Connect c7000 + 2x Cisco 3120G + BL460c G6 to LAN

[Igor V Abzalov]

Yes. On server i see 802.3ad Dynamic with fault tolerance as network team mode

[Lmm_1]

Try this, the teaming mode you are seeing requires a switch config, you must have something similar to this:

#int range gix/x/x - x/x/x
#channel-group x mode active

Instead of that, use static channel, the team mode should be SLB, it will give you the same 2Gb TX/RX. Switch config will change a little bit, should be:

#int range gix/x/x - x/x/x
#channel-group x mode on

[Lmm_1]

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#28

[Igor V Abzalov]

I don't understand, why same server with 64-bit Win2003 start without problem and 32-bit - all start with problem. HP Network team driver i the same - 9.70. When we try to Broadcom NIC's with HP NC-Series Broadcom 10GbE Multifunction Driver for Windows Server 2003 (5.0.32.0, 5 Oct 2009) we recieve error about failed update of Virtual Bus driver.

[Lmm_1]

I've seen timing issues when using LACP team on Windows 32 bit and Cisco Switches only, thats why Im recommending SLB team instead. Regarding the Virtual Bus Driver, you can try to load it manually from Device Manager, it is under system devices, can you please attached the log file, it should be C:compaq/log

[Igor V Abzalov]

Hello. We have to change Cisco config - used "switchport host" command on all interfaces. Now our team is in Transmit Load Balancing (TLB) state, but it is working after server restart!

[Igor V Abzalov]

Another strange problem with Cisco 3120G - there are no any values in all trafic graphs in Device Manager. Is it OK ? I think this will show to me port utilization etc. but they are all empty.

[Lmm_1]

1. TLB would work, but you are getting 2GbTx and 1GbRx... With SLB you can get 2Gb both directions

2. I see the same, I can see statistics but the graphs are empty, I dont recall seeing those graphs on any model or IOS, contacting HP or Cisco will be a good idea if you really need them.

[Igor V Abzalov]

Hello. Still have problem. We reinstall 3 servers from SmartStart 8.30 and then we update NCU to 9.90.1.0 and try to update "HP NC-Series Broadcom 10GbE Multifunction Driver for Windows Server 2003" to 5.2.20.0. But network driver update is failed and HP Virtual Bus Driver wasmetioned in error message. It is only on 2 of 3 servers reinstalled.
After reboot - "acquiring network address" and server is not accesible in network.

[Igor V Abzalov]

After switch Team mode to TLB servers start normally. But in 802.3ad team mode problem is still exists.

[Igor V Abzalov]

Today we change our Cisco config.
On Cisco we set "channel-group x mode on" and on server we set SLB Team mode. It is work! Thank you very much for idea!

P.S. What happens after this change - i do not understand fully.

[Lmm_1]

There is no channeling negotation anymore, the switch will unconditionally create the channel. There is no room for timing issues.