Cisco Nexus B22HP Design & Deployment Guide [Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders]

The Cisco Nexus^® B22 Blade Fabric Extender for HP (Cisco Nexus B22HP) provides an extension of the Cisco Nexus switch fabric to the HP server edge. Logically, it behaves like a remote line card to a parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch. The fabric extender and the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch together form a distributed modular system. The Cisco Nexus B22HP forwards all traffic to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch over eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. Low-cost uplink connections of up to 10 meters can be made with copper Twinax cable, and longer connections of up to 100 meters can use the Cisco Fabric Extender Transceiver (FET-10G). Standard 10-Gbps optics such as short reach (SR) and long reach (LR) are also supported. Downlinks to each server are auto negotiating for 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and work with all HP Ethernet and converged network adapter (CNA) mezzanines, allowing customers a choice of Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), or Small Computer System Interface over IP (iSCSI) connections. Because the Cisco Nexus B22 is a transparent extension of a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch, traffic can be switched according to policies established by the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch with a single point of management.

The Cisco Nexus B22 provides the following benefits:

• Highly scalable, consistent server access: This distributed modular system creates a scalable server access environment with no reliance on Spanning Tree Protocol and with consistency between blade and rack servers.

• Simplified operations: The availability of one single point of management and policy enforcement using upstream Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches eases the commissioning and decommissioning of blades through zero-touch installation and automatic configuration of fabric extenders.

• Increased business benefits: Consolidation, reduced cabling, investment protection through feature inheritance from the parent switch, and the capability to add functions without the need for a major equipment upgrade of server-attached infrastructure all contribute to reduced operating expenses (OpEx) and capital expenditures (CapEx).

Each member of the Cisco Nexus B22 integrates into the I/O module slot of a third-party blade chassis, drawing both power and cooling from the blade chassis itself.

Network Diagram

Figure 1 presents a sample network topology that can be built using the Cisco Nexus B22HP, Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, and Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches. In this topology, the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series serves as the parent switch, performing all packet switching and policy enforcement for the entire distributed modular system. The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series also serves as the only point of management for both configuration and monitoring within the domain, making it simple to manage blade server and rack server connections together.

Figure 1. Cisco Nexus Virtual Chassis Topology

The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches, along with the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series and Cisco Nexus B22, create a distributed modular system that unifies the data center architecture. Within this distributed modular system, both blade servers and rack servers are managed identically. This approach allows the use of the same business and technical processes and procedures for the network when addressing the computing environment.

The left most blade chassis in Figure 1 contains dual Cisco Nexus B22HP fabric extenders. Each Cisco Nexus B22HP is singly attached to a parent Cisco Nexus 5500 switch platform, a connection mode referred to as straight through mode. The fabric links can either be statically pinned or put into a PortChannel. This connection mode helps ensure that all data packets from a particular Cisco Nexus B22 enter the same parent Cisco Nexus 5500 switch platform. This approach may be necessary when certain types of traffic must be restricted to either the left or right Cisco Nexus 5500 switch platform: for instance, to maintain SAN A and SAN B separation. Also, in this example the connections to individual blade servers are in active-standby mode, which helps ensure traffic flow consistency but does not fully utilize the server network interface card (NIC) bandwidth.

The second blade chassis from the left in Figure 1 improves on the first with the creation of an Ethernet virtual PortChannel (vPC) from the blade servers to the Cisco Nexus 5500. This vPC places the Ethernet portion of the NICs in an active-active configuration, giving increased bandwidth to each host. The FCoE portion of the CNA is also configured as active-active but maintains SAN A and SAN B separation because each virtual Fibre Channel (VFC) interface is bound to a particular link at the server. This configuration also achieves high availability through redundancy, and it can withstand a failure of a Cisco Nexus 5500 switch platform, a Cisco Nexus B22HP, or any connecting cable. This topology is widely used in FCoE deployments.

The third blade chassis from the left in Figure 1 contains Cisco Nexus B22HP fabric extenders that connect to both Cisco Nexus 5500 switch platforms through vPC for redundancy. In this configuration, active-active load balancing using vPC from the blade server to the Cisco Nexus 5500 switch platform cannot be enabled. However, the servers can still be dual-homed with active-standby or active-active transmit-load-balancing (TLB) teaming. This topology is only for Ethernet traffic because SAN A and SAN B separation between the fabric extender and the parent switch is necessary.

The last two setups illustrate how rack mount servers can connect to the same Cisco Nexus parent switch using rack-mount Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders. The topology for blade servers and rack-mount servers can be identical if desired.

Hardware Installation

Installation of the Cisco Nexus B22HP in the rear of the HP BladeSystem c7000 chassis is similar to the installation of other I/O modules (IOMs). The layout of the HP BladeSystem c7000 chassis, server types, and mezzanine cards used determine the slots that should be populated with the Cisco Nexus B22HP for 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. Table 1 summarizes the typical options for half-height servers using dual-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet devices.

Table 1. Mapping of HP BladeSystem c7000 Half-Height Server Mezzanine Card to IOM Bay

Card	IOM
LAN on motherboard (LOM)	IOM bays 1 and 2
Mezzanine card 1	IOM bays 3 and 4
Mezzanine card 2	IOM bay 5 and 6

After the Cisco Nexus B22HP fabric extenders are installed, the onboard administrator (OA) should be updated to at least Version 3.5 to help ensure that all functions and graphics are present. No configuration is required from the chassis onboard administrator.

Fabric Extender Management Model

The Cisco Nexus fabric extenders are managed by a parent switch through the fabric interfaces using a zero-touch configuration model. The switch discovers the fabric extender by a using detection protocol.

After discovery, if the fabric extender has been correctly associated with the parent switch, the following operations are performed:

1. The switch checks the software image compatibility and upgrades the fabric extender if necessary.

2. The switch and fabric extender establish in-band IP connectivity with each other. The switch assigns an IP address in the range of loopback addresses (127.15.1.0/24) to the fabric extender to avoid conflicts with IP addresses that might be in use on the network.

