That's a DHCP Discover packet. Seems the FI does not have a static IP and is trying to automatically obtain an IP via DHCP.
I would allow the FI to get an IP from the network / DHCP server and ask the DHCP server (logs) what IP was given out to the F...
If nothing shows on the console, then are you sure you are using the correct serial parameters?
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/hw/6200-install-guide/6200_HIG/6200_HIG_chapter_011.html#task_DC0605594CF6472497ADA527DC33B2BB...
Why do you want LACP southbound?What problem are you trying to solve?
UCS DOES do LACP from the FI northbound.UCS DOES do port-channel from the FI southbound to IOMs / FEXs / IFMs / multiport VIC on C-Series.UCS DOES do port-channel from the IOMs / F...
No special OS driver needed, just the regular inbox or async Cisco enic driver.UCSM fabric failover handles the network active-backup multipath automagically and transparently under the hood.
I'm not sure about the Windows NIC teaming question as I d...
UCS "Fabric Failover" is a nifty feature where the OS is presented a single vNIC, but that vNIC has two paths (one through FI-A and one through FI-B) where UCSM is in control and UCSM will only allow one path to be active at a time.
I typically recom...