Connect c7000 + 2x Cisco 3120G + BL460c G6 to LAN

[Lmm_1]

It sounds good, keep 3120s stacked, and create two chanels, one to each Alcatel. If you are connecting to 2 Alcatel Switches, then yes, you need STP. Im not really sure about Alcatel STP capabilities... Cisco 3120 will run PVST+ by default, I'd recommend running RSTP in both switches if its supported on the Alcatel side.

[Igor V Abzalov]

Well. We have launched c7000 yesterday. But Cisco telnet is not accesible yet. Should i use Console port for configure it for the first time ?

[Igor V Abzalov]

May be we must remove both switches now and install and configure first (left) switch alone?

[Lmm_1]

It requires password set on VTY for telnet, you can access the switches by console and use the follwing commands>

Option 1
username priv 15 secret
line vty o 15
login local

Option 2
line vty o 15
password
login

[Igor V Abzalov]

We stack both 3120G switches and connect them to one Alcatel 6800. Network team said that will be problems if we connect Cisco to 2x Core Alcatel 7800 directly. They also wish to disable Fa0 on Cisco and manage switch through VLAN 1 external interface. Are there any aftereffects with such silution ?
Any way, as i understand, there are no default gateway on Fa0 interface? So i can't reach it from another network segment and have to connect PC to OA+Fa0 vlan.

Now i have problem with KVM and OA - some iLo's are blue on Health monitor and there is exclamation sign in Web-interface of OA. May be i have to connect triple-connector and customize "bad" iLo's through it ? There is a script for OA way but i don't know how to do it yet.

[Lmm_1]

Regarding the first question, you can disable Int Fa0 and manage the switch using the SVI on VLAN1, you can connect the 3120 stack to two switches but you must run STP. Regarding the iLO question, I'd recommend open a case with support.

[Igor V Abzalov]

I reconfigure my c7000 OA - disconnect blades with duplicate iLO IP's and then assign different IP for all problem iLo. It's all green now.

LAN connection is not complete yet. As i understand - i cannot assign speed 1000 for my BL460c NIC's with 10 Gbit/sec intefaces?

[Lmm_1]

The NC532i will work as 1Gb card only when connected to a Cisco 3120, that behavior cannot be change.

[Igor V Abzalov]

So, if we connect both 3120G to one Alcatel 6800 (it is temporary solution) - can we disable STP and connect just one cable between them ?

[Igor V Abzalov]

And how to assign interface to vlan ?