Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Manual

Page 1

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP  Getting Started Guide

This Getting Started Guide describes the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP and how to start using it. This product is referred to by HP as the Cisco Fabric Extender for HP Bladeystem. This Getting Started Guide includes the following sections:

• Information about the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP, page 1

• Shipping Box Contents, page 2

• HP Blade System Architecture, page 3

• Installing the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP, page 5

• Updating NX-OS, page 6

• Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP, page 7

• Verifying the Configuration, page 19

• NoteFor HP Integrity Superdome 2, the minimum F/W bundle is 2.51.102, page 20

• Related Documentation, page 21

• Technical Support, page 21

Information about the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

The Cisco Nexus product line simplifies datacenter operations in an efficient and cost-effective manner. The Cisco Nexus product line transforms the data center with innovative, standards-based, multilayer, multiprotocol, and multipurpose Ethernet-based fabric. These products enable any transport over Ethernet, including Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic, and storage traffic, all on one common data center-class platform.

The Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extenders behave as remote line cards for a parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch. The Fabric Extenders are essentially extensions of the parent Cisco Nexus switch fabric, with the Fabric Extenders and the parent Cisco Nexus switch together forming a distributed modular system.

Up to 24 Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extenders can be connected to a single Nexus 5000 Series switch, allowing a single distributed modular system to scale to 384 HP blade servers.

Americas Headquarters: Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA

Page 2

Shipping Box Contents

Each Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender connects via 1 or 10 Gigabit Ethernet to up to 16 servers within a HP BladeSystem and the HP Integrity Superdome 2 chassis, and contains 8 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric uplinks towards the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch. Multiple low cost options are available for fabric connections between the Cisco Nexus B22 and the Cisco Nexus 5000 series switch. Low-cost Connections up to 10 meters can be made with copper Twin-ax cable, and longer connections up to 100 meters can use the Fabric Extender Transceiver. Other standard 10 Gigabit Ethernet optics such as 10Gbase-SR and 10Gbase-LR are also supported for these fabric connections.

Finding the Latest Documentation Online

Use the following links to check for the latest documentation for your server product:

• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

• http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation

• http://www.hp.com/go/Integrity_Servers-docs

Check these links often to verify that your documentation is up to date.

Shipping Box Contents

The Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP shipping box contains:

• Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP, with 16 internal host ports and 8 external network ports.

• This box may contain 16 Fabric Extender Transceivers. The product ID of the bundle with the Cisco

Nexus B22 Fabric Extender and the Fabric Extender Tranceiver is N2K-B22HP-F.

• 1 CD that contains

–

Getting Started Guide

–

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information

–

HP End User License Agreement letter

–

Warranty Document

Figure 1 shows the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP.

Figure 1 Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

310166

Page 3

1 Midplane connector

2 Eight external network ports

3 Installation handle

4 Unit ID (UID) LED and Health LED

HP Blade System Architecture

Figure 2 shows the rear view of the enclosure.

Figure 2 Rear View of the Blade Enclosure

HP Blade System Architecture

Server Blade Signal

NIC 1(embedded) 1 orange interconnect label

Compute Enclosure Interconnect Bay

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Interconnect Bay Labels

Page 4

HP Blade System Architecture

153140

NIC 2(embedded) 2 orange interconnect label

NIC 3(embedded) 1 orange interconnect label

NIC 4(embedded) 2 orange interconnect label

Figure 3 shows the rear view of the enclosure, in which you install the switch module.

Figure 3 Rear View of the Enclosure

Enclosure rear view

Enclosure fans

Interconnect module bay 1

Interconnect module bay 2

Interconnect module bay 3

Interconnect module bay 4

Consider these prerequisites before you install the switch module:

• Fill any unoccupied interconnect bays or any unoccupied power module bays in the blade

enclosure with blanks.

• Identify the bays in which you will insert the switch modules. Plan to install the first switch module

in bay 1, the second in bay 2, and so on up to bay 8, if possible. The bay in which you choose to install each switch module depends on whether mezzanine or Ethernet cards are installed in the blade enclosure and how they are configured. See the blade enclosure documentation information about installing and configuring the mezzanine or Ethernet cards.

