Fibre Channel frames - UCS

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• set up to bring the Fibre Channel between UCS of interconnection fiber and Nexus 5548UP.

  by using the following configuration between Nexus5k and UCS FI. the status of channel comes to ini and change to notConnected.

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  FC1/31 431 notConnected swl - 100 F
  FC1/32 431 notConnected swl - 100 F

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  The system version: 5.2 (1) N1(1b)

  1 on FCoE
  1 active FEX
  active toy-channel-trunk 1
  interface vlan 1 on
  1 active LACP
  1 active LLDP
  1 active NPIV
  1 active sshServer
  1 on GANYMEDE
  1 active telnetServer
  Uni-directional active 1
  1 active VPC

  san-port-channel interface, 100
  active channel mode
  switchport mode F
  switchport trunk allowed vsan 431

  interface fc1/31
  switchport 'SAN PO to UCS - one' description
  channel-group 100
  no downtime

  interface fc1/32
  switchport 'SAN PO to UCS - one' description
  channel-group 100
  no downtime

  interface fc1/31
  switchport mode F
  interface fc1/32
  switchport mode F

  Help, please

  You must update your 5 k at least

  6.0 (2) N1 (2)

• Implementation of storage fibre channel (ESXi 4.1) with jumbo frames

  I'm looking for 'official' instructions for the activation of the jumbo on a host ESXi 4.1 with storage fibre channel frames. I don't know if the instructions are different, or if anything else needs to be adjusted according to your storage space.

  I looked at the instructions from this page here and it seems simple enough. It also seems that you can keep your groups of existing ports rather than having to delete and then recreate. If these good enough instructions apply it for the side host?

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC & docType = kc & externalId = 1003712 & sliceId = 1 & docTypeID = DT_KB_1_1 & dialogID = 322680138 & StateID = 1% 200% 20322684038

  I saw this page for iSCSI storage so that made me think if the procedure differs according to the storage.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC & docType = kc & docTypeID = DT_KB_1_1 & externalId = 1007654

  Wasisnt wrote:

  What is the reason for having to recreate them?

  If you are in 4.1 that you don't need to recreate anything, just activate via the CLI.

  And you can enable frames on a standard port group or is it just for VMkernel port groups?

  You can turn on the VM and vmkernel exchanges. Together you must also make the "virtual cards", i.e.: on the Vmkernel virtual network cards and cards of virtual network in the guest operating systems. On the Windows 2003 server, I think you have to use VMXNET3, but on Windows 2008 the e1000 should support frames too.

  As has been noted before just make sure that any layer two devices in the path is configured to allow the large frames. You can use this to confirm both Vmkernel and invited: http://rickardnobel.se/archives/992

• Uplink Ports Fibre Channel - UCS GUI Configuration Guide

  Hi all

  Could someone please explain which means that what follows in the Configuration of GUI of UCS guide @.

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/docs/unified_computing/UCS/SW/GUI/config/Guide/2.0/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_0_chapter_0101.PDF

  Uplink Ports Fibre Channel

  Manage ports Uplink Fiber Channel FCoE traffic between the interconnection of fabric and the next layer of the

  SAN storage network. All FCoE network-related traffic is pinned to one of these ports.

  By default, the Fibre Channel ports are uplink. However, you can configure them to work as Fibre Channel

  storage ports. This is useful in cases where a Cisco UCS requires a connection to a DAS storage

  Device (DAS).

  My question is, how the FC Port could handle FCoE traffic? My understanding was that FCoE will be lifted and Enthernet connection only.

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/docs/unified_computing/UCS/SW/GUI/config/Guide/2.0/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_0_chapter_0101.PDF

  Thanks for your help

  Concerning

  Vikas Srivastava

  The CF module interconnection fabric is the place where the speration of CF vs. FCoE happen, so it's where the FC frame is extracted in the Ethernet frame.

• Emulator of the UCS and Fibre Channel (PCI Passthrough)

  Hello

  I would like to know if anyone of you knows if emulator UCS supports CF communications and how to configure them.

  I have 2 PCI Fibre Channel interfaces on the host Hardware and I applied PCI Passthrough on the ESXi hypervisor. It works with other virtual machines.

