Managing Network Adapters
This chapter includes the following sections:
Overview of the Cisco UCS C-Series Network Adapters
Note
The procedures in this chapter are available only when a Cisco UCS C-Series network adapter is installed
in the chassis.
A Cisco UCS C-Series network adapter can be installed to provide options for I/O consolidation and
virtualization support. The following adapters are available:
• Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card
• Cisco UCS VIC1225 Virtual Interface Card
The interactive UCS Hardware and Software Interoperability Utility lets you view the supported components
and configurations for a selected server model and software release. The utility is available at the following
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Viewing Network Adapter Properties
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, click an adapter in the table to display its properties.
The resources of the selected adapter appear in the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the Adapter Cards area, review the following information for the installed adapters:
Name
Description
PCI Slot column
The PCI slot in which the adapter is installed.
Product Name column
Serial Number column
Product ID column
Vendor column
The product name for the adapter.
The serial number for the adapter.
The product ID for the adapter.
The vendor for the adapter.
CIMC Management Enabled
column
Whether the adapter is able to manage CIMC. This functionality depends
on the type of adapter installed and how it is configured. For details,
see the hardware installation guide for the type of server you are using.
Step 6 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.
Step 7 In the Adapter Card Properties area, review the following information for the adapter:
Name
Description
PCI Slot field
The PCI slot in which the adapter is installed.
Vendor field
The vendor for the adapter.
Product Name field
Product ID field
The product name for the adapter.
The product ID for the adapter.
The serial number for the adapter.
The version ID for the adapter.
The hardware revision for the adapter.
Serial Number field
Version ID field
Hardware Revision field
CIMC Management Enabled
field
If this field displays yes, then the adapter is functioning in Cisco Card
Mode and passing CIMC management traffic through to the server
CIMC.
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Viewing Network Adapter Properties
Name
Description
Configuration Pending field
If this field displays yes, the adapter configuration has changed in CIMC
but these changes have not been communicated to the host operating
system.
To activate the changes, an administrator must reboot the adapter.
Description field
FIP Mode field
The user-defined description for the adapter, if any.
Whether FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) mode is enabled. FIP mode
ensures that the adapter is compatible with current FCoE standards.
NIV Mode field
Whether Network Interface Virtualization (NIV) is enabled.
If NIV mode is enabled:
• vNICs and vHBAs can be assigned to a specific channel
• vNICs and vHBAs can be associated with a port profile
• vNICs can fail over to another vNIC if there are communication
problems
Step 8 In the External Ethernet Interfaces area, review the following information for the adapter:
Name
Description
ID column
The uplink port ID.
MAC Address column
Link State column
The MAC address of the uplink port.
The current operational state of the uplink port. This can be one of the
following:
• Fault
• Link Up
• Link Down
• SFP ID Error
• SFP Not Installed
• SFP Security Check Failed
• Unsupported SFP
Encap column
The attribute added to the virtual network tag (VNTag) to support
Network Interface Virtualization (NIV).
Step 9 In the Firmware area, review the following information for the adapter:
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Configuring Adapter Properties
Name
Description
Running Version field
Backup Version field
The firmware version that is currently active.
The alternate firmware version installed on the adapter, if any. The
backup version is not currently running. To activate it, administrators
can click Activate Firmware in the Actions area.
Note
When you install new firmware on the adapter, any existing
backup version is deleted and the new firmware becomes the
backup version. You must manually activate the new firmware
if you want the adapter to run the new version.
Startup Version field
The firmware version that will become active the next time the adapter
is rebooted.
Bootloader Version field
Status field
The bootloader version associated with the adapter card.
The status of the last firmware activation that was performed on this
adapter.
Note
The status is reset each time the adapter is
rebooted.
What to Do Next
To view the properties of virtual NICs, VM FEXs, and virtual HBAs, see the following sections:
Configuring Adapter Properties
Before You Begin
• You must log in with admin privileges to perform this task.
• A supported Virtual Interface Card (VIC) must be installed in the chassis and the server must be powered
on.
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Configuring Adapter Properties
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Set Adapter Properties.
The Modify Adapter Properties dialog box opens.
Step 7 In the Modify Adapter Properties dialog box, update the following fields:
Name
Description
Description field
A user-defined description for the adapter.
You can enter between 1 and 63 characters.
Enable FIP Mode check box
Enable NIV Mode check box
If checked, then FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) mode is enabled.
FIP mode ensures that the adapter is compatible with current FCoE
standards.
Note
We recommend that you use this option only when explicitly
directed to do so by a technical support representative.
If checked, then Network Interface Virtualization (NIV) mode is enabled.
If NIV mode is enabled:
• vNICs and vHBAs can be assigned to a specific channel
• vNICs and vHBAs can be associated with a port profile
• vNICs can fail over to another vNIC if there are communication
problems
Number of VM FEX Interfaces The number of VM FEX interfaces you want CIMC to create.
field
Enter an integer between 0 and 112.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Step 8 Click Save Changes.
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Managing vHBAs
Managing vHBAs
Guidelines for Managing vHBAs
When managing vHBAs, consider the following guidelines and restrictions:
• The Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card and Cisco UCS VIC1225 Virtual Interface Card provide
two vHBAs (fc0 and fc1). You can create up to 16 additional vHBAs on these adapter cards.
