Chapter 47 Configuring Fabric Binding; Fabric Binding Configuration; Enabling Fabric Binding; Configuring Switch Wwn List - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 47 Configuring Fabric Binding
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Fabric Binding Configuration

To configure fabric binding in each switch in the fabric, follow these steps.
Step 1 Enable the fabric configuration feature.
Step 2 Configure a list of sWWNs and their corresponding domain IDs for devices that are allowed to access
the fabric.
Step 3 Activate the fabric binding database.
Step 4 Copy the fabric binding active database to the fabric binding config database.
Step 5 Save the fabric binding configuration.
Step 6 Verify the fabric binding configuration.

Enabling Fabric Binding

The fabric binding feature must be enabled in each switch in the fabric that participates in the fabric
binding. By default, this feature is disabled in all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. The
configuration and verification commands for the fabric binding feature are only available when fabric
binding is enabled on a switch. When you disable this configuration, all related configurations are
automatically discarded.
To enable fabric binding on any participating switch, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
Step 2
switch(config)# fabric-binding enable
switch(config)# no fabric-binding enable
View the status of the fabric binding feature of a fabric binding-enabled switch by issuing the show
fabric-binding status command.
switch# show fabric-binding status
VSAN 1:Activated database
VSAN 4:No Active database

Configuring Switch WWN List

A user-specified fabric binding list contains a list of switch WWNs (sWWNs) within a fabric. If an
sWWN attempts to join the fabric, and that sWWN is not on the list or the sWWN is using a domain ID
that differs from the one specified in the allowed list, the ISL between the switch and the fabric is
automatically isolated in that VSAN and the switch is denied entry into the fabric.
The persistent domain ID can be specified along with the sWWN. Domain ID authorization is required
in FICON VSANs where the domains are statically configured and the end devices reject a domain ID
change in all switches in the fabric. Domain ID authorization is not required in Fibre Channel VSANs.
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enables fabric binding on that switch.
Disables (default) fabric binding on that switch.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
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