  Thank you very much

  Francesco

  No, unfortunately not.

• Support Fibre Channel Port

  I would like help on activation and configuration of a Fibre Channel port on 2 of my fabric UCS of interconnections. An external storage device will be connected to those ports.

  Hi Mark,

  If I'm not mistaken you what you ask, it's you want FC ports on 2 of your FI UCS, which will be connected to a storage device (storage of direct connection) (fabric of interconnection--> storage array).

  An excellent guide on how to implement is below.

  http://www.Cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/servers-unified-computing/UCS-...

  Kind regards

  Qiese Sa'di

• 4.1 and vCenter ESX only allows to use 1 Fibre Channel LUNS

  Hello

  I have 8 blades ESX 4.1 (build 348481) in a Cisco UCS 5108 chassis. Each blade has 2 x HBAs available. I also have a fiber channel storage array that is configured to provide 2 1.8 to LUN (for now and in the future).

  When I go in vCenter and select one of the ESX servers under "Configuration"-> "Storage adapters"-> "Rescan all...» "each server detects the table (and several paths towards it) but only shows a single available LUNS (LUN 0) when 2 LUNS should be available (LUNS 0 and 1 logical unit number). See the image below.

  

  Now, the thing that confuses me is that when I get on the command-line of the ESX via SSH server and run "esxcfg-mpath - b", I see a list of all the paths including the paths to the LUNS 0 and 1 logical unit number (see output below). Any ideas on why ESX and vCenter authorizes me to LUN 1?

  esxcfg-mpath - b:

  NAA.600508e0000000001e10a036bc3f5601: FREE Serial Attached SCSI Disk (naa.600508e0000000001e10a036bc3f5601)
  vmhba0:C1:t0:l0 LUN:0 Status: active sas adapter: 5c84c75ed0910000 target: 1563fbc36a0101e

  MPX.vmhba32:C0:t0:l0: Local USB CD-ROM (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0)
  vmhba32:C0:t0:l0 LUN:0 Status: Active Local HBA vmhba32 channel target 0 0

  EUI.706f636c6162766f: disc SCST_FIO Fibre Channel (eui.706f636c6162766f)
  vmhba2:C0:T1:L1 LUN:1 status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:1e target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f2 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f2
  vmhba2:C0:T1:l0 LUN:0 Status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:1e target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f2 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f2
  vmhba1:C0:t0:L1 LUN:1 status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00: target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c2 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c2
  vmhba1:C0:t0:l0 LUN:0 Status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00: target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c2 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c2
  vmhba1:C0:T1:L1 LUN:1 status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00: target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c3 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c3
  vmhba1:C0:T1:l0 LUN:0 Status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00: target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c3 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c3
  vmhba2:C0:t0:L1 LUN:1 status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:1e target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f3 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f3
  vmhba2:C0:t0:l0 LUN:0 Status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:1e target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f3 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f3

  MPX.vmhba32:C0:t0:L1: USB Direct-access locally (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L1)
  vmhba32:C0:t0:L1 LUN:1 status: Active Local HBA vmhba32 channel target 0 0

  MPX.vmhba32:C0:t0:L2: USB Direct-access locally (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L2)
  vmhba32:C0:t0:L2 LUN:2 status: Active Local HBA vmhba32 channel target 0 0

  Its because the table shows two LUNS have the same value of ID of Page 83, ESX both think you have 2 paths to the same LUN.  Paths multiple ESX driver uses the value of the ID of Page 83 to determine if 2 LUNS are the same device.

  It was a problem with that code, that it resembles yours-based Solaris beginning according to the tables and other tables that used code based on Solaris pre-COMSTAR, as well as tables that use SCWIST.

  There is really nothing you can do about it, because it is a bug in the software of the array (it shouldn't be exporting 2 LUNS different with the same ID value of Page 83 - it is a violation of the standard).

• Problem with XServe and XServe RAID via Fibre Channel

  Hello everyone,

  I have a problem with my blended Xserve RAID.

  I see in RAID-Admin and configure it successfully (via Ethernet). Connect with our Xserve via Fibre Channel, but the XServe and XServe RAID do not detect each other.

