Configuring the Fabric Extender

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Configuring the Fabric Extender

Contents

Configuring the Fabric Extender

Configuring the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender

Managing the Fabric Extender Feature Set

Installing the Fabric Extender Feature Set

Enabling the Fabric Extender Feature Set

Disallowing the Fabric Extender Feature Set

Information About Associating a Fabric Extender to a Fabric Interface

Associating a Fabric Extender to a Port Channel

Disassociating a Fabric Extender From an Interface

Configuring Fabric Extender Global Features

Configuration Examples

Configuring a FEX With a Layer 3 Host Interface

Configuring a Host Interface in vPC Topology Connected to Two FEXs

Verifying the Configuration

Verifying the Fabric Extender Configuration

Verifying the Chassis Management Information

Additional References

Related Documents

Feature History

Configuring the Fabric Extender

This chapter describes how to configure a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender using a parent Cisco Nexus 7000 Series device and includes the following sections:

Configuring the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender

Verifying the Configuration

Additional References
Configuring the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender

This section includes the following topics:

Managing the Fabric Extender Feature Set

Information About Associating a Fabric Extender to a Fabric Interface

Configuring Fabric Extender Global Features

Configuration Examples
Managing the Fabric Extender Feature Set

You can install and manage the Fabric Extender feature set.

Procedure

Step 1   Installing the Fabric Extender Feature Set

Step 2   Enabling the Fabric Extender Feature Set

Step 3   (Optional)Disallowing the Fabric Extender Feature Set
Installing the Fabric Extender Feature Set
You must install the Fabric Extender feature set in the default VDC.

Before You Begin
Ensure that you are in the default VDC.

Ensure that you have disabled the IDS reserved addresses check (it is disabled by default). Use the show hardware ip verify command and look for the string "address reserved" in the output. If the IDS reserved addresses check is enabled, disable it with the no hardware ip verify address reserved command.

Procedure
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal

Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# 
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
install feature-set fex

Example:
switch(config)# install feature-set fex
Installs the Fabric Extender feature set in the default VDC.

To uninstall the Fabric Extender feature set, use the no install feature-set fex command. Before you can uninstall the feature set, you must ensure the following:

The feature set must be installed in the default VDC.

The feature set must not be enabled in any VDC.
Step 3
exit

Example:
switch(config)# exit
switch# 
Exits configuration mode.
Enabling the Fabric Extender Feature Set
You can enable the installed Fabric Extender feature set in any VDC on the device.

Before You Begin
Ensure that you have installed the Fabric Extender feature set in the default VDC.

Ensure that you are in the correct VDC or use the switchto vdc command.

Procedure
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal

Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# 
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
feature-set fex

Example:
switch(config)# feature-set fex
Enables the Fabric Extender feature set. The feature set must be installed before it shows as an option to this command.

To disable the Fabric Extender feature set, use the no feature-set fex command. Before you can disable a feature set, the feature set must be installed in the default VDC.

Note
The no feature-set fex command may take some time to complete if the size of the configuration is very large. The command must clean up all of the configurations associated with the Fabric Extender feature set.
Step 3
exit

Example:
switch(config)# exit
switch# 
Exits configuration mode.
Disallowing the Fabric Extender Feature Set
By default, when you install the Fabric Extender feature set, it is allowed in all VDCs. You can disallow the installed Fabric Extender feature set in a specific VDC on the device.

Before You Begin
Ensure that you have installed the feature set in the default VDC.

Ensure that you have not enabled the feature set in the specified VDC.

Procedure
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal

Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# 
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
vdc vdc_ID

Example:
switch(config)# vdc 1
Specifies a VDC and enters VDC configuration mode.
Step 3
no allow feature-set fex

Example:
switch(config-vdc)# no allow feature-set fex
Disallows the feature set in the VDC. You cannot disallow a feature set that is enabled in the specified VDC.

