Configuring Port Security With Auto-Learning Without Cfs; Configuring Port Security With Manual Database Configuration; Enabling Port Security - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Configuring Port Security with Auto-Learning without CFS

Configuring Port Security with Auto-Learning without CFS
To configure port security using auto-learning without CFS, perform this task:
Procedure
Step 1 Enable port security.
Step 2 Activate port security on each VSAN, which turns on auto-learning by default.
Step 3
Wait until all switches and all hosts are automatically learned.
Step 4 Disable auto-learn on each VSAN.
Step 5 Copy the active database to the configure database on each VSAN.
Step 6 Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration, which saves the port security configuration
database to the startup configuration.
Step 7 Repeat the above steps for all switches in the fabric.
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Configuring Port Security with Manual Database Configuration

To configure port security and manually configure the port security database, perform this task:
Procedure
Step 1 Enable port security.
Step 2 Manually configure all port security entries into the configure database on each VSAN.
Step 3 Activate port security on each VSAN. This turns on auto-learning by default.
Step 4
Disable auto-learn on each VSAN.
Step 5 Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration, which saves the port security configuration
database to the startup configuration.
Step 6 Repeat the above steps for all switches in the fabric.

Enabling Port Security

By default, the port security feature is disabled in Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches.
To enable port security, perform this task:
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Activating Port Security, page 639
Copying the Port Security Database, page 651
Disabling Auto-Learning, page 641
Enabling Port Security, page 638
Configuring Port Security
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