UCS MINI connected to MDS9124

[xiazhen01]

hi, everyone:

     could you please help me ?  how to set port mode at the MDS9124 ?  when UCS mini connected to MDS9124, 

[Walter Dey]

see

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/storage-networking/mds-9500-series-multilayer-directors/white_paper_c11_586100.html

and from

https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/11878211/connecting-fabric-interconnect-mds

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The common steps to configure FC on FI and MDS as following :

1. FI configured in NPV mode, ensure that all FC uplinks and vHBA of Blades have been assigned on correct VSAN

    Verify if vHBA Flogi into the FI

    show npv flogi-table

    show npv status

Example

FI-A(nxos)# sh npv flogi-table

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

SERVER                                                                  EXTERNAL

INTERFACE VSAN FCID             PORT NAME               NODE NAME       INTERFACE

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

vfc703    10   0x330001 20:00:00:cc:1e:dc:01:0a 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:03 San-po102

vfc711    10   0x330002 20:00:00:cc:1e:dc:02:0a 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:02 San-po102

Total number of flogi = 2.

FI-A(nxos)# sh npv status

npiv is enabled

disruptive load balancing is disabled

External Interfaces:

====================

  Interface: san-port-channel 102, State: Up

        VSAN:   10, State: Up, FCID: 0x330000

  Number of External Interfaces: 1

Server Interfaces:

==================

  Interface: vfc703, VSAN:   10, State: Up

  Interface: vfc711, VSAN:   10, State: Up

  Number of Server Interfaces: 2

2. Enable NPIV mode on MDS, configure the link to FI as F port. Assign this port into correct VSAN

    FI will become Node proxy, so verify if all vHBA have been detect on Upstream NPIV switch

SW2(config)# sh npiv status

NPIV is enabled

SW2(config)# sh flogi database

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

INTERFACE        VSAN    FCID           PORT NAME               NODE NAME      

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

San-po102        10    0x330000  24:66:00:2a:6a:05:e9:00 20:0a:00:2a:6a:05:e9:01

San-po102        10    0x330001  20:00:00:cc:1e:dc:01:0a 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:03

                           [BLADE1-SAN-A]

San-po102        10    0x330002  20:00:00:cc:1e:dc:02:0a 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:02

                           [BLADE2-SAN-A]

3. Configure zoning on the MDS (to make sure whether the issue on zoning or not, you can configure the default zone to permit)

Example : zone default-zone permit vsan 1

Verify the zoning on Upstream NPIV switch

SW2(config)# SH ZONESet active vsan 10

zoneset name ZONESET-VSAN10 vsan 10

  zone name INE-VSAN10 vsan 10

  * fcid 0x330001 [device-alias BLADE1-SAN-A]

  * fcid 0x330002 [device-alias BLADE2-SAN-A]

  * fcid 0x2a0000 [device-alias FC-SAN10]

4. Ensure that vHBA of BLADE had been discovered on the storage device. Configure LUN masking on the storage

[xiazhen01]

hi, guys;

   thank you for quickly reply,  for my confuse, 

   for  UCS MIN fc-port at FI 6324 , need to configure what mode  for connected to MDS 9124? 

   for example , 

   configure as a uplink port  or   configure as a storage port .

    configure as a uplink port,

    always notice me , isolate due merge zone failure, because of the vsan, it's newer create, 

   empty zone and zoneset . 

below is output of zone and zoneset information

mds9124(config-vsan-db)# show zoneset active vsan 102
Zoneset not present
mds9124(config-vsan-db)# show zone active vsan 102
mds9124(config-vsan-db)#

hope you can give me a  guide for configure step by step .

thank you very much.

[Walter Dey]

Hi

Questions

- is your fabric interconnect in FC End host mode ? Initial release was only supporting FC switching mode !

https://supportforums.cisco.com/document/29846/what-end-host-mode-ucs-fabric-interconnect#End_Host_Mode_Overview_

- did you configure the FC ports with the slider (configuring universal ports) ?

https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/12917511/configuring-fc-ports-miniucs-6324

- which UCS version ?

Walter.

[xiazhen01]

hi,Walter Dey:

   many thanks for your support me , the UCS version: 3.0(1c).

   the connected to MDS switch  port is fc  port 1. 

[Walter Dey]

Hi

Your Problem is:

Unsupported Features

The following features are not supported in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 3.0(1):

– FC End Host Mode (supported as of Release 3.0(2c))

Please upgrade your UCS mini to 3.02c or newer, and then

change the FC mode from switching to end host mode; this is the reason why you get this error message !

[xiazhen01]

hi,Walter Dey :

   could you help me another issue , i try to upgrade firmware to 3.1.but upgrade failed. how to solve it ? could you provide a solution ?

   for example: how to check for the logging file ?

[Walter Dey · Accepted solution]

Please download

The UCS Infrastructure Software Bundle contains: - NX-OS software for the UCS 6324 Fabric Interconnects - Firmware for the fabric extenders and I/O modules - UCS Manager - Chassis Management Controller - UCSM Capability Catalog. 
ucs-mini-k9-bundle-infra.3.1.1h.A.bin

and then do a "autoinstall infrastructure"

Most likely you downloaded not the proper Firmware: check for "mini" in the file Name !

ucs-mini-k9-bundle-infra.3.1.1h.A.bin

Good luck

Walter.

[xiazhen01]

hi, walter:

   i check it , it's right firmware version,.

[xiazhen01]

Hi,walter:

  after turn on "skip validation " button  , the firmware update is successfully.

  thank you very much again.

[Walter Dey]

Hi

Is your Problem solved ?

Did you change from FC switch to End Host Mode ?

[xiazhen01]

yes,you are right !