San Port Channels - Cisco N9K-C93180YC-FX Configuration Manual

SAN Port Channels

• For the FLOGI from NP uplink of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches to be successful on the core
Note
• Beginning in Cisco NX-OS Release 7.3(3)N1(1), the OUI is configurable on a Cisco Nexus 6000
SAN Port Channels
About SAN Port Channels
• A SAN port channel is a logical interface that combines a set of FC interfaces connected to the same
• SAN port channels support bandwidth utilization and availability.
• SAN port channels on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches are mainly used to connect to MDS cores and
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS FC NPV Configuration Guide
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Following is an example of configuring IDLE fill pattern on a Cisco MDS switch:
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Switch(config)# int fc2/3
Switch(config)# switchport fill-pattern IDLE speed 8000
Switch(config)# sh run int fc2/3
interface fc2/3
switchport speed 8000
switchport mode NP
switchport fill-pattern IDLE speed 8000
no shutdown
switch, the core should be configured with the OUI of a Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switch. Configure
the OUI on the core only if the core has not registered the OUI by default.
The OUI is found and configured as follows:
N9K(config-if)# show wwn switch
Switch WWN is 20:00:2c:d0:2d:50:ea:64
N9K(config-if)#
On the core, we see the output below if the OUI (0x2cd02d) is already registered.
MDS9710(config-if)# sh wwn oui | i 2cd02d
0x2cd02d Cisco
MDS9710(config-if) #
If the OUI is not registered with the core, configure it manually.
MDS9710(config-if)# wwn oui 0x2cd02d
Series core switch.
fibre channel node and operates as one link.
to provide optimal bandwidth utilization and transparent failover between the uplinks of a VSAN.
Default
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