Vnics For Iscsi On Emulex Endeavor 2 - Lenovo RackSwitch G8264 Application Manual

vNICs for iSCSI on Emulex Endeavor 2
1. Define the server ports.
2. Enable the vNIC feature on the switch.
3. Configure the virtual pipes for the iSCSI vNICs attached to each server port:
4. Add ports and virtual pipes to a vNIC group.
5. Save the configuration.
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The ENOS vNIC feature works with standard network applications like iSCSI as
previously described. However, the Emulex Endeavor 2 NIC expects iSCSI traffic
to occur only on a single vNIC pipe. When using the Emulex Endeavor 2, only
vNIC pipe 2 may participate in ISCSI.
To configure the switch for this solution, place iSCSI traffic in its own vNIC group,
comprised of the uplink port leading to the iSCSI target, and the related <port>.2
vNIC pipes connected to the participating servers. For example:
RS G8264(config)# system server­ports port 1­3
RS G8264 # vnic enable
RS G8264(config)# vnic port 1 index 2 (Select vNIC 2 on the server port)
RS G8264(vnic_config)# enable
RS G8264(vnic_config)# exit
RS G8264(config)# vnic port 2 index 2 (Select vNIC 2 on the server port)
RS G8264(vnic_config)# enable
RS G8264(vnic_config)# exit
RS G8264(config)# vnic port 3 index 2 (Select vNIC 2 on the server port)
RS G8264(vnic_config)# enable
RS G8264(vnic_config)# exit
Note: vNICs are not supported simultaneously on the same switch ports as
VMready.
RS G8264(config)# vnic vnicgroup 1
RS G8264(vnic­group­config)# vlan 1000 (Specify the VLAN)
RS G8264(vnic­group­config)# member 1.2(Add iSCSI vNIC pipes to the group)
RS G8264(vnic­group­config)# member 2.2
RS G8264(vnic­group­config)# member 3.2
RS G8264(vnic­group­config)# port 4
RS G8264(vnic­group­config)# enable
RS G8264(vnic­group­config)# exit
Note: For vNICs on the Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter, iSCSI and FCoE are
mutually exclusive. iSCSI and FCoE cannot be used at the same time.
(Enable the vNIC pipe)
(Enable the vNIC pipe)
(Enable the vNIC pipe)
(Select vNIC group)
(Add the uplink port to the group)
(Enable the vNIC group)