UCS startup strategy

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• vEthernet is down. (press and hold)

  Hello

  I get the error message after you have created a vHBA storage of service of one of the ucs Server profile tab B series.

  After you have created the vHBA, when I checked the status of the vHBA in the high HEAT paths tab, I have observed that does not know the status of the link.

  I gave out of port below:

  vHBA - 01---> vfc980---> veth9172---> 1/1/8

  FI-01-A (nxos) # sh int vfc 980
  vfc980 is down
  Related interface is vethernet9172
  Description of the port is 1/8 Server, VNIC vHBA-01
  The material is virtual Fibre Channel
  Port WWN is 23:d3:00:05:73:a5:0e:7f
  Port admin mode F, trunk is disabled
  State link SNMP notifications are enabled
  VSAN port is 300
  5 minute input rate 0 bit/sec, 0 bytes/s, 0 FPS
  5 minute output rate 0 bit/sec, 0 bytes/s, 0 FPS
  0 input images, 0 bytes
  the release of 0, 0 errors
  output 0 images, 0 bytes
  the release of 0, 0 errors

  FI-01-A (nxos) # sh int 9172 veth
  vethernet9172 is down (spill)
  The related Interface is Ethernet1/1/8
  Material: VEthernet
  Encapsulation ARPA
  Port mode is access
  Last link flapped never
  Final cleaning of "show interface" counters never
  0 resets interface

  JVSL-A-FI-01-A (nxos) # sh int eth 1/1/8
  Ethernet1/1/8 is in place
  Material: 10000 Ethernet, address: 1cdf.0f69.3deb (bia 1cdf.0f69.3deb)
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 10000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec,
  reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
  Encapsulation ARPA
  Port mode is access
  full-duplex, 10 Gb/s
  .......

  ........

  Please suggest me where I am doing mistake...

  Thank you

  Sanjeev

  Sanjeev,

  A vfc interface will remain in a State of detention until he is intialised by HBA ROM option or the OS drivers.  If you try to boot from SAN, make sure that you load the package Option ROM host Firmware for your service profile.  This applies to the Emulex & Qlogic based adapters.  Palo M81KR VIC option ROM will load automatically like it's a SAN target configured in the policy of starting.

  -What adapter are you using?

  -If trying to boot from SAN, your startup strategy is configured with your SAN targets?

  -If the initialization of local disk, HBA was responsible in the host operating system driver?

  Answer/confirmation above and we will examine further.

  Kind regards

  Robert

• Server Blade asking reboot or insertion of media.

  We have suffered the loss of power and are now problems bringing our servers online. What is the best path to take when the server asks me to restart or insert media? Thanks for any help!

  Hello

  It seems that you start from the SAN and your coming UCS before storage or SAN. Just restart the servers still once, after you make sure that your storage and san work well.

  If anything I have said not to make sense to you, please check your configuration of startup strategy.

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/docs/unified_computing/UCS/SW/GUI/config/Guide/2.0/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_0_chapter_011101.html#task_1F7624A2A07B48459AB57B9593D98E84

  Richard

• iSCSI Boot target IP Question

  Hi all

  Setting up iSCSI starts for the first time and had a question.

  Installation: Blades UCS about a pair of N5K (vPC) with a double NetApp controller connected.  There are 4 UCS vNIC - two for only iSCSI (as the VLAN native) and two for everything else.

  The blades odd dΘmarrez since LUN on NetApp controller and the blades even dΘmarrez since LUN on NetApp B controller.

  So my question.  When I make for an odd Blade (for example) iSCSI targets, do I have both A and B "NIC" s point on A controller's IP?  Or NIC - A point on A controller and IP point of NIC - B to B controller IP?  I was not sure that, in this example, the controller would hold unit number logic that this odd blade is starting from.

  Thank you!

  Hi Ian

  You can add up to two iSCSI vNIC startup strategy. A vNIC acts as the source of primary iSCSI boot, and the other acts as the source of secondary iSCSI boot.

  "point of NIC - A controller - A IP and NIC B points to the IP Address of the controller of B ' YES.

  You would create another strategy of starting for blades, with the primary order / trade school.

• How do you know in the GUI if my blade has a sd card or not.

  Hello.. do a remote installation of the UCS with support on-site - the blades are supplied with sd cards, but the team cannot see from the front view.

  Where exactly this sd card will be localized and how to check the same in 2.1(3a) UCSM.

  Thank you.

  Hi Shyam,

  One of the Limitations with the FlexFlash in UCSM. Not the case for the C-Series server.

