Deleting the zone database ········································································································································ 114
Enabling SNMP notifications ······································································································································ 114
FC zone configuration example ································································································································· 115
Network requirements ········································································································································· 115
Requirements analysis ········································································································································· 116
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 116
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 117
Configuring NPV ····················································································································································· 120
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Uplink interface and uplink ································································································································ 121
Disruptive load balancing ·································································································································· 121
NPV configuration task list ·········································································································································· 121
Configuring uplink interfaces ····························································································································· 122
Configuring downlink interfaces ························································································································ 122
Displaying and maintaining NPV ······························································································································· 123
NPV configuration examples ······································································································································ 124
Configuring FIP snooping ······································································································································· 132
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FIP snooping network diagram ·························································································································· 132
How FIP snooping works ···································································································································· 133
Enabling FIP snooping ················································································································································· 134
Configuring the FC-MAP value ··································································································································· 135
Network requirements ········································································································································· 136
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 136
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 138
Configuring FCS ······················································································································································ 140
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Starting a topology discovery ····································································································································· 142
Stopping a topology discovery ··································································································································· 143
Displaying and maintaining FCS ······························································································································· 143
FCS configuration example ········································································································································· 143
Network requirements ········································································································································· 143
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 144
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 144
Configuring FDMI ···················································································································································· 147
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