Cisco Systems UCSCPCIEBTG, 57712 manual Creating a vHBA, Host-fc-if name

Managing Network Adapters

Creating a vHBA

Command or Action

Step 48 Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

commit

Purpose

Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

Note The changes will take effect upon the next server reboot.

This example configures the properties of a vHBA:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # show adapter			Product ID	Vendor
PCI Slot	Product Name	Serial Number
--------	--------------	--------------	--------------	--------------------
1	UCS VIC P81E	QCI1417A0QK	N2XX-ACPCI01	Cisco Systems Inc
Server /chassis # scope		adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter		# scope host-fc-if fc1

Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # set boot enable

Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# scope scsi-io

Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io *# set cdb-wq-count 2

Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io *# exit

Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit

Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

What to Do Next

Reboot the server to apply the changes.

Creating a vHBA

The adapter provides two permanent vHBAs. If NIV mode is enabled, you can create up to 16 additional vHBAs.

Before You Begin

You must log in with user or admin privileges to perform this task.

Procedure

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	Server# scope chassis	Enters the chassis command mode.
Step 2	Server /chassis # scope adapter	Enters the command mode for the adapter card at the PCI
	index	slot number specified by index.
		Note	The server must be powered on before you can
			view or change adapter settings.
Step 3	Server /chassis/adapter # create	Creates a vHBA and enters the host Fibre Channel
	host-fc-if name	interface command mode. The name argument can be up
		to 32 ASCII characters.

	Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller CLI Configuration Guide, Release 1.5
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