By default, the installed Fabric Extender feature set is allowed in all VDCs on the device. You can disallow a feature set in a specific VDC. Subsequently, you can change the status back to allowed with the allow feature-set fex command.
Step 4
end

Example:
switch(config-vdc)# end
switch# 
Exits VDC configuration mode and returns to EXEC mode.
Information About Associating a Fabric Extender to a Fabric Interface

A Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender is connected to its parent device through a port channel. By default, the parent device does not allow the attached Fabric Extender to connect until it has been assigned a FEX-number and is associated with the connected interface.

Note

You must have installed and enabled the Fabric Extender features with the install feature-set fex and feature-set fex commands before you can configure and use a Fabric Extender that is connected to the parent switch.

Associating a Fabric Extender to a Port Channel

Disassociating a Fabric Extender From an Interface
Associating a Fabric Extender to a Port Channel
You can associate the Fabric Extender to a port channel.

Before You Begin
Ensure that you have installed and enabled the Fabric Extender feature set.

Ensure that you are in the correct VDC (or use the switchto vdc command).

Procedure
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal

Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# 
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
interface port-channel channel

Example:
switch(config)# interface port-channel 4
switch(config-if)# 
Specifies a port channel to configure.

Note
All interfaces in the port channel must be in the same VDC.
Step 3
switchport

Example:
switch(config-if)# switchport
Sets the interface as a Layer 2 switching port.
Step 4
switchport mode fex-fabric

Example:
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric
Sets the port channel to support an external Fabric Extender.
Step 5
fex associate FEX-number

Example:
switch(config-if)# fex associate 101
Associates FEX-number to the Fabric Extender unit attached to the interface. The range of FEX-number is from 100 to 199.
Step 6
show interface port-channel channel fex-intf

Example:
switch# show interface port-channel 4 fex-intf
(Optional)
Displays the association of a Fabric Extender to a port channel interface.
Examples

This example shows how to associate the Fabric Extender to a port channel interface on the parent device:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface port-channel 4
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric
switch(config-if)# fex associate 101
switch(config-if)# exit
switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/28
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric
switch(config-if)# fex associate 101
switch(config-if)# channel-group 4
switch(config-if)# exit
switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/29
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric
switch(config-if)# fex associate 101
switch(config-if)# channel-group 4
switch(config-if)# exit
switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/30
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric
switch(config-if)# fex associate 101
switch(config-if)# channel-group 4
switch(config-if)# exit
switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/31
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric
switch(config-if)# fex associate 101
switch(config-if)# channel-group 4
 
Note

You have to associate each Ethernet interface that is a member of the port channel as a fabric interface as shown in the above example.

This example shows how to display the association of the Fabric Extender and the parent device:
switch# show interface port-channel 4 fex-intf
Fabric           FEX
Interface        Interfaces
---------------------------------------------------
Po4              Eth101/1/48   Eth101/1/47   Eth101/1/46   Eth101/1/45
                 Eth101/1/44   Eth101/1/43   Eth101/1/42   Eth101/1/41
                 Eth101/1/40   Eth101/1/39   Eth101/1/38   Eth101/1/37
                 Eth101/1/36   Eth101/1/35   Eth101/1/34   Eth101/1/33
                 Eth101/1/32   Eth101/1/31   Eth101/1/30   Eth101/1/29
                 Eth101/1/28   Eth101/1/27   Eth101/1/26   Eth101/1/25
                 Eth101/1/24   Eth101/1/23   Eth101/1/22   Eth101/1/21
                 Eth101/1/20   Eth101/1/19   Eth101/1/18   Eth101/1/17
                 Eth101/1/16   Eth101/1/15   Eth101/1/14   Eth101/1/13
                 Eth101/1/12   Eth101/1/11   Eth101/1/10   Eth101/1/9
                 Eth101/1/8    Eth101/1/7    Eth101/1/6    Eth101/1/5
                 Eth101/1/4    Eth101/1/3    Eth101/1/2    Eth101/1/1
 
Disassociating a Fabric Extender From an Interface
You can disassociate the Fabric Extender from an interface.

Before You Begin
Ensure that you have installed and enabled the Fabric Extender feature set.

Ensure that you are in the correct VDC (or use the switchto vdc command).

