Configuring San Port Channels - Cisco N9K-C93180YC-FX Configuration Manual

Configuring N Port Virtualization

Configuring SAN Port Channels

SAN port channels are created with default values. You can change the default configuration just as any other
physical interface.
If the following requirements are not met, a SAN port channel error is detected:
• Each switch on either side of a SAN port channel must be connected to the same number of interfaces.
• Each interface must be connected to a corresponding interface on the other side.
• Links in a SAN port channel cannot be changed after the port channel is configured. If you change the
Note If all three conditions are not met, the faulty link is disabled. Enter the show interface command for that
interface to verify that the SAN port channel is functioning as required.
SAN Port Channel Guidelines and Limitations
• The number of SAN port channels and virtual FC port channels, together, can be only 8 on the Cisco
• The maximum number of FC interfaces that can be combined into a SAN port channel is limited to 16.
• The default channel mode on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches for SAN port channels is active; this
Creating a SAN Port Channel
This section explains how to create a SAN port channel.
Procedure
Step 1 switch# configuration terminal
Enters the global configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# interface san-port-channel channel-number
Creates the specified SAN port channel using the default mode (on). The SAN port channel number is in the
range of 1 to 256
The following example shows the SAN port channel creation:
switch(config)# interface san-port-channel 1
switch(config-if)#
links after the port channel is configured, be sure to reconnect the links to interfaces within the port
channel and reenable the links.
Nexus 9000 Series switch.
cannot be changed.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS FC NPV Configuration Guide
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