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VSPEX Configuration Guidelines
VMware Horizon View 5.3 and VMware vSphere for up to 2,000 Virtual
Desktops Enabled by Brocade Network Fabrics, EMC VNX, and EMC Next-
Generation Backup
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BRCD6740-RB21# show port-profile status associated
Port-Profile PPID Activated Associated MAC Interface
auto-dvPortGroup_4_0 4 Yes 0050.567e.98b0 None
auto-dvPortGroup_vlag 5 Yes 0050.5678.eaed None
auto-for_nfs 6 Yes 0050.5673.85f9 None
Some current storage arrays like EMC’s VNX 5400 support LACP-based
dynamic LAGs, so in order to provide link and node level redundancy,
dynamic LACP based vLAGS can be configured on the Brocade VDX
switches.
Note: In some port-channel configurations, depending on the storage
ports (1G or 10G), the speed on the port-channel might need to be set
manually on the VDX 6740 as shown in the following example:
BRCD6740# configure terminal
BRCD6740(config)# interface Port-channel 33
BRCD6740(config-Port-channel-33)# speed
[1000,10000,40000] (1000): 10000
BRCD6740(config-Port-channel-33)#
To configure dynamic vLAGS on each Brocade VDX 6740 switch interface,
use the following steps-
1. Configure vLAG Port-channel Interface on BRCD6740-RB21 for
VNX(enabled for storage VLAN 20)
BRCD6740-RB21# configure terminal
BRCD6740-RB21(config)# interface Port-channel 33
BRCD6740-RB21(config-Port-channel-33)# mtu 9216
BRCD6740-RB21(config-Port-channel-33)# description VNX-vLAG-33
BRCD6740-RB21(config-Port-channel-33)# switchport
BRCD6740-RB21(config-Port-channel-33)# switchport mode trunk
BRCD6740-RB21(config-Port-channel-33)# switchport trunk allowed
vlan 20
2. Configure Interface TenGigabitEthernet 21/0/23 and 21/0/24 on
BRCD6740-RB21 for Port-Channel 33.
BRCD6740-RB21# configure terminal
BRCD6740-RB21(config)# interface TenGigabitEthernet 21/0/23
BRCD6740-RB21(conf-if-te-21/0/23)# description VNX-SPA-fxg-1-0
BRCD6740-RB21(conf-if-te-21/0/23)# channel-group 33 mode active
type standard
BRCD6740-RB21(conf-if-te-21/0/23)# lacp timeout long
BRCD6740-RB21(conf-if-te-21/0/23)# no shutdown
Step 7: Create
the vLAG for
VNX ports