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HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual (1444 pages)

Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x (OL-16184-01, April 2008)

Brand: HP | Category: Storage | Size: 41.4 MB

Table Of Contents3................................................................................................................................................................

Document Conventions65................................................................................................................................................................

Related Documentation67................................................................................................................................................................

Release Notes67................................................................................................................................................................

Compatibility Information67................................................................................................................................................................

Regulatory Compliance And Safety Information67................................................................................................................................................................

Hardware Installation67................................................................................................................................................................

Documentation Feedback70................................................................................................................................................................

Obtaining Technical Assistance71................................................................................................................................................................

Getting Started75................................................................................................................................................................

Hardware Overview77................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 1 Product Overview78................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9500 Series Multilayer Directors78................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9200 Series Fabric Switches79................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9216i Multiprotocol Fabric Switch79................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9222i, Cisco Mds 9216a And Cisco Mds 9216 Multilayer Fabric Switches79................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9100 Series Fixed Configuration Fabric Switches80................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco San-os Software Configuration81................................................................................................................................................................

Tools For Software Configuration81................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9000 Fabric Manager82................................................................................................................................................................

Software Configuration Overview82................................................................................................................................................................

Basic Configuration82................................................................................................................................................................

Advanced Configuration83................................................................................................................................................................

Before You Begin85................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 2 Before You Begin86................................................................................................................................................................

About The Switch Prompt86................................................................................................................................................................

Default Switch Roles87................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Cli87................................................................................................................................................................

Cli Command Modes87................................................................................................................................................................

Cli Command Hierarchy88................................................................................................................................................................

Exec Mode Options89................................................................................................................................................................

Configuration Mode90................................................................................................................................................................

Cli Command Navigation93................................................................................................................................................................

Command Completion93................................................................................................................................................................

File System Completion93................................................................................................................................................................

The No And Default Forms Of Commands94................................................................................................................................................................

Cli Command Configuration Options94................................................................................................................................................................

Getting Help94................................................................................................................................................................

Managing The Switch Configuration95................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Switch Configuration95................................................................................................................................................................

Saving A Configuration98................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing A Configuration98................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Users98................................................................................................................................................................

Sending Messages To Users98................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Ping And Ping Ipv6 Commands99................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Extended Ping And Ping Ipv6 Commands99................................................................................................................................................................

Using Traceroute And Traceroute Ipv6 Commands100................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Terminal Parameters101................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Terminal Session Timeout101................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Terminal Sessions102................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Terminal Sessions102................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Terminal Timeout102................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Terminal Type103................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Terminal Screen Length103................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Terminal Screen Width103................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Terminal Settings103................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Switch Banner Message103................................................................................................................................................................

Directing Show Command Output To A File104................................................................................................................................................................

Using Cli Variables105................................................................................................................................................................

User-defined Cli Session Variables105................................................................................................................................................................

User-defined Cli Persistent Variables106................................................................................................................................................................

System-defined Variables107................................................................................................................................................................

Using Command Aliases107................................................................................................................................................................

Defining Command Aliases108................................................................................................................................................................

About Flash Devices108................................................................................................................................................................

Internal Bootflash109................................................................................................................................................................

External Compactflash (slot0)109................................................................................................................................................................

Formatting Flash Devices And File Systems109................................................................................................................................................................

Initializing Internal Bootflash109................................................................................................................................................................

Formatting External Compactflash110................................................................................................................................................................

Using Switch File Systems110................................................................................................................................................................

Specifying File Systems111................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Current Directory111................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Current Directory112................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying File Checksums112................................................................................................................................................................

Listing The Files In A Directory113................................................................................................................................................................

Creating A Directory113................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting An Existing Directory113................................................................................................................................................................

Moving Files113................................................................................................................................................................

Copying Files114................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting Files115................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying File Contents115................................................................................................................................................................

Saving Command Output To A File116................................................................................................................................................................

Compressing And Uncompressing Files116................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Last Lines In A File116................................................................................................................................................................

Command Scripts117................................................................................................................................................................

Executing Commands Specified In A Script117................................................................................................................................................................

Using Cli Variables In Scripts118................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Delay Time118................................................................................................................................................................

Licensing Terminology123................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 3 Obtaining And Installing Licenses124................................................................................................................................................................

Licensing Model124................................................................................................................................................................

Licensing High Availability130................................................................................................................................................................

Options To Install A License130................................................................................................................................................................

Obtaining A Factory-installed License131................................................................................................................................................................

Performing A Manual Installation131................................................................................................................................................................

Obtaining The License Key File132................................................................................................................................................................

Installing The License Key File132................................................................................................................................................................

Installing The License Key File To A Remote Location134................................................................................................................................................................

Backing Up License Files134................................................................................................................................................................

Identifying License Features In Use134................................................................................................................................................................

Uninstalling Licenses135................................................................................................................................................................

Updating Licenses136................................................................................................................................................................

Grace Period Alerts137................................................................................................................................................................

License Transfers Between Switches138................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying License Information138................................................................................................................................................................

About On-demand Port Activation Licensing141................................................................................................................................................................

Port-naming Conventions142................................................................................................................................................................

Port Licensing142................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 4 On-demand Port Activation Licensing143................................................................................................................................................................

Default Configuration144................................................................................................................................................................

License Status Definitions148................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Port Activation Licenses150................................................................................................................................................................

Making A Port Eligible For A License151................................................................................................................................................................

Acquiring A License For A Port151................................................................................................................................................................

Moving Licenses Among Ports152................................................................................................................................................................

On-demand Port Activation License Example153................................................................................................................................................................

Initial Configuration157................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 5 Initial Configuration158................................................................................................................................................................

Starting A Switch In The Cisco Mds 9000 Family158................................................................................................................................................................

Initial Setup Routine158................................................................................................................................................................

Preparing To Configure The Switch159................................................................................................................................................................

Default Login159................................................................................................................................................................

Setup Options160................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Setup Information161................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Out-of-band Management162................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring In-band Management166................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Setup Command169................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing The Switch170................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning A Switch Name171................................................................................................................................................................

Where Do You Go Next?171................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Module Status171................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Date, Time, And Time Zone172................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Time Zone172................................................................................................................................................................

Adjusting For Daylight Saving Time Or Summer Time173................................................................................................................................................................

Ntp Configuration175................................................................................................................................................................

About Ntp175................................................................................................................................................................

Ntp Configuration Guidelines175................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ntp176................................................................................................................................................................

Ntp Cfs Distribution179................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Ntp Distribution179................................................................................................................................................................

Committing Ntp Configuration Changes179................................................................................................................................................................

Discarding Ntp Configuration Changes180................................................................................................................................................................

