Release Notes
27 Dell PowerEdge VRTX Networking | Version 1.6
b. From switch CLI run command show mac address-table.
Review switch MAC address list for NIC MAC addresses (can also associate to
switch port ID listed with each MAC address).
Note: More than one MAC can be present per NIC port if NIC is a CNA
4. Confirm ping traffic passes if NIC MAC addresses are present
From the switch CLI – enter in the appropriate address for nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn with
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn being the appropriate IP address on the infrastructure subnet.
VRTX-switch#ping nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
Pinging nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn with 18 bytes of data:
18 bytes from nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn: icmp_seq=1. time=0 ms
18 bytes from nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn: icmp_seq=2. time=0 ms
18 bytes from nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn: icmp_seq=3. time=0 ms
18 bytes from nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn: icmp_seq=4. time=0 ms
----nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn PING Statistics----
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 0/0/0
5. If NIC MAC addresses are not present, restart blade server, repeat MAC address
review after blade server restart
a. Assign IP Address to NIC port.
Do this via the blade server OS.
b. Verify Firewall on blade server OS allows ping traffic to be received.
c. Assign an IP Address on the same subnet as NIC to switch VLAN 1.
d. From switch ping NIC IP address.
If ping is successful, connectivity is established.
If ping is unsuccessful, try each step below to reinitialize ports and
attempt successful ping.
o Shut/no shut switch port.
o Disable/Enable NIC port in OS.
o Restart blade server.
o Reseat blade server.
o Save running-config and reload switch.
o Set switch to factory default configuration.
o Save running-config and reseat switch.
o Last Resort - Power cycle chassis via CMC CLI racadm
chassisaction powercycle command or CMC GUI (shut down
blade servers, then power cycle chassis, confirm switch is up before
powering on blade servers).
If ping is still unsuccessful, verify if connectivity failure is slot specific.
o Move blade server to new slot.
a. Verify switch port status.
b. Verify if NIC MAC addresses are present.
c. If NIC MAC addresses are present, shut/no shut a switch port
from the switch CLI, complete the following steps: