Step 1

Select Fabrics.

Step 2

Click + Add new fabric.

Step 3

Fill out the dialog box as necessary.

1. For Fabric name, enter a unique name from 3 to 120 characters. The name can contain a hyphen (-), but no other special characters.

2. For Description, enter a description of the fabric.

3. For Address, enter the physical address where the fabric is located.

4. For Location, enter additional location information about the fabric.

5. For Spines, select the quantity of switches, the airflow, and the PSU PID. Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric selects the fan PID automatically based on what you select for the airflow.

6. For Leaves, select the quantity of switches, the airflow, and the PSU PID. Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric selects the fan PID automatically based on what you select for the airflow.

Step 4

Click either Save fabric and skip cabling for now or Save fabric and add cabling.

If you do not want to add the cabling at this time, click Save fabric and skip cabling for now. Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric adds a tile for the new fabric. This example shows a spine-and-leaf fabric with two spine switches and two leaf switches:

If you want to add the cabling now, click Save fabric and add cabling, which opens the Auto Cabling dialog box. Follow these substeps.

1. For Order, enter the number of links that you want to have between each switch pair.

   In most cases, you can use the default of 1.

2. For Pluggable, enter the product ID of the optic. Optionally, select one of the optics from the table at the bottom of the dialog box to fill in the field based on what you chose. You can use the Search field and Plug type, Speed, and Cable type drop-down lists to filter the table.

3. Click Save at the bottom of the dialog box.

   The Auto Cabling dialog box closes and the Fabric connects table now shows how you should connect the switches.

Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric adds a tile for the new fabric. The tile shows "Pending changes" because you must review and push the cabling configuration change. For the procedure, see Finish and commit the design. This example shows a spine-and-leaf fabric with two spine switches and two leaf switches:

Step 1

Select Fabrics.

Step 2

Click Import new fabric.

1. Drag and drop the JSON file from your local system to the Drag file here area of the dialog box.

   The Drag file here text changes to display the name of the JSON file.

2. Click Import.

   While the Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric imports the blueprint, the text of the Import button changes to "Importing...". After Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric completes importing the blueprint, the fabric appears as part of your organization.

Step 1

Select Fabrics, then click the fabric that you want to configure.

Step 2

If the fabric is not in the edit mode, click Switch to edit mode.

Step 3

Make your changes.

 Note

Your changes are not applied to the fabric until you review, commit, and push them.

Step 4

When you're ready to apply your changes, click Review configuration.

In the Review configuration page, you can view a list of brief descriptions of the changes since the last push, including the author's ID and the date and time when the change was saved.

Step 5

When you have reviewed the changes and are ready to apply them, click Comment and push.

Step 6

In the Comment before pushing configuration dialog box, enter the reason for the change.

Step 7

Click Push configuration.

Step 8

View the status of your changes.

Step 1

Select Fabrics, then click the fabric for which you want to use auto-cabling.

Step 2

If the fabric is not in the edit mode, click Switch to edit mode.

Step 3

In the Physical topology area, click Fabric connects.

Step 4

Click Auto Cabling.

1. For Order, enter the number of links that you want to have between each switch pair.

   In most cases, you can use the default of 1.

2. For Pluggable, enter the product ID of the optic. Optionally, select one of the optics from the table at the bottom of the dialog box to fill in the field based on what you chose. You can use the Search field and Plug type, Speed, and Cable type drop-down lists to filter the table.

3. Click Save at the bottom of the dialog box.

   The Auto Cabling dialog box closes and the Fabric connects table now shows how you should connect the switches.

Step 1

Select Fabrics, then click the fabric that contains the switches that you want to connect.

Step 2

If the fabric is not in the edit mode, click Switch to edit mode.

Step 3

In the Topology area, click the switch position that you want to configure, then click the switch name.

Step 4

In the Configure area, click Fabric connects.

Step 5

Click + Add port connection.

1. For Port interface, select an interface.

2. For Pluggable, enter the product ID of the optic. Optionally, select one of the optics from the table at the bottom of the dialog box to fill in the field based on what you chose. You can use the Search field and drop-down lists to filter the table.

3. For To switch, select the destination switch.

4. For Port interface under To switch, select the destination switch's port.

5. Click Save at the bottom of the dialog box.

Step 1

Select Fabrics, then click the fabric that contains the switch.

Step 2

If the fabric is not in the edit mode, click Switch to edit mode.

Step 3

In the Topology area, click the switch position that you want to configure, then click the switch name.