Releasing Fabric Session Lock180................................................................................................................................................................

Database Merge Guidelines180................................................................................................................................................................

Ntp Session Status Verification180................................................................................................................................................................

Management Interface Configuration181................................................................................................................................................................

Obtaining Remote Management Access181................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Force Option During Shutdown182................................................................................................................................................................

Default Gateway Configuration182................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Default Gateway183................................................................................................................................................................

Telnet Server Connection183................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling A Telnet Connection184................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Console Port Settings184................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Console Port Settings184................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Com1 Port Settings185................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Com1 Port Settings186................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Modem Connections186................................................................................................................................................................

Guidelines To Configure Modems187................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Modem Connections188................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Initialization String188................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Default Initialization String189................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A User-specified Initialization String190................................................................................................................................................................

Initializing A Modem In A Powered-on Switch190................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Modem Connection Configuration191................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Cdp192................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Cdp Counters And Tables193................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Cdp Information193................................................................................................................................................................

About Cfs197................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 6 Using The Cf Infrastructure198................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco San-os Features Using Cfs198................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Features198................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Protocol199................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Distribution Scopes199................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Distribution Modes199................................................................................................................................................................

Uncoordinated Distribution200................................................................................................................................................................

Coordinated Distribution200................................................................................................................................................................

Unrestricted Uncoordinated Distributions200................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling Cfs Distribution On A Switch200................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Cfs Distribution Status201................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Application Requirements201................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Cfs For An Application201................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Application Registration Status201................................................................................................................................................................

Locking The Fabric202................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Cfs Lock Status202................................................................................................................................................................

Committing Changes203................................................................................................................................................................

Discarding Changes204................................................................................................................................................................

Saving The Configuration204................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing A Locked Session204................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Merge Support204................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Cfs Merge Status205................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Distribution Over Ip207................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Cfs Over Ip208................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Cfs Over Ip Configuration209................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ip Multicast Address For Cfs Over Ip209................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Ip Multicast Address Configuration For Cfs Over Ip210................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Regions211................................................................................................................................................................

About Cfs Regions211................................................................................................................................................................

Managing Cfs Regions212................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Cfs Regions212................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Applications To Cfs Regions212................................................................................................................................................................

Moving An Application To A Different Cfs Region212................................................................................................................................................................

Removing An Application From A Region213................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting Cfs Regions213................................................................................................................................................................

Default Settings213................................................................................................................................................................

About Software Images215................................................................................................................................................................

Dependent Factors For Software Installation216................................................................................................................................................................

Selecting The Correct Software Images For Cisco Mds 9100 Series Switches216................................................................................................................................................................

Selecting The Correct Software Images For Cisco Mds 9200 Series Switches216................................................................................................................................................................

Selecting The Correct Software Images For Cisco Mds 9500 Family Switches216................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 7 Software Image217................................................................................................................................................................

Essential Upgrade Prerequisites217................................................................................................................................................................

Software Upgrade Methods219................................................................................................................................................................

Determining Software Compatibility220................................................................................................................................................................

Automated Upgrades220................................................................................................................................................................

Benefits Of Using The Install All Command221................................................................................................................................................................

Recognizing Failure Cases222................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Install All Command222................................................................................................................................................................

Upgrading Services Modules225................................................................................................................................................................

Sample Install All Commands226................................................................................................................................................................

Upgrade Status Verification234................................................................................................................................................................

Non-disruptive Upgrades On Fabric And Modular Switches234................................................................................................................................................................

Preparing For A Non-disruptive Upgrade On Fabric And Modular Switches235................................................................................................................................................................

Performing A Non-disruptive Upgrade On A Fabric Switch237................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing The Status Of A Non-disruptive Upgrade On A Fabric Switch239................................................................................................................................................................

Troubleshooting A Non-disruptive Upgrade On A Fabric Switch239................................................................................................................................................................

Manual Upgrade On A Dual Supervisor Module Switch240................................................................................................................................................................

Preparing For A Manual Installation240................................................................................................................................................................

Upgrading A Loader241................................................................................................................................................................

Upgrading The Bios243................................................................................................................................................................

Quick Upgrade245................................................................................................................................................................

Downgrading From A Higher Release245................................................................................................................................................................

Maintaining Supervisor Modules246................................................................................................................................................................

Replacing Supervisor Modules246................................................................................................................................................................

Migrating From Supervisor-1 Modules To Supervisor-2 Modules246................................................................................................................................................................

Standby Supervisor Module Boot Variable Version254................................................................................................................................................................

Standby Supervisor Module Bootflash Memory254................................................................................................................................................................

Standby Supervisor Module Boot Alert254................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Generation 2 Modules In Generation 1 Chassis254................................................................................................................................................................

Replacing Modules255................................................................................................................................................................

Managing Configuration Files257................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Configuration Files257................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 8 Working With Configuration Files258................................................................................................................................................................

Downloading Configuration Files To The Switch258................................................................................................................................................................

From A Remote Server258................................................................................................................................................................

From An External Compactflash Disk (slot0:)259................................................................................................................................................................

Saving Configuration Files To An External Device259................................................................................................................................................................

To A Remote Server259................................................................................................................................................................

To An External Compactflash Disk (slot0:)260................................................................................................................................................................

Saving The Running Configuration260................................................................................................................................................................

Saving Startup Configurations In The Fabric260................................................................................................................................................................

Unlocking The Startup Configuration File261................................................................................................................................................................

Copying Configuration Files261................................................................................................................................................................

Backing Upconfiguration Files262................................................................................................................................................................

Rolling Back To A Previous Configuration263................................................................................................................................................................

Restoring The Configured Redundancy Mode263................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing File Systems On The Standby Supervisor Module264................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting Configuration Files264................................................................................................................................................................

About High Availability265................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 9 Configuring High Availability266................................................................................................................................................................

Switchover Mechanisms266................................................................................................................................................................

Ha Switchover Characteristics266................................................................................................................................................................

Initiating A Switchover266................................................................................................................................................................

Switchover Guidelines267................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Switchover Possibilities267................................................................................................................................................................

Process Restartability268................................................................................................................................................................

Synchronizing Supervisor Modules268................................................................................................................................................................

Copying Boot Variable Images To The Standby Supervisor Module268................................................................................................................................................................

Automatic Copying Of Boot Variables268................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Copied Boot Variables268................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ha Status Information269................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Switch Hardware Inventory273................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 10 Managing System Hardware274................................................................................................................................................................

Running Compact Flash Tests276................................................................................................................................................................

Running The Compactflash Crc Checksum Test On Demand276................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling And Disabling The Automatic Compactflash Crc Checksum Test276................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Compactflash Crc Checksum Test Interval277................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling And Disabling Failure Action At The Failure Of A Compactflash Checksum Test277................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Frequency And Status Of The Compactflash Crc Checksum Test277................................................................................................................................................................

