Islb Distribute - Cisco MDS 9000 series Command Reference Manual

islb distribute

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
islb distribute
To enable Cisco Fabric Services for iSCSI Server Load Balancing (iSLB) configuration, use the islb
distribute command. To disable the iSLB configuration distribution, use the no form of the command
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Disabled.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History Release
3.0(1)
Usage Guidelines
You can use the islb distribute command to enable the distribution of iSLB configuration information
to other Cisco MDS switches in the fabric using the Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) infrastructure. You can
synchronize the iSLB configuration across the fabric from the console of a single MDS switch.
The only initiator configuration that is distributed throughout the fabric using CFS is a statically mapped,
Note
iSLB initiator configuration. Dynamically mapped and statically mapped iSCSI initiator configurations
are not distributed. iSCSI initiator idle-timeout and global authentication parameters are also distributed.
If you are using both iSLB and inter-VSAN routing (IVR), ensure that the following conditions are
satisfied; otherwise, traffic may be disrupted in the fabric.
•
•
Examples
The following example enables iSLB configuration distribution.
switch# config t
switch(config)# islb distribute
The following example disables iSLB configuration distribution.
switch(config)# no islb distribute
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
11-100
islb distribute
no islb distribute
Modification
This command was introduced.
You must enable both features on at least one switch in the fabric.
You must configure and activate zoning from the switch for normal zones, IVR zones, and and iSLB
zones.
Chapter 11 I Commands
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x