DescriptionName
Auser-defined name forthe port channel.
Thisname can be between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters. You
cannotuse spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _
(underscore),: (colon), and . (period), and you cannot change this name
afterthe object has beensaved.
Namefield
Thequality of service setting associated with this interface. This can
beone of the following:
Fc—Usethis priority for vHBAtraffic only.
Platinum—Usethis priority for vNIC trafficonly.
Gold—Usethis priority for vNICtraffic only.
Silver—Usethis priority for vNIC traffic only.
Bronze—Usethis priority for vNIC traffic only.
BestEffort—Do not use this priority. It is reserved for the Basic
Ethernettraffic lane.
Prioritydrop-down list
Theprotocol for the port channel. This can be one of the following:
Static
Lacp
Protocolfield
Clickthis link to create a LAN pin group.CreateLAN Pin Group link
Thenetwork control policy that vNICs created from this vNIC template
shoulduse.
NetworkControl Policy
drop-downlist
Clickthis link to create a global network controlpolicy that will be
availableto all portchannels.
CreateNetwork Control Policy
link
Step 6 Inthe VLANs area, do the following:
a) In the Port Mode field, click one of the following radio buttons to select the mode you want to use for
theport channel:
Trunk—CiscoUCS Manager GUI displays the VLANs Table that lets you choose the VLANs you
wantto use.
Access—CiscoUCS Manager GUI displays the Select VLAN drop-down list that allows you to
choosea VLANto associatewith this portchannel.
Witheither mode, you can click the Create VLAN link to create a new VLAN.
b) If you clicked the Trunk radio button, complete the following fields in the VLANs table:
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