Updating The Compactflash Firmware278................................................................................................................................................................

Updating The Compactflash Firmware On Demand278................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling And Disabling The Compactflash Firmware Update279................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Compactflash Firmware Update Interval279................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling And Disabling Failure Action At The Failure Of A Compactflash Firmware Update279................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Frequency And Status Of Compactflash Updates280................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Compactflash Crc Test And Firmware Update Statistics280................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Switch Serial Number281................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Power Usage Information282................................................................................................................................................................

Power Supply Configuration Modes282................................................................................................................................................................

Power Supply Configuration Guidelines283................................................................................................................................................................

About Crossbar Management285................................................................................................................................................................

Operational Considerations When Removing Crossbars286................................................................................................................................................................

Graceful Shutdown Of A Crossbar286................................................................................................................................................................

Backward Compatibility For Generation 1 Modules In Cisco Mds 9513 Directors287................................................................................................................................................................

About Module Temperature287................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Module Temperature288................................................................................................................................................................

About Fan Modules289................................................................................................................................................................

About Clock Modules291................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Environment Information292................................................................................................................................................................

About Modules295................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 11 Managing Module296................................................................................................................................................................

Supervisor Modules296................................................................................................................................................................

Switching Modules297................................................................................................................................................................

Services Modules297................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Status Of A Module298................................................................................................................................................................

Checking The State Of A Module298................................................................................................................................................................

Connecting To A Module299................................................................................................................................................................

Reloading Modules300................................................................................................................................................................

Reloading A Switch300................................................................................................................................................................

Power Cycling Modules301................................................................................................................................................................

Reloading Switching Modules301................................................................................................................................................................

Preserving Module Configuration301................................................................................................................................................................

Purging Module Configuration302................................................................................................................................................................

Powering Off Switching Modules303................................................................................................................................................................

Identifying Module Leds303................................................................................................................................................................

Epld Configuration306................................................................................................................................................................

Upgrading Epld Images307................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Epld Versions310................................................................................................................................................................

Ssm Feature Support312................................................................................................................................................................

Installing The Ssi Boot Image On An Ssm312................................................................................................................................................................

Upgrading The Ssi Boot Image On An Ssm313................................................................................................................................................................

Ssi Boot Image Upgrade Considerations For The Ssm313................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Ssi Boot Image314................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Ssi Image Boot Variable317................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Install Ssi Command319................................................................................................................................................................

Managing Ssms And Supervisor Modules322................................................................................................................................................................

Considerations For Replacing Ssms And Supervisor Modules322................................................................................................................................................................

Recovering An Ssm After Replacing Corrupted Compactflash Memory322................................................................................................................................................................

Considerations For Upgrading And Downgrading Cisco Mds San-os Releases323................................................................................................................................................................

Switch Configuration327................................................................................................................................................................

Fibre Channel Interfaces329................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 12 Configuring Interface330................................................................................................................................................................

Port Switching Module Configuration Guidelines330................................................................................................................................................................

About Interface Modes331................................................................................................................................................................

Np Ports332................................................................................................................................................................

Auto Mode334................................................................................................................................................................

N Port Identifier Virtualization335................................................................................................................................................................

About Interface States335................................................................................................................................................................

Administrative States335................................................................................................................................................................

Operational States335................................................................................................................................................................

Reason Codes336................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces339................................................................................................................................................................

Graceful Shutdown340................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Interface Administrative State340................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Interface Modes341................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring System Default Port Mode F341................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Port Speeds342................................................................................................................................................................

Autosensing343................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling N Port Identifier Virtualization343................................................................................................................................................................

About Interface Descriptions343................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Interface Description343................................................................................................................................................................

About Frame Encapsulation344................................................................................................................................................................

About Receive Data Field Size344................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Receive Data Field Size344................................................................................................................................................................

Identifying The Beacon Leds344................................................................................................................................................................

About Speed Leds345................................................................................................................................................................

About Beacon Mode345................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Beacon Mode345................................................................................................................................................................

About Bit Error Thresholds346................................................................................................................................................................

Switch Port Attribute Default Values347................................................................................................................................................................

About Sfp Transmitter Types347................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Interface Information348................................................................................................................................................................

Tl Ports For Private Loops356................................................................................................................................................................

About Tl Ports357................................................................................................................................................................

About Tl Port Alpa Caches358................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Tl Port Information358................................................................................................................................................................

Manually Inserting Entries Into Alpa Cache360................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Alpa Cache Contents360................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing The Alpa Cache360................................................................................................................................................................

Buffer Credits360................................................................................................................................................................

About Buffer-to-buffer Credits360................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Buffer-to-buffer Credits361................................................................................................................................................................

About Performance Buffers362................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Performance Buffers362................................................................................................................................................................

About Extended Bb_credits362................................................................................................................................................................

Extended Bb_credits On Generation 1 Switching Modules363................................................................................................................................................................

Extended Bb_credits On Generation 2 Switching Modules364................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Extended Bb_credits364................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Bb_credit Information365................................................................................................................................................................

Management Interfaces365................................................................................................................................................................

About Management Interfaces366................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Management Interfaces366................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Management Interface Configuration367................................................................................................................................................................

Vsan Interfaces367................................................................................................................................................................

About Vsan Interfaces367................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Vsan Interfaces368................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Vsan Interface Information368................................................................................................................................................................

About Npv369................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 13 Configuring N Port Virtualization370................................................................................................................................................................

Npv Mode371................................................................................................................................................................

Internal Flogi Parameters373................................................................................................................................................................

Default Port Numbers373................................................................................................................................................................

Npv Traffic Management374................................................................................................................................................................

Npv Guidelines And Requirements374................................................................................................................................................................

Npv Traffic Management Guidelines375................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Npv376................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Npv Traffic Management376................................................................................................................................................................

Multiple Vsan Support377................................................................................................................................................................

Dpvm Configuration378................................................................................................................................................................

Npv And Port Security378................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Npv379................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Npv Traffic Management380................................................................................................................................................................

About Generation 2 Modules And Switches381................................................................................................................................................................

Port Groups382................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 14 Configuring Generation 2 Switches And Modules383................................................................................................................................................................

Port Rate Modes384................................................................................................................................................................

Dedicated Mode386................................................................................................................................................................

Shared Mode386................................................................................................................................................................

Dynamic Bandwidth Management386................................................................................................................................................................

Out-of-service Interfaces387................................................................................................................................................................

Buffer Credit Allocation387................................................................................................................................................................

Buffer Pools388................................................................................................................................................................