Note
If Network Interface Virtualization (NIV) mode is enabled for the adapter, you must
assign a channel number to a vHBA when you create it.
• When using the Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card or Cisco UCS VIC1225 Virtual Interface Card
in an FCoE application, you must associate the vHBA with the FCoE VLAN. Follow the instructions
• After making configuration changes, you must reboot the host for settings to take effect.
Viewing vHBA Properties
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.
Step 7 Click Properties to open the vHBA Properties dialog box.
Step 8 In the General area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Name field
The name of the virtual HBA.
This name cannot be changed after the vHBA has been created.
World Wide Node Name field
The WWNN associated with the vHBA.
To let the system generate the WWNN, select AUTO. To specify a
WWNN, click the second radio button and enter the WWNN in the
corresponding field.
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Viewing vHBA Properties
Name
Description
World Wide Port Name field
The WWPN associated with the vHBA.
To let the system generate the WWPN, select AUTO. To specify a
WWPN, click the second radio button and enter the WWPN in the
corresponding field.
FC SAN Boot check box
If checked, the vHBA can be used to perform a SAN boot.
Enable Persistent LUN Binding If checked, any LUN ID associations are retained in memory until they
check box
are manually cleared.
Uplink Port field
The uplink port associated with the vHBA.
Note
This value cannot be changed for the system-defined vHBAs
fc0 and fc1.
MAC Address field
The MAC address associated with the vHBA.
To let the system generate the MAC address, select AUTO. To specify
an address, click the second radio button and enter the MAC address in
the corresponding field.
Default VLAN field
If there is no default VLAN for this vHBA, click NONE. Otherwise,
click the second radio button and enter a VLAN ID between 1 and 4094
in the field.
Class of Service drop-down list
The CoS for the vHBA.
Select an integer between 0 and 6, with 0 being lowest priority and 6
being the highest priority.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
Rate Limit field
The data rate limit for traffic on this vHBA, in Mbps.
If you want this vHBA to have an unlimited data rate, select OFF.
Otherwise, click the second radio button and enter an integer between
1 and 10,000.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
PCIe Device Order field
EDTOV field
The order in which this vHBA will be used.
To let the system set the order, select ANY. To specify an order, select
the second radio button and enter an integer between 0 and 17.
The error detect timeout value (EDTOV), which is the number of
milliseconds to wait before the system assumes that an error has
occurred.
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 100,000. The default is 2,000
milliseconds.
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Viewing vHBA Properties
Name
Description
RATOV field
The resource allocation timeout value (RATOV), which is the number
of milliseconds to wait before the system assumes that a resource cannot
be properly allocated.
Enter an integer between 5,000 and 100,000. The default is 10,000
milliseconds.
Max Data Field Size field
Channel Number field
The maximum size of the Fibre Channel frame payload bytes that the
vHBA supports.
Enter an integer between 256 and 2112.
The channel number that will be assigned to this vHBA.
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,000.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Port Profile drop-down list
The port profile that should be associated with the vHBA, if any.
This field displays the port profiles defined on the switch to which this
server is connected.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Step 9 In the Error Recovery area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Enable FCP Error Recovery
check box
If checked, the system uses FCP Sequence Level Error Recovery
protocol (FC-TAPE).
Link Down Timeout field
The number of milliseconds the uplink port should be offline before it
informs the system that the uplink port is down and fabric connectivity
has been lost.
Enter an integer between 0 and 240,000.
Port Down I/O Retries field
Port Down Timeout field
The number of times an I/O request to a port is returned because the
port is busy before the system decides the port is unavailable.
Enter an integer between 0 and 255.
The number of milliseconds a remote Fibre Channel port should be
offline before informing the SCSI upper layer that the port is unavailable.
Enter an integer between 0 and 240,000.
Step 10 In the Fibre Channel Interrupt area, review the information in the following fields:
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Viewing vHBA Properties
Name
Interrupt Mode drop-down list
Description
The preferred driver interrupt mode. This can be one of the following:
• MSIx—Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) with the optional
extension. This is the recommended option.
• MSI—MSI only.
• INTx—PCI INTx interrupts.
Step 11 In the Fibre Channel Port area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
I/O Throttle Count field
The number of I/O operations that can be pending in the vHBA at one
time.
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,024.
LUNs per Target field
The maximum number of LUNs that the driver will export. This is
usually an operating system platform limitation.
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,024. The recommended value is 1024.
Step 12 In the Fibre Channel Port FLOGI area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
FLOGI Retries field
The number of times that the system tries to log in to the fabric after
the first failure.
To specify an unlimited number of retries, select the INFINITE radio
button. Otherwise select the second radio button and enter an integer
into the corresponding field.
FLOGI Timeout field
The number of milliseconds that the system waits before it tries to log
in again.
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 255,000.
Step 13 In the Fibre Channel Port PLOGI area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
PLOGI Retries field
The number of times that the system tries to log in to a port after the
first failure.
Enter an integer between 0 and 255.
