Configuring additonal server ports

Question

Hi, if i'm using 2 server ports per chassis, and wish to add another 2, besides plugging in the cables and settings the ports on the interconnect for "Configure as Server Port" is there anything else that is needed and is there any disruption to traffic ?

Answer 1

Hello David,
Re-acknowledging the chassis does not reboot the blades. The links between IOM and FI are flapped and are included to carry traffic between blades and FI.
---->>>   What about changing from individual links to port-channel, will this require a re-acknowledgement as well ?
{Padma]  Depends upon where we make the change.
If you change it under Equipment > Policies > , you need to manually re-acknowledge the chassis for the links to form a port-channel.
If the global policy is set to None for " Link Grouping Preference " and we are changing the policy for specific chassis ( Equipment > Chassis X > Connectivity Policy "  to port-channel, then this configuration change automatically re-acknowledges the chassis. You will get a warning before saving the changes.
Fabric port channel is available when you have FI 62XX / IOM 220X / UCSM 2.0 hardware / software combination.
--->>>  Using individual links what method does the FI use for sending traffic down 1 link as opposed to the other ?
[Padma]  When using individual links between IOM and FI, traffic is distributed according to pre-defined configuration based on  number of physical links
Supported physical links are 1,2 4 and 8.
Let me know how your hardware model and current number of links used between IOM and FI.
Padma