3. The switch pushes the configuration data to the fabric extender. The fabric extender does not store any configuration locally.

4. The fabric extender updates the switch with its operational status. All fabric extender information is displayed using the switch commands for monitoring and troubleshooting.

This management model allows fabric extender modules to be added without adding management points or complexity. Software image and configuration management is also automatically handled without user intervention.

Fabric Connectivity Options

The Cisco Nexus B22HP creates a distributed modular chassis with the Cisco Nexus parent switch after a fabric connection has been made over standard 10-Gbps cabling. This connection can be accomplished using any of the following types of interconnects:

• Cisco passive direct-attach cables (1M, 3M, or 5M)

• Cisco active direct-attach cables (7M or 10M)

• Cisco standard Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) optics (SR or LR)

• Cisco Fabric Extender Transceivers

After the fabric links have been physically established, the logical configuration of the links needs to be performed. There are two methods of connection for the fabric links to the Cisco Nexus B22HP:

• Static pinning fabric interface connection

• PortChannel fabric interface connection

Static Pinning Fabric Interface Connection

Static Pinning is the default method of connection between the fabric extender and the Cisco Nexus parent switch. In this mode of operation, a deterministic relationship exists between the host interfaces and the upstream parent with up to eight fabric interfaces. These fabric interfaces are equally divided among the 16 server-side host ports. If fewer fabric ports are allocated, then more server ports are assigned to a single fabric link. The advantage of this configuration is that the traffic path and the amount of allocated bandwidth are always known for a particular set of servers.

Since static pinning will group host-side ports into individual fabric links, you should understand its relationship and how ports are grouped. The size of the port groups is determined by the number of host ports divided by the max-link parameter value. Thus, if the max-link parameter is set to 2, then eight host ports would be assigned to each link. The interfaces will be grouped in ascending order starting from the interface 1. Thus, interfaces 1 to 8 will be pinned to one fabric link, and interfaces 9 to 16 will be pinned to a different interface (Table 2).

Table 2. Interface Assignment with Two Fabric Links

Interface	Fabric Link
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8	Fabric link 1
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16	Fabric link 2

Table 3 summarizes the assignment with four fabric links with the max-link parameter set to 4, the interfaces are divided into four groups.

Table 3. Interface Assignment with Two Fabric Links

Interface	Fabric Link
1, 2, 3, and 4	Fabric link 1
5, 6, 7, and 8	Fabric link 2
9, 10, 11, and 12	Fabric link 3
13,14,15, and 16	Fabric link 4

Table 4 summarizes the assignment of eight fabric links with the max-link parameter set to 8; the interfaces are divided into eight groups.

Table 4. Interface Assignment with Two Fabric Links

Interface	Fabric Link
1 and 2	Fabric link 1
3 and 4	Fabric link 2
5 and 6	Fabric link 3
7 and 8	Fabric link 4
9 and 10	Fabric link 5
11 and 12	Fabric link 6
13 and 14	Fabric link 7
15 and 16	Fabric link 8

Note: The assignment of the host-side ports is always based on the configured max-link parameter and not the actual physical number of fabric ports connected. Be sure to match the max-link parameter with the actual number of physical links used.

Note: The relationship of host-side ports to parent switch fabric ports is static. If a fabric interface fails, all its associated host interfaces are brought down and will remain down until the fabric interface is restored.

PortChannel Fabric Interface Connection

The PortChannel fabric interface provides an alternative method of connection between the parent switch and the Cisco Nexus B22HP fabric extender. In this mode of operation, the physical fabric links are bundled into a single logical channel. This approach prevents a single fabric interconnect link loss from disrupting traffic to any one server. The total bandwidth of the logical channel is shared by all the servers, and traffic is spread across the members through the use of a hash algorithm.

• For a Layer 2 frame, the switch uses the source and destination MAC addresses.

• For a Layer 3 frame, the switch uses the source and destination MAC addresses and the source and destination IP addresses.

Since both redundancy and increased bandwidth are possible, configuration of the fabric links on a PortChannel is the most popular connection option.

Figure 2 shows PortChannel designs.

Note: A fabric interface that fails in the PortChannel does not trigger a change to the host interfaces. Traffic is automatically redistributed across the remaining links in the PortChannel fabric interface.

Figure 2. PortChannel Designs

Configuring a Fabric PortChannel

1. Log into the first parent switch and enter into configuration mode.

Nexus 5000 Switch

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N5548-Bottom# configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

N5548-Bottom(config)#

2. Enable the fabric extender feature.

N5548-Bottom(config)#

N5548-Bottom(config)# feature fex

N5548-Bottom(config)#

3. Logically create the fabric extender.

N5548-Bottom(config)#

N5548-Bottom(config)# fex 103

N5548-Bottom(config-fex)#

4. Create the PortChannel, change the port mode, and associate the fabric extender with the PortChannel.

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# interface port-channel 3

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# fex associate 103

N5548-Bottom(config-if)#

5. Assign the Cisco Nexus parent switch ports to the PortChannel.

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# interface ethernet 1/1

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# fex associate 103

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# channel-group 3

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# interface ethernet 1/2

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# fex associate 103

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# channel-group 3

6. Repeat the steps on the second Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch connected to the fabric extender in interconnect bay 4.