Step 4

In the Configure area, click Port configurations.

The Port configurations table lists all ports of the switch.

Step 5

(Optional) If you want to enable or disable breakout for any of the ports, click Manage breakouts.

1. For Breakout option, select Disable to disable breakout. Otherwise, select the desired option to enable breakout.

   The value in parenthesis indicates the number of lanes per port and the speed of each lane. For example, the value "2x200G (4x50G)" indicates 2 ports of 200G speed each and each port uses four 50G lanes for a total of 400G speed and 8 lanes.

   You must select an option that corresponds to the speed of pluggables on the connected switch.

2. (Optional) If you enabled breakout, select the cable type and optic type.

3. Click Save.

Step 6

In the Port configurations table, under the Action column, click the edit button () for the port that you want to configure.

A dialog box opens for configuring the port.

1. For Select port speed, select the speed of the port.

   The value in parenthesis indicates the number of lanes and the speed of each lane. For example, the value "200G (4x50G)" indicates that the port has a total speed of 200G and uses four 50G lanes.

   By default, a port transmits and receives data at its highest speed. You can change the speed to something slower, if desired. You cannot change the speed of a broken out port.

   For your switch fabric ports, if you want to use a non-default speed, you must select the appropriate speed. For example, for QSFP-DD ports, you can use 40G, 100G, or 200G instead of the default of 400G.

2. For Pluggable, enter the product ID (PID) of the optic for the port.

   Forwarding error correction (FEC) is automatically set based on the specified pluggable. You cannot configure FEC manually.

3. For Port role, select Fabric for a port that connects to another leaf or spine switch in the fabric.

   For other port types, select the role according to the purpose of the port.

   • Fabric—Provides connectivity between fabric switches and allows for automatic discovery by peer switches. Select this for a port that connects to another leaf or spine switch in the fabric.
   • Host—Provides a Layer 2 connection to a server or other general network device.
   • Port channel—The port is a member of a port channel, also known as a link aggregation group (LAG). When you configure a port to be a member of a port channel, its role is automatically changed from Unused to Port channel. The Port channel role cannot be changed in this menu unless the port is first removed from the port channel.
   • Routed—Provides a Layer 3 connection to a router or other network device. When you configure a routed port on a switch, you can select to enable VLAN tagging, which requires you to configure 802.1Q VLAN sub-interfaces on a Layer 3 interface to forward IPv4 and IPv6 packets to another device using static or dynamic routing protocols. You can use Layer 3 interfaces for IP routing. Alternatively, if you leave VLAN tagging disabled, you instead only select a route table (VRF) and specify IPv4 addresses or IPv6 addresses for the routes. See the succeeding substeps for the additional routed port configuration steps.
   • Unused—The port does not forward or receive traffic.

4. If you chose Routed for the port role and you want to use VLAN tagging, toggle on Enable VLAN tagging and follow these additional steps.

   1. Click Add a sub interface.
   2. In VLAN tag, enter the tag. Do not assign the same VLAN tag to multiple sub-interfaces on the same physical interface.
   3. For Select VRF, select a VRF instance.
   4. For the IP address fields, enter an IPv4 address and mask, an IPv6 address, or both.

5. If you chose Routed for the port role and you do not want to use VLAN tagging, leave Enable VLAN tagging as toggled off and perform these additional steps.

   1. For Select route table, select the desired route table (VRF).
   2. For the IP addresses fields, enter one or more IPv4 or IPv6 addresses and masks. If you enter multiple addresses, separate each one with a comma.

6. For Admin state, select Up to enable the port.

   • Up—The port will receive and forward traffic. This is the default state. To set the port to be Up but not forwarding traffic, check Prevent traffic from being forwarded.
   • Down—The port will not receive nor forward traffic.

7. Click Save.

Step 7

Repeat the previous step for every port on this switch that will connect to another leaf or spine switch or host in the fabric.

Step 8

Repeat this procedure for every leaf or spine switch in the fabric.

Step 1

Select Fabrics, then click the fabric that contains the switch.

Step 2

If the fabric is not in the edit mode, click Switch to edit mode.

Step 3

In the Topology area, click the switch position that you want to configure, then click the switch name.

Step 4

In the Configure area, click Port configurations, then select the ports that you want to configure by putting a check in the box next to each port ID.

Step 5

If you want to change the role of the ports, click Edit port roles.