• See the HP c-Class or HP Integrity Superdome 2 documentation for information on the port mapping

Interconnect module bay 5

Interconnect module bay 6

Interconnect module bay 7

Interconnect module bay 8

Onboard Administrator module

between blade enclosures and the switch modules.

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 5

Installing the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

Caution Properly ground yourself before handling the switch.

Populate all the enclosure interconnect bays with an interconnect module or one of the blank panels provided with the enclosure. For the HP Integrity Superdome 2, the Fabric Extender will go to Bay 1, Bay 2 or both.

To install the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP in the enclosure:

1. Locate the appropriate interconnect bay at the rear of the enclosure. See the setup and installation

guide provided with the enclosure.

2. Press the handle latch to release the handle. See Figure 4.

Figure 4 Releasing the Installation Handle

scale: 2/3" = 1"

310167

1 Installation handle in latched position

2 Handle latch

3 Installation handle (released)

Note The Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP is a hot-pluggable device. The enclosure may be on or off

during installation.

3. Align the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP with the appropriate interconnect bay, according

to the specific configuration for the enclosure. For the HP Integrity Superdome 2, use bay-1, bay-2 or both. Push the switch firmly into the interconnect bay. See

Figure 5.

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 6

Updating NX-OS

Figure 5 Installing the Fabric Extender Into an Interconnect Bay

310169

4. Press the installation handle into the latch to lock the switch into place.

5. Connect the cables.

6. Configure the Cisco Nexus 5000 switch to recognize and boot up the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric

Extender for HP.

Updating NX-OS

To achieve the best performance, HP recommends updating to the latest NX-OS software version.

The Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP downloads the necessary firmware from the connected Cisco Nexus 5x00 switch. You can update the Cisco Nexus 5x00 Switch without any disruptions using the install all command. Contact the company from whom your Cisco Nexus 5x00 Switch was purchased.

For units purchased through HP, see the HP StorageWorks Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website at www.hp.com/storage/spock for the latest HP supported NX-OS version.

Obtain the most current NX-OS software from the HP Support Center website:

http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public

You can download NX-OS software from the Cisco website:

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html?mdfid=282076290&i=rm

If your units are purchased through Cisco, see Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and

Downgrade Guide for instructions on how to download NX-OS from Cisco.

The Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP is managed by its parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch over the fabric interfaces through a zero-touch configuration model. You upgrade the Fabric Extender by upgrading the software on the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.

When a Fabric Extender is properly associated with a parent switch, the following upgrade operations are performed:

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 7

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

• The switch checks the software image compatibility and upgrades the Fabric Extender if necessary.

• The switch pushes the configuration data to the fabric extender. The Fabric Extender does not store

any configuration locally.

• The Fabric Extender updates the switch with its operational status. All fabric extender information

is displayed using the switch commands for monitoring and troubleshooting.

In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSUs) are supported on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches. An ISSU can update the software images on your device without disrupting data traffic. An ISSU updates the Kickstart, System, and Fabric Extender image.

The install all command triggers the ISSU on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches and the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP. The command provides the following benefits:

• You can upgrade the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches and the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender

for HP using just one command.

• You can receive descriptive information about the intended changes to your system before you

continue with the installation. For example, it identifies potential disruptive upgrades.

• You can continue or cancel the upgrade when you see this question (the default is no):

Do you want to continue (y/n) [n] : y

• You can upgrade the Cisco NX-OS software using a nondisruptive procedure.

• The command automatically checks the image integrity, which includes the running kickstart and

system images. The command sets the kickstart and system boot variables.

• The command performs a platform validity check to verify that a wrong image is not used.

• The Ctrl-c escape sequence gracefully ends the install all command. The command sequence

completes the update step in progress and returns to the EXEC prompt.

• After issuing the install all command, if any step in the sequence fails, the upgrade ends.

• The following message appears to warn you about the impact of upgrading the power sequencer:

Warning: please do not remove or power off the module at this time.  Note: Power-seq upgrade needs a power-cycle to take into effect. On success of power-seq upgrade, SWITCH OFF THE POWER to the system and then, power it up.

