Installing The Fabric Extender Feature Set; Detailed Steps; Step 1 - Cisco SD2008T-NA Configuration Manual

Managing the Fabric Extender Feature Set

Installing the Fabric Extender Feature Set

Note You must enable the Fabric Extender feature set in the default VDC. Once enabled in the default VDC,
the FEX can belong to any VDC and can be configured from those VDCs. A single Fabric Extender
belongs exclusively to a single VDC.
Before You Begin
Ensure that you are in the default VDC.
Ensure that you have disabled the IDS reserved addresses check (it is disabled by default). Use the show
hardware ip verify command and look for the string "address reserved" in the output. If the IDS reserved
addresses check is enabled, disable it with the no hardware ip verify address reserved command.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. install feature-set fex
3. exit

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action

Step 1

configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2 install feature-set fex
Example:
switch(config)# install feature-set fex
Step 3
exit
Example:
switch(config)# exit
switch#
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Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Installs the Fabric Extender feature set in the default VDC.
To uninstall the Fabric Extender feature set, use the no install
feature-set fex command. Before you can uninstall the feature set,
you must ensure the following:
• The feature set must be installed in the default VDC.
• The feature set must not be enabled in any VDC.
Exits configuration mode.
Configuring the Fabric Extender
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