- Preface
- Overview of Cisco Unified Computing System
- Overview of Cisco UCS Manager
- Overview of Cisco UCS Manager CLI
- Configuring the Fabric Interconnects
- Configuring Ports and Port Channels
- Configuring Communication Services
- Configuring Authentication
- Configuring Organizations
- Configuring Role-Based Access Control
- Configuring DNS Servers
- Configuring System-Related Policies
- Managing Licenses
- Managing Virtual Interfaces
- Registering Cisco UCS Domains with Cisco UCS Central
- VLANs
- Configuring LAN Pin Groups
- Configuring MAC Pools
- Configuring Quality of Service
- Configuring Network-Related Policies
- Configuring Upstream Disjoint Layer-2 Networks
- Configuring Named VSANs
- Configuring SAN Pin Groups
- Configuring WWN Pools
- Configuring Storage-Related Policies
- Configuring Fibre Channel Zoning
- Configuring Server-Related Pools
- Setting the Management IP Address
- Configuring Server-Related Policies
- Configuring Server Boot
- Deferring Deployment of Service Profile Updates
- Service Profiles
- Configuring Storage Profiles
- Managing Power in Cisco UCS
- Managing Time Zones
- Managing the Chassis
- Managing Blade Servers
- Managing Rack-Mount Servers
- CIMC Session Management
- Managing the I/O Modules
- Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration
- Recovering a Lost Password
- Configuring vNIC Templates
- Configuring Ethernet Adapter Policies
- Ethernet and Fibre Channel Adapter Policies
- Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy
- Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable eNIC Support for MRQS on Linux Operating Systems
- Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable Stateless Offloads with NVGRE
- Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable Stateless Offloads with VXLAN
- Deleting an Ethernet Adapter Policy
- Configuring the Default vNIC Behavior Policy
- Configuring LAN Connectivity Policies
- About the LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies
- Privileges Required for LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies
- Interactions between Service Profiles and Connectivity Policies
- Creating a LAN Connectivity Policy
- Creating a vNIC for a LAN Connectivity Policy
- Deleting a vNIC from a LAN Connectivity Policy
- Creating an iSCSI vNIC for a LAN Connectivity Policy
- Deleting an iSCSI vNIC from a LAN Connectivity Policy
- Deleting a LAN Connectivity Policy
- Configuring Network Control Policies
- Configuring Multicast Policies
- Configuring UDLD Link Policies
- Understanding UDLD
- UDLD Configuration Guidelines
- Configuring a Link Profile
- Configuring a UDLD Link Policy
- Modifying the UDLD System Settings
- Assigning a Link Profile to a Port Channel Ethernet Interface
- Assigning a Link Profile to a Port Channel FCoE Interface
- Assigning a Link Profile to an Uplink Ethernet Interface
- Assigning a Link Profile to an Uplink FCoE Interface
- Configuring VMQ Connection Policies
Configuring Network-Related Policies
This chapter includes the following sections:
- Configuring vNIC Templates
- Configuring Ethernet Adapter Policies
- Configuring the Default vNIC Behavior Policy
- Configuring LAN Connectivity Policies
- Configuring Network Control Policies
- Configuring Multicast Policies
- Configuring UDLD Link Policies
- Configuring VMQ Connection Policies
Configuring vNIC Templates
vNIC Template
The vNIC LAN connectivity policy defines how a vNIC on a server connects to the LAN.
Cisco UCS Manager does not automatically create a VM-FEX port profile with the correct settings when you create a vNIC template. If you want to create a VM-FEX port profile, you must configure the target of the vNIC template as a VM. You must include this policy in a service profile for it to take effect.
You can select VLAN groups in addition to any individual VLAN while creating a vNIC template.
Note | If your server has two Emulex or QLogic NICs (Cisco UCS CNA M71KR-E or Cisco UCS CNA M71KR-Q), you must configure vNIC policies for both adapters in your service profile to get a user-defined MAC address for both NICs. If you do not configure policies for both NICs, Windows still detects both of them in the PCI bus. Then because the second eth is not part of your service profile, Windows assigns it a hardware MAC address. If you then move the service profile to a different server, Windows sees additional NICs because one NIC did not have a user-defined MAC address. |
Configuring a vNIC Template
The following example configures a vNIC template and commits the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org* # create vnic template VnicTempFoo UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set descr "This is a vNIC template example." UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set fabric a UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set mac-pool pool137 UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set mtu 8900 UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set nw-control-policy ncp5 UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set pin-group PinGroup54 UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set qos-policy QosPol5 UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set stats-policy ServStatsPolicy UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set type updating-template UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/vnic-templ #
Redundancy Template Pairs
Creating vNIC and vHBA template pairs enables you to group vNICs or vHBAs that belong to a specific server. For example, you can create a vNIC or a vHBA template and specify it as the Primary template, then create a different vNIC or vHBA template and specify it as the Secondary template. You can link the two templates to create a pair that share attributes that you define in the Primary template. The Secondary template inherits the attributes from the Primary template and any changes made to the Primary template are propagated to the Secondary template in the template pair. You can also modify any non-shared configurations on each individual template in the pair.
When creating the pair, you can assign one template, for example the Primary template to Fabric A and the other template, for example the Secondary template to Fabric B or vice versa. This feature eliminates the need to configure vNIC or vHBA pairs independently using one or more templates.
The number of vNIC and vHBA pairs that can be created using a template pair is only limited by the adapter's maximum capabilities.
Use the Initial Template type for one time provisioning.
Use the Updating Template type to have the Primary template drive the changes in the redundancy pair for shared configurations. See the shared configurations listed below.
Creating vNIC Template Pairs
Command or Action | Purpose | |||
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Step 1 | UCS-A/ org # create vnic-templ vnic-primary . |
Creates a Primary vNIC template. | ||
Step 2 | UCS-A/ # org vnic-templ set type updating-template . |
Set the template type to updating, which drives the configurations in the Primary vNIC template for shared configurations to the peer vNIC template. See the shared configurations listed below. | ||
Step 3 | UCS-A/ # org vnic-templ [set fabric {a | b}] . |
Specifies the fabric for the Primary vNIC template. If you specify Fabric A for the Primary vNIC template, the Secondary vNIC template must be Fabric B or vice versa. | ||
Step 4 | UCS-A/ # org vnic-templ set descr primaryinredundancypair . |
Sets the template as the Primary vNIC template. | ||
Step 5 | UCS-A/ # org vnic-templ set redundancy-type primary. |
Sets the redundancy template type as the Primary vNIC template. Following are descriptions of the Redundancy Types: Primary—Creates configurations that can be shared with the Secondary vNIC template. Any shared changes on the Primary vNIC template are automatically synchronized to the Secondary vNIC template. Secondary — All shared configurations are inherited from the Primary template. No Redundancy— Legacy vNIC template behavior. Following is a list of shared configurations:
Following is a list of non-shared configurations: | ||
Step 6 | UCS-A/ # org vnic-templ exit . |
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Step 7 | UCS-A/ # org vnic-templ create vNIC-templ vNICsecondary . |
Creates the Secondary vNIC template. | ||
Step 8 | UCS-A/ # org vnic-templ set type updating-template . |
Sets the template type to updating, which automatically inherits the configurations from the Primary vNIC template. | ||
Step 9 | UCS-A/ org # vnic-templ [set fabric {a | b}] . |
Specifies the fabric for the Secondary vNIC template. If you specify Fabric A for the Primary vNIC template, the Secondary vNIC template must be Fabric B or vice versa. | ||
Step 10 | UCS-A/ # org vnic-templ set descr secondaryredundancypair. |
Sets the secondary vNIC template as a redundancy pair template. | ||
Step 11 | UCS-A/ # org vnic-templ set redundancy-type secondary. |
Sets the vNIC template type as Secondary. | ||
Step 12 | UCS-A/ # org vnic-templ set peer-template-name vNIC-primary. |
Sets the Primary vNIC template as the peer to the Secondary vNIC template. | ||
Step 13 | UCS-A/ # org vnic-templ commit-buffer . |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example configures a vNIC redundancy template pair and commits the transaction:
UCS-A /org* # create vnic-template vnic-primary UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set type updating-template UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set fabric a UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set descr primaryinredundancypair UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set redundancy-type primary UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # exit UCS-A /org* # create vnic-templ vnicsecondary UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set fabric b UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set descr secondaryinredundancypair UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set redundancy-type secondary UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # set peer-template-name vnic-primary UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/vnic-templ #
After you create the vNIC redundancy template pair, you can use the redundancy template pair to create redundancy vNIC pairs for any service profile in the same organization or sub- organization.