  The fiber on the Xserve channel LEDs are white on the Xserve RAID completely off and permanent.

  RAID-Admin status of Fibre Channel: 'No connection (1 table)' with a red square.

  If I try to open the utility of fiber channel I get the message: "card Fibre Channel is not found." Utility disk OS X can't, too.

  I changed the card connector cable, and made several reboots. But each time the same thing: they do not detect each other.

  Xserve (2009):

  -2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500

  -Map of Apple dual-channel 4 Gb Fibre Channel (LSI7204EP)

  XServe RAID:

  -RAID 5 in an array (only on the left with 5 x 500 GB)

  -1.5.1 Firmware

  -Cable Apple 4 Gb SFP - SFP

  Thanks for your help and sorry for my bad English!

  Hi Mpm-Mainz,

  Check if you have enabled LUN masking. To be able to see, you will need to download raid admin 1.5 not the 1.5.1

  Xserve RAID Admin Tools 1.5

  Have you also tried to use the other controller? Even if there is no disc in there, then it should appear in the preferences of fiber card system.

  Thank you
  Owen

• Brocade M5424 Fibre Channel blade switch fiber?

  Hello.

  Im trying to support this Brocade M5424 switch blade Fibre Channel equipment and its load of the GBIC 10Gbs with fiber LC connectors. What type of fiber patch cord do I need to connect to another switch? I Googled it out and check it: LC LC PATCH CORD AQUA OM3.

  But my question remains... should I fibre om2 and om3 for the best connection quality?

  Could someone help me with this?

  Thank you

  OM2 and OM3 are assessed for 10 GB. 20 meters, you could run OM2 and OM3 and be able to achieve 10 GB. Here is a guide optical and cable with some information that may be useful.

  http://Dell.to/1XK4qHn

• Setting port channel between UCS - FI and MDS 9124 (Mode F)

  Dear team,

  We tried to create the channel of port between UCS FI and MDS 9124

  But the port channel do not take action in mode F on MDS 9124

  FI is in host FC end Mode

  We have allowed FC uplink on FI trunking

  We have activated NPIV on MDS

  We have activated the MDS trunk

  FI and MDS in default VSAN

  To check that we have changed the way FI FC channels mode and switch port became active, but in E mode

  When we enabled CF trunking of uplink on the port mode FI channels and FC Switching became active in mode TE

  but in both cases above, showflogi database shows WWPN of SAN alone does not have the any fi.

  How to achieve this?

  Have read that no need to change the mode switching mode of CF swicthing and keep FC Endhost way

  SO how to channel ports with mode F MDS and FI (Display Mode as NProxy)

  What is it has nothing to do with the MDS NX - OS version? (https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2179129)

  If yes how to put as license for ports came with the camera and we don't have any CAP/PAK or license file as she came

  with license

  Also, we saw 2 files available for download (m9100-s2ek9-kickstart - mz.5.2.8 .bin and m9100-s2ek9 - mz.5.2.8 .bin b b) to use

  Thanks and greetings

  Jose

  Hi Jo Bo.

  What version of the software if your MDS race?

  On your UCS do connect nxos and show ficelleStringString ficelleT inteface and find the mac address.

  It is possible that you could be hitting the bug below. If this is the case, you may need to update the firmware on your MDS.

  Add MAC YES '002a6a', '8c604f', '00defb' for 5 k/UCS-FI

  http://Tools.Cisco.com/support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId= CSCty04686

  Symptom:

  Link change cannot connect any other Nexus or other Cisco Switch in mode VAN with a port channel F.   Question can be viewed in older versions of 5.1

  5.1.3.N1.1a

  but not later

  5.1.3.N2.1c

  Release. Question is also found in

  5.2 (1) N1 (1)

  and

  6.0 (2) N1 (1)

  and later versions.

