Blade Connectivity Verification - Cisco RP Series Installation Manual

Blade Connectivity Verification

Step 5
Click Save Changes.
Note
Step 6 Configure server ports.
a) In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
b) Select Fabric Interconnect >Fabric Interconnect [A-B] > Fixed Module > Unconfigured Ports.
c) Choose one or more of the ports in the Ethernet Ports folder.
d) Right click and select Configure as Server Port.
e) Answer Yes to the question prompt.
f) Verify that the ports were successfully designated as Server Port.
g) Repeat the previous steps for all ports that are connected from the chassis IOM 1 to Fabric Interconnect
A.
h) Repeat the previous steps for all ports that are connect from the Chassis IOM 2 to Fabric Interconnect B.
i) Repeat the previous steps for all chassis connected to Fabric Interconnect A and B.
Step 7
Verify that the chassis connected to Fabric Interconnect (A and B) are present in the Equipment Main Topology
View or under the Chassis tab in the Navigation Pane.
Step 8
Verify the Connection Topology.
a) In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
b) For the UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis, select Chassis > Chassis Number > IO Modules > IO Module
Number.
c) Click the Fabric Ports tab.
d) Right click and select Configure as Server Port.
e) Use the information on this tab to verify your Server Port connections.
IO Module 1 should be connected to Fabric Interconnect A on ports 1/1 and 1/2. The ports should be up.
IO Module 2 should be connected to Fabric Interconnect B on ports 2/1 and 2/2. The ports should be up.
Blade Connectivity Verification
Before you begin
Use the following procedure along with the Cisco B-Series Checklist to configure the system parameters. If
the customer has not provided specific information, use the checklist defaul.
Procedure
Step 1 At the Fabric Interconnect A console, enter the following command to commission the external Fabric
Interconnect chassis or UCS 6324 Fabric Interconnect and show the chassis inventory:
Example:
Fabric-A# show chassis detail
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The remainder of the steps in this section do not apply to systems using a UCS Mini chassis with
a UCS 6324 Fabric Interconnect. If using a UCS Mini Chassis, proceed to .
Integrating UCS Components in the Dynamic Rack