Bb_credit Buffers For Switching Modules389................................................................................................................................................................

Port 4-gbps Fibre Channel Module Bb_credit Buffers389................................................................................................................................................................

Port Fibre Channel/4-port Gigabitethernet Multiservice Module Bb_credit Buffers392................................................................................................................................................................

Port 4-gbps Switching Module Bb_credit Buffers392................................................................................................................................................................

Port 10-gbps Switching Module Bb_credit Buffers393................................................................................................................................................................

Bb_credit Buffers For Fabric Switches394................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9134 Fabric Switch Bb_credit Buffers394................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9124 Fabric Switch Bb_credit Buffers395................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch Bb_credit Buffers395................................................................................................................................................................

Extended Bb_credits395................................................................................................................................................................

About Combining Generation 1 And Generation 2 Switching Modules396................................................................................................................................................................

Port Indexes396................................................................................................................................................................

Portchannels398................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Generation 2 Module Interface Shared Resources400................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Interface Capabilities400................................................................................................................................................................

Configuration Guidelines For 48-port And 24-port 4-gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules401................................................................................................................................................................

Migrating From Shared Mode To Dedicated Mode401................................................................................................................................................................

Migrating From Dedicated Mode To Shared Mode401................................................................................................................................................................

Configuration Guidelines For 12-port 4-gbps Switching Module Interfaces402................................................................................................................................................................

Configuration Guidelines For 4-port 10-gbps Switching Module Interfaces402................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Port Speed403................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Rate Mode404................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Oversubscription Ratio Restrictions406................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling Restrictions On Oversubscription Ratios408................................................................................................................................................................

Oversubscription Ratio Restrictions Example409................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Restrictions On Oversubscription Ratios411................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Bandwidth Fairness411................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Bandwidth Fairness412................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling Bandwidth Fairness412................................................................................................................................................................

Upgrade Or Downgrade Scenario412................................................................................................................................................................

Taking Interfaces Out Of Service413................................................................................................................................................................

Releasing Shared Resources In A Port Group414................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling The Buffer-to-buffer State Change Number414................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling Acl Adjacency Sharing For System Image Downgrade415................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Sfp Diagnostic Information415................................................................................................................................................................

Example Configurations416................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A 24-port 4-gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Example416................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A 48-port 4-gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Example417................................................................................................................................................................

About Trunking419................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 15 Configuring Trunking420................................................................................................................................................................

Trunking Configuration Guidelines420................................................................................................................................................................

Trunking Protocol420................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Or Disabling The Trunking Protocol421................................................................................................................................................................

About Trunk Mode421................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Trunk Mode422................................................................................................................................................................

About Trunk-allowed Vsan Lists422................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring An Allowed-active List Of Vsans424................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Trunking Information424................................................................................................................................................................

About Portchannels427................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 16 Configuring Portchannels428................................................................................................................................................................

Portchannel Examples428................................................................................................................................................................

About Portchanneling And Trunking429................................................................................................................................................................

About Load Balancing430................................................................................................................................................................

Portchannel Configuration432................................................................................................................................................................

About Portchannel Configuration434................................................................................................................................................................

Creating A Portchannel434................................................................................................................................................................

About Portchannel Modes434................................................................................................................................................................

About Portchannel Deletion436................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting Portchannels436................................................................................................................................................................

Interfaces In A Portchannel436................................................................................................................................................................

About Interface Addition To A Portchannel437................................................................................................................................................................

Compatibility Check437................................................................................................................................................................

Suspended And Isolated States437................................................................................................................................................................

Adding An Interface To A Portchannel437................................................................................................................................................................

Forcing An Interface Addition438................................................................................................................................................................

About Interface Deletion From A Portchannel439................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting An Interface From A Portchannel439................................................................................................................................................................

Portchannel Protocol439................................................................................................................................................................

About Channel Group Creation440................................................................................................................................................................

About Autocreation441................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling And Configuring Autocreation442................................................................................................................................................................

About Manually Configured Channel Groups443................................................................................................................................................................

Converting To Manually Configured Channel Groups443................................................................................................................................................................

Portchannel Configuration Verification443................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 17 Configuring Domain Parameters448................................................................................................................................................................

Fibre Channel Domains448................................................................................................................................................................

About Domain Restart449................................................................................................................................................................

Restarting A Domain450................................................................................................................................................................

About Domain Manager Fast Restart450................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Domain Manager Fast Restart450................................................................................................................................................................

About Switch Priority451................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Switch Priority451................................................................................................................................................................

About Fcdomain Initiation451................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling Or Reenabling Fcdomains451................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Fabric Names452................................................................................................................................................................

About Incoming Rcfs452................................................................................................................................................................

Rejecting Incoming Rcfs452................................................................................................................................................................

About Autoreconfiguring Merged Fabrics452................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Autoreconfiguration453................................................................................................................................................................

Domain Ids453................................................................................................................................................................

About Domain Ids453................................................................................................................................................................

Specifying Static Or Preferred Domain Ids455................................................................................................................................................................

About Allowed Domain Id Lists456................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Allowed Domain Id Lists457................................................................................................................................................................

About Cfs Distribution Of Allowed Domain Id Lists457................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Distribution457................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing A Fabric Lock458................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Cfs Distribution Status459................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Pending Changes459................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Session Status459................................................................................................................................................................

About Contiguous Domain Id Assignments460................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Contiguous Domain Id Assignments460................................................................................................................................................................

About Persistent Fc Ids461................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling The Persistent Fc Id Feature461................................................................................................................................................................

About Persistent Fc Id Configuration462................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Persistent Fc Ids463................................................................................................................................................................

About Unique Area Fc Ids For Hbas463................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Unique Area Fc Ids For An Hba463................................................................................................................................................................

About Persistent Fc Id Selective Purging465................................................................................................................................................................

Purging Persistent Fc Ids465................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Fcdomain Information465................................................................................................................................................................

About The Command Scheduler469................................................................................................................................................................

Scheduler Terminology469................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 18 Scheduling Maintenance Jobs470................................................................................................................................................................

Scheduling Guidelines470................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Command Scheduler470................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling The Command Scheduler471................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Remote User Authentication471................................................................................................................................................................

Defining A Job472................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Job Definition473................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting A Job474................................................................................................................................................................

Specifying A Schedule474................................................................................................................................................................

Specifying A Periodic Schedule474................................................................................................................................................................

Specifying A One-time Schedule475................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Scheduler Configuration476................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting A Schedule476................................................................................................................................................................

Removing An Assigned Job477................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting A Schedule Time477................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Command Scheduler Execution Status477................................................................................................................................................................

Execution Logs477................................................................................................................................................................