• You can force a disruptive upgrade.

For additional information, see the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade

Guide.

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

This section describes how to configure a Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP with a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and includes the following sections:

• Associating a Fabric Extender to a Fabric Interface, page 8

• Configuring the Fabric Extender, page 10

• Redistributing the Links, page 11

• Displaying Fabric Extender Information, page 12

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 8

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

Associating a Fabric Extender to a Fabric Interface

A Fabric Extender is connected to the switch through physical Ethernet interfaces or an EtherChannel. By default, the switch does not allow the attached Fabric Extender to connect until it has been assigned a chassis ID and is associated with the connected interface.

Note The Fabric Extender may connect to the switch through a number of separate physical Ethernet

interfaces or at most one EtherChannel interface.

This section includes the following topics:

• Associating a Fabric Extender to an Ethernet Interface, page 8

• Associating a Fabric Extender to an EtherChannel, page 9

• Disassociating a Fabric Extender from an Interface, page 10

Associating a Fabric Extender to an Ethernet Interface

To associate the Fabric Extender to an Ethernet interface, perform this task:

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Command Purpose

switch# configure terminal

switch(config)# interface ethernet slot/port

switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric

switch(config-if)# fex associate chassis

Enters configuration mode.

Specifies an Ethernet interface to configure.

Sets the interface to support an external Fabric Extender.

Associates the chassis ID to the Fabric Extender unit attached to the interface. The range of the chassis ID is from 100 to 199.

switch# show interface ethernet port/slot fex-intf

(Optional) Displays the association of a Fabric Extender to an Ethernet interface.

This example shows how to associate the Fabric Extender to an Ethernet interface on the switch:

switch# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/19 switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric  switch(config-if)# fex associate 102 

This example shows how to display the association of the Fabric Extender and the switch:

switch# show interface ethernet 1/19 fex-intf Fabric FEX Interface Interfaces

-------------------------------------------------- Eth1/19 Eth100/1/16 Eth100/1/15 Eth100/1/14 Eth100/1/13 Eth100/1/12 Eth100/1/11 Eth100/1/10 Eth100/1/9 Eth100/1/8 Eth100/1/7 Eth100/1/6 Eth100/1/5 Eth100/1/4 Eth100/1/3 Eth100/1/2 Eth100/1/1

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 9

Associating a Fabric Extender to an EtherChannel

To associate the Fabric Extender to an EtherChannel, perform this task:

Command Purpose

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

switch# configure terminal

switch(config)# interface port-channnel channel

switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric

switch(config-if)# fex associate chassis

switch# show interface port-channel channel fex-intf

This example shows how to associate the Fabric Extender to an EtherChannel interface on the switch:

switch# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch(config)# interface port-channel 2 switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric switch(config-if)# fex associate 100 switch(config-if)# exit switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/19 switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric switch(config-if)# fex associate 100 switch(config-if)# channel-group 2 switch(config-if)# exit switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/20 switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric switch(config-if)# fex associate 100 switch(config-if)# channel-group 2 switch(config-if)# exit switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/21 switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric switch(config-if)# fex associate 100 switch(config-if)# channel-group 2 switch(config-if)# exit switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/22 switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric switch(config-if)# fex associate 100 switch(config-if)# channel-group 2 switch(config-if)# exit

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

Enters configuration mode.

Specifies an EtherChannel to configure.

Sets the EtherChannel to support an external Fabric Extender.

Associates the chassis ID to the Fabric Extender unit attached to the interface. The range of the chassis ID is from 100 to 199.

(Optional) Displays the association of a Fabric Extender to an EtherChannel interface.

Note You have to associate each Ethernet interface that is a members of the EtherChannel as a fabric interface

as shown in the above example.

