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See the following steps for a complete workflow of Cisco UCSM with Microsoft SCVMM:
As a prerequisite for the Hyper-V host that you plan on using in the Cisco UCS cluster, configure the service profile network settings first. In the Modify vNIC window in the GUI, configure the dynamic vNIC connection policy on the static vNIC.
In the Adapter Performance Profile panel, select an SRIOV adapter policy for static vNICs.
In the Connection Policies panel, select Dynamic vNIC connection policy on one or more static vNICs that you plan on using.
In the Connection Policies panel, click Add to create a dynamic vNIC connection policy. A new window opens.
Select windows as the adapter policy for the dynamic vNIC.
After completing the steps outlined in this section, SR-IOV is enabled on the vNICs. For more information on configuring policies, see Configuring Policies.
Note | The service profile for VM-FEX configuration must have at least 2 eNICs created on it, one for VM-FEX and another for communication with SCVMM. If there is just one eNIC on the service profile to implement SRIOV and talk to SCVMM, the configuration will not work when a logical switch is deployed on the eNIC. |
For more information on creating VLANs, see the GUI configuration guide for the Cisco UCSM version that you are using.
Note | IP pools are used by Microsoft SCVMM; they are not used by Cisco UCSM. |
Configure a Fabric Network using the VM tab.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click VM. |
Step 2 | Expand . |
Step 3 | In the left panel, right-click Fabric Networks then select Create Fabric Network. The Create Fabric Network window appears. |
Step 4 | Enter the name of the fabric network. |
Step 5 | (Optional)Enter the description of the fabric network. |
Step 6 | Click Next. |
Step 7 | Click Finish. |
You can configure a network site by using the VM tab.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click VM. |
Step 2 | Expand . |
Step 3 | Right click Fabric Networks. In the Network Sites panel click Add. The Add a Network Site window appears. |
Step 4 | Enter the name of the network site in the Name field. |
Step 5 | (Optional)Enter the description of the network site in the Description field. |
Step 6 | In the Network Segment pane, click Add to associate network segments to the network sites. You can configure many network segments under a network site. A network site can contain network segments with both regular and isolated VLANs. A network segment cannot have an isolated VLAN when another segment that belongs to the same network site contains an isolated VLAN. |
Step 7 | Click OK. The network site is displayed in the Cisco UCSM GUI. |
You can configure a network segment in the VM tab.
Step 1 | In the Create Fabric Network window, click Add then select the Network Segment menu option. The Add a Network Segment window displays. | ||
Step 2 | Enter the name of the network segment. | ||
Step 3 | (Optional)Enter the description of the network segment. | ||
Step 4 | Enter the number of maximum ports for the network segment. | ||
Step 5 | Add VLANs from the drop-down window to the network segment. Only one VLAN and one IP pool can be selected for each network segment due to a constraint with Microsoft SCVMM. | ||
Step 6 | Select an IP
Pool from the drop-down window for the network Segment.
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Step 7 | Click OK. |
You can associate a VM Network to a network segment by using the VM tab.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click VM. | ||
Step 2 | Expand the All node. | ||
Step 3 | Right-click VM Networks and select the Create Virtual Network option. The Create Virtual Network window appears. | ||
Step 4 | In the Name field, enter the name of the virtual network. | ||
Step 5 | (Optional)In the Description field, enter the description of the VM network. | ||
Step 6 | Select the fabric network that contains the network segment that you wish to associate the VM network to. | ||
Step 7 | Select the
network segment. As per SCVMM restrictions, you can associate only one network
segment with a VM network.
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Step 8 | Click OK. The VM network is displayed in the Cisco UCS Manager GUI window. |
You can create a SCVMM provider by using the VM tab.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click VM. |
Step 2 | Expand the All node. |
Step 3 | Right click Microsoft. |
Step 4 | Select Add SCVMM Connection. |
Step 5 | In the Name field, enter the name of the SCVMM provider. |
Step 6 | (Optional)In the Description field, enter the description of the SCVMM provider. |
Step 7 | In the IP Address field, enter the IP address of the server. You cannot enter the DNS hostname in the field. |
Step 8 | Click OK. |
You can configure a logical switch by using the VM tab.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click VM. |
Step 2 | Expand the All node. |
Step 3 | Right-click the SCVMM provider instance under Microsoft and choose the Create Logical Switch option. The Create Logical Switch window appears. |
Step 4 | In the Name field, enter the name of the logical switch. |
Step 5 | (Optional)In the Description field, enter the description of the logical switch . |
Step 6 | In the Create Logical Switch window, click OK. A message window indicates that the logical switch is successfully created. The newly created logical switch is displayed in the Cisco UCSM GUI. |
You can configure an uplink port profile using the VM tab.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click VM. | ||
Step 2 | Expand the All node. | ||
Step 3 | Right-click an existing logical switch instance under Microsoft > SCVMM and click Create an Uplink Port Profile. | ||
Step 4 | In the Create Uplink Port Profiles window, enter the name of the uplink port profile. | ||
Step 5 | (Optional)In the Description field, enter the description of the uplink port profile. | ||
Step 6 | Add a network
site to the uplink port.
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Step 7 | Click OK. You can now view the SCVMM provider and the logical switch configuration in the Cisco UCSM GUI. |
You can create a virtual port profile using the VM tab.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click VM. | ||
Step 2 | Expand the All node. | ||
Step 3 | Click Port Profiles. | ||
Step 4 | Click Add. | ||
Step 5 | In the Name field, enter the name of the port profile. | ||
Step 6 | (Optional)In the Description field, enter the description of the port profile. | ||
Step 7 | (Optional)From the drop-down list, choose the QoS policy. | ||
Step 8 | (Optional)From the drop-down list, choose the Network Control policy. | ||
Step 9 | Enter the number of maximum ports for the port profile. | ||
Step 10 | In the Host Network IO performance field, clickNone. The Host Network IO performance mode is not supported on SR-IOV. | ||
Step 11 | (Optional)From the drop-down list, choose the Pin Group. | ||
Step 12 | Set the
Type as
SLA
Only for Microsoft Hyper-V.
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Step 13 | Click OK. |
You can create a port profile client using the Create Profile Client window.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click VM. |
Step 2 | Expand the All node. |
Step 3 | Click Port Profiles. |
Step 4 | Choose a port profile. |
Step 5 | Right-click the port profile then select the Create Port Profile Client option. The Create Profile Client window appears. |
Step 6 | In the Name field, enter the name of the port profile client. |
Step 7 | (Optional)In the Description field, enter the description of the port profile client. |
Step 8 | Select the logical switch in the Distributed Virtual Switch field. You can select a particular logical switch or all logical switches in this field. The configuration for the selected logical switch is done from Microsoft -> SCVMM provider -> Logical switch. |
Step 9 | Click OK. A message window displays indicating that the profile client is successfully created. The profile client is attached to the logical switch. |