About Persistent Fc Id Selective Purging; Purging Persistent Fc Ids - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

FC IDs
Step 4
Enable the persistent FC ID feature in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)# fcdomain fcid persistent vsan 1
switch(config)# end
Step 5 Assign a new FC ID with a different area allocation. In this example, replace 77 with ee.
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)# fcdomain fcid database
switch(config-fcid-db)# vsan 3 wwn 50:05:08:b2:00:71:c8:c2 fcid 0x6fee00 area
Step 6 Enable the HBA interface in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)# interface vfc20/1
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
switch(config-if)# end
Step 7 Verify the pWWN ID of the HBA by using the show flogi database command.
switch# show flogi database
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INTERFACE VSAN
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vfc20/1 3
fc2/3 3
Both FC IDs now have different area
Note
assignments.

About Persistent FC ID Selective Purging

Persistent FC IDs can be purged selectively. Static entries and FC IDs currently in use cannot be deleted. The
table below identifies the FC ID entries that are deleted or retained when persistent FC IDs are purged.
Table 9: Purged FC IDs
Persistent FC ID state
Static
Static
Dynamic
Dynamic

Purging Persistent FC IDs

To purge persistent FC IDs, perform this task:
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FCID PORT NAME
0x6fee00 50:05:08:b2:00:71:c8:c2
0x6f7704 50:06:0e:80:03:29:61:0f
Persistent Usage State
In use
Not in use
In use
Not in use
Configuring Domain Parameters
NODE NAME
50:05:08:b2:00:71:c8:c0
50:06:0e:80:03:29:61:0f
Action
Not deleted
Not deleted
Not deleted
Deleted
OL-xxxxx-xx