Feature Adapter-Fex - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Manual

feature adapter-fex

feature adapter-fex
To enable the Adapter Fabric Extender (Adapter-FEX), use the feature adapter-fex command. To disable
Adapter-FEX, use the no form of this command.
feature adapter-fex
no feature adapter-fex
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Command Default
Disabled
Command Modes
Global configuration mode
Command History
Release
5.1(3)N1(1)
Usage Guidelines
Before you disable this feature on the switch, do the following:
• Remove all virtual Ethernet interface configurations on the switch.
• Remove all port profiles of type vethernet.
• Change the port mode to access by using the switchport mode access command.
If you attempt to disable the Adapter-FEX feature with virtual Ethernet interface or port profile configurations
enabled, the switch returns an error message.
Before you use a virtual Ethernet interface, you must enable Cisco Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM-FEX)
on the switch by using the feature vmfex command.
Examples This example shows how to enable Adapter-FEX on the switch:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# feature adapter-fex
Virtualization Plugin license checked out successfully
Virtualization Plugin extracted successfully
All Virtualization processes enabled successfully
switch(config)#
This example shows how to disable Adapter-FEX on the switch:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# no feature adapter-fex
Disabled feature adapter-fex successfully.
You should save the configuration and Reload.
switch(config)#
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Modification
This command was introduced.
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