Suspended And Isolated States; Adding An Interface To A San Port Channel; Forcing An Interface Addition - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Configuring SAN Port Channels
• Capability parameters (type of interface, Fibre Channel at both ends).
• Administrative compatibility parameters (speed, mode, port VSAN, allowed VSAN, and port security).
• Operational parameters (speed and remote switch's WWN).
A port addition procedure fails if the capability and administrative parameters in the remote switch are
incompatible with the capability and administrative parameters in the local switch. If the compatibility check
is successful, the interfaces are operational and the corresponding compatibility parameter settings apply to
these interfaces.

Suspended and Isolated States

If the operational parameters are incompatible, the compatibility check fails and the interface is placed in a
suspended or isolated state based on the configured mode:
• An interface enters the suspended state if the interface is configured in the On mode.
• An interface enters the isolated state if the interface is configured in the Active mode.
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Adding an Interface to a SAN Port Channel

To add an interface to a SAN port channel, perform this task:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3

Forcing an Interface Addition

You can force the port configuration to be overwritten by the SAN port channel. In this case, the interface is
added to a SAN port channel.
• If you use the default On mode to avoid inconsistent states across switches and to maintain consistency
• If you use the Active mode, then the port channel ports automatically recover from the addition.
When SAN port channels are created from within an interface, the force option cannot be used.
Note
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Command or Action
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)# interface type slot/port
switch(config-if)# channel-group
channel-number
across switches, then the ports shut down. You must explicitly enable those ports again.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enters configuration mode for the specified
interface.
Adds the Fibre Channel interface to the specified
channel group. If the channel group does not exist,
it is created. The port is shut down.
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