About Execution Logs478................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Execution Logs478................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Execution Log File Contents478................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing The Execution Log File Contents478................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Configuration481................................................................................................................................................................

About Vsans483................................................................................................................................................................

Vsans Topologies483................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 19 Configuring And Managing Vsan485................................................................................................................................................................

Vsan Advantages485................................................................................................................................................................

Vsans Versus Zones486................................................................................................................................................................

Vsan Configuration487................................................................................................................................................................

About Vsan Creation488................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Vsans Statically488................................................................................................................................................................

About Port Vsan Membership489................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Static Port Vsan Membership489................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Vsan Static Membership489................................................................................................................................................................

About The Default Vsan490................................................................................................................................................................

About The Isolated Vsan490................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Isolated Vsan Membership491................................................................................................................................................................

Operational State Of A Vsan491................................................................................................................................................................

About Static Vsan Deletion491................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting Static Vsans492................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Load Balancing493................................................................................................................................................................

About Interop Mode493................................................................................................................................................................

About Ficon Vsans493................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Static Vsan Configuration493................................................................................................................................................................

About Sdv495................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 20 San Device Virtualization496................................................................................................................................................................

Key Concepts498................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Sdv498................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A Virtual Device498................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A Zone For A Virtual Device500................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A Virtual Device With A Static Fc Id501................................................................................................................................................................

Linking A Virtual Device With A Physical Device502................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Lun Zone Members For Sdv Devices502................................................................................................................................................................

Real Initiator And Sdv Virtual Target With Lun502................................................................................................................................................................

Sdv Virtual Initiator And Real Target With Lun502................................................................................................................................................................

Sdv Virtual Initiator And Sdv Virtual Target With Lun503................................................................................................................................................................

Resolving Fabric Merge Conflicts503................................................................................................................................................................

Sdv Requirements And Guidelines503................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Sdv Changes505................................................................................................................................................................

Guidelines For Downgrading Sdv505................................................................................................................................................................

Downgrading With Virtual Initiators Configured505................................................................................................................................................................

Downgrading With Sdv Lun Zoning Configured505................................................................................................................................................................

Sdv Configuration Example506................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Sdv Information508................................................................................................................................................................

Dpvm509................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 21 Creating Dynamic Vsan510................................................................................................................................................................

About Dpvm Configuration510................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Dpvm510................................................................................................................................................................

About Dpvm Databases511................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Dpvm Config And Pending Databases511................................................................................................................................................................

Activating Dpvm Config Databases512................................................................................................................................................................

About Autolearned Entries512................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Autolearning513................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Learned Entries513................................................................................................................................................................

Dpvm Database Distribution513................................................................................................................................................................

About Dpvm Database Distribution513................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling Dpvm Database Distribution514................................................................................................................................................................

About Locking The Fabric514................................................................................................................................................................

About Copying Dpvm Databases517................................................................................................................................................................

Copying Dpvm Databases517................................................................................................................................................................

Comparing Database Differences517................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Dpvm Configurations518................................................................................................................................................................

Sample Dpvm Configuration519................................................................................................................................................................

Inter-vsan Routing523................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 22 Configuring Inter-vsan Routing524................................................................................................................................................................

About Ivr524................................................................................................................................................................

Ivr Features525................................................................................................................................................................

Ivr Terminology525................................................................................................................................................................

Ivr Limits Summary526................................................................................................................................................................

Fibre Channel Header Modifications526................................................................................................................................................................

Ivr Nat Requirements And Guidelines527................................................................................................................................................................

Ivr Vsan Topology528................................................................................................................................................................

Autonomous Fabric Id529................................................................................................................................................................

Ivr Service Groups529................................................................................................................................................................

Default Service Group529................................................................................................................................................................

Service Group Activation530................................................................................................................................................................

Ivr Interoperability530................................................................................................................................................................

Ivr Configuration Task List530................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ivr530................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Ivr531................................................................................................................................................................

Distributing The Ivr Configuration Using Cfs532................................................................................................................................................................

Database Implementation532................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Configuration Distribution532................................................................................................................................................................

Committing The Changes533................................................................................................................................................................

Discarding The Changes533................................................................................................................................................................

About Ivr Nat And Auto Topology534................................................................................................................................................................

Transit Vsan Guidelines534................................................................................................................................................................

Border Switch Guidelines534................................................................................................................................................................

Service Group Guidelines535................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ivr Topology Automatic Mode535................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Ivr Nat536................................................................................................................................................................

About Ivr Service Groups536................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ivr Service Groups536................................................................................................................................................................

Copying The Active Ivr Service Group Database537................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Ivr Service Group Database537................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Ivr Service Group Configuration537................................................................................................................................................................

About Afids538................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Default Afids538................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Individual Afids539................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Afid Database Configuration539................................................................................................................................................................

About Ivr Without Ivr Nat Or Auto Topology539................................................................................................................................................................

Domain Id Guidelines540................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ivr Without Nat541................................................................................................................................................................

Manually Configuring The Ivr Topology541................................................................................................................................................................

Activating A Manually Configured Ivr Topology542................................................................................................................................................................

Adding An Ivr-enabled Switch To An Existing Ivr Topology543................................................................................................................................................................

Copying The Active Ivr Topology544................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing The Configured Ivr Topology Database544................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Ivr Topology544................................................................................................................................................................

Migrating From Ivr Auto Topology Mode To Manual Mode545................................................................................................................................................................

About Ivr Virtual Domains545................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ivr Virtual Domains546................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Ivr Virtual Domain Configuration546................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing The Ivr Fcdomain Database546................................................................................................................................................................

About Persistent Fc Ids For Ivr546................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Persistent Fc Ids For Ivr547................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Persistent Fc Id Configuration548................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ivr Logging Levels549................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Logging Level Configuration549................................................................................................................................................................

Ivr Zones And Ivr Zone Sets549................................................................................................................................................................

About Ivr Zones550................................................................................................................................................................

Automatic Ivr Zone Creation550................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ivr Zones And Ivr Zone Sets551................................................................................................................................................................

About Activating Zone Sets And Using The Force Option553................................................................................................................................................................

Activating Or Deactivating Ivr Zone Sets554................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Ivr Zone And Ivr Zone Set Configuration554................................................................................................................................................................

About Luns In Ivr Zoning556................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Luns In Ivr Zoning556................................................................................................................................................................

About Qos In Ivr Zones557................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Qos Attribute557................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Qos Attribute Configuration557................................................................................................................................................................

Renaming Ivr Zones And Ivr Zone Sets558................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing The Ivr Zone Database558................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ivr Using Read-only Zoning558................................................................................................................................................................

System Image Downgrading Considerations558................................................................................................................................................................

Resolving Database Merge Failures560................................................................................................................................................................

