Unauthorized Switch Gains Access To Fabric; Fabric Binding Settings Lost After Reboot; Configuring Fabric Binding Using Fabric Manager - Cisco 9134 - MDS Multilayer Fabric Switch Troubleshooting Manual

Chapter 19 Troubleshooting FC-SP, Port Security, and Fabric Binding
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

Unauthorized Switch Gains Access to Fabric

Symptom
Table 19-11 Unauthorized Switch Gains Access to Fabric
Symptom Possible Cause
Unauthorized switch Fabric binding disabled on both ends of
gains access to fabric. an ISL.

Fabric Binding Settings Lost After Reboot

Symptom
Table 19-12 Fabric Binding Settings Lost After Reboot
Symptom Possible Cause
Fabric Binding Entries not saved to configure database
settings were lost and to startup configuration.
after a reboot.

Configuring Fabric Binding Using Fabric Manager

To configure fabric binding using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Choose Fabricxx > VSANxx > Fabric Binding and select the Control tab.
Step 1
Select enable from the Command drop-down menu and click Apply Changes.
Step 2
Select the Config Database tab and click Add Row to add a new entry into the configure database.
Step 3
Fill in the WWNs and Domain ID fields and click Create.
Step 4
Step 5 Select the Actions tab, select activate from the Action drop-down menu, and click Apply Changes to
copy the configure database to the active database and reactivate fabric binding.
Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration, using the fabric option. This saves the port
Step 6
security configure database to the startup configuration on all switches in the fabric.
OL-9285-05
Unauthorized switch gains access to fabric.
Fabric binding settings were lost after a reboot.
Solution
See the "Configuring Fabric Binding Using Fabric
Manager" section on page 19-19
Fabric Binding Using the CLI" section on page
Solution
Save the fabric binding database. See the
Fabric Binding Using Fabric Manager" section on
page 19-19 or the "Configuring Fabric Binding Using the
CLI" section on page 19-20.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x
Fabric Binding Issues
or the "Configuring
19-20.
"Configuring
19-19