

to skip the remaining dialogs.

Step 8 When asked to create another Login account, answer no.

Example:

Create another login account (yes/no) [n]: no

Step 9 When asked to configure a read-only SNMP community string, answer no.

Example:

Configure read-only SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]: no

Step 10 When asked to configure a read-write SNMP community string, answer no.

Example:

Configure read-write SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]: 

Step 11 Enter a name for the appliance.

Example:

Enter the VSA name [Nexus1010]: 

Step 12 When asked to configure out-of-band management, answer yes and then enter the management 0 IPv4 address.

This is the IP address of the management interface that appears as the mgmt0 port on the appliance.

Example:

Continue with Out-of-band (mgmt0) management configuration? [yes/no] [y]: yes 
Mgmt0 IPv4 address: 10.78.109.67 

Step 13 When asked to configure the default gateway, answer yes.

Example:

Configure the default-gateway: (yes/no) [y]: yes 
IPv4 address of the default gateway : 10.78.109.65

Step 14 When asked to configure advanced IP options, answer no.

Example:

Configure Advanced IP options (yes/no)? [n]: no

Step 15 When asked to enable the Telnet service, answer yes.

Example:

Enable the telnet service? (yes/no) [y]: yes

Step 16 When asked to enable the SSH service, answer yes and then enter the key type and number of key bits.

Example:

Enable the ssh service? (yes/no) [y]: yes 
Type of ssh key you would like to generate (dsa/rsa) : rsa 
Number of  key bits <768-2048> : 1024

Step 17 When asked to configure the NTP server, answer no.

The configuration is summarized.

Example:

Configure NTP server? (yes/no) [n]: no

The following configuration will be applied:

 Switchname n1010

interface Mgmt0

ip address 172.28.15.152 255.255.255.0

no shutdown

telnet server enable

 ssh key rsa 1024 force

 ssh server enable

svs-domain

 control vlan 260

 domain id 152

Step 18 Do one of the following:

•If you do not want to edit the configuration answer no and continue with the next step.

•If you want to edit the configuration, answer yes and return to Step 8 to revisit each command.

Example:

Would you like to edit the configuration? (yes/no) [n]:no

Step 19 When asked to use and save this configuration, answer yes.

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Caution If you do not save the configuration now, then none of your changes are part of the configuration the next time the switch is rebooted. Enter yes to save the new configuration. This ensures that the kickstart and system images are also automatically configured.

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Example:

Use this configuration and save it? (yes/no) [y]: yes

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The new configuration is saved into nonvolatile storage, after which the running and the startup copies of the configuration are identical.

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Note You can use the setup routine to update the configuration done in Step 8 through Step 19 at any time by entering the setup command in EXEC mode. Once setup begins, press Enter to skip a command. Use ctrl-c to skip the remaining commands.

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Step 20 You have completed this procedure.

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Setting up the Secondary Cisco Nexus 1010

You can use this procedure to set up the management software for the secondary Cisco Nexus 1010 in a redundant pair.

DETAILED STEPS

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Step 1 When asked, enter and confirm the Administrator password.

Example:

---- System Admin Account Setup ----
Enter the password for "admin":
Confirm the password for "admin":

Step 2 When asked, enter the HA role.

Example: 

Enter HA role[primary/secondary]: secondary

Step 3 When asked, enter the uplink type.

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Note Once you configure an uplink type, the only way to modify it is to reload the software.

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Example: 

Enter network-uplink type <1-4>: 

  1. Ports 1-2 carry all management, control and data vlans 

  2. Ports 1-2 management and control, ports 3-6 data 

  3. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-6 control and data 

  4. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-4 control, ports 5-6 data 

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Step 4 When asked, enter the VLAN ID for the control VLAN.

Example:

Enter control vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 300

Step 5 When asked, enter the domain ID.

Example:

 Enter the domain id<1-4095>: 300

Step 6 When asked, enter the VLAN ID for the management VLAN.

The following things occur on the switch:

•The new configuration is saved into nonvolatile storage, after which the running and the startup copies of the configuration are identical.

•The system reboots to configure the network uplinks.

•The system restarts and synchronizes its configuration with the primary Cisco Nexus 1000V.

Example:

Enter management vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 233

Saving boot configuration. Please wait...

[########################################] 100%

System is going to reboot to configure network uplinks

  HA mode set to secondary. Rebooting now...

Step 7 You have completed this procedure.

