PVLAN (Isolated) on FEX HIF (Cisco Nexus 7000 Parent)
PVLAN (Isolated) on FEX HIF (Cisco Nexus 7000 Parent)
The isolated private VLAN (PVLAN) support on Fabric Extender (FEX) host interface (HIF) feature enables
users to configure PVLAN isolated host and secondary trunk ports on FEX ports, where the parent switch is
a Cisco Nexus 7000 series switch. With this feature, users can create end-to-end private VLAN (PVLAN)
domain from trunk till host interface ports.
Supported Topologies for Isolated PVLAN on FEX HIF
Isolated PVLAN on FEX HIF is supported on single homed and dual homed vPC topologies.
Figure 3: Supported Topology for Isolated PVLAN on FEX HIF
Licensing Requirements for Private VLANs
The following table shows the licensing requirements for this feature:
Product
Cisco NX-OS
However, using VDCs requires an Advanced Services license.
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
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Configuring Private VLANs Using NX-OS
License Requirement
Private VLANs require no license. Any feature not
included in a license package is bundled with the
Cisco NX-OS system images and is provided at no
extra charge to you. For a complete explanation of
the Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme, see the Cisco
NX-OS Licensing Guide.