Re: HELP with Nexus - Port Channels across two 2k switches.

You will need the latest code on the 5k to do this if your 2ks are dual homed. If the 2k's are not dual homed then the 5.1.3-N1 should work.

Why not have your 2k's dual homed.. There is no reason to have you 2k's in parallel mode like this.

Regards,
 Joe Sanchez

On May 8, 2012, at 1:46 PM, Sirhan Khan <khan.sirhan_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I need help with this error please.
>
> current layout,
>
> 5K -----------------5K
> / \ / \
> 2K 2K 2K 2K
> \ / \ /
> SERVER SERVER
>
> VPC runs between the 5K devices, I want to create a two port-channels
> spanning across both switches. The servers have a connection to each 2K for
> redundancy purposes thus the reason for the port-channel across two
> switches.
>
>
> I get the following error.
>
> n5k01jndc2za(config-if)# channel-group 2104 mode active
> command failed: port not compatible [vPC cannot be defined across ST and AA
> FEX ]
>
> Information,
>
> Last login: Tue May 8 17:52:29 from 10.0.253.90
> Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software
> TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
> Copyright (c) 2002-2012, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
> The copyrights to certain works contained in this software are
> owned by other third parties and used and distributed under
> license. Certain components of this software are licensed under
> the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.0 or the GNU
> Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Version 2.1. A copy of each
> such license is available at
> http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php and
> http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.php
> n5k01jndc1za# show ver
> 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_series_home.html
> Copyright (c) 2002-2012, 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.
>
> Software
> BIOS: version 3.5.0
> loader: version N/A
> kickstart: version 5.1(3)N2(1)
> system: version 5.1(3)N2(1)
> power-seq: Module 1: version v1.0
> Module 2: version v1.0
> Module 3: version v2.0
> uC: version v1.2.0.1
> SFP uC: Module 1: v1.0.0.0
> BIOS compile time: 02/03/2011
> kickstart image file is: bootflash:///n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.1.3.N2.1.bin
> kickstart compile time: 3/20/2012 0:00:00 [03/20/2012 07:51:29]
> system image file is: bootflash:///n5000-uk9.5.1.3.N2.1.bin
> system compile time: 3/20/2012 0:00:00 [03/20/2012 09:00:58]
>
>
> Hardware
> cisco Nexus5548 Chassis ("O2 32X10GE/Modular Universal Platform
> Supervisor")
> Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU with 8263864 kB of memory.
> Processor Board ID FOC15423BVK
>
> Device name: n5k01jndc1za
> bootflash: 2007040 kB
>
> Kernel uptime is 1 day(s), 3 hour(s), 7 minute(s), 22 second(s)
>
> Last reset at 979145 usecs after Mon May 7 15:23:23 2012
>
> Reason: Disruptive upgrade
> System version: 5.0(3)N2(1)
> Service:
>
> plugin
> Core Plugin, Ethernet Plugin
>
> n5k01jndc2za# sh license usage
> Feature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments
> Count
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> FCOE_NPV_PKG No - Unused -
> FM_SERVER_PKG No - Unused -
> ENTERPRISE_PKG No - Unused -
> FC_FEATURES_PKG No - Unused -
> VMFEX_FEATURE_PKG No - Unused -
> ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG No - Unused -
> LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG No - Unused -
> LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG No - Unused -
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> n5k01jndc2za# show fex
