Merge Fails; Configuring Port Security With Autolearn Using Fabric Manager - Cisco 9134 - MDS Multilayer Fabric Switch Troubleshooting Manual

Port Security Issues
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m

Merge Fails

Symptom
Table 19-8 Merge Fails
Symptom Possible Cause
Merge fails Activation or autolearn configuration in
the separate fabrics do not match.
Combined port security database
contains more than 2047 entries.

Configuring Port Security with Autolearn Using Fabric Manager

To configure port security with autolearn using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Choose Fabricxx > VSANxx > Port Security and select the Control tab.
Step 2 Select enable from the Command drop-down menu and click Apply Changes.
Select the CFS tab and select enable from the Admin drop-down menu and select enable from the
Step 3
Global drop-down menu to enable CFS distribution.
Step 4 Select the CFS tab and select commit from the ConfigAction drop-down menu to distribute these
changes to all switches in the fabric.
Step 5 Choose Fabricxx > VSANxx > Port Security, select the Actions tab, and select activate from the
Actions drop-down menu.
Check the AutoLearn check box and click Apply Changes to enable autolearn.
Step 6
Step 7 Select the CFS tab and select commit from the ConfigAction drop-down menu to distribute these
changes to all switches in the fabric.
Uncheck the AutoLearn check box and click Apply Changes to disable autolearn after all entries are
Step 8
learned.
Select the CFS tab and select commit from the ConfigAction drop-down menu to distribute these
Step 9
changes to all switches in the fabric.
Check the CopyActive to Config check box and click Apply Changes to copy the active database to the
Step 10
configure database. This ensures that no learned entries are lost.
Select the CFS tab and select commit from the ConfigAction drop-down menu to distribute these
Step 11
changes to all switches in the fabric.
Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration, using the fabric option. This saves the port
Step 12
security configure database to the startup configuration on all switches in the fabric.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x
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Merge fails.
Chapter 19 Troubleshooting FC-SP, Port Security, and Fabric Binding
Solution
Disable autolearn. See the
Fabric Manager" section on page 19-13
Autolearn Using the CLI" section on page
Delete the port security database in one of the fabrics and
then relearn the entries after the fabrics merge. See the
"Configuring Port Security with Autolearn Using Fabric
Manager" section on page 19-14
Security with Autolearn Using the CLI" section on
page 19-15.
"Disabling Autolearn Using
or the "Disabling
19-13.
or the "Configuring Port
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