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Modifying vHBA Properties
Name
PLOGI Timeout field
Description
The number of milliseconds that the system waits before it tries to log
in again.
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 255,000.
Step 14 In the SCSI I/O area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
CDB Transmit Queue Count
field
The number of SCSI I/O queue resources the system should allocate.
Enter an integer between 1 and 8.
CDB Work Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each SCSI I/O queue.
Enter an integer between 64 and 512.
Step 15 In the Receive/Transmit Queues area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
FC Work Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each transmit queue.
Enter an integer between 64 and 128.
FC Receive Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each receive queue.
Enter an integer between 64 and 128.
Modifying vHBA Properties
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
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Modifying vHBA Properties
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.
Step 7 Click Properties to open the vHBA Properties dialog box.
Step 8 In the General area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
Name field
The name of the virtual HBA.
This name cannot be changed after the vHBA has been created.
World Wide Node Name field
World Wide Port Name field
FC SAN Boot check box
The WWNN associated with the vHBA.
To let the system generate the WWNN, select AUTO. To specify a
WWNN, click the second radio button and enter the WWNN in the
corresponding field.
The WWPN associated with the vHBA.
To let the system generate the WWPN, select AUTO. To specify a
WWPN, click the second radio button and enter the WWPN in the
corresponding field.
If checked, the vHBA can be used to perform a SAN boot.
Enable Persistent LUN Binding If checked, any LUN ID associations are retained in memory until they
check box
are manually cleared.
Uplink Port field
The uplink port associated with the vHBA.
Note
This value cannot be changed for the system-defined vHBAs
fc0 and fc1.
MAC Address field
The MAC address associated with the vHBA.
To let the system generate the MAC address, select AUTO. To specify
an address, click the second radio button and enter the MAC address in
the corresponding field.
Default VLAN field
If there is no default VLAN for this vHBA, click NONE. Otherwise,
click the second radio button and enter a VLAN ID between 1 and 4094
in the field.
Class of Service drop-down list
The CoS for the vHBA.
Select an integer between 0 and 6, with 0 being lowest priority and 6
being the highest priority.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
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Modifying vHBA Properties
Name
Description
Rate Limit field
The data rate limit for traffic on this vHBA, in Mbps.
If you want this vHBA to have an unlimited data rate, select OFF.
Otherwise, click the second radio button and enter an integer between
1 and 10,000.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
PCIe Device Order field
EDTOV field
The order in which this vHBA will be used.
To let the system set the order, select ANY. To specify an order, select
the second radio button and enter an integer between 0 and 17.
The error detect timeout value (EDTOV), which is the number of
milliseconds to wait before the system assumes that an error has
occurred.
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 100,000. The default is 2,000
milliseconds.
RATOV field
The resource allocation timeout value (RATOV), which is the number
of milliseconds to wait before the system assumes that a resource cannot
be properly allocated.
Enter an integer between 5,000 and 100,000. The default is 10,000
milliseconds.
Max Data Field Size field
Channel Number field
The maximum size of the Fibre Channel frame payload bytes that the
vHBA supports.
Enter an integer between 256 and 2112.
The channel number that will be assigned to this vHBA.
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,000.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Port Profile drop-down list
The port profile that should be associated with the vHBA, if any.
This field displays the port profiles defined on the switch to which this
server is connected.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Step 9 In the Error Recovery area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
Enable FCP Error Recovery
check box
If checked, the system uses FCP Sequence Level Error Recovery
protocol (FC-TAPE).
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Modifying vHBA Properties
Name
Description
Link Down Timeout field
The number of milliseconds the uplink port should be offline before it
informs the system that the uplink port is down and fabric connectivity
has been lost.
Enter an integer between 0 and 240,000.
Port Down I/O Retries field
Port Down Timeout field
The number of times an I/O request to a port is returned because the
port is busy before the system decides the port is unavailable.
Enter an integer between 0 and 255.
The number of milliseconds a remote Fibre Channel port should be
offline before informing the SCSI upper layer that the port is unavailable.
Enter an integer between 0 and 240,000.
Step 10 In the Fibre Channel Interrupt area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
Interrupt Mode drop-down list
The preferred driver interrupt mode. This can be one of the following:
• MSIx—Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) with the optional
extension. This is the recommended option.
• MSI—MSI only.
• INTx—PCI INTx interrupts.
Step 11 In the Fibre Channel Port area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
I/O Throttle Count field
The number of I/O operations that can be pending in the vHBA at one
time.
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,024.
LUNs per Target field
The maximum number of LUNs that the driver will export. This is
usually an operating system platform limitation.
Enter an integer between 1 and 1,024. The recommended value is 1024.
Step 12 In the Fibre Channel Port FLOGI area, update the following fields:
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Modifying vHBA Properties
Name
Description
FLOGI Retries field
The number of times that the system tries to log in to the fabric after
the first failure.
To specify an unlimited number of retries, select the INFINITE radio
button. Otherwise select the second radio button and enter an integer
into the corresponding field.
FLOGI Timeout field
The number of milliseconds that the system waits before it tries to log
in again.
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 255,000.
Step 13 In the Fibre Channel Port PLOGI area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
PLOGI Retries field
The number of times that the system tries to log in to a port after the
first failure.
