Configuring Unique Area Fc Ids For An Hba - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

FC IDs

Configuring Unique Area FC IDs for an HBA

You can configure a different area ID for the HBA port.
The following task uses an example configuration with a switch domain of 111(6f hex). The server connects
to the switch over FCoE. The HBA port connects to interface vfc20 and the storage port connects to interface
fc2/3 on the same switch.
Step 1 Obtain the port WWN (Port Name field) ID of the HBA using the show flogi database command.
switch# show flogi database
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INTERFACE VSAN
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vfc20 3
fc2/3 3
Both FC IDs in this setup have the same area 77
Note
assignment.
Step 2 Shut down the HBA interface in the SAN switch.
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface vfc 20
switch(config-if)# shutdown
switch(config-if)# end
Step 3 Verify that the FC ID feature is enabled using the show fcdomain vsan command.
switch# show fcdomain vsan 1
...
Local switch configuration information:
State: Enabled
FCID persistence: Disabled
If this feature is disabled, continue to the next step to enable the persistent FC ID.
If this feature is already enabled, skip to the following step.
Step 4
Enable the persistent FC ID feature in the SAN switch.
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fcdomain fcid persistent vsan 1
switch(config)# end
Step 5 Assign a new FC ID with a different area allocation. In this example, replace 77 with ee.
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fcdomain fcid database
switch(config-fcid-db)# vsan 3 wwn 50:05:08:b2:00:71:c8:c2
fcid 0x6fee00 area
Step 6 Enable the HBA interface in the SAN switch.
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface vfc 20
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
switch(config-if)# end
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
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FCID PORT NAME
0x6f7703 50:05:08:b2:00:71:c8:c2
0x6f7704 50:06:0e:80:03:29:61:0f
Configuring Fibre Channel Domain Parameters
NODE NAME
50:05:08:b2:00:71:c8:c0
50:06:0e:80:03:29:61:0f
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