N5548-Top# configure terminal

N5548-Top(config)# feature fex

N5548-Top(config)# fex 104

N5548-Top(config-if)# interface port-channel 4

N5548-Top(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric

N5548-Top(config-if)# fex associate 104

N5548-Top(config-if)# interface ethernet 1/1

N5548-Top(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric

N5548-Top(config-if)# fex associate 104

N5548-Top(config-if)# channel-group 4

N5548-Top(config-if)# interface ethernet 1/2

N5548-Top(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric

N5548-Top(config-if)# fex associate 104

N5548-Top(config-if)# channel-group 4

7. Verify that the Cisco Nexus B22HP is up and running.

switch(config-if)# show fex

FEX FEX FEX FEX

Number Description State Model Serial

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

103 FEX0103 Online N2K-B22HP-P FOC1515ZZU4

Virtual PortChannel Connection

vPCs allow links that are physically connected to two different Cisco Nexus switches to form a PortChannel to a downstream device. The downstream device can be a switch, a server, or any other networking device that supports IEEE 802.3ad PortChannels. vPC technology enables networks to be designed with multiple links for redundancy while also allowing those links to connect to different endpoints for added resiliency (Figure 3).

More information about vPC technology can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/products_implementation_design_guides_list.html.

Figure 3. Blade Server Configuration Options

Configuring a vPC

Enable vPC (this configuration should be implemented on both switches in parallel):

1. Enable the vPC feature

2. Create the vPC domain

3. Configure the peer keepalive link

4. Configure the vPC peer link PortChannel

5. Check the status of vPC

1. Enable the vPC feature.

N5548-Bottom# configure terminal

N5548-Bottom(config)# feature vpc

N5548-Top# configure terminal

N5548-Top(config)# feature vpc

2. Create the vPC domain (should be unique within network).

N5548-Bottom(config)# vpc domain 5

N5548-Top(config)# vpc domain 5

3. Configure the peer keepalive link over the management network.

N5548-Bottom(config-vpc-domain)# peer-keepalive destination 172.25.182.104 source 172.25.182.103

Note:

--------:: Management VRF will be used as the default VRF ::--------

N5548-Top(config-vpc-domain)# peer-keepalive destination 172.25.182.103 source 172.25.182.104

Note:

--------:: Management VRF will be used as the default VRF ::--------

4. Configure the vPC peer link.

N5548-Bottom# interface port-channel 20

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# interface ethernet 1/9

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# channel-group 20

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# interface ethernet 1/10

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# channel-group 20

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# interface port-channel 20

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# vpc peer-link

Please note that spanning tree port type is changed to "network" port type on vPC peer-link.

This will enable spanning tree Bridge Assurance on vPC peer-link provided the STP Bridge Assurance

(which is enabled by default) is not disabled.

N5548-Bottom(config-if)#

N5548-Top# interface port-channel 20

N5548-Top (config-if)# interface ethernet 1/9

N5548-Top(config-if)# channel-group 20

N5548-Top(config-if)# interface ethernet 1/10

N5548-Top(config-if)# channel-group 20

N5548-Top(config-if)# interface port-channel 20

N5548-Top(config-if)# vpc peer-link

Please note that spanning tree port type is changed to "network" port type on vPC peer-link.

This will enable spanning tree Bridge Assurance on vPC peer-link provided the STP Bridge Assurance

(which is enabled by default) is not disabled.

N5548-Bottom(config-if)#

5. Check the vPC status.

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# show vpc

Legend:

(*) - local vPC is down, forwarding via vPC peer-link

vPC domain id : 5

Peer status : peer adjacency formed ok

vPC keep-alive status : peer is alive

Configuration consistency status: success

Per-vlan consistency status : success

Type-2 consistency status : success

vPC role : primary

Number of vPCs configured : 0

Peer Gateway : Disabled

Dual-active excluded VLANs : -

Graceful Consistency Check : Enabled

vPC Peer-link status

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

id Port Status Active vlans

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

1 Po20 up 1

N5548-Bottom(config-if)#

Now the two switches have been configured to support vPC links to other devices. These connections can be used for upstream links to the data center core. These vPC links can be used for connections to hosts in the data center, allowing additional bandwidth and redundant links.

Server Network Teaming

Server NIC teaming provides an additional layer of redundancy to servers. It allows multiple links to be available, for redundancy. In the blade server environment, server network teaming was typically limited to active-standby configurations and could not provide active-active links, because active-active links required EtherChannel or Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) connection to a single switch. Since the Cisco Nexus B22HP fabric extender is an extension of the parent switch, EtherChannel or LACP connections can be created between the blade server and the virtual chassis. Dual Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches can be used with vPC for additional switch redundancy while providing active-active links to servers, thus enabling aggregate 40-Gbps bandwidth with dual links (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Fabric Link and Server Topologies

Creating Host-Side vPC for Server Links with LACP

1. Enable LACP on both parent switches.

5548-Bottom (config)# feature lacp

2. Create the blade server vPC and add the member interface.

nexus-5548-Bottom# configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

5548-Bottom(config)# interface port-channel 201

5548-Bottom(config-if)# vpc 201

5548-Bottom(config-if)# switchport mode access

5548-Bottom(config-if)# no shutdown

5548-Bottom(config-if)# interface ethernet 103/1/1

5548-Bottom(config-if)# channel-group 201 mode active

nexus-5558-Top# configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

5548-Top(config)# interface port-channel 201

5548-Top(config-if)# vpc 201

5548-Top(config-if)# switchport mode access

5548-Top(config-if)# no shutdown

5548-Top(config-if)# interface ethernet 104/1/1

5548-Top(config-if)# channel-group 201 mode active

Configuring the HP Blade Server (Microsoft Windows 2008 Release 2)

1. Open the Control Panel and open HP Network Config Utility.

2. Select the network ports and click Team.

3. After the team is formed, click Properties.

4. From the Team Type Selection drop-down menu, choose 802.3ad Dynamic with Fault Tolerance to match the Cisco Nexus vPC configuration with LACP. Then click OK.

5. Click OK to complete the NIC teaming configuration. It may take a few minutes to complete after you click OK.

To verify that the vPC is formed, go to one of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches to check the status of the server PortChannel interface. Since the pair of Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches is in a vPC configuration, they each have a single port in the PortChannel. Checking the status of the PortChannel on each parent switch shows that channel group 201 is in the "P - Up in port-channel" state on each switch. A check from the HP Network Configuration Utility will show the status "Available" for each link that is up in the PortChannel.