Undo vNIC Template Pairs
You can undo the vNIC template pair by changing the Peer Redundancy Template so that there is no peer template for the Primary or the Secondary template. When you undo a vNIC template pair, the corresponding vNIC pairs also becomes undone.
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A /org # scope vnic-templ template1. |
Specifies the name of the vNIc template that you want to undo from the template pair. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org/ vnic-templ # set redundancy-type no redundancy. |
Removes the paring between the peer Primary or Secondary redundancy template used to perform the template pairing. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # commit-buffer . |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to undo a template pairing:
UCS-A /org # scope vnic-templ template1
UCS-A /org/vnic-templ # set redundancy-type no-redundancy
UCS-A /org/vnic-templ* # commit buffer
Deleting a vNIC Template
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters the organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, enter / as the org-name. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # delete vnic-templ vnic-templ-name |
Deletes the specified vNIC template. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example deletes the vNIC template named VnicTemp42 and commits the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # delete vnic template VnicTemp42 UCS-A /org* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org #
Configuring Ethernet Adapter Policies
Ethernet and Fibre Channel Adapter Policies
These policies govern the host-side behavior of the adapter, including how the adapter handles traffic. For example, you can use these policies to change default settings for the following:
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Queues
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Interrupt handling
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Performance enhancement
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RSS hash
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Failover in a cluster configuration with two fabric interconnects
Note | For Fibre Channel adapter policies, the values displayed by Cisco UCS Manager may not match those displayed by applications such as QLogic SANsurfer. For example, the following values may result in an apparent mismatch between SANsurfer and Cisco UCS Manager:
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Operating System Specific Adapter Policies
By default, Cisco UCS provides a set of Ethernet adapter policies and Fibre Channel adapter policies. These policies include the recommended settings for each supported server operating system. Operating systems are sensitive to the settings in these policies. Storage vendors typically require non-default adapter settings. You can find the details of these required settings on the support list provided by those vendors.
We recommend that you use the values in these policies for the applicable operating system. Do not modify any of the values in the default policies unless directed to do so by Cisco Technical Support.
However, if you are creating an Ethernet adapter policy for a Windows OS (instead of using the default Windows adapter policy), you must use the following formulas to calculate values that work with Windows:
- Completion Queues = Transmit Queues + Receive Queues
- Interrupt Count = (Completion Queues + 2) rounded up to nearest power of 2
For example, if Transmit Queues = 1 and Receive Queues = 8 then:
- Completion Queues = 1 + 8 = 9
- Interrupt Count = (9 + 2) rounded up to the nearest power of 2 = 16
- Accelerated Receive Flow Steering
- Interrupt Coalescing
- Adaptive Interrupt Coalescing
- RDMA Over Converged Ethernet for SMB Direct
- Guidelines and Limitations for SMB Direct with RoCE
Accelerated Receive Flow Steering
Accelerated Receive Flow Steering (ARFS) is hardware-assisted receive flow steering that can increase CPU data cache hit rate by steering kernel level processing of packets to the CPU where the application thread consuming the packet is running.
Using ARFS can improve CPU efficiency and reduce traffic latency. Each receive queue of a CPU has an interrupt associated with it. You can configure the Interrupt Service Routine (ISR) to run on a CPU. The ISR moves the packet from the receive queue to the backlog of one of the current CPUs, which processes the packet later. If the application is not running on this CPU, the CPU must copy the packet to non-local memory, which adds to latency. ARFS can reduce this latency by moving that particular stream to the receive queue of the CPU on which the application is running.
Guidelines and Limitations for Accelerated Receive Flow Steering
Interrupt Coalescing
Adapters typically generate a large number of interrupts that a host CPU must service. Interrupt coalescing reduces the number of interrupts serviced by the host CPU. This is done by interrupting the host only once for multiple occurrences of the same event over a configurable coalescing interval.
When interrupt coalescing is enabled for receive operations, the adapter continues to receive packets, but the host CPU does not immediately receive an interrupt for each packet. A coalescing timer starts when the first packet is received by the adapter. When the configured coalescing interval times out, the adapter generates one interrupt with the packets received during that interval. The NIC driver on the host then services the multiple packets that are received. Reduction in the number of interrupts generated reduces the time spent by the host CPU on context switches. This means that the CPU has more time to process packets, which results in better throughput and latency.
Adaptive Interrupt Coalescing
Due to the coalescing interval, the handling of received packets adds to latency. For small packets with a low packet rate, this latency increases. To avoid this increase in latency, the driver can adapt to the pattern of traffic flowing through it and adjust the interrupt coalescing interval for a better response from the server.
Adaptive interrupt coalescing (AIC) is most effective in connection-oriented low link utilization scenarios including email server, databases server, and LDAP server. It is not suited for line-rate traffic.
Guidelines and Limitations for Adaptive Interrupt Coalescing
RDMA Over Converged Ethernet for SMB Direct
RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) allows direct memory access over an Ethernet network. RoCE is a link layer protocol, and hence, it allows communication between any two hosts in the same Ethernet broadcast domain. RoCE delivers superior performance compared to traditional network socket implementations because of lower latency, lower CPU utilization and higher utilization of network bandwidth. Windows 2012 R2 and later versions use RDMA for accelerating and improving the performance of SMB file sharing and Live Migration.
Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.2(4) supports RoCE for Microsoft SMB Direct. It sends additional configuration information to the adapter while creating or modifying an Ethernet adapter policy.
Guidelines and Limitations for SMB Direct with RoCE
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Microsoft SMB Direct with RoCE is supported:
on Windows 2012 R2 for Cisco UCS Manager release 2.2(4) and later releases.
.on Windows 2016 for Cisco UCS Manager release 2.2(8) and later releases.
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Microsoft SMB Direct with RoCE is supported only with third generation Cisco UCS VIC 1340, 1380, 1385, 1387 adapters. Second generation UCS VIC 1225 and 1227 adapters are not supported.
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RoCE configuration is supported between Cisco adapters. Interoperability between Cisco adapters and third party adapters is not supported.
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Cisco UCS Manager does not support more than 4 RoCE-enabled vNICs per adapter.
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Cisco UCS Manager does not support RoCE with NVGRE, VXLAN, NetFlow, VMQ, or usNIC.
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Maximum number of queue pairs per adapter is 8192.
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Maximum number of memory regions per adapter is 524288.
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If you do not disable RoCE before downgrading Cisco UCS Manager from Release 2.2(4), downgrade will fail.
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Cisco UCS Manager does not support fabric failover for vNICs with RoCE enabled.
Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy
Command or Action | Purpose | |||
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name . | ||
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # create eth-policy policy-name |
Creates the specified Ethernet adapter policy and enters organization Ethernet policy mode. | ||
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set arfs accelaratedrfs {enabled | disabled} | (Optional)
Configures Accelerated RFS. | ||
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set comp-queue count count | (Optional)
Configures the Ethernet completion queue. | ||
Step 5 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set descr description | (Optional)
Provides a description for the policy.