Manual Topology Configuration561................................................................................................................................................................

Auto-topology Configuration564................................................................................................................................................................

About Zoning567................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 23 Configuring And Managing Zone568................................................................................................................................................................

Zoning Example568................................................................................................................................................................

Zone Implementation569................................................................................................................................................................

Active And Full Zone Set Considerations571................................................................................................................................................................

Zone Configuration572................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A Zone573................................................................................................................................................................

Zone Sets573................................................................................................................................................................

Activating A Zone Set575................................................................................................................................................................

About The Default Zone575................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Default Zone Access Permission575................................................................................................................................................................

About Fc Alias Creation576................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Fc Aliases576................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Zone Sets And Adding Member Zones577................................................................................................................................................................

Zone Enforcement579................................................................................................................................................................

Zone Set Distribution579................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Full Zone Set Distribution580................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling A One-time Distribution580................................................................................................................................................................

About Recovering From Link Isolation580................................................................................................................................................................

Importing And Exporting Zone Sets581................................................................................................................................................................

Zone Set Duplication582................................................................................................................................................................

Copying Zone Sets582................................................................................................................................................................

Renaming Zones, Zone Sets, And Aliases583................................................................................................................................................................

Cloning Zones, Zone Sets, Fc Aliases, And Zone Attribute Groups583................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing The Zone Server Database583................................................................................................................................................................

Advanced Zone Attributes584................................................................................................................................................................

About Zone-based Traffic Priority584................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Zone-based Traffic Priority584................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Default Zone Qos Priority Attributes585................................................................................................................................................................

About Broadcast Zoning586................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Broadcast Zoning586................................................................................................................................................................

About Lun Zoning587................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A Lun-based Zone588................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Luns To Storage Subsystems588................................................................................................................................................................

About Read-only Zones589................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Read-only Zones589................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Zone Information590................................................................................................................................................................

Enhanced Zoning596................................................................................................................................................................

About Enhanced Zoning596................................................................................................................................................................

Changing From Basic Zoning To Enhanced Zoning597................................................................................................................................................................

Changing From Enhanced Zoning To Basic Zoning598................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Enhanced Zoning598................................................................................................................................................................

Modifying The Zone Database599................................................................................................................................................................

Releasing Zone Database Locks599................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Attribute Groups599................................................................................................................................................................

Merging The Database600................................................................................................................................................................

The Merge Process601................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Zone Merge Control Policies601................................................................................................................................................................

Default Zone Policies601................................................................................................................................................................

Broadcasting A Zone602................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring System Default Zoning Settings603................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Enhanced Zone Information603................................................................................................................................................................

Compacting The Zone Database For Downgrading606................................................................................................................................................................

Zone And Zone Set Analysis606................................................................................................................................................................

About Device Aliases609................................................................................................................................................................

Device Alias Features609................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 24 Distributing Device Alias Services610................................................................................................................................................................

Device Alias Requirements610................................................................................................................................................................

Zone Aliases Versus Device Aliases610................................................................................................................................................................

Device Alias Databases610................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Device Aliases611................................................................................................................................................................

About Device Alias Distribution611................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Lock Override613................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling And Enabling Device Alias Distribution613................................................................................................................................................................

Imported A Zone Alias614................................................................................................................................................................

Device Alias Statistics Cleanup615................................................................................................................................................................

Device Alias Configuration Verification615................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 25 Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services And Protocols622................................................................................................................................................................

About Fspf622................................................................................................................................................................

Fspf Examples622................................................................................................................................................................

Fault Tolerant Fabric622................................................................................................................................................................

Redundant Links623................................................................................................................................................................

Fail-over Scenarios For Portchannels And Fspf Links623................................................................................................................................................................

Fspf Global Configuration624................................................................................................................................................................

About Spf Computational Hold Times624................................................................................................................................................................

About Link State Record Defaults624................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Fspf On A Vsan625................................................................................................................................................................

Resetting Fspf To The Default Configuration625................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Or Disabling Fspf626................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Fspf Counters For The Vsan626................................................................................................................................................................

Fspf Interface Configuration626................................................................................................................................................................

About Fspf Link Cost626................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Fspf Link Cost627................................................................................................................................................................

About Hello Time Intervals627................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Hello Time Intervals627................................................................................................................................................................

About Dead Time Intervals627................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Dead Time Intervals628................................................................................................................................................................

About Retransmitting Intervals628................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Retransmitting Intervals628................................................................................................................................................................

About Disabling Fspf For Specific Interfaces628................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling Fspf For Specific Interfaces629................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Fspf Counters For An Interface629................................................................................................................................................................

Fspf Routes629................................................................................................................................................................

About Fibre Channel Routes630................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Fibre Channel Routes630................................................................................................................................................................

About Broadcast And Multicast Routing632................................................................................................................................................................

About Multicast Root Switch632................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Multicast Root Switch632................................................................................................................................................................

In-order Delivery633................................................................................................................................................................

About Reordering Network Frames633................................................................................................................................................................

About Reordering Portchannel Frames635................................................................................................................................................................

About Enabling In-order Delivery635................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling In-order Delivery Globally636................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling In-order Delivery For A Vsan636................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The In-order Delivery Status636................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Drop Latency Time637................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Latency Information637................................................................................................................................................................

Flow Statistics Configuration638................................................................................................................................................................

About Flow Statistics638................................................................................................................................................................

Counting Aggregated Flow Statistics638................................................................................................................................................................

Counting Individual Flow Statistics639................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Fib Statistics639................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Flow Statistics639................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Global Fspf Information640................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Fspf Database640................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Fspf Interfaces642................................................................................................................................................................

Flogi645................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Flogi Details645................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 26 Managing Flogi, Name Server, Fdmi, And Rscn Databases646................................................................................................................................................................

Name Server Proxy647................................................................................................................................................................

About Registering Name Server Proxies647................................................................................................................................................................

Registering Name Server Proxies647................................................................................................................................................................

About Rejecting Duplicate Pwwn647................................................................................................................................................................

Rejecting Duplicate Pwwns648................................................................................................................................................................

About Name Server Database Entries648................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Name Server Database Entries648................................................................................................................................................................

Fdmi649................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Fdmi650................................................................................................................................................................

Rscn651................................................................................................................................................................

About Rscn Information652................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Rscn Information652................................................................................................................................................................

About The Multi-pid Option653................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Multi-pid Option653................................................................................................................................................................

Suppressing Domain Format Sw-rscns653................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Rscn Statistics654................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Rscn Timer654................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Rscn Timer Configuration655................................................................................................................................................................

Rscn Timer Configuration Distribution655................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Rscn Timer Configuration Distribution656................................................................................................................................................................