5548-Bottom# show port-channel summary

Flags: D - Down P - Up in port-channel (members)

I - Individual H - Hot-standby (LACP only)

s - Suspended r - Module-removed

S - Switched R - Routed

U - Up (port-channel)

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

Group Port- Type Protocol Member Ports

Channel

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

20 Po20(SU) Eth NONE Eth1/9(P) Eth1/10(P)

103 Po103(SU) Eth NONE Eth1/1(P) Eth1/2(P)

201 Po201(SU) Eth LACP Eth103/1/1(P)

5548-Bottom #

N5548-Top# show port-channel summary

Flags: D - Down P - Up in port-channel (members)

I - Individual H - Hot-standby (LACP only)

s - Suspended r - Module-removed

S - Switched R - Routed

U - Up (port-channel)

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

Group Port- Type Protocol Member Ports

Channel

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

4 Po4(SU) Eth NONE Eth1/2(P)

20 Po20(SU) Eth NONE Eth1/9(P) Eth1/10(D)

201 Po201(SU) Eth LACP Eth104/1/1(P)

N5548-Top#

Fibre Channel over Ethernet

FCoE combines LAN and storage traffic on a single link, eliminating dedicated adapters, cables, and devices for each type of network, resulting in savings that can extend the life of the data center. The Cisco Nexus B22HP is the building block that enables FCoE traffic to travel outside the HP BladeSystem chassis.

Best practice considerations for unified fabric are listed in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Operations Guide at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/operations/n5k_ops_guide.html.

Configuring FCoE

Follow these steps to configure FCoE:

1. Enable the FCoE personality on the HP NC551 or NC553 CNA.

2. Install the FCoE driver in the server OS.

3. Configure quality of service (QoS) to support FCoE on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series.

4. Enable the FCoE feature on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series.

5. Create the SAN A and SAN B VLANs.

6. Create VFC interfaces.

The steps are described in detail on the following pages.

1. Enable FCoE on the CNA.

By default, the HP NC551 and NC553 CNAs have their personality set to iSCSI. The personality needs to be changed to FCoE to support FCoE traffic. You make this change in the BIOS of the system and the BIOS of the mezzanine cards.

Choose System Options.

Choose NIC Personality Options.

From the NIC Personality Options menu, choose FCoE.

Save the changes by exiting the BIOS; then reboot the server to enable the changes. FCoE capabilities are enabled at this time. Verify that the latest FCoE drivers and firmware are loaded for the respective operating system. The latest versions can be obtained from the HP Support website. The FCoE drivers are separate from the Ethernet NIC drivers. Figure 5 shows the ports configured for FCoE and the drivers loaded.

Figure 5. OneCommand FCoE Utility Showing Ports Configured for FCoE with Drivers Loaded

Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and B22HP for FCoE

This example assumes that a server in bay 2 is using IOM 3 and 4 for FCoE connectivity.

1. Enable the FCoE feature on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch.

N5548-Bottom # config terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

switch(config)# feature fcoe

FC license checked out successfully

fc_plugin extracted successfully

FC plugin loaded successfully

FCoE manager enabled successfully

FC enabled on all modules successfully

Warning: Ensure class-fcoe is included in qos policy-maps of all types

N5548-Bottom (config)#

N5548-Top # config terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

switch(config)# feature fcoe

FC license checked out successfully

fc_plugin extracted successfully

FC plugin loaded successfully

FCoE manager enabled successfully

FC enabled on all modules successfully

Warning: Ensure class-fcoe is included in qos policy-maps of all types

N5548-Top (config)#

2. Configure QoS to support FCoE.

N5548-Bottom(config)# system qos

N5548-Bottom(config-sys-qos)# service-policy type qos input fcoe-default-in-policy

N5548-Bottom(config-sys-qos)# service-policy type queuing input fcoe-default-in-policy

N5548-Bottom(config-sys-qos)# service-policy type queuing output fcoe-default-out-policy

N5548-Bottom(config-sys-qos)# service-policy type network-qos fcoe-default-nq-policy

N5548-Bottom(config-sys-qos)#

N5548-Top(config)# system qos

N5548-Top(config-sys-qos)# service-policy type qos input fcoe-default-in-policy

N5548-Top(config-sys-qos)# service-policy type queuing input fcoe-default-in-policy

N5548-Top(config-sys-qos)# service-policy type queuing output fcoe-default-out-policy

N5548-Top(config-sys-qos)# service-policy type network-qos fcoe-default-nq-policy

N5548-Top(config-sys-qos)#

3. Create the virtual Fibre Channel interface (physical port).

N5548-Bottom(config)#

N5548-Bottom(config)# interface vfc 1032

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# switchport mode F

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# bind interface ethernet 103/1/2

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# no shut

N5548-Bottom(config-if)#

N5548-Top(config)#

N5548-Top(config)# interface vfc 1032

N5548-Top(config-if)# switchport mode F

N5548-Top(config-if)# bind interface ethernet 104/1/2

N5548-Top(config-if)# no shut

N5548-Top(config-if)#

Create the virtual Fibre Channel interface (PortChannel).

