Activating Fabric Binding; Forcing Fabric Binding Activation; Copying Fabric Binding Configurations - Cisco nexus 5000 series Cli Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Configuring Fabric Binding
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After activation, any already logged in switch that violates the current active database will be logged out,
Note
and all switches that were previously denied login because of fabric binding restrictions are reinitialized.

Activating Fabric Binding

To activate the fabric binding feature, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2
switch(config)# fabric-binding activate vsan
vsan-id
switch(config)# no fabric-binding activate vsan
vsan-id

Forcing Fabric Binding Activation

If the database activation is rejected due to one or more conflicts listed in the previous section, you may
decide to proceed with the activation by using the force option.
To forcefully activate the fabric binding database, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2
switch(config)# fabric-binding activate vsan vsan-id
force
switch(config)# no fabric-binding activate vsan vsan-id
force

Copying Fabric Binding Configurations

When you copy the fabric binding configuration, the config database is saved to the running
configuration.
You can use the following commands to copy to the config database:
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Use the fabric-binding database copy vsan command to copy from the active database to the
config database. If the configured database is empty, this command is not accepted.
switch# fabric-binding database copy vsan 1
Use the fabric-binding database diff active vsan command to view the differences between the
active database and the config database. This command can be used when resolving conflicts.
switch# fabric-binding database diff active vsan 1
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Activates the fabric binding database for
the specified VSAN.
Deactivates the fabric binding database for
the specified VSAN.
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Configuring Fabric Binding
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Activates the fabric binding database
for the specified VSAN forcefully,
even if the configuration is not
acceptable.
Reverts to the previously configured
state or to the factory default (if no
state is configured).
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