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Complete Cisco Nexus 3232C cabling worksheet

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If you want to document the supported platforms, download a PDF of this page and complete the cabling worksheet.

The sample cabling worksheet provides examples of recommended port assignments from the switches to the controllers. The blank worksheet provides a template that you can use in setting up your cluster.

Each switch can be configured as a single 100GbE, 40GbE port or 4 x 10GbE ports.

Sample cabling worksheet

The sample port definition on each pair of switches is as follows:

Cluster switch A Cluster switch B

Switch port

Node and port usage

Switch port

Node and port usage

1

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

1

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

2

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

2

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

3

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

3

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

4

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

4

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

5

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

5

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

6

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

6

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

7

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

7

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

8

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

8

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

9

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

9

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

10

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

10

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

11

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

11

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

12

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

12

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

13

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

13

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

14

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

14

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

15

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

15

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

16

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

16

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

17

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

17

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

18

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

18

4x10GbE/4x25GbE or 40/100GbE node

19

40G/100GbE node 19

19

40G/100GbE node 19

20

40G/100GbE node 20

20

40G/100GbE node 20

21

40G/100GbE node 21

21

40G/100GbE node 21

22

40G/100GbE node 22

22

40G/100GbE node 22

23

40G/100GbE node 23

23

40G/100GbE node 23

24

40G/100GbE node 24

24

40G/100GbE node 24

25 through 30

Reserved

25 through 30

Reserved

31

100GbE ISL to switch B port 31

31

100GbE ISL to switch A port 31

32

100GbE ISL to switch B port 32

32

100GbE ISL to switch A port 32

Blank cabling worksheet

You can use the blank cabling worksheet to document the platforms that are supported as nodes in a cluster. The Supported Cluster Connections section of the Hardware Universe defines the cluster ports used by the platform.

Cluster switch A Cluster switch B

Switch port

Node/port usage

Switch port

Node/port usage

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

15

16

16

17

17

18

18

19

19

20

20

21

21

22

22

23

23

24

24

25 through 30

Reserved

25 through 30

Reserved

31

100GbE ISL to switch B port 31

31

100GbE ISL to switch A port 31

32

100GbE ISL to switch B port 32

32

100GbE ISL to switch A port 32