PS6010 No 10GB Uplink

The issue I am seeing is that there is no Light coming out of the transceivers. I cannot configure until I can get a network up link. I will order some Dell PN: WTRD1 and see if that brings the ports online, or at least get the transceivers to emit the fiber connection light. My 6510 is using 3M Dell OEM 10GBE SFP+ TurboTwin Cable PN: 02CM32 2CM32 it has the same type 10 controllers maybe the firmware is different I will have to check.

Thanks For the speedy response by the way.

Hello, 

 Has the array been configured yet?   Until it does the ports are down.   

FYI: You will need to disable DCB on that switch if you haven't done so already.   The 5010 only supports DCB with FCoE, not iSCSI. 

 Typically I see customers using Dell PN: WTRD1 transceiver on the 6010's.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&sku=331-5311

Using Dell PN: V15WR cables

http://www.quagwire.com/v15wr/

For TwinAX they must be passive, not active cables. 

UPDATE:  Check with some other folks and for Nexus 5010 they suggest Dell PN: H606N for 1 meter cable or Dell K591N for a 3 meter cable.  The longest we support is 5 meters,  Dell PN: G849N

 Regards, 

Don 

Hello, 

OK,  they are the same controllers and firmware revision would not make a difference.  

 Good luck. 

Don 

Hey Don,

Turns out it wasn't the SFP+ or Twinax cables, the ports were shut down as I suspected.

After hours of frustration, I decided to go into Boot mode ( CTRL/P)  and saw ifconfig in the options decided to check out the commands: 

ifconfig -i xgmac_0

I Got Starting Interface then

 ifconfig -i xgmac_0 -a IP_ADDRESS -n MASK -g GATEWAY

then bam finally got a link light.

Reset the Equallogic now it is up and running.

Hopes this help any who had the same issue.

Hello, 

 You must DiSABLE DCB on the switch.  The Nexus 5010 does not support iSCSI DCB, only FCoE.  The switch doesn't have the onboard H/W to support DCB with iSCSI.   The 55xx series does. 

 Regards,

Don 

Thanks, can you please point me to some documentation to disable DCBX on The Nexus 5010? I can not find any that isn't contradicting some say enable flow control some say disable flow control I keep seeing turn on PFC not LLDP and vice versa. This is the config I have at the moment it seems to be working.

configure
lldp tlv-select dcbxp
copy running-config startup-config

no lldp tlv-select dcbxp
exit
copy running-config startup-config

conf t
interface ethernet 1/1-8
priority-flow-control mode off
flowcontrol send on
flowcontrol receive on
exit

interface ethernet 1/9-12
priority-flow-control mode on
untagged cos 4
no lldp transmit
no lldp receive
switchport access vlan 14
spanning-tree port type edge
flowcontrol receive on
flowcontrol send on

conf t
interface ethernet 1/13-20
priority-flow-control mode off
flowcontrol send on
flowcontrol receive on
exit

conf t
interface ethernet 1/1-20
shutdown
no shutdown
exit

conf t
interface ethernet 1/1-20
spanning-tree port type edge

interface ethernet 1/1-20
untagged cos 4
exit

class-map type qos class-iscsi
match cos 4
exit

policy-map type qos policy-qos
class type qos class-iscsi
set qos-group 3
exit
exit

class-map type network-qos class-iscsi
match qos-group 3
exit

policy-map type network-qos policy-nq
class type network-qos class-iscsi
mtu 9216
pause no-drop
exit

policy-map type network-qos jumbo
class type network-qos class-default
mtu 9216
exit
exit

class-map type queuing class-iscsi
match qos-group 3
policy-map type queuing policy-queuing
class type queuing class-default
bandwidth percent 5
class type queuing class-fcoe
bandwidth percent 0
class type queuing class-iscsi
bandwidth percent 95
exit
exit

system qos
service-policy type network-qos jumbo
service-policy type qos input policy-qos
service-policy type queuing output policy-queuing
service-policy type queuing input policy-queuing
service-policy type network-qos policy-nq
exit
exit
copy running-config startup-config

Hello, 

This PDF has some info regarding configuring your switch to disable DCB.   On newer vesions of Nexus firmware there is a global command as well.  I'll check with some other folks Monday to see if they have it. 

http://en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/20305369/download

 There are two kinds of flowcontrol, the traditional Link Layer Flow Control and Priority Flow Control (PFC) that ISCSI DCB uses.  The later being much more granular.   However, they can't both exist at same time.  So w/o DCB you want Link Layer Flowcontrol on.   E.g.  flowcontrol send on.   flowcontrol receive on. 

 Regards, 

Don