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vethernet port "inactive"

RuddGates
Level 1
Level 1

Newly deployed Nexus 1000v, running two VSMs (HA) and VEMs on two ESXi 4.0 hosts.  VSM-VEM communication appears to be okay (we're not running the VSMs on the VEMs), and license status seems to be okay... but the vethernet port used by the first VM in the environment is going into an inactive state.  How to troubleshoot?

n1kv# show license usage
Feature                      Ins  Lic   Status Expiry Date Comments
                                 Count
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEXUS1000V_LAN_SERVICES_PKG   No   16   In use 16 Aug 2010 -
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

n1kv# show modules vem internal license-info
License Sync Initiator     : VEM 3
License Sync Stages        : Complete
Num of Def Licenses in Use : 0
Num of Sync participants   : 2
License Host-ID            : 2846680221267926279
Default Eval time left     : 0 days
Installed lic count        : 16
Install time               : 1267926279(07 Mar 2010)
Current time               : 1277152209(21 Jun 2010)
---------------------VEM License Info -----------------------
Vem     Current License Operation       License Status  License Flags
---     -------------------------       --------------  -------------
  3                          None             licensed  None
  4                          None             licensed  None

------------------VEM Socket License Info -------------------
Vem     Sync    License Usage   Sockets License Version
---     ----    -------------   ------- ---------------
  3      Yes                2         2             1.0
  4      Yes                2         2             1.0

n1kv# show interface virtual port-mapping

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Port        Hypervisor Port  Status  Reason
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Veth1       DVPort100        down    inactive

From the VSM log: %VIM-5-IF_DOWN_INACTIVE: Interface Vethernet1 is down (Inactive)

n1kv# show port-profile
port-profile Server_Vlan115
  description:
  type: vethernet
  status: enabled
  capability l3control: no
  pinning control-vlan: -
  pinning packet-vlan: -
  system vlans: none
  port-group: Server_Vlan115
  max ports: 128
  inherit:
  config attributes:
    switchport mode access
    switchport access vlan 115
    no shutdown
  evaluated config attributes:
    switchport mode access
    switchport access vlan 115
    no shutdown
  assigned interfaces:
    Vethernet1

Any ideas what to investigate here?

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abbharga
Level 4
Level 4

Hi Rudd,

The interface might be down inactive due to the vlan (115) not being defined on the VSM.  Can you define vlan 115 on the VSM and check for the interface status.

This is all you need to do:

n1k# configure t
n1k(config)# vlan 115
nk(config-vlan)#

./Abhinav

Ugh!  I can't believe I missed that... this was the seventh site out of eight, and I had working n1kv's in every other location... just forgot to define the VLAN!

Thanks much for the suggestion... dead on.

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