03-03-2010 08:58 AM - edited 03-06-2019 09:58 AM
Hi clever people
I have a cluster with 2 hosts running ESX4U1, all managed by the latest version of vCenter Server. Licenses: Enterprise Plus
I 'm trying to get the Nexus 1000V to work.
I have installed the VSM successfully and the hosts are updated with the latest version of the VEMs.
In my vSphere client, when I go to Inventory > Networking, I can see my new Nexus DVS OK. When I try to add the hosts to it everything seems fine. The hosts have exactly the same network configuration with 6 physical uplinks, 4 of which I dedicate to the N1kV.
The port configuration on the physical upstream Cisco switches are setup identically. They all allow my test VLAN (183).
The VSM vnics (management, control, packet) are set on 3 individual port groups all on VLAN 183.
Each host service console talk to each other on VLAN 183 too.
I let VUM add the VEMs automatically successfully (I also did so manually in consecutive tests)
When I add the first host to the DVS, I can see the module loading on the VSM fine:
DVSN1kV-DBY2# 2010 Mar 3 04:17:00 DVSN1kV-DBY2 %PLATFORM-2-MOD_PWRUP: Module 3 powered up (Serial number )
sh module
Mod Ports Module-Type Model Status
--- ----- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------
1 0 Virtual Supervisor Module Nexus1000V active *
3 248 Virtual Ethernet Module NA ok
Mod Sw Hw
--- --------------- ------
1 4.0(4)SV1(2) 0.0
3 4.0(4)SV1(2) 1.10
Mod MAC-Address(es) Serial-Num
--- -------------------------------------- ----------
1 00-19-07-6c-5a-a8 to 00-19-07-6c-62-a8 NA
3 02-00-0c-00-03-00 to 02-00-0c-00-03-80 NA
Mod Server-IP Server-UUID Server-Name
--- --------------- ------------------------------------ --------------------
1 10.100.18.43 NA NA
3 10.100.18.0 44454c4c-5a00-1047-8059-c6c04f4d344a vmh01-dby2.*******
So far so good, however, when I add the second host, I get:
2010 Mar 3 04:17:05 DVSN1kV-DBY2 %PLATFORM-2-MOD_PWRUP: Module 4 powered up (Serial number )
2010 Mar 3 04:17:12 DVSN1kV-DBY2 %PLATFORM-2-PFM_VEM_REMOVE_NO_HB: Removing VEM 4 (heartbeats lost)
2010 Mar 3 04:17:12 DVSN1kV-DBY2 %PLATFORM-2-MOD_REMOVE: Module 4 removed (Serial number )
As you can see the module loads and gets kicked out straight away.
I have been trying to debug this to no avail. I have followed the 'getting started' and 'troubleshooting' guides found on the Cisco site but cannot find what the problem is...
I attached a file with more output from various debug commands I got from the troubleshooting guide.
I'd grately appreciate if someone could find the time to help. It might be a but more obvious to you guys!
Thanks in advance.
Raph
03-04-2010 04:01 AM
Found what the problem was...
Seems that the config for my channel group was wrong. Instead of:
channel-group auto
I needed
channel-group auto mode on mac-pinning
Removed my host, re-added it with a fresh VEM install and it now shows on the VSM.
Thanks to roberbur @ https://www.myciscocommunity.com/thread/9165
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