N5548-Bottom(config)#

N5548-Bottom(config)# interface vfc 1032

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# switchport mode F

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# bind interface port-channel 201

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# no shut

N5548-Bottom(config-if)#

N5548-Top(config)#

N5548-Top(config)# interface vfc 1032

N5548-Top(config-if)# switchport mode F

N5548-Top(config-if)# bind interface port-channel 201

N5548-Top(config-if)# no shut

N5548-Top(config-if)#

4. Create the FCoE VSAN and map it to the VLAN.

N5548-Bottom(config)# vlan 200

N5548-Bottom(config-vlan)# fcoe vsan 200

N5548-Bottom(config-vlan)#

N5548-Top(config)# vlan 201

N5548-Top(config-vlan)# fcoe vsan 201

N5548-Top(config-vlan)#

5. Configure the VLANs allowed to transverse the vPC links.

N5548-Bottom(config)# interface port-channel 20

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 200

N5548-Bottom(config-vsan-db)#

N5548-Top(config)# interface port-channel 20

N5548-Top(config-vsan-db)# switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 201

N5548-Top(config-vsan-db)#

6. Bind the entry in the VSAN database.

N5548-Bottom(config)#

N5548-Bottom(config)# vsan database

N5548-Bottom(config-vsan-db)# vsan 200

N5548-Bottom(config-vsan-db)# vsan 200 interface vfc1032

N5548-Bottom(config-vsan-db)#

N5548-Top(config)#

N5548-Top(config)# vsan database

N5548-Top(config-vsan-db)# vsan 201

N5548-Top(config-vsan-db)# vsan 201 interface vfc1032

N5548-Top(config-vsan-db)#

Note: The VLAN and VSAN numbers do not have to be the same.

7. Configure the Fibre Channel interface port type.

N5548-Bottom(config)# interface fc 1/32

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# switchport mode F

N5548-Bottom(config-if)#

N5548-Top(config)# interface fc 1/32

N5548-Top(config-if)# switchport mode F

N5548-Top(config-if)#

8. Bind the VSAN to the Fibre Channel interface.

N5548-Bottom(config)# vsan database

N5548-Bottom(config-vsan-db)# vsan 200 interface fc 1/32

N5548-Bottom(config-vsan-db)#

N5548-Top(config)# vsan database

N5548-Top(config-vsan-db)# vsan 201 interface fc 1/32

N5548-Top(config-vsan-db)#

9. Create the necessary zone and zone sets with appropriate members.

N5548-Bottom(config)# zone name zone1 vsan 200

N5548-Bottom(config-zone)# member pwwn 50:00:40:20:02:f4:65:2b

N5548-Bottom(config-zone)# member pwwn 10:00:78:e3:b5:f6:b3:59

N5548-Bottom(config-zone)# zoneset name zoneset1 vsan 200

N5548-Bottom(config-zoneset)# member zone1

N5548-Top(config)# zone name zone2 vsan 201

N5548-Top(config-zone)# member pwwn 50:00:40:21:02:f4:65:2b

N5548-Top(config-zone)# member pwwn 10:00:78:e3:b5:f6:b3:5d

N5548-Top(config-zone)# zoneset name zoneset2 vsan 201

N5548-Top(config-zoneset)# member zone2

Note: Use a relevant display command (for example, show interface or show flogi database) to obtain the required value in hexadecimal format.

10. Activate the Zone Sets.

N5548-Bottom(config-zoneset)# zoneset activate name zoneset1 vsan 200

N5548-Top(config-zoneset)# zoneset activate name zoneset2 vsan 201

The following commands can now be used to check connectivity between the blade server and the Cisco Nexus B22HP.

N5548-Bottom# show flogi database

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

INTERFACE VSAN FCID PORT NAME NODE NAME

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

vfc1032 200 0x550000 10:00:b4:99:ba:fb:41:41 20:00:b4:99:ba:fb:41:41

Total number of flogi = 1.

N5548-Bottom#

N5548-Bottom# show fcns database

VSAN 200:

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

FCID TYPE PWWN (VENDOR) FC4-TYPE:FEATURE

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

0x550000 N 10:00:b4:99:ba:fb:41:41 ipfc scsi-fcp:init

Total number of entries = 1

N5548-Bottom#

Figure 6 shows a server that has successfully connected to the SAN.

Figure 6. Server with FCoE Connected to Volumes on a Fibre Channel Array

Debug Commands

show fex

Displays the status of the fabric extenders that are powered on and connected

Cisco Nexus B22HP installed but parent switch not configured

N5548-Bottom# show fex

FEX FEX FEX FEX

Number Description State Model Serial

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

--- -------- Discovered N2K-B22HP-P FOC1515ZZU4

N5548-Bottom#

Cisco Nexus B22HP loading after the parent switch is configured

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# show fex

FEX FEX FEX FEX

Number Description State Model Serial

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

103 FEX0103 Connected N2K-B22HP-P FOC1515ZZU4

N5548-Bottom(config-if)#

Cisco Nexus B22HP online and ready for use

N5548-Top# show fex

FEX FEX FEX FEX

Number Description State Model Serial

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

104 FEX0104 Online N2K-B22HP-P FOC1515ZZUU

N5548-Top#

show fex detail

Displays the details of the fabric extender module, including the IOM bay number, rack name, and enclosure information of the HP BladeSystem c-Class chassis

N5548-Top# show fex detail

FEX: 104 Description: FEX0104 state: Online

FEX version: 5.0(3)N2(2) [Switch version: 5.0(3)N2(2)]

FEX Interim version: 5.0(3)N2(2)

Switch Interim version: 5.0(3)N2(2)

Extender Model: N2K-B22HP-P, Extender Serial: FOC151425GA

Part No: 73-13780-05

Bay: 4

Rack: UnnamedRack

Enclosure: 1Z34AB789012

Enclosure Serial: USE6401VEX

Rack Id: Default RUID

Card Id: 145, Mac Addr: e8:b7:48:4b:cd:42, Num Macs: 262208

Module Sw Gen: 12594 [Switch Sw Gen: 21]

post level: complete

pinning-mode: static Max-links: 1

Fabric port for control traffic: Eth1/1

Fabric interface state:

Po4 - Interface Up. State: Active

Eth1/1 - Interface Up. State: Active

Eth1/2 - Interface Up. State: Active

Fex Port State Fabric Port

Eth104/1/1 Down Po4

Eth104/1/2 Down Po4

Eth104/1/3 Down Po4

Eth104/1/4 Down Po4

Eth104/1/5 Down Po4

Eth104/1/6 Down Po4

Eth104/1/7 Down Po4

Eth104/1/8 Down Po4

Eth104/1/9 Down Po4

Eth104/1/10 Down Po4

Eth104/1/11 Down Po4

Eth104/1/12 Down Po4

Eth104/1/13 Down Po4

Eth104/1/14 Down Po4

Eth104/1/15 Down Po4

Eth104/1/16 Down Po4

Logs:

