Tracking Multiple Ports; Monitoring Ports In A Vsan - Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Configuration Manual

Configuring Port Tracking
In the following figure, only if both ISLs 2 and 3 fail, will the direct link 1 be brought down. Direct link 1
will not be brought down if either 2 or 3 are still functioning as desired.
Figure 47: Traffic Recovery Using Port Tracking

Tracking Multiple Ports

To track multiple ports, perform this task:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3

Monitoring Ports in a VSAN

You can optionally configure one VSAN from the set of all operational VSANs on the tracked port with the
linked port by specifying the required VSAN. This level of flexibility provides higher granularity in tracked
ports. In some cases, when a tracked port is a TE port, the set of operational VSANs on the port can change
dynamically without bringing down the operational state of the port. In such cases, the port VSAN of the
linked port can be monitored on the set of operational VSANs on the tracked port.
If you configure this feature, the linked port is up only when the VSAN is up on the tracked port.
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Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface fc
slot/port
switch(config-if)# port-track
interface interface fc slot/port |
san-port-channel port
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Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Configures the specified interface and enters the interface
configuration mode. You can now configure tracked ports.
Note If this is a QSFP+ GEM, the slot/port syntax is
slot/QSFP-module/port.
Tracks the linked port with the specified interface. When
the tracked port goes down, the linked port is also brought
down.
Note If this is a QSFP+ GEM, the slot/port syntax is
slot/QSFP-module/port.
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