This example shows how to display the association of the Fabric Extender and the switch:

switch# show interface port-channel 2 fex-intf Fabric FEX Interface Interfaces

-------------------------------------------------- Po2 Eth100/1/1 Eth100/1/2 Eth100/1/3 Eth100/1/4

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 10

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

Eth100/1/5 Eth100/1/6 Eth100/1/7 Eth100/1/8 Eth100/1/9 Eth100/1/10 Eth100/1/11 Eth100/1/12 Eth100/1/13 Eth100/1/14 Eth100/1/15 Eth100/1/16

Disassociating a Fabric Extender from an Interface

To disassociate the Fabric Extender from an interface, perform this task:

Command Purpose

switch(config-if)# no fex associate

Configuring the Fabric Extender

To configure global features for a Fabric Extender, perform this tasks:

Command Purpose

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

switch# configure terminal

switch(config)# fex chassis

switch(config-fex)# description desc

switch(config-fex)# no description

switch(config-fex)# pinning max-links uplinks

switch(config-fex)# no pinning max-links

switch(config-fex)# serial serial

switch(config-fex)# no serial

switch(config-fex)# beacon

switch(config-fex)# no beacon

Disassociates the Fabric Extender unit attached to the interface.

Enters configuration mode.

Enters configuration mode for the specified Fabric Extender chassis ID. The range of the chassis ID is from 100 to 199.

Specifies the description. The default is the string FEXxxxx where xxxx is the chassis ID. If the chassis ID is 123, the description is FEX0123.

Deletes the description.

Defines the number of uplinks. The default is 1. The range is from 1 to 4.

This command is only applicable if the Fabric Extender is connected to its parent switch using one or more statically pinned fabric interfaces. There can only be one EtherChannel connection.

Resets the number of uplinks to the default.

Defines a serial number string. If this command is configured, then a switch will only allow the corresponding chassis ID to associate (using the fex associate command) if the Fabric Extender reports a matching serial number string.

Configuring a serial number other than that of the given Fabric Extender will force the Fabric Extender offline.

Deletes the serial number string.

Turns on the beacon LED. This LED allows you to locate a specific Fabric Extender in a rack.

Turns off the beacon LED.

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 11

Caution Changing the number of uplinks with the pinning max-links command or the no pinning max-links

command disrupts all the host interface ports of the Fabric Extender.

Redistributing the Links

When you provision the Fabric Extender with statically pinned interfaces, the downlink host interfaces on the Fabric Extender are pinned to the fabric interfaces in the order they were initially configured. If you want to maintain a specific relationship of host interfaces to fabric interface across reboots, you should re-pin the links.

You may want to perform this function in these two situations:

• A change in the max-links configuration.

• If you need to maintain the pinning order of host interfaces to fabric interfaces.

Changing the Number of Links

If you initially configured port 19 on the parent switch as your only fabric interface, all 16 host interfaces are pinned to this port. If you provision another port, for example 20, then you must enter the pinning max-links 2 command to redistribute the host interfaces. All host interfaces are brought down and host interfaces 1 to 8 are pinned to fabric interface 19 and host interfaces 9 to 16 are pinned to fabric interface

20.

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

Maintaining the Pinning Order

The pinning order of the host interfaces is initially determined by the order in which the fabric interfaces were configured. In this example, four fabric interfaces were configured in the following order:

switch(config-fex)# switch(config-fex)# switch(config-fex)# show interface ethernet 1/19 fex-intf Fabric FEX Interface Interfaces

-------------------------------------------------- Eth1/19 Eth100/1/4 Eth100/1/3 Eth100/1/2 Eth100/1/1

switch(config-fex)# show interface ethernet 1/20 fex-intf Fabric FEX Interface Interfaces

-------------------------------------------------- Eth1/20 Eth100/1/8 Eth100/1/7 Eth100/1/6 Eth100/1/5

switch(config-fex)# show interface ethernet 1/21 fex-intf Fabric FEX Interface Interfaces

-------------------------------------------------- Eth1/21 Eth100/1/12 Eth100/1/11 Eth100/1/10 Eth100/1/9

switch(config-fex)# show interface ethernet 1/22 fex-intf Fabric FEX Interface Interfaces

-------------------------------------------------- Eth1/22 Eth100/1/16 Eth100/1/15 Eth100/1/14 Eth100/1/13

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 12

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

The next time that you reboot the Fabric Extender, the configured fabric interfaces are pinned to the host interfaces in an ascending order by port number of the fabric interface. If you want to configure the same fixed distribution of host interfaces without restarting the Fabric Extender, enter the fex pinning redistribute command.

