Create port channel between UCS-FI and MDS 9124 (F Mode)

Dear Team,
We were trying to create port channel between UCS FI and MDS 9124
But the port channel not getting active in F mode on MDS 9124
FI is in FC End Host Mode
We have enabled FC uplink trunking on FI
We have enabled NPIV on MDS
We have enabled trunk on MDS
FI and MDS in default VSAN
To check we changed the FI mode to FC Switching mode and port channels became active but in E mode
when we enabled FC uplink trunking on FI and FC Switching mode port channels became active in TE mode
but in both the above cases showflogi database shows WWPN of SAN alone not showing any from FI.
How to achive this?
Have read that no need to change the swicthing mode to FC Switching mode and keep as FC Endhost mode
SO how to achieve Port channel with F mode in MDS and FI ( Mode showing as NProxy)
Does it has to do anything with MDS NX-OS version? (https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2179129)
If yes how to upgrade as license for ports came along with Device and we do not have any PAC/PAK or license file as it came
with license
Also we have seen 2 files availabe for download (m9100-s2ek9-kickstart-mz.5.2.8b.bin and m9100-s2ek9-mz.5.2.8b.bin) which to use
Thanks and Regards
Jose

Hi Jo Bo,
what version of software if your MDS running?
On your UCS do connect nxos and show inteface brieft and look at the mac address.
it is possible that you might be hitting the bug below. if this is the case you might need to upgrade the firmware on your MDS.
Add MAC OUI "002a6a", "8c604f", "00defb" for 5k/UCS-FI
http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCty04686
Symptom:
Nexus switch unable to connect any other Nexus or other Cisco Switch in NPV mode with a F port-channel. Issue might be seen in earlier 5.1 releases like
5.1.3.N1.1a
but not the latest
5.1.3.N2.1c
release. Issue is also seen in
5.2(1)N1(1)
and
6.0(2)N1(1)
and later releases.
Conditions:
Nexus configured for SAN PortChannels or NPIV trunking mode Nexus connected to UCS via regular F port channel where UCS in NPV mode NPV edge switch: Port WWN OUI from UCS FI or other Cisco manufactured switch: xx:xx:00:2a:6a:xx:xx:xx OR xx:xx:8c:60:4f:xx:xx:xx
Workaround:
Turn-off trunking mode on Nexus 5k TF-port Issue does not happen with standard F-PORT Remove SAN Portchannel config
Further Problem Description:
To verify the issue please collect show flogi internal event-history errors Each time the port is attempted OLS, NOS, LRR counters will increment. This can be determined via the following output, show port internal info all show port internal event-history errors

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