About Locking The Fabric; Locking The Fabric - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Creating Dynamic VSANs
Step 1
switch# config t
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# no dpvm distribute
Disables DPVM distribution to the neighboring switches.
Step 3
switch(config)# dpvm distribute
Enables (default) DPVM distribution to the neighboring switches.

About Locking the Fabric

The first action that modifies the existing configuration creates the DPVM pending database and locks the
feature in the fabric. Once you lock the fabric, the following conditions apply:
• No other user can make any configuration changes to this feature.
• A copy of the configuration database becomes the DPVM pending database. Modifications from this

Locking the Fabric

To lock the fabric and apply changes to the DPVM pending database, follow these steps:
Step 1
switch# config terminal
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# dpvm database
switch(config-dpvm-db)#
Accesses the DPVM config database.
Step 3
switch(config-dpvm-db)# pwwn 11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88 vsan 11
Adds one entry to the DPVM config database.
Step 4 switch(config-dpvm-db)# exit
switch(config)#
Exits to configuration mode.
Step 5
switch(config)# dpvm activate
point on are made to the DPVM pending database. The DPVM pending database remains in effect until
you commit the modifications to the DPVM pending database or discard (abort) the changes to the DPVM
pending database.
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