Flexattach Virtual Pwwn Cfs Distribution; Using The Server Admin Flexattach Wizards; Pre-Configuring Flexattach For A New Server - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Chapter 14 Configuring FlexAttach Virtual pWWN
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FlexAttach Virtual pWWN CFS Distribution

The FlexAttach virtual pWWN configuration is distributed for CFS through IPv4, and is enabled by
default. The FlexAttach virtual pWWN distribution, by default, is on CFS region 201. The CFS region
201 links only to the NPV-enabled switches. Other CFS features such as syslog is on region 0. Region 0
will be linked through IPv4 for all NPV switches on the same physical fabric. If CFS has an option to
link through IPv4 or ISL, then CFS will select the ISL path.
NPV switches do not have ISL (E or TE ports) and are linked through IPv4.
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Using the Server Admin FlexAttach Wizards

As in Fabric Manager Release 4.1(1) and later, the Server Admin perspective view of the Fabric Manager
GUI provides the following FlexAttach wizards, which the Fabric Manager users with server-admin role
can use to configure FlexAttach:
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To access the FlexAttach wizards, follow these steps:
Log in to Fabric Manager with a username and password that has the server-admin role assigned.
Step 1
Step 2 Discover and open the fabric on which you want to configure FlexAttach.
Step 3 In the Fabric Manager window displayed, select Tools > FlexAttach to display the list of wizards.
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Pre-Configuring FlexAttach for a New Server

Using the Pre-configure Server wizard, you can configure FlexAttach for servers that are not physically
available currently. FlexAttach can be enabled on the ports designated for the new servers and can use
the virtual WWNs assigned for configuring SAN. When the new servers are available, the servers can
then be plugged into the fabric without any change needed in the SAN.
The Pre-Configure Server wizard can be used to accomplish the following tasks:
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OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Pre-Configuring FlexAttach for a New Server, page 14-9
Moving a Server to Another Port or Switch, page 14-15
Replacing a Server with Another Server, page 14-18
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FlexAttach Wizards Menu Bar
Pre-Configuring FlexAttach for All the Ports, page 14-10
Pre-Configuring FlexAttach for Each Port Individually, page 14-12
Using the Server Admin FlexAttach Wizards
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