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Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Configuration Manual (320 pages)

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Table of Contents
4
Document Conventions
19
Documentation Feedback
22
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
23
Chapter
29
Physical Fibre Channel Interfaces
30
Virtual Fibre Channel Interfaces
30
Interface Modes
32
SD Port
34
Auto Mode
34
Interface States
34
- Administrative States
  34
- Operational States
  35
- Reason Codes
  35
- Buffer-To-Buffer Credits
  38
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
39
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
41
Configuring Global Attributes for Fibre Channel Interfaces
46
Example Port Channel Configurations
48
Verifying Fibre Channel Interfaces
49
Default Fibre Channel Interface Settings
51
Chapter 3 Configuring Fibre Channel Domain Parameters

53
- Information about Domain Parameters
  53
  - Fibre Channel Domains
    53
  - Domain Restarts
    54
  - Restarting a Domain
    55
  - Domain Manager Fast Restart
    55
  - Enabling Domain Manager Fast Restart
    55
  - Switch Priority
    56
  - Configuring Switch Priority
    56
  - About Fcdomain Initiation
    57
  - Disabling or Reenabling Fcdomains
    57
  - Configuring Fabric Names
    57
  - Incoming Rcfs
    58
  - Rejecting Incoming Rcfs
    58
  - Autoreconfiguring Merged Fabrics
    59
  - Enabling Autoreconfiguration
    59
- Domain Ids
  60
- FC Ids
  67
CHAPTER 4 Configuringnportvirtualization

75
- Configuring N Port Virtualization
  75
  - Information about NPV
    75
    
    NPV Overview
    75
    
    NPV Mode
    76
    
    Server Interfaces
    76
    
    NP Uplinks
    77
    
    FLOGI Operation
    77
    
    NPV Traffic Management
    78
    
    Automatic Uplink Selection
    78
    
    Traffic Maps
    78
    
    Disruptive Load Balancing
    79
    
    NPV Traffic Management Guidelines
    79
  - NPV Guidelines and Limitations
    79
  - Configuring NPV
    80
    
    Enabling NPV
    80
    
    Configuring NPV Interfaces
    81
    
    Configuring an NP Interface
    81
    
    Configuring a Server Interface
    82
    
    Configuring NPV Traffic Management
    82
    
    Configuring NPV Traffic Maps
    82
    
    Enabling Disruptive Load Balancing
    83
  - Verifying NPV
    83
    
    Verifying NPV Examples
    84
    
    Verifying NPV Traffic Management
    85
Configuring Fcoe NPV

87
- Information about Fcoe NPV
  87
- Chapter
  87
- Fcoe NPV Model
  89
- Mapping Requirements
  90
- Port Requirements
  91
- NPV Features
  91
- Vpc Topologies
  92
- Supported and Unsupported Topologies
  93
- Guidelines and Limitations
  97
- Fcoe NPV Configuration Limits
  97
- Default Settings
  98
- Enabling Fcoe and Enabling NPV
  99
- Enabling Fcoe NPV
  99
- Configuring NPV Ports for Fcoe NPV
  100
- Verifying Fcoe NPV Configuration
  100
- Configuration Examples for Fcoe NPV
  101
Chapter 6 Configuring VSAN Trunking

107
- Configuring VSAN Trunking
  107
- Information about VSAN Trunking
  107
  - VSAN Trunking Mismatches
    108
  - VSAN Trunking Protocol
    108
Configuring VSAN Trunking

109
- Guidelines and Limitations
  109
- Enabling or Disabling the VSAN Trunking Protocol
  109
- Trunk Mode
  109
- Configuring Trunk Mode
  110
- Trunk-Allowed VSAN Lists
  111
- Configuring an Allowed-Active List of Vsans
  113
- Displaying VSAN Trunking Information
  114
- Default Settings for VSAN Trunks
  114
Chapter 7 Configuring SAN Port Channels

117
- Configuring SAN Port Channels
  117
- Information about SAN Port Channels
  117
  - Understanding Port Channels and VSAN Trunking
    118
  - Understanding Load Balancing
    119
Configuring SAN Port Channels

121
Chapter 8 Configuring and Managing Vsans

137
- Configuring and Managing Vsans
  137
  - Information about Vsans
    137
    
    VSAN Topologies
    137
    
    VSAN Advantages
    140
    
    Vsans Versus Zones
    140
  - Guidelines and Limitations for Vsans
    141
    
    About VSAN Creation
    142
    
    Creating Vsans Statically
    142
    
    Port VSAN Membership
    143
    
    Assigning Static Port VSAN Membership
    144
    
    Displaying VSAN Static Membership
    144
    
    Default Vsans
    145
    
    Isolated Vsans
    145
    
    Displaying Isolated VSAN Membership
    146
    
    Operational State of a VSAN
    146
    
    Static VSAN Deletion
    146
    
    Deleting Static Vsans
    147
    
    About Load Balancing
    147
    
    Configuring Load Balancing
    147
    
    Interop Mode
    149
  - Displaying the Static VSAN Configuration
    149
  - Default Settings for Vsans
    149
Chapter 9 Configuring and Managing Zones