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Step 6 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set failover timeout timeout-sec | (Optional)
Configures the Ethernet failover. | ||
Step 7 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set interrupt {coalescing-time sec | coalescing-type {idle | min} | count count | mode {intx | msi | msi-x}} | (Optional)
Configures the Ethernet interrupt. | ||
Step 8 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set nvgre adminstate {disabled | enabled} | (Optional)
Configures NVGRE. | ||
Step 9 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set offload {large-receive | tcp-rx-checksum | tcp-segment | tcp-tx-checksum} {disabled | enabled} | (Optional)
Configures the Ethernet offload. | ||
Step 10 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set policy-owner {local | pending} | (Optional)
Specifies the owner for the Ethernet adapter policy. | ||
Step 11 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set recv-queue {count count | ring-size size-num} | (Optional)
Configures the Ethernet receive queue. | ||
Step 12 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set roce adminstate {disabled | enabled} | memoryregions number-of-memory-regions | queuepairs number-of-queue-pairs | resourcegroups number-of-resource-groups | (Optional)
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Step 13 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set rss receivesidescaling {disabled | enabled} | (Optional)
Configures the RSS. | ||
Step 14 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set trans-queue {count count | ring-size size-num} | (Optional)
Configures the Ethernet transmit queue. | ||
Step 15 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # set vxlan adminstate {disabled | enabled} | (Optional)
Configures VXLAN. | ||
Step 16 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example configures an Ethernet adapter policy, and commits the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org UCS-A /org* # create eth-policy EthPolicy19 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set comp-queue count 16 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set descr "This is an Ethernet adapter policy example." UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set failover timeout 300 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set interrupt count 64 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set offload large-receive disabled UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set recv-queue count 32 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set rss receivesidescaling enabled UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set trans-queue UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/eth-policy #
UCS-A# scope org UCS-A /org* # create eth-policy EthPolicy20 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set roce adminstate enable UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set roce memoryregions 131072 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set roce queuepairs 256 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set roce resourcegroups 32 UCS-A /org/eth-policy # commit buffer UCS-A /org # show eth-policy EthPolicy20 detail expand Eth Adapter Policy: Name: EthPolicy20 Description: Policy Owner: Local ARFS: Accelarated Receive Flow Steering: Disabled Ethernet Completion Queue: Count: 2 Ethernet Failback: Timeout (sec): 5 Ethernet Interrupt: Coalescing Time (us): 125 Coalescing Type: Min Count: 4 Driver Interrupt Mode: MSI-X NVGRE: NVGRE: Disabled Ethernet Offload: Large Receive: Enabled TCP Segment: Enabled TCP Rx Checksum: Enabled TCP Tx Checksum: Enabled Ethernet Receive Queue: Count: 1 Ring Size: 512 ROCE: RoCE: Enabled Resource Groups: 32 Memory Regions: 131072 Queue Pairs: 256 VXLAN: VXLAN: Disabled Ethernet Transmit Queue: Count: 1 Ring Size: 256 RSS: Receive Side Scaling: Disabled
Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable eNIC Support for MRQS on Linux Operating Systems
Cisco UCS Manager includes eNIC support for the Multiple Receive Queue Support (MRQS) feature on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.x and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 11.x.
Step 1 | Create an
Ethernet adapter policy.
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Step 2 | Install an eNIC
driver Version 2.1.1.35 or later.
See Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers for Linux Installation Guide. |
Step 3 | Reboot the server |
Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable Stateless Offloads with NVGRE
Cisco UCS Manager supports stateless offloads with NVGRE only with Cisco UCS VIC 1340 and/or Cisco UCS VIC 1380 adapters that are installed on servers running Windows Server 2012 R2 operating systems. Stateless offloads with NVGRE cannot be used with NetFlow, usNIC, or VM-FEX.
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name . |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # create eth-policy policy-name |
Creates the specified Ethernet adapter policy and enters organization Ethernet policy mode. |
Step 3 | To enable stateless offloads with NVGRE, set the following options: |
For more information on creating an Ethernet adapter policy, see Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
Step 5 | Install an eNIC driver Version 3.0.0.8 or later. |
For more information, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/vic_drivers/install/Windows/b_Cisco_VIC_Drivers_for_Windows_Installation_Guide.html. |
Step 6 | Reboot the server. |
The following example shows how to configure an Ethernet adapter policy to enable stateless offloads with NVGRE and commit the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org* # create eth-policy NVGRE UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set descr "Ethernet adapter policy with stateless offloads" UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set nvgre adminstate enabled UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set comp-queue count 16 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set interrupt count 64 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set recv-queue count 32 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set rss receivesidescaling enabled UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set trans-queue 1 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set interrupt mode mxi-x UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/eth-policy #
Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable Stateless Offloads with VXLAN
Cisco UCS Manager supports stateless offloads with VXLAN only with Cisco UCS VIC 1340 and/or Cisco UCS VIC 1380 adapters that are installed on servers running VMWare ESXi Release 5.5 and later releases of the operating system. Stateless offloads with VXLAN cannot be used with NetFlow, usNIC, or VM-FEX.
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name . |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # create eth-policy policy-name |
Creates the specified Ethernet adapter policy and enters organization Ethernet policy mode. |
Step 3 | To enable stateless offloads with VXLAN, set the following options: |
For more information on creating an Ethernet adapter policy, see Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/eth-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
Step 5 | Install an eNIC driver Version 2.1.2.59 or later. |
For more information, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/vic_drivers/install/ESX/2-0/b_Cisco_VIC_Drivers_for_ESX_Installation_Guide.html. |
Step 6 | Reboot the server. |
The following example shows how to configure an Ethernet adapter policy to enable stateless offloads with VXLAN and commit the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org* # create eth-policy VXLAN UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set descr "Ethernet adapter policy with stateless offloads" UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set vxlan adminstate enabled UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set comp-queue count 16 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set interrupt count 64 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set recv-queue count 32 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set rss receivesidescaling enabled UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set trans-queue 1 UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # set interrupt mode mxi-x UCS-A /org/eth-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/eth-policy #
Deleting an Ethernet Adapter Policy
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name . |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # delete eth-policy policy-name |
Deletes the specified Ethernet adapter policy. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example deletes the Ethernet adapter policy named EthPolicy19 and commits the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # delete eth-policy EthPolicy19 UCS-A /org* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org #
Configuring the Default vNIC Behavior Policy
Default vNIC Behavior Policy
Default vNIC behavior policy allows you to configure how vNICs are created for a service profile. You can choose to create vNICS manually, or you can create them automatically.
You can configure the default vNIC behavior policy to define how vNICs are created. This can be one of the following:
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None—Cisco UCS Manager does not create default vNICs for a service profile. All vNICs must be explicitly created.
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HW Inherit—If a service profile requires vNICs and none have been explicitly defined, Cisco UCS Manager creates the required vNICs based on the adapter installed in the server associated with the service profile.
Note | If you do not specify a default behavior policy for vNICs, HW Inherit is used by default. |
Configuring a Default vNIC Behavior Policy
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org / |
Enters the root organization mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A/org # scope vnic-beh-policy | Enters default vNIC behavior policy mode. |
Step 3 | UCS-A/org/vnic-beh-policy # set action {hw-inherit [template_name name] | none} | Specifies the default vNIC behavior policy. This can be one of the following:
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Step 4 | UCS-A/org/vnic-beh-policy # commit-buffer | Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
This example shows how to set the default vNIC behavior policy to hw-inherit:
UCS-A # scope org / UCS-A/org # scope vnic-beh-policy UCS-A/org/vnic-beh-policy # set action hw-inherit UCS-A/org/vnic-beh-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A/org/vnic-beh-policy #
Configuring LAN Connectivity Policies
About the LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies
Connectivity policies determine the connections and the network communication resources between the server and the LAN or SAN on the network. These policies use pools to assign MAC addresses, WWNs, and WWPNs to servers and to identify the vNICs and vHBAs that the servers use to communicate with the network.