Committing The Rscn Timer Configuration Changes657................................................................................................................................................................

Discarding The Rscn Timer Configuration Changes657................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Rscn Configuration Distribution Information657................................................................................................................................................................

About Scsi Lun Discovery659................................................................................................................................................................

About Starting Scsi Lun Discovery659................................................................................................................................................................

Starting Scsi Lun Discovery660................................................................................................................................................................

About Initiating Customized Discovery660................................................................................................................................................................

Initiating Customized Discovery660................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Scsi Lun Information660................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 27 Discovering Scsi Target661................................................................................................................................................................

About Ficon663................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 28 Configuring Ficon664................................................................................................................................................................

Ficon Requirements664................................................................................................................................................................

Mds-specific Ficon Advantages665................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Optimization With Vsans665................................................................................................................................................................

Fcip Support666................................................................................................................................................................

Portchannel Support666................................................................................................................................................................

Vsans For Ficon And Fcp Mixing667................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds-supported Ficon Features667................................................................................................................................................................

Ficon Cascading669................................................................................................................................................................

Ficon Vsan Prerequisites669................................................................................................................................................................

Ficon Port Numbering669................................................................................................................................................................

Default Ficon Port Numbering Scheme670................................................................................................................................................................

Port Addresses672................................................................................................................................................................

Implemented And Unimplemented Port Addresses672................................................................................................................................................................

About The Reserved Ficon Port Numbering Scheme672................................................................................................................................................................

Installed And Uninstalled Ports673................................................................................................................................................................

Ficon Port Numbering Guidelines673................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Ficon Port Numbers To Slots673................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Ficon Port Number Assignments674................................................................................................................................................................

About Port Numbers For Fcip And Portchannel674................................................................................................................................................................

Reserving Ficon Port Numbers For Fcip And Portchannel Interfaces675................................................................................................................................................................

Fc Id Allocation675................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ficon676................................................................................................................................................................

About Enabling Ficon On A Vsan676................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling And Disabling Ficon On The Switch677................................................................................................................................................................

Setting Up A Basic Ficon Configuration677................................................................................................................................................................

Manually Enabling Ficon On A Vsan680................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Code-page Option681................................................................................................................................................................

Allowing The Host To Move The Switch Offline681................................................................................................................................................................

Allowing The Host To Change Ficon Port Parameters682................................................................................................................................................................

Allowing The Host To Control The Timestamp682................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing The Time Stamp683................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Snmp Control Of Ficon Parameters683................................................................................................................................................................

About Ficon Device Allegiance684................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Ficon Device Allegiance684................................................................................................................................................................

Automatically Saving The Running Configuration684................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ficon Ports685................................................................................................................................................................

Binding Port Numbers To Portchannels686................................................................................................................................................................

Binding Port Numbers To Fcip Interfaces686................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Port Blocking686................................................................................................................................................................

Port Prohibiting687................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Default State For Port Prohibiting687................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Port Prohibiting688................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning A Port Address Name688................................................................................................................................................................

About Rlir689................................................................................................................................................................

Specifying An Rlir Preferred Host689................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Rlir Information690................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Rlir Information694................................................................................................................................................................

Ficon Configuration Files694................................................................................................................................................................

About Ficon Configuration Files695................................................................................................................................................................

Applying The Saved Configuration Files To The Running Configuration695................................................................................................................................................................

Editing Ficon Configuration Files695................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ficon Configuration Files696................................................................................................................................................................

Copying Ficon Configuration Files697................................................................................................................................................................

Port Swapping698................................................................................................................................................................

About Port Swapping698................................................................................................................................................................

Swapping Ports699................................................................................................................................................................

Ficon Tape Acceleration700................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ficon Tape Acceleration701................................................................................................................................................................

Moving A Ficon Vsan To An Offline State702................................................................................................................................................................

Cup In-band Management702................................................................................................................................................................

Placing Cups In A Zone703................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Control Unit Information703................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ficon Information704................................................................................................................................................................

Receiving Ficon Alerts704................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ficon Port Address Information705................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ficon Configuration File Information706................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Configured Ficon State708................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying A Port Administrative State708................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Buffer Information709................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ficon Information In The Running Configuration709................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ficon Information In The Startup Configuration710................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ficon-related Log Information711................................................................................................................................................................

Common Information Model713................................................................................................................................................................

About Cim713................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 29 Advanced Feature And Concept714................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Added Security On A Cim Server714................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Cim Information714................................................................................................................................................................

Fibre Channel Time Out Values716................................................................................................................................................................

Timer Configuration Across All Vsans717................................................................................................................................................................

Timer Configuration Per-vsan717................................................................................................................................................................

About Fctimer Distribution718................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Or Disabling Fctimer Distribution718................................................................................................................................................................

Committing Fctimer Changes718................................................................................................................................................................

Discarding Fctimer Changes719................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Configured Fctimer Values720................................................................................................................................................................

World Wide Names720................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Wwn Information721................................................................................................................................................................

Link Initialization Wwn Usage721................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A Secondary Mac Address722................................................................................................................................................................

Fc Id Allocation For Hbas722................................................................................................................................................................

Default Company Id List722................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Company Id Configuration723................................................................................................................................................................

Switch Interoperability724................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Interop Mode 1727................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Interoperating Status728................................................................................................................................................................

Configuration Guidelines735................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Fips Mode735................................................................................................................................................................

Fips Self-tests735................................................................................................................................................................

Checking For Fips Status736................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 30 Configuring Fip737................................................................................................................................................................

About Snmp Security739................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 31 Configuring Snmp740................................................................................................................................................................

Snmp Version 1 And Version 2c740................................................................................................................................................................

Snmp Version 3740................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Snmp Switch Contact And Location Information740................................................................................................................................................................

Snmpv3 Cli User Management And Aaa Integration741................................................................................................................................................................

Cli And Snmp User Synchronization741................................................................................................................................................................

Restricting Switch Access742................................................................................................................................................................

Group-based Snmp Access742................................................................................................................................................................

Creating And Modifying Users742................................................................................................................................................................

About Aes Encryption-based Privacy743................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Snmp Users From The Cli743................................................................................................................................................................

Enforcing Snmpv3 Message Encryption744................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Snmpv3 Users To Multiple Roles745................................................................................................................................................................

Adding Or Deleting Communities745................................................................................................................................................................

Snmp Trap And Inform Notifications746................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Snmpv2c Notifications746................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Snmpv3 Notifications747................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Snmp Notifications748................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Notification Target User750................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Linkup/linkdown Notifications For Switches750................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Up/down Snmp Link-state Traps For Interfaces751................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Snmp Security Information752................................................................................................................................................................

Switch Management Security757................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 32 Configuring Radiu And Tacac+758................................................................................................................................................................