151
- Information about Zones
  151
  - Information about Zoning
    151
    
    Zoning Features
    151
    
    Zoning Example
    153
    
    Zone Implementation
    154
    
    Active and Full Zone Sets
    154
  - Configuring a Zone
    157
    
    Configuration Examples
    157
  - Zone Sets
    158
    
    Activating a Zone Set
    159
    
    Default Zone
    159
    
    Configuring the Default Zone Access Permission
    160
    
    FC Alias Creation
    160
    
    Creating FC Aliases
    161
    
    Creating FC Aliases Example
    161
    
    Creating Zone Sets and Adding Member Zones
    162
    
    Zone Enforcement
    163
  - Zone Set Distribution
    164
    
    Enabling Full Zone Set Distribution
    164
    
    Enabling a One-Time Distribution
    164
    
    Recovering from Link Isolation
    165
    
    Importing and Exporting Zone Sets
    166
  - Zone Set Duplication
    166
    
    Copying Zone Sets
    167
    
    Renaming Zones, Zone Sets, and Aliases
    167
    
    Cloning Zones, Zone Sets, FC Aliases, and Zone Attribute Groups
    168
    
    Clearing the Zone Server Database
    169
  - Verifying the Zone Configuration
    169
  - Enhanced Zoning
    170
    
    Changing from Basic Zoning to Enhanced Zoning
    171
    
    Changing from Enhanced Zoning to Basic Zoning
    172
    
    Enabling Enhanced Zoning
    172
    
    Modifying the Zone Database
    173
    
    Releasing Zone Database Locks
    174
    
    Merging the Database
    174
    
    Configuring Zone Merge Control Policies
    175
    
    Default Zone Policies
    176
    
    Configuring System Default Zoning Settings
    176
    
    Verifying Enhanced Zone Information
    177
  - Compacting the Zone Database
    177
  - Analyzing the Zone and Zone Set
    178
  - Default Settings for Zones
    178
Chapter 1 0 Distributing Device Alias Services

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Distributing Device Alias Services

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- Information about Device Aliases
  179
  - Device Alias Features
    179
  - Device Alias Requirements
    180
  - Zone Aliases Versus Device Aliases
    180
- Device Alias Databases
  181
  - Creating Device Aliases
    181
  - Device Alias Modes
    182
  - Device Alias Mode Guidelines and Limitations for Device Alias Services
    182
  - Configuring Device Alias Modes
    183
  - Device Alias Distribution
    184
  - Locking the Fabric
    184
  - Committing Changes
    184
  - Discarding Changes
    185
  - Overriding the Fabric Lock
    186
  - Disabling and Enabling Device Alias Distribution
    186
- Legacy Zone Alias Configuration
  187
  - Importing a Zone Alias
    187
- Device Alias Database Merge Guidelines
  188
- Verifying the Device Alias Configuration
  188
- Default Settings for Device Alias Services
  189
Chapter 1 1 Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols

191
- Information about Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols
  191
  - Information about FSPF
    192
    
    FSPF Examples
    192
    
    Fault Tolerant Fabric Example
    192
    
    Redundant Link Example
    193
  - FSPF Global Configuration
    193
    
    SPF Computational Hold Times
    194
    
    Link State Records
    194
    
    Configuring FSPF on a VSAN
    194
    
    Resetting FSPF to the Default Configuration
    195
    
    Enabling or Disabling FSPF
    195
    
    Clearing FSPF Counters for the VSAN
    196
  - FSPF Interface Configuration
    196
    