Procedure
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal

Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# 
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
interface {ethernet slot/port | port-channel channel}

Example:
switch(config)# interface port-channel 4
switch(config-if)# 
Specifies the interface to configure. The interface can be an Ethernet interface or a port channel.
Step 3
no fex associate

Example:
switch(config-if)# no fex associate
Disassociates the Fabric Extender unit attached to the interface.
Configuring Fabric Extender Global Features
You can configure global features for a Fabric Extender.

Before You Begin
Ensure that you have enabled the Fabric Extender feature.

Ensure that you are in the correct VDC (or use the switchto vdc command).

Procedure
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal

Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# 
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
fex FEX-number

Example:
switch(config)# fex 101
switch(config-fex)# 
Enters configuration mode for the specified Fabric Extender. The range of the FEX-number is from 101 to 199.
Step 3
description desc

Example:
switch(config-fex)# description Rack7A-N2K
(Optional)
Specifies the description. The default is the string FEXxxxx where xxxx is the FEX-number. If the FEX-number is 123, the description is FEX0123.
Step 4
no description

Example:
switch(config-fex)# no description
(Optional)
Deletes the description.
Step 5
type FEX-type

Example:
switch(config-fex)# type N2248T
(Optional)
Specifies the type of Fabric Extender. FEX-type is one of the following:

N2224TP—24 100Base-T/1000Base-T Ethernet host interfaces and 2 10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet fabric interfaces module

N2232P—32 10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet host interfaces and 8 10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet fabric interfaces module

N2248T—48 100Base-T/1000Base-T Ethernet host interfaces and 4 10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet fabric interfaces module.

The parent Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch remembers the type of the Fabric Extender in its binary configuration. When this feature is configured, the Fabric Extender is only allowed to come online if its type matches the configured FEX-type.
Step 6
no type

Example:
switch(config-fex)# no type
(Optional)
Deletes the FEX-type. In this case, when a Fabric Extender is connected to the fabric interfaces and does not match the configured type previously saved in the binary configuration on the parent switch, all configurations for all interfaces on the Fabric Extender are deleted.
Step 7
serial serial

Example:
switch(config-fex)# serial JAF1339BDSK
(Optional)
Defines a serial number string. If this command is configured, then a switch only allows the corresponding chassis ID to associate (using the fex associate command) if the Fabric Extender reports a matching serial number string.

Caution
Configuring a serial number that does not match that of the specified Fabric Extender will force the Fabric Extender offline.
Step 8
no serial

Example:
switch(config-fex)# no serial
(Optional)
Deletes the serial number string.
Configuration Examples

This section includes the following examples:

Configuring a FEX With a Layer 3 Host Interface

Configuring a Host Interface in vPC Topology Connected to Two FEXs

Configuring a FEX With a Layer 3 Host Interface

Configuring a Host Interface in vPC Topology Connected to Two FEXs
Configuring a FEX With a Layer 3 Host Interface
This example shows how to configure a Fabric Extender with a Layer 3 host interface (at the interface level, sub interface level, port-channel level, and port-channel sub-interface level):
Layer 3 Configuration Layer 3 Sub-interface Configuration
config t
interface ethernet 101/1/1
no switchport
ip address 192.0.1.1/24
Mtu 9000
no shutdown
config t
interface ethernet 101/1/1.12
ip address 192.0.2.1/24
encapsulation dot1Q 12
mtu 850
no shutdown
Layer 3 Host Interface Port Channel Configuration Layer 3 Host Interface Port Channel Sub-interface Configuration
config t
interface ethernet 101/1/1-2
no switchport
channel-group 12
no shutdown

interface port-channel 12
ip address 192.0.3.1/24
mtu 2000
no shutdown
config t
interface ethernet 101/1/1-2
no switchport
channel-group 12
no shutdown

interface port-channel 12.14
ip address 192.0.4.1/24
encapsulation dot1Q 14
mtu 1700
no shutdown
Note

The VLAN used in the Layer 3 host interface (HIF) or host interface port channel (HIFPC) sub-interface has only local significance to its parent interface. The same VLAN ID can be reused between Layer 3 sub-interfaces in the same switch or VDC.
Configuring a Host Interface in vPC Topology Connected to Two FEXs
This example shows how to configure a host vPC with a FEX (host vPC attached to 2 different FEXs):
Switch 1 Configuration Switch 2 Configuration
config t
feature lacp
int e101/1/1-2
channel-group 12 mode active
no shutdown

Int port-channel10
switchport
  switchport mode trunk
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1-20
vpc 10
config t
feature lacp
int e101/1/1-2
channel-group 12 mode active
no shutdown

Int port-channel10
switchport
  switchport mode trunk
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1-20
vpc 10
Verifying the Configuration

This section describes how to display the configuration of the Fabric Extender and verify the chassis hardware status.