06/08/2011 15:33:26.491828: Module register received

06/08/2011 15:33:26.493406: Registration response sent

06/08/2011 15:33:26.736842: Module Online Sequence

06/08/2011 15:33:29.625679: Module Online

N5548-Top#

show interface brief

N5548-Top# show interface brief

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

Ethernet VLAN Type Mode Status Reason Speed Port

Interface Ch #

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

Eth1/1 1 eth fabric up none 10G(D) --

Eth1/2 1 eth fabric up none 10G(D) 4

Eth1/3 1 eth fabric up none 10G(D) --

Eth1/4 1 eth fabric up none 10G(D) --

Eth1/5 1 eth fabric up none 10G(D) --

Eth1/6 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/7 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/8 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/9 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/10 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/11 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/12 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/13 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/14 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/15 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/16 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/17 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/18 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/19 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/20 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/21 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/22 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/23 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/24 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/25 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/26 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/27 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/28 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/29 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/30 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/31 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

Eth1/32 1 eth access down SFP not inserted 10G(D) --

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

Port-channel VLAN Type Mode Status Reason Speed Protocol

Interface

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

Po4 1 eth fabric up none a-10G(D) none

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

Port VRF Status IP Address Speed MTU

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

mgmt0 -- up 172.25.182.104 100 1500

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

Ethernet VLAN Type Mode Status Reason Speed Port

Interface Ch #

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

Eth103/1/1 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth103/1/2 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth103/1/3 1 eth access up none 10G(D) --

Eth103/1/4 1 eth access up none 10G(D) --

Eth103/1/5 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth103/1/6 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth103/1/7 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth103/1/8 1 eth access up none 10G(D) --

Eth103/1/9 1 eth access up none 10G(D) --

Eth103/1/10 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth103/1/11 1 eth access up none 10G(D) --

Eth103/1/12 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth103/1/13 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth103/1/14 1 eth access down Administratively down auto(D) --

Eth103/1/15 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth103/1/16 1 eth access up none 10G(D) --

Eth104/1/1 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth104/1/2 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth104/1/3 1 eth access up none 10G(D) --

Eth104/1/4 1 eth access up none 10G(D) --

Eth104/1/5 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth104/1/6 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth104/1/7 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth104/1/8 1 eth access up none 10G(D) --

Eth104/1/9 1 eth access up none 10G(D) --

Eth104/1/10 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth104/1/11 1 eth access up none 10G(D) --

Eth104/1/12 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth104/1/13 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth104/1/14 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth104/1/15 1 eth access down Incompatible/No server auto(D) --

Eth104/1/16 1 eth access down fabricIfDown auto(D) --

N5548-Top#

show interface ethernet 103/1/1

Displays detailed statistics for Cisco Nexus B22 fabric extender port 1

N5548-Bottom(config-if-range)# show interface ethernet 103/1/1

Ethernet103/1/1 is down (Link not connected)

Hardware: 1000/10000 Ethernet, address: e8b7.484b.d1c2 (bia e8b7.484b.d1c2)

MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec,

reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255

Encapsulation ARPA

Port mode is access

auto-duplex, auto-speed

Beacon is turned off

Input flow-control is off, output flow-control is on

Switchport monitor is off

EtherType is 0x8100

Last link flapped never

Last clearing of "show interface" counters never

30 seconds input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 bytes/sec, 0 packets/sec

30 seconds output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 bytes/sec, 0 packets/sec

Load-Interval #2: 5 minute (300 seconds)

input rate 0 bps, 0 pps; output rate 0 bps, 0 pps

0 unicast packets 0 multicast packets 0 broadcast packets

0 input packets 0 bytes

0 jumbo packets 0 storm suppression bytes

0 giants 0 input error 0 short frame 0 overrun 0 underrun 0 watchdog 0 if down drop

