HELP with Nexus - Port Channels across two 2k switches.

From: Sirhan Khan <khan.sirhan_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 20:46:27 +0200

Hi All

I need help with this error please.

current layout,

       5K -----------------5K
   / \ / \
2K 2K 2K 2K
  \ / \ /
  SERVER SERVER

VPC runs between the 5K devices, I want to create a two port-channels
spanning across both switches. The servers have a connection to each 2K for
redundancy purposes thus the reason for the port-channel across two
switches.

I get the following error.

n5k01jndc2za(config-if)# channel-group 2104 mode active
command failed: port not compatible [vPC cannot be defined across ST and AA
FEX ]

Information,

Last login: Tue May 8 17:52:29 from 10.0.253.90
Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software
TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Copyright (c) 2002-2012, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
The copyrights to certain works contained in this software are
owned by other third parties and used and distributed under
license. Certain components of this software are licensed under
the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.0 or the GNU
Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Version 2.1. A copy of each
such license is available at
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php and
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.php
n5k01jndc1za# show ver
Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software
TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Documents:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9372/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Copyright (c) 2002-2012, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
The copyrights to certain works contained herein are owned by
other third parties and are used and distributed under license.
Some parts of this software are covered under the GNU Public
License. A copy of the license is available at
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html.

Software
  BIOS: version 3.5.0
  loader: version N/A
  kickstart: version 5.1(3)N2(1)
  system: version 5.1(3)N2(1)
  power-seq: Module 1: version v1.0
             Module 2: version v1.0
             Module 3: version v2.0
  uC: version v1.2.0.1
  SFP uC: Module 1: v1.0.0.0
  BIOS compile time: 02/03/2011
  kickstart image file is: bootflash:///n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.1.3.N2.1.bin
  kickstart compile time: 3/20/2012 0:00:00 [03/20/2012 07:51:29]
  system image file is: bootflash:///n5000-uk9.5.1.3.N2.1.bin
  system compile time: 3/20/2012 0:00:00 [03/20/2012 09:00:58]

Hardware
  cisco Nexus5548 Chassis ("O2 32X10GE/Modular Universal Platform
Supervisor")
  Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU with 8263864 kB of memory.
  Processor Board ID FOC15423BVK

  Device name: n5k01jndc1za
  bootflash: 2007040 kB

Kernel uptime is 1 day(s), 3 hour(s), 7 minute(s), 22 second(s)

Last reset at 979145 usecs after Mon May 7 15:23:23 2012

  Reason: Disruptive upgrade
  System version: 5.0(3)N2(1)
  Service:

plugin
  Core Plugin, Ethernet Plugin

n5k01jndc2za# sh license usage
Feature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments
                                 Count
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FCOE_NPV_PKG No - Unused -
FM_SERVER_PKG No - Unused -
ENTERPRISE_PKG No - Unused -
FC_FEATURES_PKG No - Unused -
VMFEX_FEATURE_PKG No - Unused -
ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG No - Unused -
LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG No - Unused -
LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG No - Unused -
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