Enter an integer between 0 and 255.
PLOGI Timeout field
The number of milliseconds that the system waits before it tries to log
in again.
Enter an integer between 1,000 and 255,000.
Step 14 In the SCSI I/O area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
CDB Transmit Queue Count
field
The number of SCSI I/O queue resources the system should allocate.
Enter an integer between 1 and 8.
CDB Work Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each SCSI I/O queue.
Enter an integer between 64 and 512.
Step 15 In the Receive/Transmit Queues area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
FC Work Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each transmit queue.
Enter an integer between 64 and 128.
FC Receive Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each receive queue.
Enter an integer between 64 and 128.
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Creating a vHBA
Step 16 Click Save Changes.
Creating a vHBA
The adapter provides two permanent vHBAs. If NIV mode is enabled, you can create up to 16 additional
vHBAs.
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, choose one of these actions:
• To create a vHBA using default configuration settings, click Add.
• To create a vHBA using the same configuration settings as an existing vHBA, select that vHBA and
click Clone.
The Add vHBA dialog box appears.
Step 7 In the Add vHBA dialog box, enter a name for the vHBA in the Name entry box.
Step 8 Click Add vHBA.
What to Do Next
• Reboot the server to create the vHBA.
• If configuration changes are required, configure the new vHBA as described in Modifying vHBA
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Deleting a vHBA
Deleting a vHBA
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.
Note
You cannot delete either of the two default vHBAs, fc0 or
fc1.
Step 7 Click Delete and click OK to confirm.
vHBA Boot Table
In the vHBA boot table, you can specify up to four LUNs from which the server can boot.
Creating a Boot Table Entry
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.
Step 7 Click Boot Table to open the Boot Table dialog box for the selected vHBA.
Step 8 In the Boot Table dialog box, click Add to open the Add Boot Entry dialog box.
Step 9 In the Add Boot Entry dialog box, update the following fields:
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Deleting a Boot Table Entry
Name
Description
Target WWPN field
The World Wide Port Name (WWPN) that corresponds to the location
of the boot image.
Enter the WWPN in the format hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh.
LUN ID field
The LUN ID that corresponds to the location of the boot image.
Enter an ID between 0 and 255.
Add Boot Entry button
Reset Values button
Cancel button
Adds the specified location to the boot table.
Clears the values currently entered in the fields.
Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog
box was open.
Step 10 Click Add Boot Entry.
Deleting a Boot Table Entry
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.
Step 7 Click Boot Table to open the Boot Table dialog box for the selected vHBA.
Step 8 In the Boot Table dialog box, click the entry to be deleted.
Step 9 Click Delete and click OK to confirm.
vHBA Persistent Binding
Persistent binding ensures that the system-assigned mapping of Fibre Channel targets is maintained after a
reboot.
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Viewing Persistent Bindings
Viewing Persistent Bindings
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.
Step 7 Click Persistent Bindings to open the Persistent Bindings dialog box for the selected vHBA.
Step 8 In the Persistent Bindings dialog box for the selected vHBA, review the following information:
Name
Description
Index column
The unique identifier for the binding.
Target WWPN column
Host WWPN column
Bus ID column
The target World Wide Port Name with which the binding is associated.
The host World Wide Port Name with which the binding is associated.
The bus ID with which the binding is associated.
Target ID column
The target ID on the host system with which the binding is associated.
Clears all unused bindings and resets the ones that are in use.
Rebuild Persistent Bindings
button
Close button
Closes the dialog box and saves your changes.
Step 9 Click Close.
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Rebuilding Persistent Bindings
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vHBAs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Fibre Channel Interfaces area, select a vHBA from the table.
Step 7 Click Persistent Bindings to open the Persistent Bindings dialog box for the selected vHBA.
Step 8 In the Persistent Bindings dialog box for the selected vHBA, click Rebuild Persistent Bindings.
Step 9 Click Close.
Managing vNICs
Guidelines for Managing vNICs
When managing vNICs, consider the following guidelines and restrictions:
• The Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card and Cisco UCS VIC1225 Virtual Interface Card provide
two default vNICs (eth0 and eth1). You can create up to 16 additional vNICs on these adapter cards.
Note
If Network Interface Virtualization (NIV) mode is enabled for the adapter, you must
assign a channel number to a vNIC when you create it.
• After making configuration changes, you must reboot the host for settings to take effect.
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Viewing vNIC Properties
Viewing vNIC Properties
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vNICs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Ethernet Interfaces area, select a vNIC from the table.
Step 7 Click Properties to open the vNIC Properties dialog box.
Step 8 In the General area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Name field
The name for the virtual NIC.
This name cannot be changed after the vNIC has been created.
MTU field
The maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that this vNIC accepts.
Enter an integer between 1500 and 9000.
Uplink Port drop-down list
MAC Address field
The uplink port associated with this vNIC. All traffic for this vNIC goes
through this uplink port.
The MAC address associated with the vNIC.
To let the adapter select an available MAC address from its internal
pool, select Auto. To specify an address, click the second radio button
and enter the MAC address in the corresponding field.