Note | We do not recommend that you use static IDs in connectivity policies, because these policies are included in service profiles and service profile templates and can be used to configure multiple servers. |
Privileges Required for LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies
Connectivity policies enable users without network or storage privileges to create and modify service profiles and service profile templates with network and storage connections. However, users must have the appropriate network and storage privileges to create connectivity policies.
Privileges Required to Create Connectivity Policies
Connectivity policies require the same privileges as other network and storage configurations. For example, you must have at least one of the following privileges to create connectivity policies:
Privileges Required to Add Connectivity Policies to Service Profiles
After the connectivity policies have been created, a user with ls-compute privileges can include them in a service profile or service profile template. However, a user with only ls-compute privileges cannot create connectivity policies.
Interactions between Service Profiles and Connectivity Policies
You can configure the LAN and SAN connectivity for a service profile through either of the following methods:
LAN and SAN connectivity policies that are referenced in the service profile
Local vNICs and vHBAs that are created in the service profile
Local vNICs and a SAN connectivity policy
Local vHBAs and a LAN connectivity policy
Cisco UCS maintains mutual exclusivity between connectivity policies and local vNIC and vHBA configuration in the service profile. You cannot have a combination of connectivity policies and locally created vNICs or vHBAs. When you include a LAN connectivity policy in a service profile, all existing vNIC configuration is erased, and when you include a SAN connectivity policy, all existing vHBA configuration in that service profile is erased.
Creating a LAN Connectivity Policy
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters the organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, enter / as the org-name. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # create lan-connectivity-policy policy-name |
Creates the specified LAN connectivity policy, and enters organization LAN connectivity policy mode. This name can be between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and you cannot change this name after the object is saved. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # set descr policy-name | (Optional)
Adds a description to the policy. We recommend that you include information about where and how the policy should be used. Enter up to 256 characters. You can use any characters or spaces except ` (accent mark), \ (backslash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), = (equal sign), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to create a LAN connectivity policy named LanConnect42 and commit the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org* # create lan-connectivity-policy LanConnect42 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy* # set descr "LAN connectivity policy" UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy #
Add one or more vNICs and/or iSCSI vNICs to this LAN connectivity policy.
Creating a vNIC for a LAN Connectivity Policy
If you are continuing from Creating a LAN Connectivity Policy, begin this procedure at Step 3.
Command or Action | Purpose | |||
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters the organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, enter / as the org-name. | ||
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # scope lan-connectivity-policy policy-name |
Enters LAN connectivity policy mode for the specified LAN connectivity policy. | ||
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # create vnic vnic-name [eth-if eth-if-name] [fabric {a | b}] |
Creates a vNIC for the specified LAN connectivity policy. This name can be between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and you cannot change this name after the object is saved. | ||
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set fabric {a | a-b | b | b-a} |
Specifies the fabric to use for the vNIC. If you did not specify the fabric when you created the vNIC in Step 3, you have the option to specify it with this command. If you want this vNIC to be able to access the second fabric interconnect if the default one is unavailable, choose a-b (A is the primary) or b-a (B is the primary) .
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Step 5 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set adapter-policy policy-name |
Specifies the adapter policy to use for the vNIC. | ||
Step 6 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set identity {dynamic-mac {mac-addr | derived} | mac-pool mac-pool-name} |
Specifies the identity (MAC address) for the vNIC. You can set the identity using one of the following options: | ||
Step 7 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set mtu size-num | Specifies the maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that this vNIC accepts. Enter an integer between 1500 and 9216.
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Step 8 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set nw-control-policy policy-name | Specifies the network control policy that the vNIC should use. | ||
Step 9 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set order {order-num | unspecified} |
Specifies the relative order for the vNIC. | ||
Step 10 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set pin-group group-name | Specifies the LAN pin group that the vNIC should use. | ||
Step 11 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set qos-policy policy-name | Specifies the quality of service policy that the vNIC should use. | ||
Step 12 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set stats-policy policy-name | Specifies the statistics collection policy that the vNIC should use. | ||
Step 13 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set template-name policy-name |
Specifies the dynamic vNIC connectivity policy to use for the vNIC. | ||
Step 14 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set vcon {1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | any} |
Assigns the vNIC to the specified vCon. Use the any keyword to have Cisco UCS Manager automatically assign the vNIC. | ||
Step 15 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to configure a vNIC for a LAN connectivity policy named LanConnect42 and commit the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # scope lan-connectivity-policy LanConnect42 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy* # create vnic vnic3 fabric a UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # set fabric a-b UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # set adapter-policy AdaptPol2 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # set identity mac-pool MacPool3 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # set mtu 8900 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # set nw-control-policy ncp5 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # set order 0 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # set pin-group EthPinGroup12 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # set qos-policy QosPol5 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # set stats-policy StatsPol2 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # set template-name VnicConnPol3 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # set vcon any UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic #
If desired, add another vNIC or an iSCSI vNIC to the LAN connectivity policy. If not, include the policy in a service profile or service profile template.
Deleting a vNIC from a LAN Connectivity Policy
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters the organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, enter / as the org-name. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # scope lan-connectivity-policy policy-name |
Enters LAN connectivity policy mode for the specified LAN connectivity policy. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # delete vnic vnic-name |
Deletes the specified vNIC from the LAN connectivity policy. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to delete a vNIC named vnic3 from a LAN connectivity policy named LanConnect42 and commit the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # scope lan-connectivity-policy LanConnect42 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # delete vnic vnic3 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy #
Creating an iSCSI vNIC for a LAN Connectivity Policy
If you are continuing from Creating a LAN Connectivity Policy, begin this procedure at Step 3.
The LAN connectivity policy must include an Ethernet vNIC that can be used as the overlay vNIC for the iSCSI device.
Command or Action | Purpose | |||
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters the organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, enter / as the org-name. | ||
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # scope lan-connectivity-policy policy-name |
Enters LAN connectivity policy mode for the specified LAN connectivity policy. | ||
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # create vnic-iscsi iscsi-vnic-name . |
Creates an iSCSI vNIC for the specified LAN connectivity policy. This name can be between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and you cannot change this name after the object is saved. | ||
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi # set iscsi-adaptor-policy iscsi-adaptor-name | (Optional)
Specifies the iSCSI adapter policy that you have created for this iSCSI vNIC. | ||
Step 5 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi # set auth-name authentication-profile-name | (Optional)
Sets the authentication profile to be used by the iSCSI vNIC. The authentication profile must already exist for it to be set. For more information, see Creating an Authentication Profile. | ||
Step 6 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi # set identity { dynamic-mac {dynamic-mac-address | derived } | mac-pool mac-pool-name } |
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Step 7 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi # set iscsi-identity {initiator-name initiator-name | initiator-pool-name iqn-pool-name} |
Specifies the name of the iSCSI initiator or the name of an IQN pool from which the iSCSI initiator name will be provided. The iSCSI initiator name can be up to 223 characters. | ||
Step 8 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi # set overlay-vnic-name overlay-vnic-name |
Specifies the Ethernet vNIC that is used by the iSCSI device as the overlay vNIC. For more information, see Configuring a vNIC for a Service Profile. | ||
Step 9 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi # create eth-if |
Creates an Ethernet interface for a VLAN assigned to the iSCSI vNIC. | ||
Step 10 | UCS-A /org/ex/vnic-iscsi/eth-if # set vlanname vlan-name |
Specifies the VLAN name. The default VLAN is default. For the Cisco UCS M81KR Virtual Interface Card and the Cisco UCS VIC-1240 Virtual Interface Card, the VLAN that you specify must be the same as the native VLAN on the overlay vNIC. For the Cisco UCS M51KR-B Broadcom BCM57711 Adapter, the VLAN that you specify can be any VLAN assigned to the overlay vNIC. | ||
Step 11 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to configure an iSCSI vNIC for a LAN connectivity policy named LanConnect42 and commit the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # scope lan-connectivity-policy LanConnect42 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # create vnic-iscsi iSCSI1 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi* # set iscsi-adaptor-policy iscsiboot UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi* # set auth-name initauth UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi* # set identity dynamic-mac derived UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi* # set iscsi-identity initiator-name iSCSI1 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi* # set overlay-vnic-name eth1 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi* # create eth-if UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi/eth-if* # set vlanname default UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi/eth-if* # commit buffer UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic-iscsi/eth-if
If desired, add another iSCI vNIC or a vNIC to the LAN connectivity policy. If not, include the policy in a service profile or service profile template.