n5k01jndc2za# show fex
  FEX FEX FEX FEX
Number Description State Model Serial
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100 fex_100_ndc2 Online N2K-C2232PP-10GE SSI15380PRT
102 fex_102_ndc2 Online N2K-C2232PP-10GE SSI154100ZN
n5k01jndc2za# show fex detail
FEX: 100 Description: fex_100_ndc2 state: Online
  FEX version: 5.1(3)N2(1) [Switch version: 5.1(3)N2(1)]
  FEX Interim version: 5.1(3)N2(1)
  Switch Interim version: 5.1(3)N2(1)
  Extender Serial: SSI15380PRT
  Extender Model: N2K-C2232PP-10GE, Part No: 73-12533-05
  Card Id: 82, Mac Addr: d4:d7:48:3a:51:c2, Num Macs: 64
  Module Sw Gen: 12594 [Switch Sw Gen: 21]
  post level: complete
 pinning-mode: static Max-links: 1
  Fabric port for control traffic: Eth1/1
  FCoE Admin: false
  FCoE Oper: true
  FCoE FEX AA Configured: false
  Fabric interface state:
    Po100 - Interface Up. State: Active
    Eth1/1 - Interface Up. State: Active
  Fex Port State Fabric Port
       Eth100/1/1 Up Po100
       Eth100/1/2 Up Po100
       Eth100/1/3 Down None
       Eth100/1/4 Down None
       Eth100/1/5 Up Po100
       Eth100/1/6 Up Po100
       Eth100/1/7 Down None
       Eth100/1/8 Down None
       Eth100/1/9 Down None
      Eth100/1/10 Down None
      Eth100/1/11 Down None
      Eth100/1/12 Down None
      Eth100/1/13 Down None
      Eth100/1/14 Down None
      Eth100/1/15 Down None
      Eth100/1/16 Down None
      Eth100/1/17 Down None
      Eth100/1/18 Down None
      Eth100/1/19 Down None
      Eth100/1/20 Down None
      Eth100/1/21 Down None
      Eth100/1/22 Down None
      Eth100/1/23 Down None
      Eth100/1/24 Down None
      Eth100/1/25 Down None
      Eth100/1/26 Down None
      Eth100/1/27 Down None
      Eth100/1/28 Down None
      Eth100/1/29 Down None
      Eth100/1/30 Down None
      Eth100/1/31 Down None
      Eth100/1/32 Down None
Logs:
05/07/2012 15:49:29.272137: Module register received
05/07/2012 15:49:29.273639: Registration response sent
05/07/2012 15:49:29.890365: Module Online Sequence
05/07/2012 15:49:33.778119: Module Online

FEX: 102 Description: fex_102_ndc2 state: Online
  FEX version: 5.1(3)N2(1) [Switch version: 5.1(3)N2(1)]
  FEX Interim version: 5.1(3)N2(1)
  Switch Interim version: 5.1(3)N2(1)
  Extender Serial: SSI154100ZN
  Extender Model: N2K-C2232PP-10GE, Part No: 73-12533-05
  Card Id: 82, Mac Addr: d4:d7:48:3a:37:02, Num Macs: 64
  Module Sw Gen: 12594 [Switch Sw Gen: 21]
  post level: complete
 pinning-mode: static Max-links: 1
  Fabric port for control traffic: Eth1/2
  FCoE Admin: false
  FCoE Oper: true
  FCoE FEX AA Configured: false
  Fabric interface state:
    Po102 - Interface Up. State: Active
    Eth1/2 - Interface Up. State: Active
    Eth2/11 - Interface Down. State: Configured
  Fex Port State Fabric Port
       Eth102/1/1 Up Po102
       Eth102/1/2 Up Po102
       Eth102/1/3 Down None
       Eth102/1/4 Down None
       Eth102/1/5 Down None
       Eth102/1/6 Down None
       Eth102/1/7 Down None
       Eth102/1/8 Down None
       Eth102/1/9 Down None
      Eth102/1/10 Down None
      Eth102/1/11 Down None
      Eth102/1/12 Down None
      Eth102/1/13 Down None
      Eth102/1/14 Down None
      Eth102/1/15 Down None
      Eth102/1/16 Down None
      Eth102/1/17 Down None
      Eth102/1/18 Down None
      Eth102/1/19 Down None
      Eth102/1/20 Down None
      Eth102/1/21 Down None
      Eth102/1/22 Down None
      Eth102/1/23 Down None
      Eth102/1/24 Down None
      Eth102/1/25 Down None
      Eth102/1/26 Down None
      Eth102/1/27 Down None
      Eth102/1/28 Down None
      Eth102/1/29 Down None
      Eth102/1/30 Down None
      Eth102/1/31 Down None
      Eth102/1/32 Down None
Logs:
05/07/2012 15:48:46.164017: Module register received
05/07/2012 15:48:46.165460: Registration response sent
05/07/2012 15:48:46.792128: Module Online Sequence
05/07/2012 15:48:50.537113: Module Online

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