Class of Service drop-down list
The class of service to associate with traffic from this vNIC.
Select an integer between 0 and 6, with 0 being lowest priority and 6
being the highest priority.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
Trust Host CoS check box
PCI Order field
Check this box if you want the vNIC to use the class of service provided
by the host operating system.
The order in which this vNIC will be used.
To let the system set the order, select Any. To specify an order, select
the second radio button and enter an integer between 0 and 17.
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Name
Description
Default VLAN field
If there is no default VLAN for this vNIC, click NONE. Otherwise,
click the second radio button and enter a VLAN ID between 1 and 4094
in the field.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
VLAN Mode drop-down list
Rate Limit field
If you want to use VLAN trunking, select TRUNK. Otherwise, select
ACCESS.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
If you want this vNIC to have an unlimited data rate, select OFF.
Otherwise, click the second radio button and enter a rate limit in the
associated field.
Enter an integer between 1 and 10,000 Mbps.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
Enable PXE Boot check box
Channel Number field
Check this box if the vNIC can be used to perform a PXE boot.
Select the channel number that will be assigned to this vNIC.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Port Profile drop-down list
Select the port profile that should be associated with the vNIC.
This field displays the port profiles defined on the switch to which this
server is connected.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Enable Uplink Failover check box Check this box if traffic on this vNIC should fail over to the secondary
interface if there are communication problems.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Failback Timeout field
After a vNIC has started using its secondary interface, this setting
controls how long the primary interface must be available before the
system resumes using the primary interface for the vNIC.
Enter a number of seconds between 0 and 600.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Step 9 In the Ethernet Interrupt area, review the information in the following fields:
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Name
Description
Interrupt Count field
The number of interrupt resources to allocate. In general, this value
should be equal to the number of completion queue resources.
Enter an integer between 1 and 514.
Coalescing Time field
The time to wait between interrupts or the idle period that must be
encountered before an interrupt is sent.
Enter an integer between 1 and 65535. To turn off interrupt coalescing,
enter 0 (zero) in this field.
Coalescing Type drop-down list This can be one of the following:
• MIN—The system waits for the time specified in the Coalescing
Time field before sending another interrupt event.
• IDLE—The system does not send an interrupt until there is a
period of no activity lasting as least as long as the time specified
in the Coalescing Time field.
Interrupt Mode drop-down list
The preferred driver interrupt mode. This can be one of the following:
• MSI-X—Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) with the optional
extension. This is the recommended option.
• MSI—MSI only.
• INTx—PCI INTx interrupts.
Step 10 In the Ethernet Receive Queue area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Receive Queue Count field
The number of receive queue resources to allocate.
Enter an integer between 1 and 256.
Receive Queue Ring Size field
The number of descriptors in each receive queue.
Enter an integer between 64 and 4096.
Step 11 In the Ethernet Transmit Queue area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Transmit Queue Count field
The number of transmit queue resources to allocate.
Enter an integer between 1 and 256.
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Viewing vNIC Properties
Name
Description
Transmit Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each transmit queue.
Enter an integer between 64 and 4096.
Step 12 In the Completion Queue area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Completion Queue Count field The number of completion queue resources to allocate. In general, the
number of completion queue resources you should allocate is equal to
the number of transmit queue resources plus the number of receive
queue resources.
Enter an integer between 1 and 512.
Completion Queue Ring Size
field
The number of descriptors in each completion queue.
This value cannot be changed.
Step 13 In the TCP Offload area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Enable TCP Segmentation
Offload check box
If checked, the CPU sends large TCP packets to the hardware to be
segmented. This option may reduce CPU overhead and increase
throughput rate.
If cleared, the CPU segments large packets.
Note
This option is also known as Large Send Offload
(LSO).
Enable TCP Rx Offload
If checked, the CPU sends all packet checksums to the hardware for
Checksum Validation check box validation. This option may reduce CPU overhead.
If cleared, the CPU validates all packet checksums.
Enable TCP Tx Offload
If checked, the CPU sends all packets to the hardware so that the
Checksum Generation check box checksum can be calculated. This option may reduce CPU overhead.
If cleared, the CPU calculates all packet checksums.
Enable Large Receive check box If checked, the hardware reassembles all segmented packets before
sending them to the CPU. This option may reduce CPU utilization and
increase inbound throughput.
If cleared, the CPU processes all large packets.
Step 14 In the Receive Side Scaling area, review the information in the following fields:
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Name
Description
Enable TCP Receive Side Scaling Receive Side Scaling (RSS) distributes network receive processing
check box
across multiple CPUs in multiprocessor systems.
If checked, network receive processing is shared across processors
whenever possible.
If cleared, network receive processing is always handled by a single
processor even if additional processors are available.
Enable IPv4 RSS check box
If checked, RSS is enabled on IPv4 networks.
Enable TCP-IPv4 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv4 networks.
Enable IPv6 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled on IPv6 networks.
Enable TCP-IPv6 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.
Enable IPv6 Extension RSS
If checked, RSS is enabled for IPv6 extensions.
check box
Enable TCP-IPv6 Extension RSS If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.
check box
Modifying vNIC Properties
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vNICs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Ethernet Interfaces area, select a vNIC from the table.
