Forcing Fabric Binding Activation; Copying Fabric Binding Configurations - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Fabric Binding

Forcing Fabric Binding Activation

You can forcefully activate the fabric binding database.
If the database activation is rejected due to one or more conflicts listed in the previous section, you might
decide to proceed with the activation by using the force option.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. fabric-binding activate vsan vsan-id force
3. no fabric-binding activate vsan vsan-id force
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2 fabric-binding activate vsan vsan-id force
Example:
switch(config)# fabric-binding activate vsan 12
force
Step 3 no fabric-binding activate vsan vsan-id force
Example:
switch(config)# no fabric-binding activate vsan
12 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:
• Use the fabric-binding database copy vsan command to copy from the active database to the config
• Use the fabric-binding database diff active vsan command to view the differences between the active
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database. If the configured database is empty, this command is not accepted.
switch# fabric-binding database copy vsan 1
database and the config database. This command can be used when resolving conflicts.
switch# fabric-binding database diff active vsan 1
Purpose
Enters global 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).
Configuring Fabric Binding
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