Deleting an iSCSI vNIC from a LAN Connectivity Policy
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters the organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, enter / as the org-name. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # scope lan-connectivity-policy policy-name |
Enters LAN connectivity policy mode for the specified LAN connectivity policy. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # delete vnic-iscsi iscsi-vnic-name |
Deletes the specified iSCSI vNIC from the LAN connectivity policy. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to delete an iSCSI vNIC named iscsivnic3 from a LAN connectivity policy named LanConnect42 and commit the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # scope lan-connectivity-policy LanConnect42 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # delete vnic-iscsi iscsivnic3 UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy #
Deleting a LAN Connectivity Policy
If you delete a LAN connectivity policy that is included in a service profile, it also deletes all vNICs and iSCSI vNICs from that service profile, and disrupt LAN data traffic for the server associated with the service profile.
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters the organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, enter / as the org-name. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # delete lan-connectivity-policy policy-name |
Deletes the specified LAN connectivity policy. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to delete the LAN connectivity policy named LanConnectiSCSI42 from the root organization and commit the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # delete lan-connectivity-policy LanConnectiSCSI42 UCS-A /org* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org #
Configuring Network Control Policies
Network Control Policy
This policy configures the network control settings for the Cisco UCS domain, including the following:
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Whether the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is enabled or disabled
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How the virtual interface ( VIF) behaves if no uplink port is available in end-host mode
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The action that Cisco UCS Manager takes on the remote Ethernet interface, vEthernet interface , or vFibre Channel interface when the associated border port fails
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Whether the server can use different MAC addresses when sending packets to the fabric interconnect
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Whether MAC registration occurs on a per-VNIC basis or for all VLANs
Action on Uplink Fail
By default, the Action on Uplink Fail property in the network control policy is configured with a value of link-down. For adapters such as the Cisco UCS M81KR Virtual Interface Card, this default behavior directs Cisco UCS Manager to bring the vEthernet or vFibre Channel interface down if the associated border port fails. For Cisco UCS systems using a non-VM-FEX capable converged network adapter that supports both Ethernet and FCoE traffic, such as Cisco UCS CNA M72KR-Q and the Cisco UCS CNA M72KR-E, this default behavior directs Cisco UCS Manager to bring the remote Ethernet interface down if the associated border port fails. In this scenario, any vFibre Channel interfaces that are bound to the remote Ethernet interface are brought down as well.
Note | If your implementation includes those types of non-VM-FEX capable converged network adapters mentioned in this section and the adapter is expected to handle both Ethernet and FCoE traffic, we recommend that you configure the Action on Uplink Fail property with a value of warning. Note that this configuration might result in an Ethernet teaming driver not being able to detect a link failure when the border port goes down. |
MAC Registration Mode
MAC addresses are installed only on the native VLAN by default, which maximizes the VLAN port count in most implementations.
Note | If a trunking driver is being run on the host and the interface is in promiscuous mode, we recommend that you set the MAC Registration Mode to All VLANs. |
NIC Teaming and Port Security
NIC teaming is a grouping together of network adapters to build in redundancy, and is enabled on the host. This teaming or bonding facilitates various functionalities, including load balancing across links and failover. When NIC teaming is enabled and events such as failover or reconfiguration take place, MAC address conflicts and movement may happen.
Port security, which is enabled on the fabric interconnect side, prevents MAC address movement and deletion. Therefore, you must not enable port security and NIC teaming together.
Configuring Link Layer Discovery Protocol for Fabric Interconnect vEthernet Interfaces
Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.2.4 allows you to enable and disable LLDP on a vEthernet interface. You can also retrieve information about these LAN uplink neighbors. This information is useful while learning the topology of the LAN connected to the UCS system and while diagnosing any network connectivity issues from the Fabric Interconnect (FI). The FI of a UCS system is connected to LAN uplink switches for LAN connectivity and to SAN uplink switches for storage connectivity. When using Cisco UCS with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), LAN uplinks of the FI are connected to ACI leaf nodes. Enabling LLDP on a vEthernet interface will help the Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) to identify the servers connected to the FI by using vCenter.
To permit the discovery of devices in a network, support for Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), a vendor-neutral device discovery protocol that is defined in the IEEE 802.1ab standard, is introduced. LLDP is a one-way protocol that allows network devices to advertise information about themselves to other devices on the network. LLDP transmits information about the capabilities and current status of a device and its interfaces. LLDP devices use the protocol to solicit information only from other LLDP devices.
You can enable or disable LLDP on a vEthernet interface based on the Network Control Policy (NCP) that is applied on the vNIC in the service profile.
Configuring a Network Control Policy
MAC address-based port security for Emulex converged Network Adapters (N20-AE0102) is not supported. When MAC address-based port security is enabled, the fabric interconnect restricts traffic to packets that contain the MAC address that it first learns. This is either the source MAC address used in the FCoE Initialization Protocol packet, or the MAC address in an ethernet packet, whichever is sent first by the adaptor. This configuration can result in either FCoE or Ethernet packets being dropped.
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters the organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, enter / as the org-name. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # create nw-ctrl-policy policy-name |
Creates the specified network control policy, and enters organization network control policy mode. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy # {disable | enable} cdp |
Disables or enables Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP). |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy # {disable | enable} lldp transmit |
Disables or enables the transmission of LLDP packets on an interface. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy # {disable | enable} lldp receive |
Disables or enables the reception of LLDP packets on an interface. |
Step 6 | UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy # set uplink-fail-action {link-down | warning} |
Specifies the action to be taken when no uplink port is available in end-host mode. Use the link-down keyword to change the operational state of a vNIC to down when uplink connectivity is lost on the fabric interconnect, and facilitate fabric failover for vNICs. Use the warning keyword to maintain server-to-server connectivity even when no uplink port is available, and disable fabric failover when uplink connectivity is lost on the fabric interconnect. The default uplink failure action is link-down. |
Step 7 | UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy # set mac-registration-mode{all-host-vlans | only-native-vlan |
Whether adapter-registered MAC addresses are added only to the native VLAN associated with the interface or added to all VLANs associated with the interface. This can be one of the following:
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Step 8 | UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy # create mac-security |
Enters organization network control policy MAC security mode |
Step 9 | UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy/mac-security # set forged-transmit {allow | deny} |
Allows or denies the forging of MAC addresses when sending traffic. MAC security is disabled when forged MAC addresses are allowed, and MAC security is enabled when forged MAC addresses are denied. By default, forged MAC addresses are allowed (MAC security is disabled). |
Step 10 | UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy/mac-security # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to create a network control policy named ncp5, enable CDP, enable LLDP transmit and LLDP recive, set the uplink fail action to link-down, deny forged MAC addresses (enable MAC security), and commit the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # create nw-ctrl-policy ncp5 UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy* # enable cdp UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy* # enable lldp transmit UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy* # enable lldp receive UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy* # set uplink-fail-action link-down UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy* # create mac-security UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy/mac-security* # set forged-transmit deny UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy/mac-security* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy/mac-security #
Displaying Network Control Policy Details
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters the organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, enter / as the org-name. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # scope nw-ctrl-policy {default | policy-name} |
Enters organization network control policy mode for the specified network control policy. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy # show detail |
Displays details about the specified network control policy. |
The following example shows how to display the details of a network control policy named ncp5:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # scope nw-ctrl-policy ncp5 UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy* # show detail Network Control Policy: Name: ncp5 CDP: Enabled LLDP Transmit: Enabled LLDP Receive: Enabled Uplink fail action: Link Down Adapter MAC Address Registration: Only Native Vlan Policy Owner: Local Description: UCS-A /org/nw-ctrl-policy #
Deleting a Network Control Policy
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The following example deletes the network control policy named ncp5 and commits the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # delete nwctrl-policy ncp5 UCS-A /org* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org #
Configuring Multicast Policies
Multicast Policy
This policy is used to configure Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping and IGMP querier. IGMP Snooping dynamically determines hosts in a VLAN that should be included in particular multicast transmissions. You can create, modify, and delete a multicast policy that can be associated to one or more VLANs. When a multicast policy is modified, all VLANs associated with that multicast policy are re-processed to apply the changes. For private VLANs, you can set a multicast policy for primary VLANs but not for their associated isolated VLANs due to a Cisco NX-OS forwarding implementation.