    FSPF Link Cost
    196
    
    Configuring FSPF Link Cost
    197
    
    Hello Time Intervals
    197
    
    Configuring Hello Time Intervals
    197
    
    Dead Time Intervals
    198
    
    Configuring Dead Time Intervals
    198
    
    Retransmitting Intervals
    199
    
    Configuring Retransmitting Intervals
    199
    
    About Disabling FSPF for Specific Interfaces
    200
    
    Disabling FSPF for Specific Interfaces
    200
    
    Clearing FSPF Counters for an Interface
    200
  - FSPF Routes
    201
    
    Fibre Channel Routes
    201
    
    Configuring Fibre Channel Routes
    201
  - In-Order Delivery
    202
    
    Reordering Network Frames
    203
    
    Reordering SAN Port Channel Frames
    204
    
    About Enabling In-Order Delivery
    204
    
    Enabling In-Order Delivery
    204
    
    Enabling In-Order Delivery for a VSAN
    205
    
    Displaying the In-Order Delivery Status
    206
    
    Configuring the Drop Latency Time
    206
    
    Displaying Latency Information
    207
  - Flow Statistics Configuration
    207
    
    Flow Statistics
    207
    
    Counting Aggregated Flow Statistics
    207
    
    Counting Individual Flow Statistics
    208
    
    Clearing FIB Statistics
    208
    
    Displaying Flow Statistics
    208
  - Default Settings for FSFP
    209
C H a P T E

211
- Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases
  211
  - Fabric Login
    211
  - Name Server Proxy
    212
    
    About Registering Name Server Proxies
    212
    
    Registering Name Server Proxies
    212
    
    Rejecting Duplicate Pwwns
    212
    
    Rejecting Duplicate Pwwns
    213
    
    Name Server Database Entries
    213
    
    Displaying Name Server Database Entries
    214
  - Fdmi
    214
  - Displaying FDMI
    215
  - Rscn
    215
    
    About RSCN Information
    215
    
    Displaying RSCN Information
    215
    
    Multi-Pid Option
    216
    
    Configuring the Multi-Pid Option
    216
    
    Suppressing Domain Format SW-Rscns
    216
    
    Clearing RSCN Statistics
    217
    
    Configuring the RSCN Timer
    217
    
    Verifying the RSCN Timer Configuration
    218
    
    RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution
    218
    
    Enabling RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution
    219
    
    Locking the Fabric
    219
    
    Committing RSCN Timer Configuration Changes
    220
    
    Discarding the RSCN Timer Configuration Changes
    220
    
    Clearing a Locked Session
    221
    
    Displaying RSCN Configuration Distribution Information
    221
    
    Default Settings for RSCN
    221
C H a P T E

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- Discovering SCSI Targets
  223
  - Information about SCSI LUN Discovery
    223
    
    About Starting SCSI LUN Discovery
    223
    
    Starting SCSI LUN Discovery
    224
    
    About Initiating Customized Discovery
    224
    
    Initiating Customized Discovery
    224
  - Displaying SCSI LUN Information
    225
C H a P T E

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Configuring Iscsi TLV

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- Information about Iscsi TLV
  227
- Iscsi TLV Configuration
  227
  - Identifying Iscsi Traffic
    227
  - Configuring Type Qos Policies
    228
  - Configuring No-Drop Policy Maps
    229
  - Applying System Service Policies
    230
- Iscsi TLV and Fcoe Configuration
  231
  - Identifying Iscsi and Fcoe Traffic
    231
- Configuring Type Qos Policies
  232
- Configuring No-Drop Policy Maps
  233
- Applying System Service Policies
  236
Chapter 1 5 Advanced Fibre Channel Features

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- Advanced Fibre Channel Features and Concepts
  237
  - Fibre Channel Timeout Values
    237
    
    Timer Configuration Across All Vsans
    237
    
    Timer Configuration Per-VSAN
    238
    
    Fctimer Distribution
    239
    
    Enabling or Disabling Fctimer Distribution
    239
    
    Committing Fctimer Changes
    240
    
    Discarding Fctimer Changes
    240
    
    Overriding the Fabric Lock
    240
    
    Fabric Database Merge Guidelines
    241
    
    Verifying Configured Fctimer Values
    241
  - World Wide Names
    242
    
    Verifying the WWN Configuration
    242
    
    Link Initialization WWN Usage
    242
    
    Configuring a Secondary MAC Address
    243
  - FC ID Allocation for Hbas
    243
    
    Default Company ID List
    244
    
    Verifying the Company ID Configuration
    244
  - Switch Interoperability
    245
    
    About Interop Mode
    245
    
    Configuring Interop Mode 1
    248
    
    Verifying Interoperating Status
    249
  - Default Settings for Advanced Fibre Channel Features
    253
Chapter 1 6 Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP

255
- Information about FC-SP and DHCHAP
  255
  - Fabric Authentication
    255
  - Configuring DHCHAP Authentication
    256
    