Step 7 Click Properties to open the vNIC Properties dialog box.
Step 8 In the General area, update the following fields:
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Name
Description
Name field
The name for the virtual NIC.
This name cannot be changed after the vNIC has been created.
MTU field
The maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that this vNIC accepts.
Enter an integer between 1500 and 9000.
Uplink Port drop-down list
MAC Address field
The uplink port associated with this vNIC. All traffic for this vNIC goes
through this uplink port.
The MAC address associated with the vNIC.
To let the adapter select an available MAC address from its internal
pool, select Auto. To specify an address, click the second radio button
and enter the MAC address in the corresponding field.
Class of Service drop-down list
The class of service to associate with traffic from this vNIC.
Select an integer between 0 and 6, with 0 being lowest priority and 6
being the highest priority.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
Trust Host CoS check box
PCI Order field
Check this box if you want the vNIC to use the class of service provided
by the host operating system.
The order in which this vNIC will be used.
To let the system set the order, select Any. To specify an order, select
the second radio button and enter an integer between 0 and 17.
Default VLAN field
If there is no default VLAN for this vNIC, click NONE. Otherwise,
click the second radio button and enter a VLAN ID between 1 and 4094
in the field.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
VLAN Mode drop-down list
Rate Limit field
If you want to use VLAN trunking, select TRUNK. Otherwise, select
ACCESS.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
If you want this vNIC to have an unlimited data rate, select OFF.
Otherwise, click the second radio button and enter a rate limit in the
associated field.
Enter an integer between 1 and 10,000 Mbps.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
Enable PXE Boot check box
Check this box if the vNIC can be used to perform a PXE boot.
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Name
Description
Select the channel number that will be assigned to this vNIC.
Channel Number field
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Port Profile drop-down list
Select the port profile that should be associated with the vNIC.
This field displays the port profiles defined on the switch to which this
server is connected.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Enable Uplink Failover check box Check this box if traffic on this vNIC should fail over to the secondary
interface if there are communication problems.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Failback Timeout field
After a vNIC has started using its secondary interface, this setting
controls how long the primary interface must be available before the
system resumes using the primary interface for the vNIC.
Enter a number of seconds between 0 and 600.
Note
NIV mode is required for this
option.
Step 9 In the Ethernet Interrupt area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
Interrupt Count field
The number of interrupt resources to allocate. In general, this value
should be equal to the number of completion queue resources.
Enter an integer between 1 and 514.
Coalescing Time field
The time to wait between interrupts or the idle period that must be
encountered before an interrupt is sent.
Enter an integer between 1 and 65535. To turn off interrupt coalescing,
enter 0 (zero) in this field.
Coalescing Type drop-down list This can be one of the following:
• MIN—The system waits for the time specified in the Coalescing
Time field before sending another interrupt event.
• IDLE—The system does not send an interrupt until there is a
period of no activity lasting as least as long as the time specified
in the Coalescing Time field.
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Name
Interrupt Mode drop-down list
Description
The preferred driver interrupt mode. This can be one of the following:
• MSI-X—Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) with the optional
extension. This is the recommended option.
• MSI—MSI only.
• INTx—PCI INTx interrupts.
Step 10 In the Ethernet Receive Queue area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
Receive Queue Count field
The number of receive queue resources to allocate.
Enter an integer between 1 and 256.
Receive Queue Ring Size field
The number of descriptors in each receive queue.
Enter an integer between 64 and 4096.
Step 11 In the Ethernet Transmit Queue area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
Transmit Queue Count field
The number of transmit queue resources to allocate.
Enter an integer between 1 and 256.
Transmit Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each transmit queue.
Enter an integer between 64 and 4096.
Step 12 In the Completion Queue area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
Completion Queue Count field The number of completion queue resources to allocate. In general, the
number of completion queue resources you should allocate is equal to
the number of transmit queue resources plus the number of receive
queue resources.
Enter an integer between 1 and 512.
Completion Queue Ring Size
field
The number of descriptors in each completion queue.
This value cannot be changed.
Step 13 In the TCP Offload area, update the following fields:
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Name
Description
Enable TCP Segmentation
Offload check box
If checked, the CPU sends large TCP packets to the hardware to be
segmented. This option may reduce CPU overhead and increase
throughput rate.
If cleared, the CPU segments large packets.
Note
This option is also known as Large Send Offload
(LSO).
Enable TCP Rx Offload
If checked, the CPU sends all packet checksums to the hardware for
Checksum Validation check box validation. This option may reduce CPU overhead.
If cleared, the CPU validates all packet checksums.
Enable TCP Tx Offload
If checked, the CPU sends all packets to the hardware so that the
Checksum Generation check box checksum can be calculated. This option may reduce CPU overhead.
If cleared, the CPU calculates all packet checksums.
Enable Large Receive check box If checked, the hardware reassembles all segmented packets before
sending them to the CPU. This option may reduce CPU utilization and
increase inbound throughput.
If cleared, the CPU processes all large packets.
Step 14 In the Receive Side Scaling area, update the following fields:
Name
Description
Enable TCP Receive Side Scaling Receive Side Scaling (RSS) distributes network receive processing
check box
across multiple CPUs in multiprocessor systems.