To redistribute the host interfaces on the Fabric Extender, perform this task:

Command Purpose

switch# fex pinning redistribute chassis

This example shows how to redistribute the host interfaces on a Fabric Extender:

switch# fex pinning redistribute 100 

Caution The fex pinning redistribute command disrupts all the host interface ports of the Fabric Extender.

For additional information about configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP and Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches, see the following documentation:

Redistributes the host connections. The range of the chassis ID is from 100 to 199.

• Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Software Configuration Guide

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus2000/sw/configuration/guide/rel_4_0 _1a/NX2000CLIConfig.html

• Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Software Configuration Guide

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/configuration/guide/cli_rel_ 4_0_1a/CLIConfigurationGuide.html

Displaying Fabric Extender Information

This section describes the show commands that are available to display the configuration and status of the Fabric Extender and includes the following topics:

• Displaying Configuration Information, page 12

• Displaying Chassis Management Information, page 15

Displaying Configuration Information

To display configuration information about the defined interfaces, perform one of these tasks:

Command Purpose

switch# show fex [chassis [detail]

switch# show interface type number fex-intf

switch# show interface fex-fabric

Displays information about a specific Fabric Extender or all attached units.

Displays the Fabric Extender ports pinned to a specific switch interface.

Displays the switch interfaces that have detected a Fabric Extender uplink.

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 13

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

This example shows how to display all the attached Fabric Extender units:

switch(config-fex)# show fex FEX FEX FEX FEX Number Description State Model Serial

-----------------------------------------------------------------------100 FEX0100 Online N2K-B22HP-P FOC1516ZZLS switch(config-fex)#

This example shows how to display the detailed status of a specific Fabric Extender:

switch# show fex 100 detail FEX: 100 Description: FEX0100 state: Online FEX version: 5.0(3)N2(1) [Switch version: 5.0(3)N2(1)] FEX Interim version: 5.0(3)N2(0.236) Switch Interim version: 5.0(3)N2(0.236) Extender Model: N2K-B22HP-P, Extender Serial: FOC1514256S Part No: 73-13780-05 Bay: 2 Rack: UnnamedRack Enclosure: 1Z34AB789012 Enclosure Serial: USE6401VEX Rack Id: Default RUID Card Id: 145, Mac Addr: e8:b7:48:4b:e8:82, Num Macs: 64 Module Sw Gen: 21 [Switch Sw Gen: 21] post level: complete pinning-mode: static Max-links: 4 Fabric port for control traffic: Eth1/19 Fabric interface state: Eth1/19 - Interface Up. State: Active Eth1/20 - Interface Up. State: Active Eth1/21 - Interface Up. State: Active Eth1/22 - Interface Up. State: Active Fex Port State Fabric Port Eth100/1/1 Up Eth1/19 Eth100/1/2 Down Eth1/19 Eth100/1/3 Down Eth1/19 Eth100/1/4 Down Eth1/19 Eth100/1/5 Down Eth1/20 Eth100/1/6 Down Eth1/20 Eth100/1/7 Down Eth1/20 Eth100/1/8 Down Eth1/20 Eth100/1/9 Up Eth1/21 Eth100/1/10 Down Eth1/21 Eth100/1/11 Down Eth1/21 Eth100/1/12 Down Eth1/21 Eth100/1/13 Down Eth1/22 Eth100/1/14 Down Eth1/22 Eth100/1/15 Down Eth1/22 Eth100/1/16 Down Eth1/22 Logs: 06/22/2011 21:43:50.260429: Module register received 06/22/2011 21:43:50.261621: Image Version Mismatch 06/22/2011 21:43:50.261906: Registration response sent 06/22/2011 21:43:50.262180: Requesting satellite to download image 06/22/2011 21:47:36.78886: Deleting route to FEX 06/22/2011 21:47:36.83969: Module disconnected 06/22/2011 21:47:36.85724: Module Offline 06/22/2011 21:53:08.757010: Module register received 06/22/2011 21:53:08.758178: Registration response sent 06/22/2011 21:53:09.6227: Module Online Sequence 06/22/2011 21:53:11.736373: Module Online 06/22/2011 22:09:48.190062: Deleting route to FEX 06/22/2011 22:09:48.196995: Module disconnected

