Storage VDCs

The storage VDC is one of the nondefault VDCs and it does need a license. However, a storage VDC does not need a VDC license because it relies on the FCoE license installed to enable the FCoE function on the modules. Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(1) for the Nexus 7000 Series devices, you can run FCoE on the F1, F2 and F2e Series modules, depending upon your specific release version. You can create separate storage VDCs to run FCoE. You can have only one storage VDC on the device, and you cannot configure the default VDC as a storage VDC.

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide - Creating VDCs [Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches] - Cisco

まず、Nexus 7kでFCoEを設定してみる。

switch(config)# install feature-set ?
fabric FABRIC
fabricpath Fabricpath
fex FEX
mpls MPLS

switch(config)# fea
feature feature-set
switch(config)# feature-set ?
...nil... No feature-sets currently available

switch(config)# fcoe ?

FCoEの機能が見つからず、うまくいかない。

まず、Nexus 9kでFCoEを設定してみる。

switch(config)# install feature-set ?
fcoe-npv FCOE-NPV
fex FEX
mpls MPLS

switch(config)# install feature-set fcoe-npv
fcoe-npv is not supported on this card(0x40aa0027)
switch(config)# install feature-set fcoe-npv
fcoe-npv is not supported on this card(0x40aa0027)

FCoEっぽい機能が見つかるも、有効化できず。。。

NexusにFCoEを収容したい時はVDCが必要と分かったのは収穫。

VDCはあきらめるしかないかな。。。

2018-04-22

GNS3でVDCの設定に挑戦、うまくいかず。。。

VDC gns3

手元にNexus 7kとNexus 9kがあるので、2通り試してみる。

①Nexus 7k(7.3(0)D1(1))で試してみる。

show versionでOSのバージョンを確認。

switch# sh version
Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software
TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Documents: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9372/tsd_products_support_serie
s_home.html
Copyright (c) 2002-2016, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
The copyrights to certain works contained herein are owned by
other third parties and are used and distributed under license.
Some parts of this software are covered under the GNU Public
License. A copy of the license is available at
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html.

NX-OSv is a demo version of the Nexus Operating System

Software
loader: version N/A
kickstart: version 7.3(0)D1(1)
system: version 7.3(0)D1(1)
kickstart image file is: bootflash:///titanium-d1-kickstart.7.3.0.D1.1.bin
kickstart compile time: 1/11/2016 16:00:00 [02/11/2016 10:30:12]
system image file is: bootflash:///titanium-d1.7.3.0.D1.1.bin
system compile time: 1/11/2016 16:00:00 [02/11/2016 13:08:11]

Hardware
cisco NX-OSv Chassis ("NX-OSv Supervisor Module")
QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5 with 3064740 kB of memory.
Processor Board ID TMB0261A00B

Device name: switch
bootflash: 3184776 kB

Kernel uptime is 0 day(s), 0 hour(s), 31 minute(s), 0 second(s)

plugin
Core Plugin, Ethernet Plugin

Active Package(s)

試しに「test1」という名前でVDCを作成してみる。

switch(config)# vdc ?
combined-hostname The hostname of non-default vdcs will be <default vdc
name>-<nondefault vdc name>
resource Configure resource template
switch VDC number 1
<WORD> Create a new vdc

switch(config)# vdc test1
ERROR: You have reached the maximum number of allowed vdcs [1]
switch(config)# ^C

うまくいかない。手元のNexus 7kではVDCの複数作成できない模様。

②Nexus 9k(version 7.0(3)I7(1))で試してみる。

switch# sh version
Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software
TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Documents: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9372/tsd_products_support_serie
s_home.html
Copyright (c) 2002-2017, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
The copyrights to certain works contained herein are owned by
other third parties and are used and distributed under license.
Some parts of this software are covered under the GNU Public
License. A copy of the license is available at
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html.

Nexus 9000v is a demo version of the Nexus Operating System

Software
BIOS: version
NXOS: version 7.0(3)I7(1)
BIOS compile time:
NXOS image file is: bootflash:///nxos.7.0.3.I7.1.bin
NXOS compile time: 8/31/2017 14:00:00 [08/31/2017 22:29:32]

Hardware
cisco Nexus9000 9000v Chassis
with 4037704 kB of memory.
Processor Board ID 95Y1SLC8GH6

Device name: switch
bootflash: 3509454 kB
Kernel uptime is 0 day(s), 0 hour(s), 29 minute(s), 20 second(s)

Last reset
Reason: Unknown
System version:
Service:

plugin
Core Plugin, Ethernet Plugin

Active Package(s):

試しに「test1」という名前でVDCを作成してみる。

switch# conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)# vdc ?
combined-hostname The hostname of non-default vdcs will be <default vdc
name>-<nondefault vdc name>
resource Configure resource template
switch VDC number 1

switch(config)# vdc test1
^
% Invalid command at '^' marker.
switch(config)#