Configuring Switch Priority; About Fcdomain Initiation; Enabling Or Disabling Fcdomains - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 25 Configuring Domain Parameters
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Any new switch cannot become the principal switch when it joins a stable fabric. During the principal
switch selection phase, the switch with the highest priority becomes the principal switch. If two switches
have the same configured priority, the switch with the lower WWN becomes the principal switch.
The priority configuration is applied to runtime when the fcdomain is restarted (see the
Restart" section on page
restarts.

Configuring Switch Priority

To configure the priority for the principal switch using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand Fabricxx > VSANxx and then select Domain Manager in the Logical Domains pane for the
fabric and VSAN that you want to set the principal switch priority for.
You see the domain's running configuration in the Information pane shown in
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Set Priority to a high value for the switch in the fabric that you want to be the principal switch.
Step 2
Click the Apply Changes icon to save these changes.
Step 3

About fcdomain Initiation

By default, the fcdomain feature is enabled on each switch. If you disable the fcdomain feature in a
switch, that switch can no longer participate with other switches in the fabric. The fcdomain
configuration is applied to runtime through a disruptive restart.

Enabling or Disabling fcdomains

To disable fcdomains in a single VSAN or a range of VSANs using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
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Running Domain Configuration
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