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 14

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

06/22/2011 22:09:48.198227: Deleting route to FEX 06/22/2011 22:09:48.203294: Module disconnected 06/22/2011 22:09:48.204160: Offlining Module 06/22/2011 22:09:48.204977: Module Offline Sequence 06/22/2011 22:09:48.527385: Module Offline 06/22/2011 22:10:23.644325: Module register received 06/22/2011 22:10:23.645444: Registration response sent 06/22/2011 22:10:23.864695: Module Online Sequence 06/22/2011 22:10:25.289316: Module Online

This example shows how to display the Fabric Extender interfaces pinned to a specific switch interface:

switch(config-fex)# show interface ethernet 1/19 fex-intf 'Fabric FEX Interface Interfaces

-------------------------------------------------- Eth1/19 Eth100/1/4 Eth100/1/3 Eth100/1/2 Eth100/1/1

This example shows how to display the switch interfaces that are connected to a Fabric Extender uplink:

switch(config-fex)# show interface fex-fabric Fabric Fabric Fex FEX Fex Port Port State Uplink Model Serial

--------------------------------------------------------------100 Eth1/19 Active 1 N2K-B22HP-P FOC1514256S 100 Eth1/20 Active 2 N2K-B22HP-P FOC1514256S 100 Eth1/21 Active 3 N2K-B22HP-P FOC1514256S 100 Eth1/22 Active 4 N2K-B22HP-P FOC1514256S switch(config-fex)#

Note The above example shows a Fabric Extender with four uplink connections, only one of which is currently

active.

This example shows how to display the SFP+ transceiver and diagnostic optical monitoring (DOM) information for Fabric Extender uplinks:

switch# show interface ethernet 1/40 transceiver Ethernet1/40

sfp is present name is CISCO-EXCELIGHT part number is SPP5101SR-C1 revision is A serial number is ECL120901AV nominal bitrate is 10300 MBits/sec Link length supported for 50/125mm fiber is 82 m(s) Link length supported for 62.5/125mm fiber is 26 m(s) cisco id is -cisco extended id number is 4

switch# show interface ethernet 1/40 transceiver fex-fabric Ethernet1/40

sfp is present name is CISCO-EXCELIGHT part number is SPP5101SR-C1 revision is A serial number is ECL120601U0 nominal bitrate is 10300 MBits/sec Link length supported for 50/125mm fiber is 82 m(s) Link length supported for 62.5/125mm fiber is 26 m(s) cisco id is -cisco extended id number is 4

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 15

Note The first show command above shows the SFP+ transceiver that is plugged into the parent switch

interface. The second show command displays the SFP+ transceiver that is plugged into the uplink port on the Fabric Extender.

Displaying Chassis Management Information

To display configuration information used on the switch supervisor to manage the Fabric Extender, perform one of these tasks:

Command Purpose

switch# show diagnostic result fex chassis

switch# show inventory fex chassis

switch# show module fex chassis

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

Displays results from the diagnostic test for a Fabric Extender chassis.

Displays inventory information for a Fabric Extender chassis.

Displays module information about a Fabric Extender chassis.

This example shows how to display the module information about all connected Fabric Extender units:

switch(config-fex)# show module fex FEX Mod Ports Card Type Model Status.

--- --- ----- ---------------------------------- ------------------ ----------100 1 16 Fabric Extender 16x10GE + 8x10G Module N2K-B22HP-P present

FEX Mod Sw Hw World-Wide-Name(s) (WWN)

--- --- -------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------100 1 5.0(3)N2(1) 0.501 --

FEX Mod MAC-Address(es) Serial-Num

--- --- -------------------------------------- ---------100 1 e8b7.484b.e880 to e8b7.484b.e88f FOC1514256S switch(config-fex)# switch(config-fex)# show module fex 100 FEX Mod Ports Card Type Model Status.

