Appendix A: Network switch configuration 96
From configure terminal, run the following commands to create port profiles which will be used to simplify
ongoing network administration and configuration.
port-profile type ethernet HC380-Nodes
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk native vlan <<mgmt_net_vlan>>
switchport trunk allowed vlan <<mgmt_net_vlan>>, <<vmotion_net_vlan>>,
<<iscsi_net_vlan>>, <<vm_production_net_1_vlan>>
spanning-tree port type edge trunk
state enabled
exit
copy running-config startup-config
Add port profiles to port channels
Complete this section on both Cisco Nexus 56128P switch 1 and Cisco Nexus 56128P switch 2.
From configure terminal, run the following commands to associate the port channels with the appropriate
port-profile.
interface Ethernet 1/1-3
inherit port-profile HC380-Nodes
exit
copy running-config startup-config
Validating the switch configuration
Now that the switches are configured, ensure that your systems are wired properly to the switches and
powered on with the operating system running. This section assumes that you are on the management
VM.
Test IPv6 connectivity to the iLO of each HC380 node
In order to test IPv6 connectivity to the iLO of each HC380 node, perform the following from the HC380
management VM.
1.
Open a web browser to the iLO of the first HC380 node and log in. Use either a username and
password combination you previously set up on the iLO or the Administrator user with the password
on the Toe Tag on the HC380 node
2.
Once logged in, on the iLO Overview screen, copy or record the Link-Local IPv6 Address.
3.
From the Management VM, open the Start menu and open Command Prompt.
4.
Type the following command, replacing <<ipv6_address>> with the Link Local IPv6 Address you
obtained from step 2.
It is normal for the first few ping attempts to result in "Destination host unreachable" as the system is
still trying to discover the Link-Local IPV6 address of the iLO
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI> ping <<ipv6_address>>
Pinging fe80::5265:f3ff:fe63:ca62 with 32 bytes of data:
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Reply from fe80::5265:f3ff:fe63:ca62: time<1ms
Reply from fe80::5265:f3ff:fe63:ca62: time<1ms
Ping statistics for fe80::5265:f3ff:fe63:ca62:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 2, Lost = 2 (50% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