By default, IGMP snooping is enabled and IGMP querier is disabled. When IGMP snooping is enabled, the fabric interconnects send the IGMP queries only to the hosts. They do not send IGMP queries to the upstream network. To send IGMP queries to the upstream, do one of the following:
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Configure IGMP querier on the upstream fabric interconnect with IGMP snooping enabled
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Disable IGMP snooping on the upstream fabric interconnect
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Change the fabric interconnects to switch mode
The following limitations and guidelines apply to multicast policies:
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On a 6200 series fabric interconnect, user-defined multicast policies can also be assigned along with the default multicast policy.
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Only the default multicast policy is allowed for a global VLAN.
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If a Cisco UCS domain includes 6300 and 6200 series fabric interconnects, any multicast policy can be assigned.
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We highly recommend you use the same IGMP snooping state on the fabric interconnects and the associated LAN switches. For example, if IGMP snooping is disabled on the fabric interconnects, it should be disabled on any associated LAN switches as well.
Creating a Multicast Policy
A multicast policy can be created only in the root organization and not in a sub-organization.
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org |
Enters organization mode for the specified organization. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # create mcast-policy policy-name |
Creates a multicast policy with the specified policy name, and enters organization multicast policy mode. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to create a multicast policy named policy1:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # create mcast-policy policy1 UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/mcast-policy #
Configuring IGMP Snooping Parameters
You can enable or disable IGMP snooping for a multicast policy. By default, the IGMP snooping state is enabled for a multicast policy. You can also set the IGMP snooping querier state and IPv4 address for the multicast policy.
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org |
Enters organization mode for the specified organization. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # create mcast-policy policy-name |
Creates a new multicast policy with the specified policy name, and enters organization multicast policy mode. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set querier{enabled | disabled} |
Enables or disables IGMP snooping querier. By default, IGMP snooping querier is disabled for a multicast policy. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set querierip IGMP snooping querier IPv4 address |
Specifies the IPv4 address for the IGMP snooping querier. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set snooping{enabled | disabled} |
Enables or disables IGMP snooping. By default, IGMP snooping is enabled for a multicast policy. |
Step 6 | UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to create and enter a multicast policy named policy1:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # create mcast-policy policy1 UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set querier enabled UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set querierip 1.2.3.4 UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set snooping enabled UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/mcast-policy #
Modifying Multicast Policy Parameters
You can modify an existing multicast policy to change the state of IGMP snooping or IGMP snooping querier. When a multicast policy is modified, all VLANs associated with that multicast policy are re-processed to apply the changes.
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org |
Enters organization mode for the specified organization. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # scope mcast-policy policy-name |
Enters organization multicast policy mode. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set querier{enabled | disabled} |
Enables or disables IGMP snooping querier. By default, IGMP snooping querier is disabled for a multicast policy. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set querierip IGMP snooping querier IPv4 address |
Specifies the IPv4 address for the IGMP snooping querier. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set snooping{enabled | disabled} |
Enables or disables IGMP snooping. By default, IGMP snooping is enabled for a multicast policy. |
Step 6 | UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to create a multicast policy named policy1:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # scope mcast-policy policy1 UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set querier enabled UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set querierip 1.2.3.4 UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # set snooping enabled UCS-A /org/mcast-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org/mcast-policy #
Assigning a VLAN Multicast Policy
You can set a multicast policy for a VLAN in the Ethernet uplink fabric mode. You cannot set a multicast policy for an isolated VLAN.
Create a VLAN.
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope eth-uplink |
Enters Ethernet uplink mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /eth-uplink # scope fabric{a | b} |
Enters Ethernet uplink fabric mode for the specified fabric interconnect. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric # scope vlan vlan-name |
Enters Ethernet uplink fabric VLAN mode. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/vlan # set mcastpolicy policy-name |
Assigns a multicast policy for the VLAN. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/vlan # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example sets a named VLAN accessible to one fabric interconnect and commits the transaction:
UCS-A# scope eth-uplink UCS-A /eth-uplink # scope fabric a UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric # scope vlan vlan1 UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/vlan # set mcastpolicy policy1 UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/vlan* # commit-buffer UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/vlan #
Deleting a Multicast Policy
Note | If you assigned a non-default (user-defined) multicast policy to a VLAN and then delete that multicast policy, the associated VLAN inherits the multicast policy settings from the default multicast policy until the deleted policy is re-created. |
Command or Action | Purpose |
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The following example shows how to delete a multicast policy named policy1:
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /org # delete mcast-policy policy1 UCS-A /org* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org #
LACP Policy
Link Aggregation combines multiple network connections in parallel to increase throughput and to provide redundancy. Link aggregation control protocol (LACP) provides additional benefits for these link aggregation groups. Cisco UCS Manager enables you to configure LACP properties using LACP policy.
You can configure the following for a lacp policy:
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Suspended-individual: If you do not configure the ports on an upstream switch for lacp, the fabric interconnects treat all ports as uplink Ethernet ports to forward packets. You can place the lacp port in suspended state to avoid loops. When you set suspend-individual on a port-channel with LACP, if a port that is part of the port-channel does not receive PDUs from the peer port, it will go into suspended state.
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Timer values: You can configure rate-fast or rate-normal. In rate-fast configuration, the port is expected to receive 1 PDU every 1 second from the peer port. The time out for this is 3 seconds. In rate-normal configuration, the port is expected to receive 1 PDU every 30 seconds. The timeout for this is 90 seconds.
System creates a default LACP policy at system start up. You can modify this policy or create a new policy. You can also apply one LACP policy to multiple port-channels.
Creating a LACP Policy
Command or Action | Purpose |
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The following example creates the lacp policy and commits the transaction:
UCS-A# scope org UCS-A /org # create lacppolicy lacp1 UCS-A /org* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org #
Editing a LACP Policy
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org |
Enters the root organization mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # scope lacppolicy policy-name . |
Enters the specified lacp policy. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/lacp policy/ policy-name # set suspend-individual true . |
Sets suspend individual for the policy. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/lacp policy/ policy-name # set lacp-rate fast . |
Sets LACP rate for the policy. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /org/lacp policy/ policy-name # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example modifies the lacp policy and commits transaction:
UCS-A# scope org UCS-A/org # scope lacppolicy policy-name UCS-A /org/lacp policy policy-name# set suspend-individual true UCS-A/prg/policy policy-name# set lacp-rate fast UCS-A /org* # commit-buffer UCS-A /org #
Assigning LACP Policy to Port-Channels
Default lacp policy is assigned to port channels by default. You can assign a different lacp policy to the port channel. If the assigned policy does not exist, system generates a fault. You can create the same policy to clear the fault.
