Rscn Timer Configuration Distribution Using Cfs; Configuring The Rscn Timer - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

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RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution Using CFS

Because the timeout value for each switch is configured manually, a misconfiguration occurs when different
switches time out at different times. This means different N ports in a network can receive RSCNs at different
times. Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) alleviates this situation by automatically distributing configuration
information to all switches in a fabric. This also reduces the number of SW-RSCNs.
RSCN supports two modes, distributed and nondistributed. In distributed mode, RSCN uses CFS to distribute
configuration to all switches in the fabric. In nondistributed mode, only the configuration commands on the
local switch are affected.
Note
All configuration commands are not distributed. Only the rscn event-tov tov vsan vsan command is distributed.
The RSCN timer is registered with CFS during initialization and switchover. For high availability, if the
RSCN timer distribution crashes and restarts or a switchover occurs, it resumes normal functionality from the
state prior to the crash or switchover.
Note
Before performing a downgrade, make sure that you revert the RCSN timer value in your network to the
default value. Failure to do so will disable the links across your VSANs and other devices.
Compatibility across various Cisco MDS NX-OS releases during an upgrade or downgrade is supported by
conf-check provided by CFS. If you attempt to downgrade from Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0, you are
prompted with a conf-check warning. You are required to disable RSCN timer distribution support before
you downgrade.
By default, the RSCN timer distribution capability is disabled and is therefore compatible when upgrading
from any Cisco MDS SAN-OS release earlier than Release 3.0.

Configuring the RSCN Timer

RSCN maintains a per-VSAN event list queue, where the RSCN events are queued as they are generated.
When the first RSCN event is queued, a per VSAN timer starts. Upon time-out, all the events are dequeued
and coalesced RSCNs are sent to registered users. The default timer values minimize the number of coalesced
RSCNs sent to registered users. Some deployments require smaller event timer values to track changes in the
fabric.
Note The RSCN timer value must be the same on all switches in the VSAN. See the
Distribution, on page
Note Before performing a downgrade, make sure that you revert the RCSN timer value in your network to the
default value. Failure to do so will disable the links across your VSANs and other devices.
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