In static pinning, LAN pin groups are defined by the administrator on Fabric Interconnects using UCSM, which can be assigned to vNICs or vNIC templates. Static pin groups are defined under the LAN tab of the UCSM navigation pane.
The steps for creating a static pin group and assigning them to a vNIC are as follows:
- Log into UCS Manager.
- Click on the LAN tab in the navigation pane.
- In the LAN tab, right-click on LAN Pin Groups or click on the + sign on the right-hand side to create a new global LAN pin group:
- In the pop-up window, provide a name for the LAN pin group and bind interfaces (uplink ports or port channels).
- Click on OK to complete the configuration. A pop-up message will remind you to make sure that the selected uplinks are in the same layer 2 network:
