Update: The configuration on the HP Virtual Connect side was incorrect. Once the server team reconfigured their side, all was good.
Today I am posting something I submitted to supportforums.cisco.com.
The customer has consultants configuring the HP side of things. I was asked to configure a Catalyst 4900M to work with the HP Virtual Connect Flex-10. From the Cisco side, this is not complex.
Tomorrow I am going onsite. I will open a TAC case on the way and sit beside the server guys.
4900M connection to HP Virtual Connect Flex 10
I'm Trying to connect a HP-C7000 blade server with a Virtual Connect Flex 10 connection with 10Gb links to a Catalyst 4900M. I have no control of the HP side.
From the HP guide, we are following "HP Virtual Connect Ethernet Cookbook" "Scenario 1:5 - VLAN Tagging (802.1q) with Shared Uplink Set (SUS) with Link Aggregation using LACP (802.3ad) - VMware ESX"
On the 4900M, LLDP sees the Virtual Connect and LCAP up with 2 active links.
Show interface on Ten1/1, Ten1/2, Port-Channel 1 shows 0 packets input.
Basically, we can not get any packets from the HP Server/VMware server side through the Catalyst 4900.
IOS version: 12.2(54)SG
Switch ports are as follows:
!
interface Port-channel1
description HP FLEX-10-VC
switchport trunk allowed vlan 4,8,10,11,16,22-24,69,99- 101,156,192,300,500
switchport mode trunk
switchport nonegotiate
spanning-tree portfast trunk
!
interface TenGigabitEthernet1/1
description HP FLEX-10-VC
switchport trunk allowed vlan 4,8,10,11,16,22-24,69,99-101,156,192,300,500
switchport mode trunk
switchport nonegotiate
spanning-tree portfast trunk
channel-protocol lacp
channel-group 1 mode active
!
interface TenGigabitEthernet1/2
description HP FLEX-10-VC
switchport trunk allowed vlan 4,8,10,11,16,22-24,69,99-101,156,192,300,500
switchport mode trunkswitchport nonegotiate
spanning-tree portfast trunk
channel-protocol lacp
channel-group 1 mode active
!
https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2063375