Procedure

Step 1 Verifying the Fabric Extender Configuration

Step 2 Verifying the Chassis Management Information
Verifying the Fabric Extender Configuration
To display configuration information about the defined interfaces on a Fabric Extender, perform one of the following tasks:

Command or Action

Purpose

show fex [FEX-number] [detail]
Displays information about a specific Fabric Extender or all attached units.

show interface type number fex-intf
Displays the Fabric Extender ports that are pinned to a specific switch interface.

show interface fex-fabric
Displays the switch interfaces that have detected a Fabric Extender uplink.

show interface ethernet number transceiver [fex-fabric]
Displays the SFP+ transceiver and diagnostic optical monitoring (DOM) information for the Fabric Extender uplinks.

show feature-set
Displays the status of the feature sets on the device.
Configuration Examples for the Fabric Extender

This example shows how to display all the attached Fabric Extender units:
switch# show fex
  FEX         FEX           FEX                       FEX
Number    Description      State            Model            Serial
------------------------------------------------------------------------
101        FEX0101            Online     N2K-C2248TP-1GE   JAF1418AARL
 
This example shows how to display the detailed status of a specific Fabric Extender:
switch# show fex 101 detail
FEX: 101 Description: FEX0101   state: Online
  FEX version: 5.1(1) [Switch version: 5.1(1)]
  FEX Interim version: 5.1(0.159.6)
  Switch Interim version: 5.1(1)
  Extender Model: N2K-C2248TP-1GE,  Extender Serial: JAF1418AARL
  Part No: 73-12748-05
  Card Id: 99, Mac Addr: 54:75:d0:a9:49:42, Num Macs: 64
  Module Sw Gen: 21  [Switch Sw Gen: 21]
 pinning-mode: static    Max-links: 1
  Fabric port for control traffic: Po101
  Fabric interface state:
    Po101 - Interface Up. State: Active
    Eth2/1 - Interface Up. State: Active
    Eth2/2 - Interface Up. State: Active
    Eth4/1 - Interface Up. State: Active
    Eth4/2 - Interface Up. State: Active
  Fex Port        State  Fabric Port  Primary Fabric
       Eth101/1/1    Up       Po101       Po101
       Eth101/1/2    Up       Po101       Po101
       Eth101/1/3  Down       Po101       Po101
       Eth101/1/4  Down       Po101       Po101
       Eth101/1/5  Down       Po101       Po101
       Eth101/1/6  Down       Po101       Po101
       Eth101/1/7  Down       Po101       Po101
       Eth101/1/8  Down       Po101       Po101
       Eth101/1/9  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/10  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/11  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/12  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/13  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/14  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/15  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/16  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/17  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/18  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/19  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/20  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/21  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/22  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/23  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/24  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/25  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/26  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/27  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/28  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/29  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/30  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/31  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/32  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/33  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/34  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/35  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/36  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/37  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/38  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/39  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/40  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/41  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/42  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/43  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/44  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/45  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/46  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/47  Down       Po101       Po101
      Eth101/1/48  Down       Po101       Po101
Logs:
09/21/2010 21:14:26.843850: Module register received
09/21/2010 21:14:26.845778: Registration response sent
09/21/2010 21:14:27.663073: Module Online Sequence
09/21/2010 21:14:30.191121: Module Online
 
This example shows how to display the Fabric Extender interfaces pinned to a specific switch interface:
switch# show interface port-channel 101 fex-intf
Fabric           FEX
Interface        Interfaces
---------------------------------------------------
 Po101           Eth101/1/2    Eth101/1/1
 