    DHCHAP Compatibility with Fibre Channel Features
    257
    
    About Enabling DHCHAP
    257
    
    Enabling DHCHAP
    257
    
    DHCHAP Authentication Modes
    258
    
    Configuring the DHCHAP Mode
    259
    
    DHCHAP Hash Algorithm
    260
    
    Configuring the DHCHAP Hash Algorithm
    260
    
    DHCHAP Group Settings
    261
    
    Configuring the DHCHAP Group Settings
    261
    
    DHCHAP Password
    261
    
    Configuring DHCHAP Passwords for the Local Switch
    262
    
    Password Configuration for Remote Devices
    262
    
    Configuring DHCHAP Passwords for Remote Devices
    263
    
    DHCHAP Timeout Value
    263
    
    Configuring the DHCHAP Timeout Value
    263
    
    Configuring DHCHAP AAA Authentication
    264
    
    Displaying Protocol Security Information
    264
  - Configuration Examples for Fabric Security
    265
  - Default Settings for Fabric Security
    266
Chapter 1 7 Configuring Port Security

269
- Configuring Port Security
  269
- Information about Port Security
  269
  - Port Security Enforcement
    270
  - Auto-Learning
    270
  - Port Security Activation
    270
Configuring Port Security

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- Configuring Port Security with Auto-Learning and CFS Distribution
  271
- Configuring Port Security with Auto-Learning Without CFS
  272
- Configuring Port Security with Manual Database Configuration
  272
- Enabling Port Security
  273
- Port Security Activation
  273
  - Activating Port Security
    273
  - Database Activation Rejection
    274
  - Forcing Port Security Activation
    274
  - Database Reactivation
    275
- Auto-Learning
  276
- About Enabling Auto-Learning
  276
- Enabling Auto-Learning
  276
- Disabling Auto-Learning
  277
- Auto-Learning Device Authorization
  277
- Authorization Scenario
  278
- Port Security Manual Configuration
  279
  - WWN Identification Guidelines
    279
  - Adding Authorized Port Pairs
    280
- Port Security Configuration Distribution
  281
  - Enabling Port Security Distribution
    281
  - Locking the Fabric
    282
  - Committing the Changes
    282
  - Discarding the Changes
    282
  - Activation and Auto-Learning Configuration Distribution
    283
- Merging the Port Security Database
  285
- Database Interaction
  285
  - Database Scenarios
    287
  - Copying the Port Security Database
    288
  - Deleting the Port Security Database
    288
  - Clearing the Port Security Database
    288
- Displaying Port Security Configuration
  289
- Default Settings for Port Security
  289
Chapter 1 8 Configuring Fabric Binding

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- Configuring Fabric Binding
  291
- Information about Fabric Binding
  291
  - Licensing Requirements for Fabric Binding
    291
  - Port Security Versus Fabric Binding
    291
  - Fabric Binding Enforcement
    292
  - Configuring Fabric Binding
    293
  - Enabling Fabric Binding
    293
  - Switch WWN Lists
    293
  - Configuring Switch WWN List
    294
  - Fabric Binding Activation and Deactivation
    294
    
    Activating Fabric Binding
    295
    
    Forcing Fabric Binding Activation
    295
    
    Copying Fabric Binding Configurations
    296
    
    Clearing the Fabric Binding Statistics
    296
    
    Deleting the Fabric Binding Database
    296
  - Verifying the Fabric Binding Configuration
    297
  - Default Settings for Fabric Binding
    297
Chapter 1 9 Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers

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Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers

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- Information about FCS
  299
  - FCS Characteristics
    300
- FCS Name Specification
  301
- Displaying FCS Information
  301
- Default FCS Settings
  301
Chapter 2 0 Configuring Port Tracking

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- Configuring Port Tracking
  303
- Information about Port Tracking
  303
- Default Settings for Port Tracking
  304
Configuring Port Tracking

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- Enabling Port Tracking
  305
- Configuring Linked Ports
  306
- Operationally Binding a Tracked Port
  306
- Tracking Multiple Ports
  306
- Tracking Multiple Ports
  307
- Monitoring Ports in a VSAN
  307
- Monitoring Ports in a VSAN
  308
- Forcefully Shutting down
  308
- Forcefully Shutting down a Tracked Port
  309
- Displaying Port Tracking Information
  309

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Table of Contents

Chapter 3 Configuring Fibre Channel Domain Parameters

CHAPTER 4 Configuringnportvirtualization

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Chapter 6 Configuring VSAN Trunking

Configuring VSAN Trunking

Chapter 7 Configuring SAN Port Channels

Configuring SAN Port Channels

Chapter 8 Configuring and Managing Vsans

Chapter 9 Configuring and Managing Zones

Chapter 1 0 Distributing Device Alias Services

Distributing Device Alias Services

Chapter 1 1 Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols

C H a P T E

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Configuring Iscsi TLV

Chapter 1 5 Advanced Fibre Channel Features

Chapter 1 6 Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP

Chapter 1 7 Configuring Port Security

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Chapter 1 8 Configuring Fabric Binding

Chapter 1 9 Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers

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