This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS virtual port channel (vPC) commands that begin with F.
feature vpc
To enable a virtual port channel (vPC), which allows links that are physically connected to two different Cisco Nexus 5000 Series devices to appear as a single port channel to a third device, use the feature vpc command. To disable vPC on the switch, use the no form of this command.
feature vpc
no feature vpc
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Command Default
Disabled
Command Modes
Global configuration mode
Command History
Release
Modification
5.2(1)N1(1)
This command was introduced.
Usage Guidelines
In a vPC configuration, the third device can be a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender, switch, server, or any other networking device.
Examples
This example shows how to enable vPC on the switch:
switch(config)# feature vpc
Related Commands
Command
Description
show vpc
Displays the vPC configuration status.
show feature
Displays whether or not vPC is enabled on the switch.