Always uplink to SAN with Port-Channels and “Enable Fibre Channel Uplink Trunking”.
Simple uplinks have limitations. Even if only one VSAN is planned to be used, things change so “Enable Fibre Channel Uplink Trunking”.
Note |
If the fabric interconnects are configured for Fibre Channel end-host mode, enabling Fibre Channel uplink trunking renders all VSANs with an ID in the range from 3840 to 4079 non-operational.
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Procedure
| Step 1 |
In the Navigation pane, click the SAN tab. |
| Step 2 |
On the SAN tab, expand . |
| Step 3 |
Click the node for the fabric where you want to enable FC uplink trunking. |
| Step 4 |
In the Work pane, click the General tab. |
| Step 5 |
In the Actions area, click Enable FC Uplink Trunking. |
| Step 6 |
If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays a confirmation dialog box, click Yes. |
Procedure
| Step 1 |
In the Navigation pane, click the SAN tab. |
| Step 2 |
On the SAN tab, expand . |
| Step 3 |
Click the node for the fabric where you want to disable Fibre Channel uplink trunking. |
| Step 4 |
In the Work pane, click the General tab. |
| Step 5 |
In the Actions area, click Disable FC Uplink Trunking. |
| Step 6 |
If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays a confirmation dialog box, click Yes. |
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