Note | You can assign lacp policy to port-channels, FCoE port-channels, and ethernet storage port-channels. This procedures describes assigning the lacp policy to port-channels. |
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope eth-uplink |
Enters Ethernet uplink mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /eth-uplink # scope fabric |
Enters the fabric mode. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric # scope port-channel |
Enters the port-channel mode. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/port-channel # set lacp-policy-namepolicy-name |
Specifies the lacp policy for this port-channel. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/ fabric/port-channel commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system. |
The following example shows assigning a lacp policy to a port-channel:
UCS-A# scope eth-uplink UCS-A UCS-A/eth-uplink # scope fabric UCS-A UCS-A/eth-uplink/facric # scope port-channel UCS-A UCS-A/eth-uplink/port-channel# set lacp-policy-name UCS-A UCS-A/eth-uplink/port-channel# commit-buffer
Configuring UDLD Link Policies
Understanding UDLD
UniDirectional Link Detection (UDLD) is a Layer 2 protocol that enables devices connected through fiber-optic or twisted-pair Ethernet cables to monitor the physical configuration of the cables and detect when a unidirectional link exists. All connected devices must support UDLD for the protocol to successfully identify and disable unidirectional links. When UDLD detects a unidirectional link, it marks the link as unidirectional. Unidirectional links can cause a variety of problems, including spanning-tree topology loops.
UDLD works with the Layer 1 mechanisms to determine the physical status of a link. At Layer 1, autonegotiation takes care of physical signaling and fault detection. UDLD performs tasks that autonegotiation cannot perform, such as detecting the identities of neighbors and shutting down misconnected interfaces. When you enable both autonegotiation and UDLD, the Layer 1 and Layer 2 detections work together to prevent physical and logical unidirectional connections and the malfunctioning of other protocols.
A unidirectional link occurs whenever traffic sent by a local device is received by its neighbor but traffic from the neighbor is not received by the local device.
Modes of Operation
UDLD supports two modes of operation: normal (the default) and aggressive. In normal mode, UDLD can detect unidirectional links due to misconnected interfaces on fiber-optic connections. In aggressive mode, UDLD can also detect unidirectional links due to one-way traffic on fiber-optic and twisted-pair links and to misconnected interfaces on fiber-optic links.
In normal mode, UDLD detects a unidirectional link when fiber strands in a fiber-optic interface are misconnected and the Layer 1 mechanisms do not detect this misconnection. If the interfaces are connected correctly but the traffic is one way, UDLD does not detect the unidirectional link because the Layer 1 mechanism, which is supposed to detect this condition, does not do so. In case, the logical link is considered undetermined, and UDLD does not disable the interface. When UDLD is in normal mode, if one of the fiber strands in a pair is disconnected and autonegotiation is active, the link does not stay up because the Layer 1 mechanisms did not detect a physical problem with the link. In this case, UDLD does not take any action, and the logical link is considered undetermined.
UDLD aggressive mode is disabled by default. Configure UDLD aggressive mode only on point-to-point links between network devices that support UDLD aggressive mode. With UDLD aggressive mode enabled, when a port on a bidirectional link that has a UDLD neighbor relationship established stops receiving UDLD packets, UDLD tries to reestablish the connection with the neighbor and administratively shuts down the affected port. UDLD in aggressive mode can also detect a unidirectional link on a point-to-point link on which no failure between the two devices is allowed. It can also detect a unidirectional link when one of the following problems exists:
Methods to Detect Unidirectional Links
UDLD operates by using two mechanisms:
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Neighbor database maintenance
UDLD learns about other UDLD-capable neighbors by periodically sending a hello packet (also called an advertisement or probe) on every active interface to keep each device informed about its neighbors. When the switch receives a hello message, it caches the information until the age time (hold time or time-to-live) expires. If the switch receives a new hello message before an older cache entry ages, the switch replaces the older entry with the new one.
UDLD clears all existing cache entries for the interfaces affected by the configuration change whenever an interface is disabled and UDLD is running, whenever UDLD is disabled on an interface, or whenever the switch is reset. UDLD sends at least one message to inform the neighbors to flush the part of their caches affected by the status change. The message is intended to keep the caches synchronized.
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Event-driven detection and echoing
UDLD relies on echoing as its detection mechanism. Whenever a UDLD device learns about a new neighbor or receives a resynchronization request from an out-of-sync neighbor, it restarts the detection window on its side of the connection and sends echo messages in reply. Because this behavior is the same on all UDLD neighbors, the sender of the echoes expects to receive an echo in reply.
If the detection window ends and no valid reply message is received, the link might shut down, depending on the UDLD mode. When UDLD is in normal mode, the link might be considered undetermined and might not be shut down. When UDLD is in aggressive mode, the link is considered unidirectional, and the interface is shut down.
If UDLD in normal mode is in the advertisement or in the detection phase and all the neighbor cache entries are aged out, UDLD restarts the link-up sequence to resynchronize with any potentially out-of-sync neighbors.
If you enable aggressive mode when all the neighbors of a port have aged out either in the advertisement or in the detection phase, UDLD restarts the link-up sequence to resynchronize with any potentially out-of-sync neighbor. UDLD shuts down the port if, after the fast train of messages, the link state is still undetermined.
UDLD Configuration Guidelines
The following guidelines and recommendations apply when you configure UDLD:
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A UDLD-capable interface also cannot detect a unidirectional link if it is connected to a UDLD-incapable port of another switch.
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When configuring the mode (normal or aggressive), make sure that the same mode is configured on both sides of the link.
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UDLD should be enabled only on interfaces that are connected to UDLD capable devices. The following interface types are supported:
Configuring a Link Profile
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org / |
Enters the root organization mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # create eth-link-profile link-profile-name |
Creates a link profile with the specified name, and enters link profile mode. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/eth-link-profile # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/eth-link-profile # exit |
Returns to the previous mode. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /org # scope eth-link-profile link-profile-name |
Enters link profile mode for the specified link profile. |
Step 6 | UCS-A /org/eth-link-profile # set udld-link-policy link-policy-name |
Assigns the specified UDLD link policy to the link profile. |
Step 7 | UCS-A /org/eth-link-profile # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to create a link profile called LinkProfile1 and assign the default UDLD link policy.
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /chassis/org # create eth-link-profile LinkProfile1 UCS-A /chassis/org/eth-link-profile* # commit-buffer UCS-A /chassis/org/eth-link-profile # exit UCS-A /chassis/org # scope eth-link-profile LinkProfile1 UCS-A /chassis/org/eth-link-profile # set udld-link-policy default UCS-A /chassis/org/eth-link-profile* # commit-buffer
Configuring a UDLD Link Policy
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org / |
Enters the root organization mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # create udld-link-policy link-policy-name |
Creates a UDLD link policy with the specified name, and enters UDLD link policy mode. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/udld-link-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/udld-link-policy # exit |
Returns to the previous mode. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /org # scope udld-link-policy link-policy-name |
Enters UDLD link policy mode for the specified UDLD link policy. |
Step 6 | UCS-A /org/udld-link-policy # set mode {aggressive | normal} |
Specifies the mode for the UDLD link policy. |
Step 7 | UCS-A /org/udld-link-policy # set admin-state {disabled | enabled} |
Disables or enables UDLD on the interface. |
Step 8 | UCS-A /org/udld-link-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to create a link profile called UDLDPol1, sets the mode to aggressive, and enables UDLD on the interface.
