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Setting Up an Optional Console Interface
Step 5
Connect the loose cabling that you removed from the first generation switch to the same ports on the second generation
switch.
Step 6
Register the new second generation switch with the Cisco APIC.
Register the new node with the same node name and node ID. This switch becomes part of the fabric. The Cisco APIC
pushes the policies to the new switch and keeps down the vPC legs because there is a mismatch of the generation of
switches. At this point, the vPC primary continues to send the data traffic.
Step 7
Before you proceed to
Step 8
From the Cisco APIC GUI, perform the Remove From Controller operation for the vPC primary. The Cisco APIC
clean reboots the switch.
Wait for about 10 minutes for this operation to finish. The vPC leg on the second generation switch, which the Cisco
APIC kept down earlier, comes up. This action prompts all traffic to move to the new second generation switch. The
vPC ports on the new second generation switch can take a few minutes to come up, during which time there will be
traffic drops. The duration of traffic drops varies by the scale and flows in the fabric.
Step 9
Disconnect the cabling from the first generation switch.
Step 10
Uninstall the first generation switch as you did in
Step 11
Install the second generation switch as you did in
Step 12
Connect the loose cabling as you did in
Step 13
Register the new second generation switch with the Cisco APIC.
Register the new node with the same node name and node ID. This switch becomes part of the fabric. The Cisco APIC
pushes policies to the new switch and the vPC legs comes up and starts passing traffic.
Setting Up an Optional Console Interface
You can optionally set up a console interface for performing the initial configuration of the switch. To do
this, use the interface cable provided in the accessory kit to connect the switch to your console device. You
can connect the console port on the switch to a modem. If you do not connect it to a modem, make the
connection either before powering up the switch or after completing the boot process for the switch.
Before you begin
The console device must support VT100 terminal emulations and asynchronous transmissions.
Step 1
Configure the terminal emulator program to match each of the following default port characteristics:
• 9600 baud
• 8 data bits
• 1 stop bit
• No parity
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Step 8, on page
32, wait for 10 to 15 minutes for the new switch to download the configurations.
Step 3, on page
Step 4, on page
Step 5, on page
Connecting the Switch to the ACI Fabric
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