  Conditions:

  Nexus configured for the link SAN PortChannels or NPIV Nexus mode connected to the UCS via regular F port channel where UCS VAN VAN edge mode switch: YES switch manufactured FI or another Cisco UCS Port WWN: xx:xx:00:2 has: 6a: xx:xx:xx or xx:xx:8 c: 60:4f:xx:xx:xx

  Workaround solution:

  Turn-off on Nexus 5 k TF-port question link mode does not happen with standard F-PORT SAN to remove Portchannel config

  Other Description of the problem:

  To check question collect please see the flogi-event history internal errors whenever the port is attempted OLS, AMENDMENTS, PBA counters will increment. This can be determined via the following output, view port internal info to see all the internal-historic port of error events

• Can I disable the B200 blade Fibre Channel vHBA

  Hello

  I'm setting up my service to my B200 blades profiles and I was wondering if there was a way to disable the Fibre Channel HBA. I will not use CF as all my iSCSI storage.

  Thank you

  LTA

  When you create a service profile, you are asked if you want the storage (= CF) or not; you say no!

  If you missed this step and you have created vhba, just remove them later.

  It is not possible to disable vhna.

• Fibre Channel card configuration on the host esx 5.1

  Hi all,

  I have three 5.1 esxi hosts.  I have new port 2 8G Fibre Channel cards installed in each and pass the cable FC since the card port goes to the fiber.

  It's my first time in collaboration with CF cards VMware hosts, what else should I do for these cards to be active or updated network in?  A good explanation, Docs and or video would be extremely welcomed.

  Just ask EMC technology to make the zoning on the SAN switch and the LUN masking and card introduced volumes to your hosts on the side storage... after the volumes, simply go to your ESXi, rescan your HBA and create data warehouses.

• vCenter 5.5 cluster using Fibre Channel & MSCS (Win 2003)

  Hi all

  I need to create a Cluster of 2003 of Windows (MSCS) as well as storage Fibre Channel shared on vCenter Server 5.5.  I need to work so that if a server crashes, the second server goes into action and support.

  I have a two-node Windows 2003 R2 64 bit running on the same host.  Virtual machines are created with an operating system installed.  I use for Fibre Channel storage and I have created and attached 6 discs in thick eager set to zero.  I also created and configured two NICs (Public and private) on each node.  The shared SCSI Bus is set to "Virtual" on both nodes.  I managed to get the two nodes to market and both can see the 6 disks.  The disk configuration is identical between nodes.  All drive letters to even the SCSI virtual peripheral nodes (1:X).

  I have not yet created the Windows cluster.  The problem is that, in node 1 when I create a folder in one of the attached disks, I don't see this folder in the same drive in node 2.  Is it a problem, a bad configuration or is this a normal behavior?

  Are there any other setup that I should consider to make this work?

  It's the doc that I follow:

  https://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-55/topic/com.VMware.ICbase/PDF/vSphere-ESXi-vCenter-Server-55-Setup-MSCS.PDF

  Thanks much for any help!

  Since you not yet configured the cluster, this is normal behavior. Go ahead and configure the cluster, then the software cluster will manage the discs... do what you try can cause data corruption.

  And after the configuration of the cluster, take in mind that the drive will be online to a single node by time, as the Microsoft cluster is an active/passive cluster, in this way you will be able to see the disc and online with the letter assigned only on the active node.

• How to use powershell to create data warehouses Fibre Channel

  Hello

  Does anyone know how to use powershell to create data warehouses Fibre Channel?

  A text file lists the data warehouse with data store names and sizes (GB) as input:
  DatastoreName1 10
  DatastoreName2 200
  DatastoreName3 10

  Version5 VMFS file system
  Block size of 1 MB

  The script should ignore LUN ID 0 as long as it is not a data store, it's a startup logic unit number.

  The value in $esxname is correct?

  Do you want to see this name when you

  Get-VMHost | Select name

• Driver of HP StorageWorks 82Q PCI-e Fibre Channel HBA

  I'm looking for the latest driver supported for these cards. U1 ESXi 4.1 (Build 433742)

  HP StorageWorks 81Q PCI-e Fibre Channel Host Bus adapt Dual Port.

  HP StorageWorks 82Q PCI-e Fibre Channel Host Bus adapt Dual Port.

  I have a hard time connecting the part name with suitable library of VMware driver CD.

  After a quick glance to the HCL, it seems that a driver is already "inbox." However, there is another who is mentioned http://downloads.vmware.com/d/details/dt_esxi4x_qlogic_841k12311/dHdlYnR3QHdiZHRAQA==

  André