If checked, network receive processing is shared across processors
whenever possible.
If cleared, network receive processing is always handled by a single
processor even if additional processors are available.
Enable IPv4 RSS check box
If checked, RSS is enabled on IPv4 networks.
Enable TCP-IPv4 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv4 networks.
Enable IPv6 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled on IPv6 networks.
Enable TCP-IPv6 RSS check box If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.
Enable IPv6 Extension RSS
If checked, RSS is enabled for IPv6 extensions.
check box
Enable TCP-IPv6 Extension RSS If checked, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.
check box
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Creating a vNIC
Step 15 Click Save Changes.
Creating a vNIC
The adapter provides two permanent vNICs. You can create up to 16 additional vNICs.
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vNICs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Ethernet Interfaces area, choose one of these actions:
• To create a vNIC using default configuration settings, click Add.
• To create a vNIC using the same configuration settings as an existing vNIC, select that vNIC and click
Clone.
The Add vNIC dialog box appears.
Step 7 In the Add vNIC dialog box, enter a name for the vNIC in the Name entry box.
Step 8 (Optional) In the Add vNIC dialog box, enter a channel number for the vNIC in the Channel Number entry
box.
Note
If NIV is enabled on the adapter, you must assign a channel number for the vNIC when you create
it.
Step 9 Click Add vNIC.
What to Do Next
If configuration changes are required, configure the new vNIC as described in Modifying vNIC Properties,
on page 25.
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Deleting a vNIC
Deleting a vNIC
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the vNICs tab.
Step 6 In the Host Ethernet Interfaces area, select a vNIC from the table.
Note
You cannot delete either of the two default vNICs, eth0 or
eth1.
Step 7 Click Delete and click OK to confirm.
Managing VM FEX
Virtual Machine Fabric Extender
Cisco Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM FEX) extends the (prestandard) IEEE 802.1Qbh port extender
architecture to virtual machines. In this architecture, each VM interface is provided with a virtual Peripheral
Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) device and a virtual port on a switch.
Viewing Virtual FEX Properties
Before You Begin
• The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.
• A supported Virtual Interface Card (VIC) must be installed in the chassis and the server must be powered
on.
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
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If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the VM FEXs tab.
Step 6 In the Virtual FEXs area, review the following information:
Name
Description
Properties button
Opens a dialog box that allows you to view the properties for the selected
VM FEX.
Name column
MTU column
The name of the VM FEX.
The maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that this VM FEX
accepts.
CoS column
If enabled, the VM FEX uses the class of service provided by the host
operating system.
VLAN column
The VLAN associated with the VM FEX.
The mode for the associated VLAN.
VLAN Mode column
Uplink Failover column
If NIV mode is enabled for the adapter, this column displays whether
traffic on this VM FEX will fail over to a secondary interface if the
primary interface fails.
Step 7 In the Virtual FEXs area, select a VM FEX from the table.
Step 8 Click Properties to open the VM FEX Properties dialog box for the selected VM FEX.
Step 9 In the General Properties area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Name field
The name of the VM FEX.
MTU field
The maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that this VM FEX
accepts.
Trust Host CoS field
If enabled, the VM FEX uses the class of service provided by the host
operating system.
PCI Order field
Default VLAN field
Rate Limit field
PXE Boot field
The order in which this VM FEX will be used, if any.
The VLAN associated with the VM FEX.
The data rate limit associated with this VM FEX, if any.
Whether PXE boot is enabled or disabled for this VM FEX.
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Viewing Virtual FEX Properties
Step 10 In the Ethernet Interrupt area, review the information in the following fields:
Name Description
Interrupt Count field
Coalescing Time field
The number of interrupt resources allocated to this VM FEX.
The time CIMC waits between interrupts or the idle period that must
be encountered before an interrupt is sent.
Coalescing Type field
This can be one of the following:
• MIN—The system waits for the time specified in the Coalescing
Time field before sending another interrupt event.
• IDLE—The system does not send an interrupt until there is a
period of no activity lasting as least as long as the time specified
in the Coalescing Time field.
Interrupt Mode field
The preferred driver interrupt mode. This can be one of the following:
• MSIx—Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) with the optional
extension.
• MSI—MSI only.
• INTx—PCI INTx interrupts.
Step 11 In the Ethernet Receive Queue area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Receive Queue Count field
The number of receive queue resources allocated to this VM FEX.
Receive Queue Ring Size field
The number of descriptors in each receive queue.
Step 12 In the Ethernet Transmit Queue area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Transmit Queue Count field
The number of transmit queue resources allocated to this VM FEX.
Transmit Queue Ring Size field The number of descriptors in each transmit queue.
Step 13 In the Completion Queue area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Completion Queue Count field The number of completion queue resources allocated to this VM FEX.
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Viewing Virtual FEX Properties
Name
Description
The number of descriptors in each completion queue.
Completion Queue Ring Size
field
Step 14 In the TCP Offload area, review the information in the following fields:
Name
Description
Enable TCP Segmentation
Offload field
If enabled, the CPU sends large TCP packets to the hardware to be
segmented. If disabled, the CPU segments large packets.
