Configuring Port Security With Manual Database Configuration; Enabling Port Security - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Port Security
Related Topics
Activating Port Security, on page 218
Copying the Port Security Database, on page 233
Disabling Auto-Learning, on page 221
Enabling Port Security, on page 217

Configuring Port Security with Manual Database Configuration

To configure port security and manually configure the port security database, perform this task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. Enable port security.
2. Manually configure all port security entries into the configure database on each VSAN.
3. Activate port security on each VSAN. This turns on auto-learning by default.
4. Disable auto-learn on each VSAN.
5. Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration, which saves the port security configuration
database to the startup configuration.
6. Repeat the above steps for all switches in the fabric.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1 Enable port security.
Step 2 Manually configure all port security entries into the configure database on each VSAN.
Step 3 Activate port security on each VSAN. This turns on auto-learning by default.
Step 4
Disable auto-learn on each VSAN.
Step 5 Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration, which saves the port security configuration database to the
startup configuration.
Step 6
Repeat the above steps for all switches in the fabric.

Enabling Port Security

By default, the port security feature is disabled in Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches.
To enable port security, perform this task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configuration terminal
2. switch(config)# port-security enable
3. switch(config)# no port-security enable
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