0 input with dribble 0 input discard

0 Rx pause

0 unicast packets 0 multicast packets 0 broadcast packets

0 output packets 0 bytes

0 jumbo packets

0 output errors 0 collision 0 deferred 0 late collision

0 lost carrier 0 no carrier 0 babble

0 Tx pause

0 interface resets

show vlan

N5548-Bottom(config-if)# show vlan

VLAN Name Status Ports

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

1 default active Eth1/3, Eth1/4, Eth1/5, Eth1/6

Eth1/7, Eth1/8, Eth1/9, Eth1/10

Eth1/11, Eth1/12, Eth1/13

Eth1/14, Eth1/15, Eth1/16

Eth1/17, Eth1/18, Eth1/19

Eth1/20, Eth1/21, Eth1/22

Eth1/23, Eth1/24, Eth1/25

Eth1/26, Eth1/27, Eth1/28

Eth1/29, Eth1/30, Eth1/31

Eth1/32, Eth103/1/1, Eth103/1/2

Eth103/1/3, Eth103/1/4

Eth103/1/5, Eth103/1/6

Eth103/1/7, Eth103/1/8

Eth103/1/9, Eth103/1/10

Eth103/1/11, Eth103/1/12

Eth103/1/13, Eth103/1/14

Eth103/1/15, Eth103/1/16

Remote SPAN VLANs

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

Primary Secondary Type Ports

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

N5548-Bottom(config-if)#

show interface fex-fabric

Displays a list of interfaces and their association with fabric extenders

N5K_Bottom# show interface fex-fabric

Fabric Fabric Fex FEX

Fex Port Port State Uplink Model Serial

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

106 Eth1/9 Configured 1 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425GA

106 Eth1/10 Configured 2 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425GA

104 Eth1/13 Active 1 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G7

104 Eth1/14 Active 2 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G7

104 Eth1/15 Active 3 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G7

104 Eth1/16 Active 4 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G7

103 Eth1/20 Active 2 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425D9

103 Eth1/21 Active 1 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425D9

103 Eth1/22 Active 3 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425D9

103 Eth1/23 Active 4 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425D9

103 Eth1/24 Active 5 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425D9

103 Eth1/25 Active 7 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425D9

103 Eth1/26 Active 6 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425D9

103 Eth1/27 Active 8 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425D9

105 Eth1/29 Active 1 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G6

105 Eth1/30 Active 2 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G6

105 Eth1/31 Active 3 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G6

105 Eth1/32 Active 4 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G6

105 Eth1/33 Active 5 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G6

105 Eth1/34 Active 6 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G6

105 Eth1/35 Active 7 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G6

105 Eth1/36 Active 8 N2K-B22HP-P FOC151425G6

100 Eth1/37 Configured 0

100 Eth1/38 Configured 0

100 Eth1/39 Configured 0

100 Eth1/40 Configured 0

N5K_Bottom#

Cisco Nexus Configurations

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch 1 Configuration

N5548-Bottom(config)# show run

!Command: show running-config

!Time: Thu Sep 8 23:57:08 2011

version 5.0(3)N2(2)

feature fcoe

feature telnet

cfs eth distribute

feature lacp

feature vpc

feature lldp

feature fex

username admin password 5 $1$TKeCWLRP$RRtCuum0U6t2C5TwEYI.I1 role network-admin

no password strength-check

ssh key rsa 2048

ip domain-lookup

hostname N5548-Bottom

class-map type qos class-fcoe

class-map type queuing class-fcoe

match qos-group 1

class-map type queuing class-all-flood

match qos-group 2

class-map type queuing class-ip-multicast

match qos-group 2

class-map type network-qos class-fcoe

match qos-group 1

class-map type network-qos class-all-flood

match qos-group 2

class-map type network-qos class-ip-multicast

match qos-group 2

system qos

service-policy type qos input fcoe-default-in-policy

service-policy type queuing input fcoe-default-in-policy

service-policy type queuing output fcoe-default-out-policy

service-policy type network-qos fcoe-default-nq-policy

fex 103

pinning max-links 1

description "FEX0103"

slot 1

port 32-32 type fc

snmp-server user admin network-admin auth md5 0x04b8f47184323f3710da22fefc1800fe priv 0x04b8f47184

323f3710da22fefc1800fe localizedkey

snmp-server enable traps entity fru

vrf context management

ip route 0.0.0.0/0 172.25.182.1

vlan 1,182

vlan 200

fcoe vsan 200

vpc domain 5

peer-keepalive destination 172.25.182.104 source 172.25.182.103

vsan database

vsan 200

fcdomain fcid database

vsan 200 wwn 10:00:78:e3:b5:f6:b3:59 fcid 0x550000 dynamic

vsan 1 wwn 50:00:40:20:02:f4:65:2b fcid 0x6b0000 dynamic

vsan 200 wwn 50:00:40:20:02:f4:65:2b fcid 0x550001 dynamic

interface port-channel20

switchport mode trunk

vpc peer-link

spanning-tree port type network

interface port-channel103

switchport mode fex-fabric

fex associate 103

interface port-channel201

switchport mode trunk

vpc 201

switchport trunk native vlan 182

interface vfc1

bind interface port-channel201

no shutdown

vsan database

vsan 200 interface vfc1

vsan 200 interface fc1/32

interface fc1/32

no shutdown

interface Ethernet1/1

switchport mode fex-fabric

fex associate 103

channel-group 103

interface Ethernet1/2

switchport mode fex-fabric

fex associate 103

channel-group 103

interface Ethernet1/3

interface Ethernet1/4

interface Ethernet1/5

interface Ethernet1/6

interface Ethernet1/7

interface Ethernet1/8

interface Ethernet1/9

switchport mode trunk

channel-group 20

interface Ethernet1/10

switchport mode trunk

channel-group 20

interface Ethernet1/11

interface Ethernet1/12

interface Ethernet1/13

interface Ethernet1/14

interface Ethernet1/15

interface Ethernet1/16

interface Ethernet1/17

interface Ethernet1/18

interface Ethernet1/19

interface Ethernet1/20

interface Ethernet1/21

interface Ethernet1/22

interface Ethernet1/23

interface Ethernet1/24

interface Ethernet1/25

interface Ethernet1/26

interface Ethernet1/27

interface Ethernet1/28

interface Ethernet1/29

interface Ethernet1/30

interface Ethernet1/31

interface mgmt0

ip address 172.25.182.103/24

interface Ethernet103/1/1

switchport mode trunk

switchport trunk native vlan 182

channel-group 201 mode active

interface Ethernet103/1/2

interface Ethernet103/1/3

interface Ethernet103/1/4

interface Ethernet103/1/5

interface Ethernet103/1/6

interface Ethernet103/1/7

interface Ethernet103/1/8

interface Ethernet103/1/9

interface Ethernet103/1/10

interface Ethernet103/1/11

interface Ethernet103/1/12

interface Ethernet103/1/13

interface Ethernet103/1/14

interface Ethernet103/1/15

interface Ethernet103/1/16

line console

line vty

boot kickstart bootflash:/n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.0.3.N2.2.bin

boot system bootflash:/n5000-uk9.5.0.3.N2.2.bin

interface fc1/32

!Full Zone Database Section for vsan 200

zone name zone1 vsan 200

member pwwn 50:00:40:20:02:f4:65:2b

member pwwn 10:00:78:e3:b5:f6:b3:59

zoneset name zoneset1 vsan 200

member zone1

zoneset activate name zoneset1 vsan 200

N5548-Bottom(config)#

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch 2 Configuration

N5548-Top(config)# show run

!Command: show running-config

!Time: Fri Sep 9 00:04:59 2011

version 5.0(3)N2(2)

