Step 1 | UCS-A#
scope org org-name
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Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter
the root organization mode, enter
/ as the
org-name.
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Step 2 | UCS-A /org #
scope lan-connectivity-policy
policy-name
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Enters LAN connectivity policy mode for the specified LAN connectivity policy.
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Step 3 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy # create vnic
vnic-name
[eth-if eth-if-name] [fabric {a | b}]
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Creates a vNIC for the specified LAN connectivity policy.
This name can be between 1 and 16
alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and
you cannot change this name after the object has been saved.
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Step 4 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set fabric
{a | a-b | b | b-a}
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Specifies the fabric to use for the vNIC. If you did not specify
the fabric when you created the vNIC in Step 3, you have the option
to specify it with this command.
If you want this vNIC to be able
to access the second fabric interconnect if the default one is unavailable,
choose
a-b (A is the primary) or b-a (B is the primary) .
Note
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Do not enable
fabric failover for the vNIC under the following circumstances:
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If the
Cisco UCS domain is
running in Ethernet Switch Mode. vNIC fabric failover is not supported in that
mode. If all Ethernet uplinks on one fabric interconnect fail, the vNICs do not
fail over to the other.
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If you plan
to associate this vNIC with a server that has an adapter which does not support
fabric failover, such as the
Cisco UCS 82598KR-CI 10-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. If you do so,
Cisco UCS Manager generates
a configuration fault when you associate the service profile with the server.
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Step 5 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set adapter-policy
policy-name
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Specifies the adapter policy to use for the vNIC.
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Step 6 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set identity
{dynamic-mac {mac-addr | derived} | mac-pool mac-pool-name}
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Specifies the identity (MAC address) for the vNIC. You can set the identity using one of the following options:
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Create a unique MAC address in the form nn:
nn:nn:nn
:nn:nn.
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Derive the MAC address from one burned into the hardware at manufacture.
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Assign a MAC address from a MAC pool.
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Step 7 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic #
set mtu
size-num
| Specifies the maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that this vNIC accepts.
Enter an integer between 1500 and 9216.
Note
| If the vNIC has an associated QoS policy, the MTU specified here must be equal to or less than the MTU specified in the associated QoS system class. If this MTU value exceeds the MTU value in the QoS system class, packets might get dropped during data transmission.
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Step 8 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set nw-control-policy
policy-name
| Specifies the network control policy that the vNIC should use.
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Step 9 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set order
{order-num | unspecified}
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Specifies the relative order for the vNIC.
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Step 10 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set pin-group group-name
| Specifies the LAN pin group that the vNIC should use.
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Step 11 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set qos-policy policy-name
| Specifies the quality of service policy that the vNIC should use.
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Step 12 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set stats-policy policy-name
| Specifies the statistics collection policy that the vNIC should use.
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Step 13 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set template-name policy-name
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Specifies the dynamic vNIC connectivity policy to use for the vNIC.
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Step 14 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # set vcon {1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | any}
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Assigns the vNIC to the specified vCon. Use the any
keyword to have Cisco UCS Manager automatically assign the vNIC.
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Step 15 | UCS-A /org/lan-connectivity-policy/vnic # commit-buffer
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Commits the transaction to the system configuration.
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