FC portchannel "invalidCfg"

[JCcisco123]

I have a 9216i’s (nxos 4.2) and a 6120 (ucs 2.0) that I am trying to configure a san-port-channel to port-channel with and I can’t get it working. The FC (F-NP) links work when they are not in a po, but when I try to form a port-channel I get “invalidCfg” on the MDS switch.

I am setting it up with only one link to start with.

What is wrong with this config or is their a bug?

The MDS switch has NPIV enabled.

UCS

interface san-port-channel 100

  channel mode active

  switchport mode NP

  switchport trunk mode on

interface fc2/1

  switchport mode NP

  switchport trunk mode on

  channel-group 100 force

  no shutdown

MDS

interface port-channel 100

  channel mode active

  switchport mode F

  switchport speed 2000

  switchport rate-mode dedicated

  no shutdown

interface fc1/1

  switchport speed 2000

  switchport mode F

  channel-group 100 force

  no shutdown

MDS-1(config-if)# 2013 Oct 21 10:14:57 MDS-1 %PORT-5-IF_DOWN_INVALID_CONFIG: %$VSAN 1%$

Interface fc1/1 is down(Error disabled - Possible PortChannel misconfiguration)

MDS

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

Interface  Vsan   Admin  Admin   Status          SFP    Oper  Oper   Port

                  Mode   Trunk                          Mode  Speed  Channel

                         Mode                                 (Gbps)

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

fc1/1      1      F      on      invalidCfg       swl    --           100

UCS

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

Interface  Vsan   Admin  Admin   Status          SFP    Oper  Oper   Port

                  Mode   Trunk                          Mode  Speed  Channel

                         Mode                                 (Gbps)

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

fc2/1      1      NP     on      notConnected     swl    --           100

[dynamoxxx]

i assume FI are running host-end mode ? Did you enable fport-channel-trunk on 9216 (hopefully it supports it)?

feature fport-channel-trunk

@dynamoxxx

[JCcisco123]

All interfaces on both devices have their membership in vsan 1.

FI has “FC Uplink Trunking” enabled and is running EHM.

fport-channel-trunk   1         enabled

[dynamoxxx]

fport-channel-trunk is enabled on 9216 ?

@dynamoxxx

[JCcisco123]

Yes. No matter what I do, or how I configure it on either side. I keep getting the MDS fc interface being error disabled.

2013 Oct 21 14:23:10 MDS-1 %PORT-5-IF_DOWN_INVALID_CONFIG: %$VSAN 1%$ Interface fc1/1 is down(Error disabled - Possible PortChannel misconfiguration)

[dynamoxxx]

MDS 9509

interface port-channel 10

  channel mode active

  switchport rate-mode dedicated

  switchport trunk mode off

# sh vsan membership interface port-channel 10

port-channel 10

        vsan:114

        allowed list:1-4078,4080-4093

FI

interface san-port-channel 10

  channel mode active

  switchport mode NP

#sh vsan membership interface san-port-channel 10

san-port-channel 10

        vsan:114

        allowed list:1-4078,4080-4093

port-channel on both sides have been added to VSAN 114, as you can see i am not trunking multiple VSANs.

@dynamoxxx

[JCcisco123]

I think I know what the problem is. 9216i's default line card are gen 1 and do not support f-port-trunk functionality. I am going to buy a gen 2 line card x9148 and put it in. I have been told these will work.

[dynamoxxx]

interesting, they allow you to enable software features without checking hardware compatibility.

@dynamoxxx

[jessieherrera]

Did you ever resolve this? I am running into the same thing but have the x9148 2nd gen modules. Any help would be great, figure it is not compatible with the FI as I am able to do port channels with 5Ks and with another MDS 9216i with the second gen module.