Oracle Virtual Networking (OVN - Formerly Xsigo) How to Find Specific Configuration information Using ESXi 5.x Generated Logs

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Solution 1518181.1 : Oracle Virtual Networking (OVN - Formerly Xsigo) How to Find Specific Configuration information Using ESXi 5.x Generated Logs

Applies to:

Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-15 - Version All Versions and later
Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-4 - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Learn how to analyze or find important information in ESXi 5.x host log bundle (xsigo-support or vm-support) output.

Solution

This is a KB in progress... it will constantly be added to.

To find out the version of Xsigo Host drivers installed in ESXi 5.0 using the vm-support or xsigo-support logs - change directory to /proc/driver/xscore and 'cat' out 'os_version':

# cat /proc/driver/xscore/os_version:

Sample output:

os_version: ESXi-5.0.5.ESX.1

To find the Storage Array multipathing policy:

# cat localcli_storage-nmp-device-list.txt

Example output in this example using Round Robin path policy (RR):

eui.001738000d320040:
Device Display Name: IBM Fibre Channel Disk (eui.001738000d320040)
Storage Array Type: VMW_SATP_ALUA
Storage Array Type Device Config: {implicit_support=on;explicit_support=off; explicit_allow=on;alua_followover=on;{TPG_id=0,TPG_state=AO}}
Path Selection Policy: VMW_PSP_RR
Path Selection Policy Device Config: {policy=rr,iops=1000,bytes=10485760,useANO=0;lastPathIndex=2: NumIOsPending=0,numBytesPending=0}
Path Selection Policy Device Custom Config:
Working Paths: vhba1069:C0:T0:L25, vhba2069:C0:T0:L25, vhba2069:C0:T1:L25, vhba1069:C0:T2:L25, vhba1069:C0:T1:L25, vhba2069:C0:T2:L25

To find Mellanox HCA model information run this command in the /tmp or /command directory of the extracted diagnostic log bundle. For command directory omi lspci* and just search for mellanox in whole /command directory:

# grep -i mellanox lspci* |less

Example output (this is a ConnectX-2 QDR HCA):

lspci.txt:000:011:00.0 Network controller: Mellanox Technologies MT26428 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB QDR, PCIe 2.0 5GT/s] [vmnic1]
lspci_-v.txt:000:011:00.0 Network controller Network controller: Mellanox Technologies MT26428 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB QDR, PCIe 2.0 5GT/s] [vmnic1]

ConnectX IB DDR, PCIe 2.0 5GT/s] (rev b0)

ConnectX rev b0 is ConnectX2 card.
ConnectX rev a0 is ConnectX card.

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