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Replacing a Cisco Nexus 1010

You can replace one Cisco Nexus 1010 in a redundant pair using the process described in Figure 2-1 on the next page.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Before setting up the software for a replacement Cisco Nexus 1010, you must know or do the following:

•The HA role of the functioning Cisco Nexus 1010 determines the role assigned to the replacement Cisco Nexus 1010.

–If the functioning Cisco Nexus 1010 is in the primary HA role, the software for the replacement Cisco Nexus 1010 must be set up in the secondary HA role.

–If the functioning Cisco Nexus 1010 is in the secondary HA role, the software for the replacement Cisco Nexus 1010 must be set up in the primary HA role.

•When setting up the software for the replacement Cisco Nexus 1010, you must use the same IDs used on the functioning Cisco Nexus 1010 for the following:

–Domain

–Control VLAN

–Management VLAN

•The software versions running on the functioning Cisco Nexus 1010 and the replacement Cisco Nexus 1010 must match. The replacement Cisco Nexus 1010 ships with the latest software version installed.

–If you want to downgrade the software version on the replacement Cisco Nexus 1010, use the reinstall procedure in the Cisco Nexus 1010 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(2).

–If you want to upgrade the software on one of the Cisco Nexus 1010s, use the upgrade procedure in the Cisco Nexus 1010 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)SP1(2).

•After you set up the software for the replacement Cisco Nexus 1010, you must manually enable the HA peer for each redundant virtual service blade (VSB).

–If the functioning Cisco Nexus 1010 is in the primary HA role, enable the secondary HA peer for each redundant VSB.

Config t

virtual-service-blade name

enable secondary

–If the functioning Cisco Nexus 1010 is in the secondary HA role, enable the primary HA peer for each redundant VSB.

Config t

virtual-service-blade name

enable primary

Figure 2-1 Flow Chart: Replacing a Cisco Nexus 1010

Figure 2-2 Flow Chart: Replacing a Cisco Nexus 1010 (continued)

Verifying the Setup Configuration

To verify the Cisco Nexus 1010 setup configuration, use the following commands:

Command	Purpose
show running-configuration	Displays the Cisco Nexus 1010 running configuration. See Example 2-1.
show system redundancy status	Displays the redundancy state (active or standby) and the redundancy role (primary or secondary) for the Cisco Nexus 1010s. See Example 2-2.
show svs domain	Displays the following domain information for the Cisco Nexus 1010: •Domain ID •Control VLAN ID •Management VLAN ID See Example 2-3.

Example 2-1 Setup Configuration

This example shows how to display and verify the Cisco Nexus 1010 setup configuration:

Nexus1010# show running-config

version 4.0(4)SV1(3)

username adminbackup password 5 $1$Oip/C5Ci$oOdx7oJSlBCFpNRmQK4na.  role network-operato

r

username admin password 5 $1$ZMouammW$56jYJfpQuDJjDen5MABcW/  role network-admin

telnet server enable

ip domain-lookup

ip host Nexus1010 172.23.231.113

kernel core target 0.0.0.0

kernel core limit 1

system default switchport

snmp-server user admin network-admin auth md5 0xb64ad6879970f0e57600c443287a79f0 priv 0x

b64ad6879970f0e57600c443287a79f0 localizedkey

snmp-server enable traps license

vrf context management

  ip route 0.0.0.0/0 172.23.231.1

switchname Nexus1010

vlan 1,231,233,280,300

vdc Nexus1010 id 1

  limit-resource vlan minimum 16 maximum 513

  limit-resource monitor-session minimum 0 maximum 64

  limit-resource vrf minimum 16 maximum 8192

  limit-resource port-channel minimum 0 maximum 256

  limit-resource u4route-mem minimum 32 maximum 80

  limit-resource u6route-mem minimum 16 maximum 48

network-uplink type 1

interface mgmt0

  ip address 172.23.231.113/24

interface control0

boot kickstart bootflash:/nexus-1010-kickstart-mzg.4.0.4.SP1.0.171.bin

boot system bootflash:/nexus-1010-mzg.4.0.4.SP1.0.171.bin 

boot kickstart bootflash:/nexus-1010-kickstart-mzg.4.0.4.SP1.0.171.bin

boot system bootflash:/nexus-1010-mzg.4.0.4.SP1.0.171.bin 

svs-domain

  domain id 2801

  control vlan 300

  management vlan 233

  svs mode L2  

Example 2-2 Redundancy Status

switch# show system redundancy status 

Redundancy role

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      administrative:   primary

         operational:   primary

Redundancy mode

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      administrative:   HA

         operational:   None

This supervisor (sup-1)

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    Redundancy state:   Active

    Supervisor state:   Active

      Internal state:   Active with no standby 

Other supervisor (sup-2)

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    Redundancy state:   Not present

switch#

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Example 2-3 Domain

switch# show svs domain

SVS domain config: 

  Domain id:    3555 

  Control vlan: 305

  Management vlan:  233

  L2/L3 Control mode: L2 

  L3 control interface:  NA

  Status: Config not pushed to VC.

switch#

Example Configurations

The following is an example of a complete setup configuration for a primary in a pair of redundant pair or a single Cisco Nexus 1000V.