  Please visit the following link:

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/docs/unified_computing/UCS/SW/GUI/config/Guide/2.1/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_1_chapter_0110001.html

  Here are the known limitations related to SD FlexFlash cards in this version of Cisco UCS Manager:

  1. data information and the physical inventory of cisco UCS on the controller and SD cards are not seen.

  2. monitoring of the controller and SD card status or health is not supported. In the case of a failure of a controller of FlexFlash or the SD card, any defects or errors will be displayed in Cisco UCS Manager.

  3 formatting of the SD card is not supported.

  4. starting from SD cards using the Cisco UCS Manager startup strategy are not supported.

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/docs/unified_computing/UCS/SW/GUI/config/Guide/2.1/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_1_chapter_0110001.html

  Chris,

• B440 M2 SLES boot fom SAN 11sp3 fails with "disk error hard gruber" on NetApp FAS3240 lun

  Hello, gurus

  I'm doing POC for client trying to deploy SAP.  Try B440M2 starting VIC1280 2 x directly from 3240 NetApp via FC.

  Prepared 450 GB lun 0 on FAS3240, he mapped OK. In the political profile of UCS for created B440M2 service startup to boot from lun 0.

  SP3 GUI SLES 4 SAP 11 installation ISO found thin installation, lun 0 path very well, but, when the system goes to the reboot disc it does not start

  with a few «grub error hard drive» 2.2.1(d) UCSM.

  He works the config? Or, get sth to make B440 SLES LUN 0 with OS just install.

  Rgds, Yuri

  When your installation detects the lun and installs, okay, that means, this FC zoning, and lun mapping/masking is ok.

  Boot failure: something might be wrong with your boot strategy?

  Can you please send your startup strategy? and the vhba of your PC?

  BTW.

  -is - this classic SAP or HANA?

  -have you checked

  Installation of Linux on a LUN SAN Bootable

  This section describes how to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) on a SAN LUN logical disk or a RAID using Cisco UCS Manager GUI and the KVM Console.

  http://www.Cisco.com/c/en/us/TD/docs/unified_computing/UCS/OS-install-gu...

• FAS3220 and FAS2240 directly set on fabric of interconnection 6296UP

  Hello everyone

  I have the following architecture

  1 cisco Catalyst 6509-E

  1 cisco Catalyst 3560-x

  2 fabric of interconnection 6296UP

  1 FAS 3220 (primary storage)

  1 FAS2240 (backup of the vault)

  1 chassis cisco UCS 5108

  5 servers blades Cisco UCS B200M3

  Firmware version: 2.2 (3 c)

  Interconnection of fabric are set directly on the fabric of interconnection 6296up and ports are configured as storage FC ports

  My question is this:

  Can I zoning fabric interconnect with FAS3220 and FAS2240?

  May I present LUNS of FAS2240 and FAS3220 at the same time on the same startup strategy, same strategy of startup san and the same organization?

  Thanks for your help

  You can make the zoning on UCS:

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

  If it's really a good practice...

  CF sees WWNNs and WWPN.

  What would be the purpose of pointing both starting the 3220 s 2 and the 2240?

• Starter / start the media access

  Hi people,

  I need help!  I can't get my server to start the ISO ESXi.

  "Reboot and select proper boot device . " or Insert Boot Media in selected boot device and press a key"

  Brand-new environment UCS skewered and wired 2 weeks ago.  4 UCS C240 M4 S2 connected via VIC1227 to a pair of 6296 FIs.  Created policies, service profile model and the service profile.  Associated with a server in a service profile, etc...

  Boot order is set through the startup strategy:

  1: CD/DVD

  2: SD card (Yes, FlexFlash has been activated)

  Via the KVM Console I enable virtual support, mount the iso ESXi and let the system startup.  I get the above message.  I tried F6 and selecting all the options: vKVM mapped vDVD, CIMC-Mapped vDVD and KVM vmDisk-CD.  No luck.

  This isn't my first rodeo with UCS, but it is with C-Series servers managed through UCS.  Please provide any help you can think!

  Thank you, Tom,.

  When you create your startup strategy, you use "add CD/DVD" or "Add Local CD/DVD?

  w

  

  Try to use the add CD/DVDs and see if the problem persists. You can also try the CD/DVD if you use the first option.

  Have you tried to use any other ISO just to make sure that you use do not corrupted, etc.?

  HTH,

  Wes

• HO to start from a SD card with B200 M3 with 2.1 - 3A

  Hi all

  can someone help me?