This example shows how to display the switch interfaces that are connected to a Fabric Extender uplink:
switch# show interface fex-fabric
     Fabric      Fabric       Fex                FEX
Fex  Port      Port State    Uplink    Model         Serial
---------------------------------------------------------------
101    Eth2/1        Active     1    N2K-C2248TP-1GE  JAF1418AARL
101    Eth2/2        Active     2    N2K-C2248TP-1GE  JAF1418AARL
101    Eth4/1        Active     3    N2K-C2248TP-1GE  JAF1418AARL
101    Eth4/2        Active     4    N2K-C2248TP-1GE  JAF1418AARL
 
This example shows how to display the SFP+ transceiver and diagnostic optical monitoring (DOM) information for Fabric Extender uplinks for an SFP+ transceiver that is plugged into the parent switch interface:
switch# show interface ethernet 1/40 transceiver
Ethernet1/40
    sfp is present
    name is CISCO-MOLEX INC
    part number is 74752-9026
    revision is A0
    serial number is MOC13321057
    nominal bitrate is 12000 MBits/sec
    Link length supported for copper is 3 m(s)
    cisco id is --
    cisco extended id number is 4
 
This example shows how to display the SFP+ transceiver and DOM information for Fabric Extender uplinks for an SFP+ transceiver that is plugged into the uplink port on the Fabric Extender:
switch# show interface ethernet 1/40 transceiver fex-fabric
Ethernet1/40
    sfp is present
    name is CISCO-MOLEX INC
    part number is 74752-9026
    revision is A0
    serial number is MOC13321057
    nominal bitrate is 12000 MBits/sec
    Link length supported for 50/125mm fiber is 0 m(s)
    Link length supported for 62.5/125mm fiber is 0 m(s)
    cisco id is --
    cisco extended id number is 4
 
The following example shows how to display the status of the feature sets on the device:
switch# show feature-set
Feature Set Name      ID        State
--------------------  --------  --------
fcoe                   1          installed
fabricpath             2          enabled
fex                    3          enabled
switch#
 
The following example shows how to display the services used by the Fabric Extender feature set:
switch# show feature-set services fex
vntag_mgr
fex
2 services in feature set fex
switch#
 
Verifying the Chassis Management Information
To display configuration information used on the switch supervisor to manage the Fabric Extender, perform one of the following commands:

Command or Action

Purpose

show environment fex {all | FEX-number} [temperature | power | fan]
Displays the environmental sensor status.

show inventory fex FEX-number
Displays inventory information for a Fabric Extender.

show module fex FEX-number
Displays module information about a Fabric Extender.

show sprom fex FEX-number {all | backplane | powersupply ps-num} | all
Displays the contents of the serial PROM (SPROM) on the Fabric Extender.
Configuration Examples for Chassis Management

This example shows how to display the module information about all connected Fabric Extender units:
switch# show module fex

FEX Mod Ports Card Type                          Model              Status.
--- --- ----- ---------------------------------- ------------------ -----------
101  1  48    Fabric Extender 48x1GE + 4x10G M   N2K-C2248TP-1GE    ok

FEX Mod Sw              Hw      World-Wide-Name(s) (WWN)
--- --- --------------  ------  -----------------------------------------------
101  1  5.1(1)          3.5     --
FEX Mod  MAC-Address(es)                         Serial-Num
--- ---  --------------------------------------  ----------
101  1   5475.d0a9.4940 to 5475.d0a9.496f        JAF1418AARL
 
This example shows how to display the inventory information about a specific Fabric Extender:
switch# show inventory fex 101
NAME: "FEX 101 CHASSIS", DESCR: "N2K-C2248TP-1GE  CHASSIS"
PID: N2K-C2248TP-1GE   , VID: V00 , SN: SSI13380FSM

NAME: "FEX 101 Module 1", DESCR: "Fabric Extender Module: 48x1GE, 4x10GE Supervisor"
PID: N2K-C2248TP-1GE   , VID: V00 , SN: JAF1339BDSK

NAME: "FEX 101 Fan 1", DESCR: "Fabric Extender Fan module"
PID: N2K-C2248-FAN     , VID: N/A , SN: N/A

