Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Configuration
- 3.1 ESXi Command Line Tool Transition
- 3.2 FC Driver Configuration
- 3.2.1 FC Driver Parameters Configuration Methods
- 3.2.2 FC-SP-2 Authentication (DHCHAP) Support
- 3.2.3 Trunking Support
- 3.2.4 Dynamically Adding LUNs
- 3.2.5 Dynamically Adding Targets
- 3.2.6 FC Driver Configuration Parameters
- 3.2.7 Creating an FC Remote Boot Disk
- 3.2.8 Managing Devices through the CIM Interface
- 3.2.9 Installing the Emulex CIM Provider
- 3.2.10 Creating, Deleting, and Displaying vPorts
- 3.2.11 Configuring VVols in ESXi 6.5 and 6.7
- Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: esxcli Management Tool
- Appendix B: lpfc Driver BlockGuard Functionality
- Appendix C: Using the VMID Feature on a Brocade Switch
- Appendix D: Using the VMID Feature on a Cisco Switch
- Appendix E: License Notices
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Appendix D: Using the VMID Feature on a Cisco Switch
This appendix describes the setup required for the Broadcom ECD VMID feature to work on a Cisco switch.
NOTE: The Broadcom ECD VMID feature is not supported on the LPe12000-series adapters.
1. Set up the Cisco switch.
a. You must install firmware version 8.2 or later.
b. The Broadcom ECD VMID feature is not enabled by default on Cisco switches. Run the following command once to
configure VMIS globally on your switch:
switch(config)# feature vmis
2. Set up the target.
a. Use an FC target that supports the VMID feature. VMID requires a VMID-supported target and initiator to work.
3. Set up the initiator.
a. Set up the driver parameters to enable VMID on your ESXi host.
For example:
# esxcli system module parameters set -p "lpfc_max_vmid=8, lpfc_vmid_priority_tagging=1" -m lpfc
lpfc_vmid_priority_tagging is the driver parameter that enables Cisco VMID support on ESXi. The possible
values are:
– 0 = Disabled (default).
– 1 = Priority tagging for targets that support it in their PLOGI LS_ACC response.
– 2 = Priority tagging for all targets, whether they support PLOGI LS_ACC.
lpfc_max_vmid is the driver parameter that indicates the number of VMID VMs supported.
– The minimum value is 4.
– The maximum value is 255.
– The default value is 8.
4. After you have set the parameters, reboot the system for the changes to take effect.
5. Map a LUN from the FC target to a VM.
6. You can view the VMID of the VM whose LUN you have mapped in the earlier step using the following command:
# esxcli elxfc vmid get -n vmhba<X>
An output similar to the following is shown:
lpfc VMID page: on
VMID priority ranges:
[x1 - xff], qos: x0
VEM ID: 10:00:00:90:fa:c7:aa:b8:20:00:00:90:fa:c7:aa:b8
ID00 READs:000000000005e853 WRITEs:000000000005e879
UUID:
35302030372032352037332033382036652032392036612d3063203237203466203361203463203363203838206561
String (50 07 25 73 38 6e 29 6a-0c 27 4f 3a 4c 3c 88 ea)
CS_CTL VMID: x1
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7. On the Cisco switch, you can run the following command to get the mapping between FCID and the WWPN:
(config-if)# show flogi database details