Activating Fabric Binding; Deactivating Fabric Binding; Fabric Binding Copyactive To Config - Cisco DS-C9216I-K9 Configuration Manual

Activating Fabric Binding

Activating Fabric Binding
The fabric binding feature must be enabled in each switch in the fabric that participate in the fabric
binding. By default, this feature is disabled in all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
To activate fabric binding, follow these steps:
From Device Manager, choose FICON > Fabric Binding. You see the Fabric Binding dialog box.
Step 1
Ensure that the Actions tab is enabled.
Step 2
Click in the Actions column for the VSAN(s) for which you want to activate fabric binding.
Step 3
Choose Activate or Force Activate.
Step 4
Click Apply to activate the fabric binding, or click Close to close the dialog box without activating
Step 5
fabric binding for the selected VSAN(s).

Deactivating Fabric Binding

To deactivate fabric binding, follow these steps:
From Device Manager, choose FICON > Fabric Binding. You see the Fabric Binding dialog box.
Step 1
Ensure that the Actions tab is enabled.
Step 2
Step 3 Click in the Actions column for the VSAN(s) for which you want to deactivate fabric binding.
Step 4 Choose Deactivate.
Click Apply to deactivate the fabric binding, or click Close to close the dialog box without deactivating
Step 5
fabric binding for the selected VSAN(s).

Fabric Binding CopyActive to Config

To copy the active fabric binding to the configuration file, follow these steps:
From Device Manager, choose FICON > Fabric Binding. You see the Fabric Binding dialog box.
Step 1
Ensure that the Actions tab is enabled.
Step 2
Click in the CopyActive ToConfig column for the VSAN(s) for which you want to copy fabric binding.
Step 3
Click Apply to copy the fabric binding, or click Close to close the dialog box without copying the fabric
Step 4
binding for the selected VSAN(s).
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Chapter 23 Configuring FICON
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