---- System Admin Account Setup ----
Enter the password for "admin":
Confirm the password for "admin":

Enter HA role[primary/secondary]: primary

Enter network-uplink type <1-4>: 

  1. Ports 1-2 carry all management, control and data vlans 

  2. Ports 1-2 management and control, ports 3-6 data 

  3. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-6 control and data 

  4. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-4 control, ports 5-6 data 

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Enter control vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 300

Enter the domain id<1-4095>: 300

Enter management vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 233

Saving boot configuration. Please wait...

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         ---- Basic System Configuration Dialog ----

This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of

the system. Setup configures only enough connectivity for management

of the system.

Press Enter at anytime to skip a dialog. Use ctrl-c at anytime

to skip the remaining dialogs.

Would you like to enter the basic configuration dialog (yes/no): yes

 Create another login account (yes/no) [n]: 

 Configure read-only SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]: 

  Configure read-write SNMP community string (yes/no) [n]: 

  Enter the VSA name : CPPAPrimary

  Continue with Out-of-band (mgmt0) management configuration? (yes/no) [y]: 

   Mgmt0 IPv4 address : 10.78.110.111

    Mgmt0 IPv4 netmask : 255.255.255.128

    Configure the default gateway? (yes/no) [y]: 

    IPv4 address of the default gateway : 10.78.110.17

   Configure advanced IP options? (yes/no) [n]: 

   Enable the telnet service? (yes/no) [y]: 

   Enable the ssh service? (yes/no) [n]: yes

   Type of ssh key you would like to generate (dsa/rsa) : rsa

    Number of  key bits <768-2048> : 1024

  Configure the ntp server? (yes/no) [n]: 

The following configuration will be applied:

  switchname CPPAPrimary

  interface mgmt0

  ip address 10.78.110.111 255.255.255.128

  no shutdown

  vrf context management

  ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.78.110.17

  telnet server enable

  ssh key rsa 1024 force

  ssh server enable

Would you like to edit the configuration? (yes/no) [n]:  

Use this configuration and save it? (yes/no) [y]: 

[########################################] 100%

  System is going to reboot to configure network uplinks

The following is an example of a complete setup configuration for the secondary in a pair of redundant of Cisco Nexus 1000Vs.

---- System Admin Account Setup ----
Enter the password for "admin":
Confirm the password for "admin":

Enter HA role[primary/secondary]: primary

Enter HA role[primary/secondary]: primary

Enter network-uplink type <1-4>: 

  1. Ports 1-2 carry all management, control and data vlans 

  2. Ports 1-2 management and control, ports 3-6 data 

  3. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-6 control and data 

  4. Ports 1-2 management, ports 3-4 control, ports 5-6 data 

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Enter control vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 459

  Enter the domain id<1-4095>: 459

  Enter management vlan <1-3967, 4048-4093>: 460

  Saving boot configuration. Please wait...

[########################################] 100%

  System is going to reboot to configure network uplinks

  HA mode set to secondary. Rebooting now...

Additional References

For additional information related to implementing system-level HA features, see the following sections:

•Related Documents

•Standards

•RFCs

•RFCs

Related Documents

Related Topic	Document Title
virtual service blade configuration	Configuring Virtual Service Blades, page 5-1
Cisco Nexus 1010 configuration	Configuring the Uplinks, page 4-1
Connecting uplinks	Cisco Nexus 1010 Virtual Services Appliance Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 1010 installation	Cisco Nexus 1010 Virtual Services Appliance Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 1010 commands	Cisco Nexus 1010 Command Reference, Release 4.0(4)SP1(1)

Standards

Standards	Title
No new or modified standards are supported by this feature, and support for existing standards has not been modified by this feature.	—

RFCs

RFCs	Title
No RFCs are supported by this feature	—

Feature History for Management Software Setup

This section provides the management software setup release history.

Feature Name	Releases	Feature Information
software setup	4.0(4)SP1(1)	This feature was introduced.