1. For Port role, select the desired role.

   • Fabric—Provides connectivity between fabric switches and allows for automatic discovery by peer switches. Select this for a port that connects to another leaf or spine switch in the fabric.
   • Host—Provides a Layer 2 connection to a server or other general network device. If you enabled global spanning tree, you cannot select the STP blocking modes using this procedure.
   • Port channel—The port is a member of a port channel, also known as a link aggregation group (LAG). When you configure a port to be a member of a port channel, its role is automatically changed from Unused to Port channel. The Port channel role cannot be changed in this menu unless the port is first removed from the port channel.
   • Routed—Provides a Layer 3 connection to a router or other network device. You cannot enable nor disable VLAN, add sub interfaces, select a route table, nor specify IP addresses using this procedure.
   • Unused—The port does not forward nor receive traffic. If you intend to configure the port to be a port channel member, the role must initially be Unused.

2. Click Save.

Step 6

If you want to change the port properties, click Edit port properties. The properties include the port speed and pluggable.

1. For Configure port speed, select the speed of the port.

   The value in parenthesis indicates the number of lanes and the speed of each lane. For example, the value "200G (4x50G)" indicates that the port has a total speed of 200G and uses four 50G lanes.

   By default, a port transmits and receives data at its highest speed. You can change the speed to something slower, if desired. You cannot change the speed of a broken out port.

   For your switch fabric ports, if you want to use a non-default speed, you must select the appropriate speed. For example, for QSFP-DD ports, you can use 40G, 100G, or 200G instead of the default of 400G.

2. For Pluggable, enter the product ID (PID) of the optic for the port or select the pluggable from the table.

3. Click Save.

Step 7

If you want to change the admininistrative state, click Edit port admin state.

1. For Admin state, select the desired state.

   • Up—The port will receive and forward traffic. This is the default state. To set the port to be Up but not forwarding traffic, check Prevent traffic from being forwarded.
   • Down—The port will not receive nor forward traffic.

2. Click Save.

Step 1

Select Fabrics, then click the fabric that contains the switch for which you want to configure its ports.

Step 2

If the fabric is not in the edit mode, click Switch to edit mode.

Step 3

In the Physical topology area, click Port configurations.

Step 4

Above the Port configurations table, you can use the various fields and drop-down lists to filter the table.

Step 5

In the Action column, click the edit button () for the port that you want to configure.

1. For Select port speed, select the speed of the port.

   The value in parenthesis indicates the number of lanes and the speed of each lane. For example, the value "200G (4x50G)" indicates that the port has a total speed of 200G and uses four 50G lanes.

   By default, a port transmits and receives data at its highest speed. You can change the speed to something slower, if desired. You cannot change the speed of a broken out port.

   For your switch fabric ports, if you want to use a non-default speed, you must select the appropriate speed. For example, for QSFP-DD ports, you can use 40G, 100G, or 200G instead of the default of 400G.

2. For Pluggable, enter the product ID (PID) of the optic for the port.

   Forwarding error correction (FEC) is automatically set based on the specified pluggable. You cannot configure FEC manually.

3. For Port role, select Fabric for a port that connects to another leaf or spine switch in the fabric.

   For other port types, select the role according to the purpose of the port.

   • Fabric—Provides connectivity between fabric switches and allows for automatic discovery by peer switches. Select this for a port that connects to another leaf or spine switch in the fabric.
   • Host—Provides a Layer 2 connection to a server or other general network device.
   • Port channel—The port is a member of a port channel, also known as a link aggregation group (LAG). When you configure a port to be a member of a port channel, its role is automatically changed from Unused to Port channel. The Port channel role cannot be changed in this menu unless the port is first removed from the port channel.
   • Routed—Provides a Layer 3 connection to a router or other network device. When you configure a routed port on a switch, you can select to enable VLAN tagging, which requires you to configure 802.1Q VLAN sub-interfaces on a Layer 3 interface to forward IPv4 and IPv6 packets to another device using static or dynamic routing protocols. You can use Layer 3 interfaces for IP routing. Alternatively, if you leave VLAN tagging disabled, you instead only select a route table (VRF) and specify IPv4 addresses or IPv6 addresses for the routes. See the succeeding substeps for the additional routed port configuration steps.
   • Unused—The port does not forward or receive traffic.

4. If you chose Routed for the port role and you want to use VLAN tagging, toggle on Enable VLAN tagging and follow these additional steps.

