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Blade ICE G8124 VNICs for iSCSI on Emulex Eraptor, Add ports and virtual pipes to a vNIC group

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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide

vNICs for iSCSI on Emulex Eraptor 2

The BLADEOS vNIC feature works with standard network applications like iSCSI as previously described. However, the Emulex Eraptor 2 NIC expects iSCSI traffic to occur only on a single vNIC pipe. When using the Emulex Erapter 2, only vNIC pipe 2 may participate in ISCSI.

To configure the switch for this solution, iSCSI traffic should be placed in its own vNIC group, comprised of the uplink port leading to the iSCSI target, and the related <port>.2 vNIC pipes connected to the participating servers. For example:

1.Define the server ports.

RS G8124(config)# system server-ports port 1-3

2.Enable the vNIC feature on the switch.

RS G8124 # vnic enable

3.Configure the virtual pipes for the iSCSI vNICs attached to each server port:

RS G8124(config)# vnic port 1 index 2

(Select vNIC 2 on the server port)

RS G8124(vnic_config)#

enable

(Enable the vNIC pipe)

RS G8124(vnic_config)#

exit

(Select vNIC 2 on the server port)

RS G8124(config)# vnic port 2 index 2

RS G8124(vnic_config)#

enable

(Enable the vNIC pipe)

RS G8124(vnic_config)#

exit

(Select vNIC 2 on the server port)

RS G8124(config)# vnic port 3 index 2

RS G8124(vnic_config)#

enable

(Enable the vNIC pipe)

RS G8124(vnic_config)#

exit

 

 

 

 

Note – vNICs are not supported simultaneously on the same switch ports as VMready, or on the same switch as DCBX or FCoE.

4. Add ports and virtual pipes to a vNIC group.

 

RS G8124(config)# vnic vnicgroup 1

(Select vNIC group)

 

RS G8124(vnic group config)# vlan 1000

(Specify the VLAN)

 

RS G8124(vnic group config)# member 1.2

(Add iSCSI vNIC pipes to the group)

 

RS G8124(vnic group config)# member 2.2

 

 

RS G8124(vnic group config)# member 3.2

(Add the uplink port to the group)

 

RS G8124(vnic group config)# port 4

 

RS G8124(vnic group config)# enable

(Enable the vNIC group)

 

RS G8124(vnic group config)# exit

 

 

 

 

5. Save the configuration.

 

164 ￿ Chapter 12: Virtual NICs

BMD00220, October 2010

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G8124-E, G8124 specifications

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