Vsan Membership; Vsan Attributes; Operational State Of A Vsan - Cisco DS-C9216I-K9 Configuration Manual

VSAN Membership

When you configure a port in VSAN 4094 or move a port to VSAN 4094, that port is immediately
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isolated.
Do not use an isolated VSAN to configure ports.
Caution

VSAN Membership

Port VSAN membership on the switch is assigned on a port-by-port basis. By default each port belongs
to the default VSAN.
Trunking ports have an associated list of VSANs that are part of an allowed list.

VSAN Attributes

VSANs have the following attributes:
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Operational State of a VSAN

A VSAN is in the operational state if the VSAN is active and at least one port is up. This state indicates
that traffic can pass through this VSAN. This state cannot be configured.
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VSAN ID—The VSAN ID identifies the VSAN as the default VSAN (VSAN 1), user-defined
VSANs (VSAN 2 to 4093), and the isolated VSAN (VSAN 4094).
State—The administrative state of a VSAN can be configured to an active (default) or suspended
state. Once VSANs are created, they may exist in various conditions or states.
The active state of a VSAN indicates that the VSAN is configured and enabled. By enabling a
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VSAN, you activate the services for that VSAN.
The suspended state of a VSAN indicates that the VSAN is configured but not enabled. If a port
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is configured in this VSAN, it is disabled. Use this state to deactivate a VSAN without losing
the VSAN's configuration. All ports in a suspended VSAN are disabled. By suspending a
VSAN, you can preconfigure all the VSAN parameters for the whole fabric and activate the
VSAN immediately.
VSAN name—This text string identifies the VSAN for management purposes. The name can be
from 1 to 32 characters long and it must be unique across all VSANs. By default, the VSAN name
is a concatenation of VSAN and a four-digit string representing the VSAN ID. For example, the
default name for VSAN 3 is VSAN0003.
Note A VSAN name must be unique.
Load balancing attributes—These attributes indicate the use of the source- destination ID
(src-dst-id) or the originator exchange OX ID (src-dst-ox-id, the default) for load balancing path
selection.
Chapter 11 Configuring and Managing VSANs
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