   1. Click Add a sub interface.
   2. In VLAN tag, enter the tag. Do not assign the same VLAN tag to multiple sub-interfaces on the same physical interface.
   3. For Select VRF, select a VRF instance.
   4. For the IP address fields, enter an IPv4 address and mask, an IPv6 address, or both.

5. If you chose Routed for the port role and you do not want to use VLAN tagging, leave Enable VLAN tagging as toggled off and perform these additional steps.

   1. For Select route table, select the desired route table (VRF).
   2. For the IP addresses fields, enter one or more IPv4 or IPv6 addresses and masks. If you enter multiple addresses, separate each one with a comma.

6. For Admin state, select Up to enable the port.

   • Up—The port will receive and forward traffic. This is the default state. To set the port to be Up but not forwarding traffic, check Prevent traffic from being forwarded.
   • Down—The port will not receive nor forward traffic.

7. Click Save.

Step 1

Select Fabrics, then click the fabric that contains the switches for which you want to configure their ports.

Step 2

If the fabric is not in the edit mode, click Switch to edit mode.

Step 3

In the Physical topology area, click Port configurations.

Step 4

Above the Port configurations table, you can use the various fields and drop-down lists to filter the table.

Step 5

Select the ports that you want to configure by putting a check in the box next to each port ID. The ports can belong to different switches.

Step 6

If you want to change the role of the ports, click Edit port roles.

1. For Port role, select the desired role.

   • Fabric—Provides connectivity between fabric switches and allows for automatic discovery by peer switches. Select this for a port that connects to another leaf or spine switch in the fabric.
   • Host—Provides a Layer 2 connection to a server or other general network device. If you enabled global spanning tree, you cannot select the STP blocking modes using this procedure.
   • Port channel—The port is a member of a port channel, also known as a link aggregation group (LAG). When you configure a port to be a member of a port channel, its role is automatically changed from Unused to Port channel. The Port channel role cannot be changed in this menu unless the port is first removed from the port channel.
   • Routed—Provides a Layer 3 connection to a router or other network device. You cannot enable nor disable VLAN, add sub interfaces, select a route table, nor specify IP addresses using this procedure.
   • Unused—The port does not forward nor receive traffic. If you intend to configure the port to be a port channel member, the role must initially be Unused.

2. Click Save.

Step 7

If you want to change the port properties, click Edit port properties. The properties include the port speed and pluggable.

1. For Configure port speed, select the speed of the port.

   The value in parenthesis indicates the number of lanes and the speed of each lane. For example, the value "200G (4x50G)" indicates that the port has a total speed of 200G and uses four 50G lanes.

   By default, a port transmits and receives data at its highest speed. You can change the speed to something slower, if desired. You cannot change the speed of a broken out port.

   For your switch fabric ports, if you want to use a non-default speed, you must select the appropriate speed. For example, for QSFP-DD ports, you can use 40G, 100G, or 200G instead of the default of 400G.

2. For Pluggable, enter the product ID (PID) of the optic for the port or select the pluggable from the table.

3. Click Save.

Step 8

If you want to change the admininistrative state, click Edit port admin state.

1. For Admin state, select the desired state.

   • Up—The port will receive and forward traffic. This is the default state. To set the port to be Up but not forwarding traffic, check Prevent traffic from being forwarded.
   • Down—The port will not receive nor forward traffic.

2. Click Save.

Step 1

Click Review configuration.

Step 2

Verify your changes in the review list.

Step 3

Click Comment and push.

Step 4

In the Comment before pushing configuration dialog box, enter the reason for the change.

Step 5

Click Push configuration.

If you bound any devices as part of this push, the outline color of the device icons indicates the assertions for the devices. The devices should have a green outline, which indicates that there are no issues. A yellow outline indicates the device has an unexpected condition and there are issues detected, but the issues should not cause operation disruption. A red outline indicates the device has an unexpected condition and there are issues detected that can cause operation disruption; you should investigate the issues.

Step 1

Select Fabrics, then click the desired fabric.

Step 2

Select Deployment > BOM calculations.

This page displays a bill of materials (BOM) of product IDs (PIDs), which specify the switches and accessories needed for this fabric design, as well as the optics based on the port connection configuration. The table shows how many of each PID are required and how many have been received and deployed.

Step 3

(Optional) To export the BOM as a comma-separated value (CSV) spreadsheet, click Export CSV.

Step 4

Click the Assembly list.

This page displays a list of accessories, such as fans, power supplies, and optics required for each switch. The table indicates whether the parts have been deployed and, if available, the serial numbers of the deployed parts.