  I need to start my B200 M3 of my Flex SD Card 16 GB of Cisco

  I made the following adjustments

  -Servers\Policies\root\local Disc political Config--> Flex Flash State = Enable + Mode = No. Local storage or any Configuration (two doesent work)

  -Servers\Policies\root\Boot Policy\ 1) CD Rom (doesent work)

  (- Servers\Policies\root\Boot Policy\) 1 CD Rom 2) floppy (doesent work)

  I can boot the ESX ISO but I don't se any of installation disk. The SD card is in the lower slot

  Can U help me?

  PS: the system a 2.13 hole has

  Hello Stefan,

  First of all, you have activated support SD card in local disk configuration strategy?

  If so, is the part of the policy of the service profile?

  Once you associate the service profile, enter the BIOS and make changes to the boot order of the devices.

  -on top of the doc.

  When FlexFlash is enabled in a policy of local disk and a server is capable of supporting SD cards, the controller of FlexFlash will be activated during the deployment of service profile.

  To manually start since the partition of the HV, Local disk should be present in the startup strategy used in the Service profile and be launched from the start of the BIOS (F6) menu.

  Limitation

  If FlexFlash is enabled and the startup strategy contains the Local disk, boot SAN or iSCSI Boot, then the boot order can be determined. You should disable FlexFlash before using one of these startup options and enable once startup is complete.

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

  Padma

• Problem; ESX 5u1, initializing iSCSI on NetApp

  The problem that we see is;  VMware 5u1, even on 5 takes about 90% through the installation/copy of VMware on an 8 GB logical unit number (lun id 0)... .fails with the message "wait 2 start benches, found 0.

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  10GB Ports connected to the FI 6248 "device Ports.

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  It is a known problem with ESX 5.  At the end of installation to the iSCSI boot LUN, the Setup program tries to re - initialize the adapter iSCSI with a DHCP address.  This fails and kicks on the error you see.  Installation fine filled aura - restart just like you did.

  The VMFS LUNS not created on the start for ESX 5 LUN also is expected behavior.

  Kind regards

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• How to activate the onboard graphics on a cartridge to calculate UCSME-1414?

  I have a UCSME-1414 calculate the part of the cartridge to a UCS 4308 chassis. This cartridge contains a CPU with Integrated GPU that can be used to accelerate video processing. To use it, I need to activate the "Integrated graphics" option in the BIOS, but it is grayed out (see screenshot) and I'm unable to change the option.

  Is there a way to activate the integrated graphics card?

  Thank you!

  You attempted to set this value to enabled in the BIOS UCS Manager strategy? You can also set the CLI:

  one

  

  HTH,

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• NIC teaming on ESX 5.1 and NGC failover

  Hi all

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  I know that I had read somewhere when the grouping of network cards is configured on ESX failover authorized UCS, ESX goes haywire if a path is lost the UCS.

  Our installation program running on UCS 2.04 Manager has with a mixture of blades M2 and M3 with M81kr and 1240/1280 cards respectively.

  Never use a fabric with a hypervisor vswitch failover. Let the failover of the vSwitch handle network failure mechanism.

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• Create zoning for BLADE new

  Hi guys,.

  I received a new blade and installed in the chassis. Now, it's time to give him access to the San. It's the new blade is the 7th spread in two chassis... Accurently zoning is done in a past of N5K in... Here's the configuration I'll add in the N5K can you configuration experts below and Advisor.

  fcalias name ESX7 vsan 1

  Member pwwn 20:00:00:25:b5:b0:00: ff

  fcalias name PCVNX_A5 vsan 1

  Member pwwn 50:06:01:65:3e:a0:53:19

  fcalias name PCVNX_B5 vsan 1

  Member pwwn 50:06:01:6 d: 3e:a0:53:19

  zone name PCVNX_A5_ESX7 vsan 1

  fcalias PCVNX_A5 Member

  fcalias ESX7 Member

  zone name PCVNX_B5_ESX7 vsan 1

  fcalias PCVNX_B5 Member

  fcalias ESX7 Member

  set of name PC-VSAN1-ZONE1 vsan 1

  Member PCVNX_A5_ESX7

  Member PCVNX_B5_ESX7

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  My main concern here is when I activate the zone set it will drop traffic? It is a live production network, I can't means to give up traffic at all. Should I ask a maintenance window? And is not a laboratory to test!