NAME: "FEX 101 Power Supply 2", DESCR: "Fabric Extender AC power supply"
PID: NXK-PAC-400W      , VID:  000, SN:      LIT13370QD6
 
This example shows how to display the environment status for a specific Fabric Extender:
switch# show environment fex 101


Temperature Fex 101:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Module   Sensor     MajorThresh   MinorThres   CurTemp     Status
                    (Celsius)     (Celsius)    (Celsius)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
1        Outlet-1   60            50           33          ok
1        Outlet-2   60            50           38          ok
1        Inlet-1    50            40           35          ok
1        Die-1      100           90           44          ok


Fan Fex: 101:
------------------------------------------------------
Fan             Model                Hw         Status
------------------------------------------------------
Chassis         N2K-C2148-FAN        --         failure
PS-1            --                   --         absent
PS-2            NXK-PAC-400W         --         ok


Power Supply Fex 101:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Voltage: 12 Volts
-----------------------------------------------------
PS  Model                Power       Power     Status
                         (Watts)     (Amp)
-----------------------------------------------------
1   --                        --        --     --
2   NXK-PAC-400W            4.32      0.36     ok


Mod Model                Power     Power       Power     Power       Status
                         Requested Requested   Allocated Allocated
                         (Watts)   (Amp)       (Watts)   (Amp)
--- -------------------  -------   ----------  --------- ----------  ----------
1    N2K-C2248TP-1GE     0.00      0.00        0.00      0.00        powered-up


Power Usage Summary:
--------------------
Power Supply redundancy mode:                 redundant

Total Power Capacity                                4.32 W

Power reserved for Supervisor(s)                    0.00 W
Power currently used by Modules                     0.00 W

                                                -------------
Total Power Available                               4.32 W
                                                -------------
 
This example shows how to display the SPROM for a specific Fabric Extender:
switch# show sprom fex 101 all
DISPLAY FEX 101 SUP sprom contents
Common block:
 Block Signature : 0xabab
 Block Version   : 3
 Block Length    : 160
 Block Checksum  : 0x1a1e
 EEPROM Size     : 65535
 Block Count     : 3
 FRU Major Type  : 0x6002
 FRU Minor Type  : 0x0
 OEM String      : Cisco Systems, Inc.
 Product Number  : N2K-C2248TP-1GE
 Serial Number   : JAF1339BDSK
 Part Number     : 73-12748-01
 Part Revision   : 11
 Mfg Deviation   : 0
 H/W Version     : 0.103
 Mfg Bits        : 0
 Engineer Use    : 0
 snmpOID         : 9.12.3.1.9.78.3.0
 Power Consump   : 1666
 RMA Code        : 0-0-0-0
 CLEI Code       : XXXXXXXXXTBDV00
 VID             : V00
Supervisor Module specific block:
 Block Signature : 0x6002
 Block Version   : 2
 Block Length    : 103
 Block Checksum  : 0x2686
 Feature Bits    : 0x0
 HW Changes Bits : 0x0
 Card Index      : 11016
 MAC Addresses   : 00-00-00-00-00-00
 Number of MACs  : 0
 Number of EPLD  : 0
 Port Type-Num   : 1-48;2-4
 Sensor #1       : 60,50
 Sensor #2       : 60,50
 Sensor #3       : -128,-128
 Sensor #4       : -128,-128
 Sensor #5       : 50,40
 Sensor #6       : -128,-128
 Sensor #7       : -128,-128
 Sensor #8       : -128,-128
 Max Connector Power: 4000
 Cooling Requirement: 65
 Ambient Temperature: 40