Step 5

(Optional) To export the assembly list as a comma-separated value (CSV) spreadsheet, click Export CSV.

Step 1

Select Fabrics.

Step 2

Click the fabric that has the BOM for which you want the estimate ID.

Step 3

Select Deployment > BOM calculations.

Step 4

Click Request estimate ID and perform these substeps.

1. In the Request estimate ID dialog box, click Submit request.

   The dialog box closes and Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric sends you an email from "Cisco Hyperfabric <noreply@hyperfabric.cisco.com>". The body of the email contains the estimate ID and the estimate name.

2. (Optional) If you want to see information about this estimate ID and any past estimate IDs, select Deployment > Estimate ID requests.

   From this page, you can download a BOM in the format of a CSV file by clicking the download button in the Action column.

Step 5

Provide your Cisco partner or sales team contacts with the estimate ID.

Step 1

Allow the switches to contact the Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric cloud service.

Step 2

Claim the switches to your organization.

Step 3

Bind each switch to its position in your fabric blueprint, allowing it to receive its specific configuration from the Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric.

Step 1

At the physical site, select a switch that will have the initial Internet connection. This cloud-connected switch will become the exit node.

Step 2

Connect the switch's OOB management interface to an Internet connection.

Step 3

If a DHCP server is present, you can skip the remaining steps in this procedure.

Step 4

If you must configure a static IP address or if you must configure a proxy, connect a terminal to the serial console port of the switch using these connection parameters:

Step 5

Log in to the serial console using "ttg-admin" as the username and "hfabric2025" as the password.

1. In the Change default password dialog, select Yes.

2. Enter the current password ("hfabric2025"), then enter your new password twice.

   Changing password for ttg-admin.
   Current password:
   New password:
   Retype new password:
   passwd: password updated successfully
   Press any key to continue

3. In the Default password is changed successfully dialog, select OK.

Step 6

In the console menu, select Change Configuration.

Step 7

Configure at least one management IPv4 or IPv6 address, or you can select DHCP if a DHCP server is present.

Step 8

(Optional) Configure one or more DNS addresses.

Step 9

Configure a proxy setting, if needed.

Step 10

Click Apply.

1. Using the console, ensure that the Connection status shows that the switch is connected to the Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric cloud.

   Neighboring switches can also now discover and access the Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric connection through this switch.

   If the switch is not connected, you must troubleshoot the issue before you can proceed.

    Tip

   In the console, you can check the reachability of the gateway, the DNS server, and Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric.

Step 1

Select Fabrics.

Step 2

Click the fabric that contains the switches.

Step 3

If the fabric is not in the edit mode, click Switch to edit mode.

Step 4

In the Topology area, click the position of the switch that you want to bind, then click Bind in the switch information pane.

Step 5

Select the physical switch to assign to this position in the topology.

The window expands to show two options for the switch configuration.

Step 6

Select the configuration.

Step 7

To bind the switch to this logical location in the fabric blueprint, click Bind.

Step 8

Repeat these steps to bind the remaining switches.

Step 9

Verify the cloud connectivity status of the switches.

1. Go back to the fabric page by clicking the name of the fabric near the top left of the page.

2. In the Physical Topology area, click Cloud connectivity.

   On this page, these are some properties to observe:

   • Source IP:Port—The source IP address and port.
   • Destination IP:Port—The destination IP address and port.
   • Connection path—The path through which the switch is connected to the cloud. These are the possible values:
     • Management port—The path is through the management port of the switch.
     • switch_name—The path is through the specified switch, which is an exit node.
     • port_ID—The path is through the in-band management port of the switch. The port's ID is shown.
   • Certificate chain—Specifies whether the switch's transport layer security (TLS) certificate is valid or invalid. If the certificate is invalid, click Invalid to see information about the issue.

Step 1

Use a mobile device to scan the QR code.

Step 2

Go to the URL that the code provides.

Step 1

Click Review configuration.

Step 2

Verify your changes in the review list.

Step 3

Click Comment and push.

Step 4

In the Comment before pushing configuration dialog box, enter the reason for the change.

Step 5

Click Push configuration.

If you bound any devices as part of this push, the outline color of the device icons indicates the assertions for the devices. The devices should have a green outline, which indicates that there are no issues. A yellow outline indicates the device has an unexpected condition and there are issues detected, but the issues should not cause operation disruption. A red outline indicates the device has an unexpected condition and there are issues detected that can cause operation disruption; you should investigate the issues.