feature fcoe

feature telnet

cfs eth distribute

feature lacp

feature vpc

feature lldp

feature fex

username admin password 5 $1$U7KZihf5$cxKYJonzTiXz5x94TQt78/role network-admin

no password strength-check

ip domain-lookup

hostname N5548-Top

class-map type qos class-fcoe

class-map type queuing class-fcoe

match qos-group 1

class-map type queuing class-all-flood

match qos-group 2

class-map type queuing class-ip-multicast

match qos-group 2

class-map type network-qos class-fcoe

match qos-group 1

class-map type network-qos class-all-flood

match qos-group 2

class-map type network-qos class-ip-multicast

match qos-group 2

system qos

service-policy type network-qos fcoe-default-nq-policy

service-policy type qos input fcoe-default-in-policy

service-policy type queuing input fcoe-default-in-policy

service-policy type queuing output fcoe-default-out-policy

fex 104

pinning max-links 1

description "FEX0104"

slot 1

port 32-32 type fc

snmp-server user admin network-admin auth md5 0x1c8725819b8be58ccda504a661cb785c

priv 0x1c8725819b8be58ccda504a661cb785c localizedkey

snmp-server enable traps entity fru

vrf context management

ip route 0.0.0.0/0 172.25.182.1

vlan 1,182

vlan 201

fcoe vsan 201

vpc domain 5

peer-keepalive destination 172.25.182.103 source 172.25.182.104

vsan database

vsan 201

fcdomain fcid database

vsan 201 wwn 10:00:78:e3:b5:f6:b3:5d fcid 0xd90000 dynamic

vsan 1 wwn 50:00:40:21:02:f4:65:2b fcid 0x4c0000 dynamic

vsan 201 wwn 50:00:40:21:02:f4:65:2b fcid 0xd90001 dynamic

interface port-channel20

switchport mode trunk

vpc peer-link

spanning-tree port type network

interface port-channel104

switchport mode fex-fabric

fex associate 104

interface port-channel201

switchport mode trunk

vpc 201

switchport trunk native vlan 182

interface vfc1

bind interface port-channel201

no shutdown

vsan database

vsan 201 interface vfc1

vsan 201 interface fc1/32

interface fc1/32

no shutdown

interface Ethernet1/1

switchport mode fex-fabric

fex associate 104

channel-group 104

interface Ethernet1/2

switchport mode fex-fabric

fex associate 104

channel-group 104

interface Ethernet1/3

interface Ethernet1/4

interface Ethernet1/5

interface Ethernet1/6

interface Ethernet1/7

interface Ethernet1/8

interface Ethernet1/9

switchport mode trunk

channel-group 20

interface Ethernet1/10

switchport mode trunk

channel-group 20

interface Ethernet1/11

switchport access vlan 182

interface Ethernet1/12

interface Ethernet1/13

interface Ethernet1/14

interface Ethernet1/15

interface Ethernet1/16

interface Ethernet1/17

interface Ethernet1/18

interface Ethernet1/19

interface Ethernet1/20

interface Ethernet1/21

interface Ethernet1/22

interface Ethernet1/23

interface Ethernet1/24

interface Ethernet1/25

interface Ethernet1/26

interface Ethernet1/27

interface Ethernet1/28

interface Ethernet1/29

interface Ethernet1/30

interface Ethernet1/31

interface mgmt0

ip address 172.25.182.104/24

interface Ethernet104/1/1

switchport mode trunk

switchport trunk native vlan 182

channel-group 201 mode active

interface Ethernet104/1/2

interface Ethernet104/1/3

interface Ethernet104/1/4

interface Ethernet104/1/5

interface Ethernet104/1/6

interface Ethernet104/1/7

interface Ethernet104/1/8

interface Ethernet104/1/9

interface Ethernet104/1/10

interface Ethernet104/1/11

interface Ethernet104/1/12

interface Ethernet104/1/13

interface Ethernet104/1/14

interface Ethernet104/1/15

interface Ethernet104/1/16

line console

line vty

boot kickstart bootflash:/n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.0.3.N2.2.bin

boot system bootflash:/n5000-uk9.5.0.3.N2.2.bin

interface fc1/32

!Full Zone Database Section for vsan 201

zone name zone2 vsan 201

member pwwn 50:00:40:21:02:f4:65:2b

member pwwn 10:00:78:e3:b5:f6:b3:5d

zoneset name zoneset2 vsan 201

member zone2

zoneset activate name zoneset2 vsan 201

N5548-Top(config)#

Conclusion

The advent of Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders has enabled customers to benefits from both top-of-rack (ToR) and end-of-row (EoR) designs while reducing the costs associated with cabling and cooling in EoR models without introducing any additional management points, unlike with traditional ToR designs. This unique architecture has been tremendously successful in the first generation of fabric extenders and rack-mount servers. The Cisco Nexus B22 Blade Fabric Extender for HP brings these innovations to the HP BladeSystem c-Class chassis. The Cisco Nexus B22HP supports both 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, allowing a smooth migration from 1 Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet for blade servers. Unified fabric with FCoE deployment outside the HP BladeSystem chassis is finally achieved. This solution solidly brings Cisco networking innovations to the server access layer from rack-mount servers using Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders in third-party blade chassis.

For More Information

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Operations Guide: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/operations/n5k_ops_guide.html.

Configuring the Fabric Extender (Cisco NX-OS Software Release 5.0(3)N2(1)): http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/layer2/503_n2_1/503_n2_1nw/Cisco_n5k_layer2_config_gd_rel_503_N2_1_chapter17.html.

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.0(3)N2(1): http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/layer2/503_n2_1/503_n2_1nw/b_Cisco_n5k_layer2_config_gd_rel_503_N2_1.html.

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches Configuration Guides: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html.

Cisco Nexus 5000 SAN switching Configuration Guide: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/san_switching/503_n2_1/b_Cisco_n5k_nxos_sanswitching_config_guide_rel503_n2_1.html.

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