DISPLAY FEX 101 backplane sprom contents:
Common block:
 Block Signature : 0xabab
 Block Version   : 3
 Block Length    : 160
 Block Checksum  : 0x1947
 EEPROM Size     : 65535
 Block Count     : 5
 FRU Major Type  : 0x6001
 FRU Minor Type  : 0x0
 OEM String      : Cisco Systems, Inc.
 Product Number  : N2K-C2248TP-1GE
 Serial Number   : SSI13380FSM
 Part Number     : 68-3601-01
 Part Revision   : 03
 Mfg Deviation   : 0
 H/W Version     : 1.0
 Mfg Bits        : 0
 Engineer Use    : 0
 snmpOID         : 9.12.3.1.3.914.0.0
 Power Consump   : 0
 RMA Code        : 0-0-0-0
 CLEI Code       : XXXXXXXXXTDBV00
 VID             : V00
Chassis specific block:
 Block Signature : 0x6001
 Block Version   : 3
 Block Length    : 39
 Block Checksum  : 0x2cf
 Feature Bits    : 0x0
 HW Changes Bits : 0x0
 Stackmib OID    : 0
 MAC Addresses   : 00-0d-ec-e3-28-00
 Number of MACs  : 64
 OEM Enterprise  : 0
 OEM MIB Offset  : 0
 MAX Connector Power: 0
WWN software-module specific block:
 Block Signature : 0x6005
 Block Version   : 1
 Block Length    : 0
 Block Checksum  : 0x66
wwn usage bits:
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 00 00
License software-module specific block:
 Block Signature : 0x6006
 Block Version   : 1
 Block Length    : 16
 Block Checksum  : 0x86f
lic usage bits:
 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff

DISPLAY FEX 101 power-supply 2 sprom contents:
Common block:
 Block Signature : 0xabab
 Block Version   : 3
 Block Length    : 160
 Block Checksum  : 0x1673
 EEPROM Size     : 65535
 Block Count     : 2
 FRU Major Type  : 0xab01
 FRU Minor Type  : 0x0
 OEM String      : Cisco Systems Inc   NXK-PAC-400W
 Product Number  : NXK-PAC-400W
 Serial Number   :      LIT13370QD6
 Part Number     :         341
 Part Revision   : -037
 CLEI Code       : 5-01     01  000
 VID             :  000
 snmpOID         : 12336.12336.12336.12336.12336.12336.12374.12336
 H/W Version     : 43777.2
 Current         : 36
 RMA Code        : 200-32-32-32
Power supply specific block:
 Block Signature : 0x0
 Block Version   : 0
 Block Length    : 0
 Block Checksum  : 0x0
 Feature Bits    : 0x0
 Current 110v    : 36
 Current 220v    : 36
 Stackmib OID    : 0
 
Additional References

This section includes additional information that is related to configuring the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender.

Related Documents

Feature History

Related Documents

Related Topic

Document Title

Cisco NX-OS Licensing

Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide

Virtual device contexts (VDC)

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide, Release 5.x

Interface configuration

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x

Command reference

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Command References

Feature History

This table lists the release history for this feature.
Table 1 Feature History for the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender

Feature Name Releases Feature Information

Support for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series

5.1(1)

The Fabric Extender is supported connected to the 32-port 10-Gigabit M1 module (N7K-M132XP-12) or the 32-port 10-Gigabit M1 XL module (N7K-M132XP-12L).

Feature set commands

5.1(1)

The Fabric Extender is enabled on the parent Cisco Nexus 7000 Series device with the install feature-set and feature-set commands.

Port channel and vPC support

5.2(1)

Support for port channels and the integration of vPC on the host interfaces.

Layer 3 support

5.2(1)

Layer 3 capability is added to the Fabric Extender host interface ports including IPv4 and IPv6 and IGMP snooping.

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure terminal Example: switch# configure terminal switch(config)#	Enters configuration mode.
Step 2	install feature-set fex Example: switch(config)# install feature-set fex	Installs the Fabric Extender feature set in the default VDC. To uninstall the Fabric Extender feature set, use the no install feature-set fex command. Before you can uninstall the feature set, you must ensure the following: The feature set must be installed in the default VDC. The feature set must not be enabled in any VDC.
Step 3	exit Example: switch(config)# exit switch#	Exits configuration mode.

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure terminal Example: switch# configure terminal switch(config)#	Enters configuration mode.
Step 2	vdc vdc_ID Example: switch(config)# vdc 1	Specifies a VDC and enters VDC configuration mode.
Step 3	no allow feature-set fex Example: switch(config-vdc)# no allow feature-set fex	Disallows the feature set in the VDC. You cannot disallow a feature set that is enabled in the specified VDC. By default, the installed Fabric Extender feature set is allowed in all VDCs on the device. You can disallow a feature set in a specific VDC. Subsequently, you can change the status back to allowed with the allow feature-set fex command.
Step 4	end Example: switch(config-vdc)# end switch#	Exits VDC configuration mode and returns to EXEC mode.