Note
This option is also known as Large Send Offload
(LSO).
Enable TCP Rx Offload
Checksum Validation field
If enabled, the CPU sends all packet checksums to the hardware for
validation. If disabled, the CPU validates all packet checksums.
Enable TCP Tx Offload
Checksum Generation field
If enabled, the CPU sends all packets to the hardware so that the
checksum can be calculated. If disabled, the CPU calculates all packet
checksums.
Enable Large Receive field
If enabled, the hardware reassembles all segmented packets before
sending them to the CPU. If disabled, the CPU processes all large
packets.
Step 15 In the Receive Side Scaling area, review the information in the following fields:
Name Description
Enable TCP Receive Side Scaling Receive Side Scaling (RSS) distributes network receive processing
field
across multiple CPUs in multiprocessor systems.
If enabled, network receive processing is shared across processors
whenever possible. If disabled, network receive processing is always
handled by a single processor even if additional processors are available.
Enable IPv4 RSS field
If enabled, RSS is enabled on IPv4 networks.
Enable TCP-IPv4 RSS field
Enable IPv6 RSS field
If enabled, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv4 networks.
If enabled, RSS is enabled on IPv6 networks.
Enable TCP-IPv6 RSS field
If enabled, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.
Enable IPv6 Extension RSS field If enabled, RSS is enabled for IPv6 extensions.
Enable TCP-IPv6 Extension RSS If enabled, RSS is enabled for TCP transmissions across IPv6 networks.
field
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Backing Up and Restoring the Adapter Configuration
Backing Up and Restoring the Adapter Configuration
Exporting the Adapter Configuration
The adapter configuration can be exported as an XML file to a TFTP server.
Before You Begin
Obtain the TFTP server IP address.
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Export Configuration.
The Export Adapter Configuration dialog box opens.
Step 7 In the Export Adapter Configuration dialog box, update the following fields:
Name
Description
TFTP Server IP Address field
The IP address of the TFTP server to which the adapter configuration
file will be exported.
Path and Filename field
The path and filename CIMC should use when exporting the file to the
TFTP server.
Step 8 Click Export Configuration.
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Importing the Adapter Configuration
Importing the Adapter Configuration
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Import Configuration.
The Import Adapter Configuration dialog box opens.
Step 7 In the Import Adapter Configuration dialog box, update the following fields:
Name
Description
TFTP Server IP Address field
The IP address of the TFTP server on which the adapter configuration
file resides.
Path and Filename field
The path and filename of the configuration file on the TFTP server.
Step 8 Click Import Configuration.
The adapter downloads the configuration file from the specified path on the TFTP server at the specified IP
address. The configuration will be installed during the next server reboot.
What to Do Next
Reboot the server to apply the imported configuration.
Restoring Adapter Defaults
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
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Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Reset To Defaults and click OK to confirm.
Managing Adapter Firmware
Adapter Firmware
A Cisco UCS C-Series network adapter contains the following firmware components:
• Adapter firmware—The main operating firmware, consisting of an active and a backup image, can be
installed from the CIMC GUI or CLI interface or from the Host Upgrade Utility (HUU). You can upload
a firmware image from either a local file system or a TFTP server.
• Bootloader firmware—The bootloader firmware cannot be installed from the CIMC GUI or CLI. You
can install this firmware using the Host Upgrade Utility.
Installing Adapter Firmware From a Local File
Before You Begin
Store the adapter firmware file in the file system of the managing computer.
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Install Firmware to open the Install Adapter Firmware dialog
box.
Step 7 In the Install Adapter Firmware dialog box, select Install from local file, then click Next.
Step 8 Click Browse... and locate the adapter firmware file.
Step 9 Click Install Firmware.
What to Do Next
To activate the new firmware, see Activating Adapter Firmware.
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Installing Adapter Firmware From a TFTP Server
Installing Adapter Firmware From a TFTP Server
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Install Firmware to open the Install Adapter Firmware dialog
box.
Step 7 In the Install Adapter Firmware dialog box, select Install from TFTP server, then click Next.
Step 8 In the Install Adapter Firmware dialog box, update the following fields:
Name
Description
TFTP Server IP Address field
The IP address of the TFTP server on which the adapter configuration
file resides.
Path and Filename field
Back button
The path and filename of the configuration file on the TFTP server.
Click this button if you want to specify a local path for the firmware
package.
Install Firmware button
Close button
Click this button to install the selected firmware package in the adapter's
backup memory slot.
Click this button to close the wizard without making any changes to the
firmware versions stored on the server.
Step 9 Click Install Firmware.
What to Do Next
To activate the new firmware, see Activating Adapter Firmware.
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Activating Adapter Firmware
Activating Adapter Firmware
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Activate Firmware to open the Activate Adapter Firmware
dialog box.
Step 7 In the Activate Adapter Firmware dialog box, select the image to run the next time the firmware starts up.
Step 8 Click Activate Adapter Firmware.
Resetting the Adapter
Procedure
Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.
Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.
If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the
Adapter Cards area.
Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.
Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Reset and click Yes to confirm.
Note
Resetting the adapter also resets the
host.
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