  2 now I want this host to start from SAN...

  fcalias name LUNESX1 vsan 1

  Member pwwn 20:00:00:25:b5:A0:00:8F > vHBA - has... Home see the stoare on vHBA-B

  zone name PCVNX_A5_LUNESX7 vsan 1

  fcalias PCVNX_A5 Member

  fcalias LUNESX7 Member

  zone name PCVNX_B5_LUNESX1 vsan 1

  fcalias PCVNX_B5 Member

  fcalias LUNESX7 Member

  name of all zones PC - VSAN1-ZONE1 vsan 1

  Member PCVNX_A5_ESX7

  Member PCVNX_B5_ESX7

  Member PCVNX_A5_LUNESX7

  Member PCVNX_B5_LUNESX7

  all zones activate PC-VSAN1-ZONE1 vsan name 1

  And finally to run, have the SAN admin to create the LUN masking?

  Thank you

  Hi, Jean Paul

  I don't understand why you need a LUNESX7 zone? In the case of a JBOD it was common, but a storage subsystem allows you to hide the pwwn to the HARD drive behind the controller.

  Let me summarize what you need to do to for example the start of SAN

  (1) create an SP with 2 vhba, vhba0, and 1; mapping vhba0 of fabric and fabric vhba1 b; create startup strategy, see 5)

  (2) vhba0/1 pwwn and area controller port fabric-fabric-a/b the storage subsystem

  (3) storage admin creates bootlun and maps/masks bootlun pwwn to vhba0 or vhba1

  (4) now the installation will see the bootlun, install the OS

  (5) in the case of MS, there is a startup policy, which defines in which vhba demand start going and the target pwwn = the storage subsystem controller port

  There is no need to create another box for the boot process! what you do in 2) if applies to the installation of the OS and boot from SAN.

  Hope that helps

  Walter.

• B200 M4 SAN Boot with attached local disk

  Hello

  I have a B200 M4 blade want to do boot SAN in the storage Bay. The blade has a local disk. I need maintain disk local and would like to bypass for the start of SAN. When I set up a 'political Local Disk Configuration' using 'No Local Storage"as shown in the screenshot, and when I associate the blade with a service profile, got the error:"server does not meet the requirements of local drive of the service profile". I did some research and tried a BIOS policy that can disable the SAS RAID config, but it did not work, still getting the same error. See the screenshot of error and politics of BIOS. Advice to solve this problem?

  I use UCSM 2.2 (3f).

  Appreciate the pointers.

  Thank you

  Braven

  If you just want to bypass the drive during startup, just don't include in your startup strategy.

  No need to disable the onboard RAID controller.

  -Kenny

• Addition of data store errors & disconnects

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1008886 Hello all;

  I'm a newbie to the VM community and have you met my 1st problem with vCenter and vSphere.

  I have a host running ESXI 5.0.0 504890 located in a remote area

  I am trying to add a data store and the following error (both through vSphere and vCenter)

  Call 'HostDatastoreSystem.QueryVmfsDatastoreCreateOptions' of object 'datastoreSystem-xxxx"on vCenter Server 'VC FQDN' failed

  I did some research and I found different communities showing to do:

  • Troubleshooting VMware KB: A logic unit number that extends in size since the 2 TB / 2047GB limit
  • VMware KB: Troubleshooting in the add storage Wizard error: cannot read this disk partition information
  • VMware KB: When an ESXi host wakes from sleep, the & quot; Connection to host and power state & quot; fires

  My problem is that the SSH is not enabled on the console (which would require the 1 hour drive to the remote location).  Now PowerCLI is also installed but am not knowing enough commands to run the fdisk such as cited in the links above.

  The missing data store are a Raid 1 (which I use for C:\ in my windows guests). Name of the data store is: naa.6d4ae520996553001745a2aa1130d644

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  Thank you very much

  Hello

  You try to add the new host ESXi data store? If so, can you connect to the ESXi host using the password and vSphere client with the account 'root '. Then try to add the data store. If you try to add the existing data store, then it will format if you add using 'Add datastore' Wizard and you will lose data.

  To enable SSH for ESXi 5.0,

  To activate the local or remote TSM from the vSphere Client:

  1. Select the host, and then click the Configuration tab.
  2. Click on the security profile > Properties.

     In ESXi 5.x, select SSH or ESXi Shell , and then click Options.
     In ESXi 4.1, select a Support Local technical or Remote Tech Support (SSH) , click Options.

  3. Select the desired startup strategy and click Start, and then click OK.
  4. Check that the demon selected in step 3 indicates that execution in the Service properties window.

  Concerning

  Mohammed