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Step 2In the VNE inventory window, verify if Device series is Virtual ASR 5K DI Series Mobile-Gateway.
Step 3Verify if the Element type is Virtual ASR 5K DI Mobile-Gateway.
Step 4Verify if the Virtual device property is set to Tr u e.
Figure 31-2 Deployment of VPC -DI VNE
CVPC-DI Deployment Example“Distributed Infrastructure”
CFFF
SGW + PGW + ...
StarOSSF
Multiple VMs
Single Logical Instance -...

 
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UUID Support in Prime Network
In the absence of infrastructure monitoring tools like VCenter, the associations (hyperlinks) between 
Cisco Virtualized Packet Core (CvPC) VNE and the corresponding VCenter and UCS are not displayed 
in Prime Network. To identify a VM in the CvPC setup, UUID (a textual representation) is added in the 
physical inventory at the card level for...

 
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NoteThe faults correlations described in the above table are applicable only for virtual machines hosted in 
VMWare.HostDisconnected HostDisconnectedEvent
VM out
VMDisconnectedEvent
VMPoweredOff VM out
VMPoweredOff
Card out/Device Unreachable Root Cause Alarm Correlating Alarm 

 
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Monitoring VSS Redundancy System
The following topics provide an overview of Cisco 6500 virtual switching redundancy system.
Cisco 6500 VSS Redundancy System Overview, page 32-1
Virtual Switch Link, page 32-4
Cisco 6500 VSS Redundancy System Overview
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching System (VSS) allows the clustering of two chassis 
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Figure 32-1 VSS Redundancy System Properties 
Table 32-1 describes the information that is displayed in the Redundancy System
Table 32-1 Redundancy System Details
Field Name Description
Switch Mode  The current mode of the switch.
Local System ID Unique identifier of a local physical chassis in the virtual switch.
Peer System ID Unique identifier of a peer physical...

 
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Viewing Switch Virtual Redundancy State in Physical Inventory
To view the virtual switch redundancy state in the physical inventory:
Step 1In the Vision client, double-click the Cat 6500 VSS device to open the Inventory window.
Step 2In the Inventory window, expand the Physical Inventory node.
Step 3Click Chassis and click an SUP card. 
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Table 32-2 describes the information displayed for the VSL link:
Table 32-2  Virtual Switch Virtual Redundancy State 
Virtual Switch Link 
Any device connected to VSS system, if there is a Virtual switch link (VSL) failure from the device to 
the first active chassis, then the system internally runs SSO and creates a VSL link with the second active 
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Viewing VSL Link Properties
To view the VSL link properties between two virtual switches:
Step 1In the Vision client map view, select a link connected between two chassis in Cat 6500 VSS device and 
open the link quick view window.
Figure 32-3 depicts the VSS control links:
Figure 32-3 VSS control links
Step 2
In the link quick view window, click Properties.
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Table 32-3 describes the information that is displayed for the VSL link
Table 32-3 VSL Link Properties
Field Name Description
General Properties
Link Type Link protocol. In this case, Control Link.
Type Type of link: Dynamic or Static.
Bi Directional Whether the link is bidirectional: True or False.
Connection 
Information
Equipment Holder Type Chassis
Chassis Name Chassis names of the two...