Locking The Fabric; Committing Changes - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Domain Parameters
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
Step 2
switch(config)# fcdomain distribute
Step 3 switch(config)# no fcdomain distribute

Locking the Fabric

The first action that modifies the existing configuration creates the pending configuration and locks the feature
in the fabric. After you lock the fabric, the following conditions apply:
• No other user can make any configuration changes to this feature.
• A pending configuration is created by copying the active configuration. Subsequent modifications are

Committing Changes

To apply the pending domain configuration changes to other SAN switches in the VSAN, you must commit
the changes. The pending configuration changes are distributed and, on a successful commit, the configuration
changes are applied to the active configuration in the SAN switches throughout the VSAN and the fabric lock
is released.
To commit pending domain configuration changes and release the lock, perform this task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configuration terminal
2. switch(config)# fcdomain commit vsan vsan-id
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 switch# configuration terminal
Step 2 switch(config)# fcdomain commit vsan vsan-id
OL-xxxxx-xx
made to the pending configuration and remain there until you commit the changes to the active
configuration (and other switches in the fabric) or discard them.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enables domain configuration distribution.
Disables (default) domain configuration distribution.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Commits the pending domain configuration changes.
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