--- --- ----- ---------------------------------- ------------------ ----------100 1 16 Fabric Extender 16x10GE + 8x10G Module N2K-B22HP-P present

FEX Mod Sw Hw World-Wide-Name(s) (WWN)

--- --- -------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------100 1 5.0(3)N2(1) 0.501 --

FEX Mod MAC-Address(es) Serial-Num

--- --- -------------------------------------- ---------100 1 e8b7.484b.e880 to e8b7.484b.e88f FOC1514256S switch(config-fex)#

This example shows how to display the inventory information about a specific Fabric Extender unit:

switch(config-fex)# show inventory fex 100 NAME: "FEX 100 CHASSIS", DESCR: "N2K-B22HP-P CHASSIS" PID: N2K-B22HP-P , VID: V00 , SN: FOC1516ZZLS

NAME: "FEX 100 Module 1", DESCR: "Fabric Extender Module: 16x10GE, 8x10GE Supervisor" PID: N2K-B22HP-P , VID: V00 , SN: FOC1514256S switch(config-fex)#

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 16

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

This example shows how to display diagnostic test results for a specific Fabric Extender unit:

switch(config-fex)# show diagnostic result fex 100 FEX-100: Fabric Extender 16x10GE + 8x10G Module SerialNo : FOC1514256S Overall Diagnostic Result for FEX-100 : OK

Test results: (. = Pass, F = Fail, U = Untested) TestPlatform:

0) SPROM: ---------------> .

1) Inband interface: ---------------> .

2) Fan: ---------------> .

3) Power Supply: ---------------> .

4) Temperature Sensor: ---------------> . Eth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Port -------------------------

. . . . . . . .

Eth 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Port ------------------------

. . . . . . . .

TestFabricPorts: Fabric 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Port -------------------------

. . . . . . . .

switch(config-fex)#

This example shows how to display the environment status for a specific Fabric Extender unit:

switch(config-fex)# show environment fex 100 Temperature Fex 100:

----------------------------------------------------------------Module Sensor MajorThresh MinorThres CurTemp Status (Celsius) (Celsius) (Celsius)

----------------------------------------------------------------1 Outlet-1 85 75 39 ok 1 Outlet-2 85 75 48 ok 1 Inlet-1 85 75 36 ok 1 Inlet-2 85 75 27 ok 1 Die-1 110 105 55 ok switch(config-fex)#

This example shows how to display the SPROM for a specific Fabric Extender unit:

switch(config-fex)# show sprom fex 100 all DISPLAY FEX 100 SUP sprom contents Common block: Block Signature : 0xabab Block Version : 3 Block Length : 160 Block Checksum : 0x1860 EEPROM Size : 65535 Block Count : 3 FRU Major Type : 0x6002 FRU Minor Type : 0x0 OEM String : Cisco Systems, Inc. Product Number : N2K-B22HP-P Serial Number : FOC1514256S Part Number : 73-13780-05 Part Revision : 02 Mfg Deviation : 0 H/W Version : 0.501 Mfg Bits : 0 Engineer Use : 0

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 17

snmpOID : 9.12.3.1.9.78.9.0 Power Consump : 625 RMA Code : 0-0-0-0 CLEI Code : COUCAPKCAA VID : V00 Supervisor Module specific block: Block Signature : 0x6002 Block Version : 2 Block Length : 103 Block Checksum : 0x2603 Feature Bits : 0x0 HW Changes Bits : 0x0 Card Index : 11048 MAC Addresses : 00-00-00-00-00-00 Number of MACs : 0 Number of EPLD : 0 Port Type-Num : 1-8 Sensor #1 : 85,75 Sensor #2 : 85,75 Sensor #3 : 85,75 Sensor #4 : 85,75 Sensor #5 : 95,85 Sensor #6 : -128,-128 Sensor #7 : -128,-128 Sensor #8 : -128,-128 Max Connector Power: 625 Cooling Requirement: 8 Ambient Temperature: 40

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

DISPLAY FEX 100 backplane sprom contents: Common block: Block Signature : 0xabab Block Version : 3 Block Length : 160 Block Checksum : 0x17e8 EEPROM Size : 65535 Block Count : 5

