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1/23/13 3:44 PM
I deployed UCS Emulator using vSphere 5.0 "deploy ovf" (using  "Cisco UCS Platform Emulator 2.1.1aPE2.ova"). installation is fine.  after that I try to change the IP to static. it seems config is ok, but somehow UCS PE can't "retrieve IP address".  to avoid confusion, I modified the VM setting and removed eth1 and eth2 so only eth0 is available.   attach some screenshots.   
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RE: static eth0 IP address issues
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1/23/13 3:44 PM as a reply to Wei Sun.
Wei Sun:
I deployed UCS Emulator using vSphere 5.0 "deploy ovf" (using  "Cisco UCS Platform Emulator 2.1.1aPE2.ova"). installation is fine.  after that I try to change the IP to static. it seems config is ok, but somehow UCS PE can't "retrieve IP address".  to avoid confusion, I modified the VM setting and removed eth1 and eth2 so only eth0 is available.   attach some screenshots.   

Did you remove the other 2 NICs from the OVF?  UCSPE version 2.1 requres 3 NICs to be present with an IP plumbed to each.  Secondly, did you check to make sure NIC 2/3 are connected, and have a VLAN defined to connect to?
 
 
 
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RE: static eth0 IP address issues
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1/24/13 4:52 PM as a reply to Eric Williams.
Eric Williams:
Did you remove the other 2 NICs from the OVF?  UCSPE version 2.1 requres 3 NICs to be present with an IP plumbed to each.  Secondly, did you check to make sure NIC 2/3 are connected, and have a VLAN defined to connect to?  
hey Eric, I deleted the interfaces in vSphere "Edit VM Setting", not from ovf file.  I also tried the config with 3 NICs but  I was not aware that  UCSPE version 2.1 requres 3 NICs to be present with an IP plumbed to each.  so, in my config, I have 3 NICs all connected, and each a VLAN defined to connect. but only NIC1 has an valid IP. NIC 2/3 just have fake IP (like 1.1.1.1) .   neither config (3 NICs or just 1 NIC) worked.  any suggestions?  thanks.
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1/24/13 5:01 PM as a reply to Wei Sun.
3 Network Interfaces are requried for UCSPE, as one NIC is for Fabric Interconnect A, one NIC is for Fabric Interconnect B, and one is for the Cluster VIP.  So all are used and required for UCSPE.  Please do NOT edit the VM and remove hardware, as all hardware defined in the OVF is required.  It is a change from UCSPE version 2.0 and prior, and to enable better failover support and cluster support.     
Wei Sun:
Did you remove the other 2 NICs from the OVF?  UCSPE version 2.1 requres 3 NICs to be present with an IP plumbed to each.  Secondly, did you check to make sure NIC 2/3 are connected, and have a VLAN defined to connect to?   hey Eric, I deleted the interfaces in vSphere "Edit VM Setting", not from ovf file.  I also tried the config with 3 NICs but  I was not aware that  UCSPE version 2.1 requres 3 NICs to be present with an IP plumbed to each.  so, in my config, I have 3 NICs all connected, and each a VLAN defined to connect. but only NIC1 has an valid IP. NIC 2/3 just have fake IP (like 1.1.1.1) .   neither config (3 NICs or just 1 NIC) worked.  any suggestions?  thanks.
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1/24/13 6:58 PM as a reply to Eric Williams.
I see.  do you know which NIC will be used for IP traffic?  also, Can I have the two FCoE NICs unused? eg. they are connected and UP but has no IP configured?  we don't need to use FCoE in our testing.  thanks.
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3/26/13 1:08 PM as a reply to Wei Sun.
For the emulator the 3 IPs are used for Fabric interconnect A, one for Fabric B, and one for the Cluster VIP.  It has nothing to do w/ the NICs on a server, moreso about the emulation of the two different Fabric Interconnects, supporting clustering properly, etc.
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