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /chassis/org # create udld-link-policy UDLDPol1 UCS-A /chassis/org/udld-link-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /chassis/org/udld-link-policy # exit UCS-A /chassis/org # scope udld-link-policy UDLDPol1 UCS-A /chassis/org/udld-link-policy # set mode aggressive UCS-A /chassis/org/udld-link-policy* # set admin-state enabled UCS-A /chassis/org/udld-link-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /chassis/org/udld-link-policy #
Modifying the UDLD System Settings
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org / |
Enters the root organization mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # show udld-policy |
Displays the current UDLD system settings. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org # scope udld-policy default |
Enters UDLD policy mode for the global UDLD policy. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/udld-policy # set message-interval seconds |
Specifies the time interval (in seconds) between UDLD probe messages on ports that are in advertisement mode. Enter an integer between 7 and 60. The default is 15 seconds. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /org/udld-policy # set recovery-action [reset | none] |
Specifies the action to be taken on any ports that are disabled when UDLD aggressive mode is enabled. The default is none. |
Step 6 | UCS-A /org/udld-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to update the default UDLD system settings for a 30 second time interval.
UCS-A# scope org / UCS-A /chassis/org # show udld-policy UDLD system settings: Name Message interval (sec) Recovery action ---------- ---------------------- --------------- default 15 None UCS-A /chassis/org # scope udld-policy default UCS-A /chassis/org/udld-policy # set message-interval 30 UCS-A /chassis/org/udld-policy* # commit-buffer UCS-A /chassis/org/udld-policy #
Assigning a Link Profile to a Port Channel Ethernet Interface
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope eth-uplink |
Enters Ethernet uplink mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /eth-uplink # scope fabric {a | b} |
Enters Ethernet uplink fabric mode for the specified fabric. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric # scope port-channel port-chan-id |
Enters Ethernet uplink fabric port channel mode for the specified port channel. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/port-channel # scope member-port slot-id port-id |
Enters Ethernet server fabric, fabric port channel mode for the specified member port. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/port-channel/member-port # set eth-link-profile link-profile-name |
Assigns the specified link profile. |
Step 6 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/port-channel/member-port # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to assign link profile LinkProfile1 to a port channel Ethernet interface:
UCS-A# scope eth-uplink UCS-A /eth-uplink # scope fabric a UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric # scope port-channel 88 UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/port-channel # scope member-port 1 31 UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/port-channel/member-port # set eth-link-profile LinkProfile1 UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/port-channel/member-port* # commit-buffer UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/port-channel/member-port #
Assigning a Link Profile to a Port Channel FCoE Interface
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope fc-uplink |
Enters Fibre Channel uplink mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /fc-uplink # scope fabric {a | b} |
Enters Fibre Channel uplink fabric mode for the specified fabric. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric # scope fcoe-port-channel port-chan-id |
Enters Fibre Channel uplink fabric port channel mode for the specified port channel. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoe-port-channel # scope fcoe-member-port slot-id port-id |
Enters Fibre Channel server fabric, fabric port channel mode for the specified member port. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoe-port-channel/fcoe-member-port # set eth-link-profile link-profile-name |
Assigns the specified link profile. |
Step 6 | UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoe-port-channel/fcoe-member-port # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to assign link profile LinkProfile1 to a port channel FCoE interface:
UCS-A# scope fc-uplink UCS-A /fc-uplink # scope fabric a UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric # scope fcoe-port-channel 192 UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoe-port-channel # scope fcoe-member-port 1 20 UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoe-port-channel/fcoe-member-port # set eth-link-profile LinkProfile1 UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoe-port-channel/fcoe-member-port* # commit-buffer UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoe-port-channel/fcoe-member-port #
Assigning a Link Profile to an Uplink Ethernet Interface
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope eth-uplink |
Enters Ethernet uplink mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /eth-uplink # scope fabric {a | b} |
Enters Ethernet uplink fabric mode for the specified fabric. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric # scope interface slot-num port num |
Enters the interface command mode for the specified uplink port. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/interface # set eth-link-profile link-profile-name |
Assigns the specified link profile. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/interface # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to assign link profile LinkProfile1 to an uplink Ethernet interface:
UCS-A# scope eth-uplink UCS-A /eth-uplink # scope fabric a UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric # scope interface 2 2 UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/interface # set eth-link-profile LinkProfile1 UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/interface* # commit-buffer UCS-A /eth-uplink/fabric/interface #
Assigning a Link Profile to an Uplink FCoE Interface
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope fc-uplink |
Enters Fibre Channel uplink mode. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /fc-uplink # scope fabric {a | b} |
Enters Fibre Channel uplink fabric mode for the specified fabric. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric # scope fcoeinterface slot-num port num |
Enters the Fibre Channel interface command mode for the specified uplink port. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoeinterface # set eth-link-profile link-profile-name |
Assigns the specified link profile. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoeinterface # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to assign link profile LinkProfile1 to an uplink FCoE interface:
UCS-A# scope fc-uplink UCS-A /fc-uplink # scope fabric a UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric # scope fcoeinterface 2 2 UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoeinterface # set eth-link-profile LinkProfile1 UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoeinterface* # commit-buffer UCS-A /fc-uplink/fabric/fcoeinterface #
Configuring VMQ Connection Policies
VMQ Connection Policy
Cisco UCS Manager enables you to configure VMQ connection policy for a vNIC. VMQ provides improved network performance to the entire management operating system. Configuring a VMQ vNIC connection policy involves the following:
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Create a VMQ connection policy
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Create a static vNIC in a service profile
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Apply the VMQ connection policy to the vNIC
If you want to configure the VMQ vNIC on a service profile for a server, at least one adapter in the server must support VMQ. Make sure the servers have at least one the following adapters installed:
The following are the supported Operating Systems for VMQ:
You can apply only any one of the vNIC connection policies on a service profile at any one time. Make sure to select one of the three options such as Dynamic, usNIC or VMQ connection policy for the vNIC. When a VMQ vNIC is configured on service profile, make sure you have the following settings:
Creating a VMQ Connection Policy
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCS-A# scope org org-name |
Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name. |
Step 2 | UCS-A /org # create vmq-conn-policy policy-name |
Specifies the name for this VMQ connection policy. |
Step 3 | UCS-A /org/vmq-conn-policy* # set queue-countqueue count |
Specifies the queue count for the VMQ connection policy. |
Step 4 | UCS-A /org/vmq-conn-policy* # set interrupt-countinterrupt count |
Specifies the interrupt count for the VMQ connection policy. |
Step 5 | UCS-A /org/vmq-conn-policy* # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system. |
The following example creates a VMQ connection policy:
UCS-A# scope org UCS-A /org # create vmq-conn-policy policy name UCS-A /org/vmq-conn-policy* # set queue-count queue count (number) UCS-A /org/vmq-conn-policy* # set interrupt-count queue count (number) UCS-A /org/vmq-conn-policy* # commit-buffer
Information About NetQueue
NetQueue improves traffic performance by providing a network adapter with multiple receive queues. These queues allow the data interrupt processing that is associated with individual virtual machines to be grouped.
Note | NetQueue is supported on servers running VMware ESXi operating systems. |
Configuring NetQueue
Step 1 | Create a Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ) connection policy. | ||||
Step 2 | Configure
NetQueues in a service profile by selecting the VMQ connection policy.
Use the following when you are configuring NetQueue:
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Step 3 | Enable the MSIX mode in the adapter policy for NetQueue. | ||||
Step 4 | Associate the service profile with the server. |