FRU Major Type : 0x6001 FRU Minor Type : 0x0 OEM String : Cisco Systems, Inc. Product Number : N2K-B22HP-P Serial Number : FOC1516ZZLS Part Number : 68-4133-02 Part Revision : 05 Mfg Deviation : 0 H/W Version : 0.501 Mfg Bits : 0 Engineer Use : 0 snmpOID : 9.12.3.1.3.1058.0.0 Power Consump : 0 RMA Code : 0-0-0-0 CLEI Code : COUCAPKCAA VID : V00 Chassis specific block: Block Signature : 0x6001 Block Version : 3 Block Length : 39 Block Checksum : 0x465 Feature Bits : 0x0 HW Changes Bits : 0x0 Stackmib OID : 0 MAC Addresses : e8-b7-48-4b-e8-80 Number of MACs : 64

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 18

Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

OEM Enterprise : 0 OEM MIB Offset : 0 MAX Connector Power: 0 WWN software-module specific block: Block Signature : 0x6005 Block Version : 1 Block Length : 0 Block Checksum : 0x66 wwn usage bits: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 License software-module specific block: Block Signature : 0x6006 Block Version : 1 Block Length : 16 Block Checksum : 0x77 lic usage bits: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

DISPLAY FEX 100 UPLINK sprom contents Common block: Block Signature : 0x0 Block Version : 0 Block Length : 0 Block Checksum : 0x0 EEPROM Size : 0 Block Count : 0 FRU Major Type : 0x0 FRU Minor Type : 0x0 OEM String :

Product Number : Serial Number : Part Number :

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 19

Part Revision : Mfg Deviation : H/W Version : 0.0 Mfg Bits : 0 Engineer Use : 0 snmpOID : 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0 Power Consump : 0 RMA Code : 0-0-0-0 CLEI Code : VID : V00 Supervisor Module specific block: Block Signature : 0x0 Block Version : 0 Block Length : 0 Block Checksum : 0x0 Feature Bits : 0x0 HW Changes Bits : 0x0 Card Index : 0 MAC Addresses : 00-00-00-00-00-00 Number of MACs : 0 Number of EPLD : 0 Port Type-Num : 0-0 Sensor #1 : 0,0 Sensor #2 : 0,0 Sensor #3 : 0,0 Sensor #4 : 0,0 Sensor #5 : 0,0 Sensor #6 : 0,0 Sensor #7 : 0,0 Sensor #8 : 0,0 Max Connector Power: 0 Cooling Requirement: 0 Ambient Temperature: 0 switch(config-fex)# switch(config-fex)# switch(config-fex)# switch(config-fex)# switch(config-fex)# switch(config-fex)#

Verifying the Configuration

The Onboard Administrator (OA) is the management module used to support and manage the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure or the HP Integrity Superdome 2 and all the devices used in the enclosure. Once the switch is installed in the interconnect bay, the OA verifies that the switch type matches the mezzanine cards present on the server blades. If there is no mismatch, the OA powers on the switch. If the switch does not power on, check the enclosure and switch status using the OA web interface. For more information and troubleshooting tips, see the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide or the or the HP Integrity Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator User Guide.

To verify the configuration,

1. Locate the LEDs. See Figure 6.

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 20

Additional Information

Figure 6 Identifying LEDs

310170

1 UID LED

2 Health LED

2. Check the LEDs and refer to the indicators described in the following table.

Item Description Indicators

1 UID LED—Helps the user locate a

specific module in the BladeSystem, such as for replacement.

2 Health LED—Indicates normal

operation.

Note You need an OA version of 3.3.

Note For HP Integrity Superdome 2, the minimum F/W bundle is 2.51.102

Additional Information

For more information on the association between the server mezzanine bays and the enclosure interconnect bays, see the setup and installation guide provided with your enclosure. For more information see the HP websites:

• http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/interconnects

Off

Steady green light

• http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation

• http://www.hp.com/go/Integrity_Servers-docs

The location where you install the mezzanine card determines where you need to install the interconnect modules such as the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP.

Figure 7 shows the external ports for the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP.

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started Guide

Page 21

Figure 7 External Ports