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure terminal Example: switch# configure terminal switch(config)#	Enters configuration mode.
Step 2	interface {ethernet slot/port \| port-channel channel} Example: switch(config)# interface port-channel 4 switch(config-if)#	Specifies the interface to configure. The interface can be an Ethernet interface or a port channel.
Step 3	no fex associate Example: switch(config-if)# no fex associate	Disassociates the Fabric Extender unit attached to the interface.

Layer 3 Configuration	Layer 3 Sub-interface Configuration
config t interface ethernet 101/1/1 no switchport ip address 192.0.1.1/24 Mtu 9000 no shutdown	config t interface ethernet 101/1/1.12 ip address 192.0.2.1/24 encapsulation dot1Q 12 mtu 850 no shutdown

Layer 3 Host Interface Port Channel Configuration	Layer 3 Host Interface Port Channel Sub-interface Configuration
config t interface ethernet 101/1/1-2 no switchport channel-group 12 no shutdown interface port-channel 12 ip address 192.0.3.1/24 mtu 2000 no shutdown	config t interface ethernet 101/1/1-2 no switchport channel-group 12 no shutdown interface port-channel 12.14 ip address 192.0.4.1/24 encapsulation dot1Q 14 mtu 1700 no shutdown

Switch 1 Configuration	Switch 2 Configuration
config t feature lacp int e101/1/1-2 channel-group 12 mode active no shutdown Int port-channel10 switchport switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlan 1-20 vpc 10	config t feature lacp int e101/1/1-2 channel-group 12 mode active no shutdown Int port-channel10 switchport switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlan 1-20 vpc 10

Command or Action	Purpose
show fex [FEX-number] [detail]	Displays information about a specific Fabric Extender or all attached units.
show interface type number fex-intf	Displays the Fabric Extender ports that are pinned to a specific switch interface.
show interface fex-fabric	Displays the switch interfaces that have detected a Fabric Extender uplink.
show interface ethernet number transceiver [fex-fabric]	Displays the SFP+ transceiver and diagnostic optical monitoring (DOM) information for the Fabric Extender uplinks.
show feature-set	Displays the status of the feature sets on the device.

Command or Action	Purpose
show environment fex {all \| FEX-number} [temperature \| power \| fan]	Displays the environmental sensor status.
show inventory fex FEX-number	Displays inventory information for a Fabric Extender.
show module fex FEX-number	Displays module information about a Fabric Extender.
show sprom fex FEX-number {all \| backplane \| powersupply ps-num} \| all	Displays the contents of the serial PROM (SPROM) on the Fabric Extender.

Related Topic	Document Title
Cisco NX-OS Licensing	Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide
Virtual device contexts (VDC)	Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
Interface configuration	Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
Command reference	Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Command References

This table lists the release history for this feature.
Table 1 Feature History for the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender
Feature Name	Releases	Feature Information
Support for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series	5.1(1)	The Fabric Extender is supported connected to the 32-port 10-Gigabit M1 module (N7K-M132XP-12) or the 32-port 10-Gigabit M1 XL module (N7K-M132XP-12L).
Feature set commands	5.1(1)	The Fabric Extender is enabled on the parent Cisco Nexus 7000 Series device with the install feature-set and feature-set commands.
Port channel and vPC support	5.2(1)	Support for port channels and the integration of vPC on the host interfaces.
Layer 3 support	5.2(1)	Layer 3 capability is added to the Fabric Extender host interface ports including IPv4 and IPv6 and IGMP snooping.

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Step 1	Installing the Fabric Extender Feature Set
Step 2	Enabling the Fabric Extender Feature Set
Step 3	(Optional)Disallowing the Fabric Extender Feature Set

Step 1	Verifying the Fabric Extender Configuration
Step 2	Verifying the Chassis Management Information

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