Associating A Fabric Extender To A Port Channel - Cisco nexus 5000 series Configuration Manual

Associating a Fabric Extender to a Port Channel

Command or Action
Step 3
switchport mode fex-fabric
Example:
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric
switch(config-if)#
Step 4 fex associate FEX-number
Example:
switch(config-if)# fex associate 101
switch#
Step 5 show interface ethernet port/slot fex-intf
Example:
switch# show interface ethernet 1/40 fex-intf
switch#
This example shows how to associate the Fabric Extender to an Ethernet interface on the parent device:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/40
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric
switch(config-if)# fex associate 101
switch(config)#
This example shows how to display the association of the Fabric Extender and the parent device:
switch# show interface ethernet 1/40 fex-intf
Fabric
Interface
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Eth1/40
Associating a Fabric Extender to a Port Channel
Before You Begin
Ensure that you have enabled the Fabric Extender feature.
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FEX
Interfaces
Eth101/1/48 Eth101/1/47
Eth101/1/44 Eth101/1/43
Eth101/1/40 Eth101/1/39
Eth101/1/36 Eth101/1/35
Eth101/1/32 Eth101/1/31
Eth101/1/28 Eth101/1/27
Eth101/1/24 Eth101/1/23
Eth101/1/20 Eth101/1/19
Eth101/1/16 Eth101/1/15
Eth101/1/12 Eth101/1/11
Eth101/1/8 Eth101/1/7
Eth101/1/4 Eth101/1/3
Configuring the Fabric Extender
Purpose
Sets the interface to support an external Fabric
Extender.
Associates the FEX number to the Fabric Extender unit
attached to the interface. The range of the FEX number
is from 100 to 199.
(Optional)
Displays the association of a Fabric Extender to an
Ethernet interface.
Eth101/1/46 Eth101/1/45
Eth101/1/42 Eth101/1/41
Eth101/1/38 Eth101/1/37
Eth101/1/34 Eth101/1/33
Eth101/1/30 Eth101/1/29
Eth101/1/26 Eth101/1/25
Eth101/1/22 Eth101/1/21
Eth101/1/18 Eth101/1/17
Eth101/1/14 Eth101/1/13
Eth101/1/10 Eth101/1/9
Eth101/1/6 Eth101/1/5
Eth101/1/2 Eth101/1/1
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