> FEX FEX FEX FEX
> Number Description State Model Serial
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 100 fex_100_ndc2 Online N2K-C2232PP-10GE SSI15380PRT
> 102 fex_102_ndc2 Online N2K-C2232PP-10GE SSI154100ZN
> n5k01jndc2za# show fex detail
> FEX: 100 Description: fex_100_ndc2 state: Online
> FEX version: 5.1(3)N2(1) [Switch version: 5.1(3)N2(1)]
> FEX Interim version: 5.1(3)N2(1)
> Switch Interim version: 5.1(3)N2(1)
> Extender Serial: SSI15380PRT
> Extender Model: N2K-C2232PP-10GE, Part No: 73-12533-05
> Card Id: 82, Mac Addr: d4:d7:48:3a:51:c2, Num Macs: 64
> Module Sw Gen: 12594 [Switch Sw Gen: 21]
> post level: complete
> pinning-mode: static Max-links: 1
> Fabric port for control traffic: Eth1/1
> FCoE Admin: false
> FCoE Oper: true
> FCoE FEX AA Configured: false
> Fabric interface state:
> Po100 - Interface Up. State: Active
> Eth1/1 - Interface Up. State: Active
> Fex Port State Fabric Port
> Eth100/1/1 Up Po100
> Eth100/1/2 Up Po100
> Eth100/1/3 Down None
> Eth100/1/4 Down None
> Eth100/1/5 Up Po100
> Eth100/1/6 Up Po100
> Eth100/1/7 Down None
> Eth100/1/8 Down None
> Eth100/1/9 Down None
> Eth100/1/10 Down None
> Eth100/1/11 Down None
> Eth100/1/12 Down None
> Eth100/1/13 Down None
> Eth100/1/14 Down None
> Eth100/1/15 Down None
> Eth100/1/16 Down None
> Eth100/1/17 Down None
> Eth100/1/18 Down None
> Eth100/1/19 Down None
> Eth100/1/20 Down None
> Eth100/1/21 Down None
> Eth100/1/22 Down None
> Eth100/1/23 Down None
> Eth100/1/24 Down None
> Eth100/1/25 Down None
> Eth100/1/26 Down None
> Eth100/1/27 Down None
> Eth100/1/28 Down None
> Eth100/1/29 Down None
> Eth100/1/30 Down None
> Eth100/1/31 Down None
> Eth100/1/32 Down None
> Logs:
> 05/07/2012 15:49:29.272137: Module register received
> 05/07/2012 15:49:29.273639: Registration response sent
> 05/07/2012 15:49:29.890365: Module Online Sequence
> 05/07/2012 15:49:33.778119: Module Online
>
> FEX: 102 Description: fex_102_ndc2 state: Online
> FEX version: 5.1(3)N2(1) [Switch version: 5.1(3)N2(1)]
> FEX Interim version: 5.1(3)N2(1)
> Switch Interim version: 5.1(3)N2(1)
> Extender Serial: SSI154100ZN
> Extender Model: N2K-C2232PP-10GE, Part No: 73-12533-05
> Card Id: 82, Mac Addr: d4:d7:48:3a:37:02, Num Macs: 64
> Module Sw Gen: 12594 [Switch Sw Gen: 21]
> post level: complete
> pinning-mode: static Max-links: 1
> Fabric port for control traffic: Eth1/2
> FCoE Admin: false
> FCoE Oper: true
> FCoE FEX AA Configured: false
> Fabric interface state:
> Po102 - Interface Up. State: Active
> Eth1/2 - Interface Up. State: Active
> Eth2/11 - Interface Down. State: Configured
> Fex Port State Fabric Port
> Eth102/1/1 Up Po102
> Eth102/1/2 Up Po102
> Eth102/1/3 Down None
> Eth102/1/4 Down None
> Eth102/1/5 Down None
> Eth102/1/6 Down None
> Eth102/1/7 Down None
> Eth102/1/8 Down None
> Eth102/1/9 Down None
> Eth102/1/10 Down None
> Eth102/1/11 Down None
> Eth102/1/12 Down None
> Eth102/1/13 Down None
> Eth102/1/14 Down None
> Eth102/1/15 Down None
> Eth102/1/16 Down None
> Eth102/1/17 Down None
> Eth102/1/18 Down None
> Eth102/1/19 Down None
> Eth102/1/20 Down None
> Eth102/1/21 Down None
> Eth102/1/22 Down None
> Eth102/1/23 Down None
> Eth102/1/24 Down None
> Eth102/1/25 Down None
> Eth102/1/26 Down None
> Eth102/1/27 Down None
> Eth102/1/28 Down None
> Eth102/1/29 Down None
> Eth102/1/30 Down None
> Eth102/1/31 Down None
> Eth102/1/32 Down None
> Logs:
> 05/07/2012 15:48:46.164017: Module register received
> 05/07/2012 15:48:46.165460: Registration response sent
> 05/07/2012 15:48:46.792128: Module Online Sequence
> 05/07/2012 15:48:50.537113: Module Online
>
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