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Creating VSANs

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Creating VSANs
VSANs help you create multiple logical SANs over a common physical infrastructure. Each VSAN can
contain up to 239 switches and has an independent address space that allows identical Fibre Channel IDs
(FC IDs) to be used simultaneously in different VSANs.

Default VSAN

VSAN 1, also known as the default VSAN, is typically used for communication, management, or testing
purposes. We recommend that you do not use VSAN 1 as your production environment VSAN. There
are several features that, when configured, disrupt traffic on VSAN 1. If you use VSAN 1 as your
production environment VSAN, you risk disrupting traffic when these features are configured.
VSAN 1 is enabled by default. We recommend that you use other available VSANs as your production
Note
environment VSAN.
To add and configure a VSAN, follow these steps.
Click the Create VSAN icon. (See
Step 1
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide
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Create VSAN Icon
For details about the icons and buttons used in Fabric Manager, see
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Chapter 5 Configuring VSANs and Interfaces
Chapter 4, "Fabric Manager
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