Cli Security Options758................................................................................................................................................................

Snmp Security Options758................................................................................................................................................................

Switch Aaa Functionalities758................................................................................................................................................................

Authentication759................................................................................................................................................................

Authorization759................................................................................................................................................................

Accounting759................................................................................................................................................................

Remote Aaa Services760................................................................................................................................................................

Remote Authentication Guidelines760................................................................................................................................................................

Server Groups760................................................................................................................................................................

Aaa Service Configuration Options760................................................................................................................................................................

Error-enabled Status761................................................................................................................................................................

Aaa Server Monitoring761................................................................................................................................................................

Authentication And Authorization Process762................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Radius764................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Radius Server Address764................................................................................................................................................................

About The Default Radius Server Encryption Type And Preshared Key766................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Default Radius Server Encryption Type And Preshared Key766................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Radius Server Timeout Interval767................................................................................................................................................................

Setting Transmission Retry Count For The Radius Server767................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Radius Server Monitoring Parameters768................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Test Idle Timer768................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Test User Name768................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Dead Timer769................................................................................................................................................................

Sending Radius Test Messages For Monitoring769................................................................................................................................................................

About Users Specifying A Radius Server At Login770................................................................................................................................................................

Allowing Users To Specify A Radius Server At Login770................................................................................................................................................................

About Vendor-specific Attributes770................................................................................................................................................................

Vsa Format771................................................................................................................................................................

Specifying Snmpv3 On Aaa Servers771................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Radius Server Details771................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Radius Server Statistics772................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Tacacs+773................................................................................................................................................................

About Tacacs+773................................................................................................................................................................

About Tacacs+ Server Default Configuration773................................................................................................................................................................

About The Default Tacacs+ Server Encryption Type And Preshared Key774................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Tacacs+774................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Tacacs+ Server Address774................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Global Secret Key776................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Timeout Value776................................................................................................................................................................

About Tacacs+ Servers777................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Tacacs+ Server Monitoring Parameters777................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Tacacs+ Test Idle Timer777................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Test Username778................................................................................................................................................................

Sending Tacacs+ Test Messages For Monitoring780................................................................................................................................................................

Password Aging Notification Through Tacacs+ Server780................................................................................................................................................................

About Users Specifying A Tacacs+ Server At Login780................................................................................................................................................................

Allowing Users To Specify A Tacacs+ Server At Login781................................................................................................................................................................

Defining Custom Attributes For Roles781................................................................................................................................................................

Supported Tacacs+ Server Parameters781................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Tacacs+ Server Details782................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Server Groups783................................................................................................................................................................

Aaa Server Distribution786................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Aaa Server Distribution786................................................................................................................................................................

Starting A Distribution Session On A Switch787................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Session Status787................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Pending Configuration788................................................................................................................................................................

Committing The Distribution788................................................................................................................................................................

Discarding The Distribution Session788................................................................................................................................................................

Merge Guidelines For Radius And Tacacs+ Configurations789................................................................................................................................................................

Mschap Authentication790................................................................................................................................................................

About Enabling Mschap790................................................................................................................................................................

Local Aaa Services791................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling Aaa Authentication791................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Aaa Authentication791................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Accounting Services792................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Accounting Configuration792................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Accounting Logs793................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Cisco Access Control Servers794................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 33 Configuring Ipv4 And Ipv6 Access Control Lists800................................................................................................................................................................

Ipv4-acl And Ipv6-acl Configuration Guidelines800................................................................................................................................................................

About Filter Contents800................................................................................................................................................................

Protocol Information800................................................................................................................................................................

Address Information801................................................................................................................................................................

Port Information801................................................................................................................................................................

Icmp Information802................................................................................................................................................................

Tos Information802................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ipv4-acls Or Ipv6-acls803................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Ipv4-acls Or Ipv6-acls803................................................................................................................................................................

Adding Ip Filters To An Existing Ipv4-acl Or Ipv6-acl805................................................................................................................................................................

Removing Ip Filters From An Existing Ipv4-acl Or Ipv6-acl805................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Ipv4-acl Or Ipv6-acl Configuration806................................................................................................................................................................

Reading The Ip-acl Log Dump807................................................................................................................................................................

Applying An Ip-acl To An Interface807................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Interface Ip-acl Configuration809................................................................................................................................................................

Ip-acl Counter Cleanup810................................................................................................................................................................

About Cas And Digital Certificates811................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 34 Configuring Certificate Authorities And Digital Certificates812................................................................................................................................................................

Purpose Of Cas And Digital Certificates812................................................................................................................................................................

Trust Model, Trust Points, And Identity Cas812................................................................................................................................................................

Rsa Key-pairs And Identity Certificates812................................................................................................................................................................

Multiple Trusted Ca Support813................................................................................................................................................................

Pki Enrollment Support814................................................................................................................................................................

Manual Enrollment Using Cut-and-paste Method814................................................................................................................................................................

Multiple Rsa Key-pair And Identity Ca Support814................................................................................................................................................................

Peer Certificate Verification814................................................................................................................................................................

Crl Downloading, Caching, And Checking Support815................................................................................................................................................................

Ocsp Support815................................................................................................................................................................

Import And Export Support For Certificates And Associated Key Pairs815................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Cas And Digital Certificates815................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Host Name And Ip Domain Name816................................................................................................................................................................

Generating An Rsa Key-pair816................................................................................................................................................................

Creating A Trust Point Ca Association818................................................................................................................................................................

Authenticating The Ca818................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Certificate Revocation Checking Methods819................................................................................................................................................................

Generating Certificate Requests820................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Identity Certificates821................................................................................................................................................................

Ensuring Trust Point Configurations Persist Across Reboots822................................................................................................................................................................

Monitoring And Maintaining Ca And Certificates Configuration823................................................................................................................................................................

Exporting And Importing Identity Information In Pkcs#12 Format823................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A Crl824................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting Certificates From The Ca Configuration824................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting Rsa Key-pairs From Your Switch825................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Key-pair And Ca Information825................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Certificates On The Mds Switch826................................................................................................................................................................

Downloading A Ca Certificate829................................................................................................................................................................

Requesting An Identity Certificate833................................................................................................................................................................

Revoking A Certificate839................................................................................................................................................................

Generating And Publishing The Crl842................................................................................................................................................................

Downloading The Crl843................................................................................................................................................................

Importing The Crl845................................................................................................................................................................

Maximum Limits847................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 35 Configuring Ipsec Network Security850................................................................................................................................................................

About Ipsec850................................................................................................................................................................

About Ike851................................................................................................................................................................

Ipsec Prerequisites851................................................................................................................................................................

Using Ipsec852................................................................................................................................................................

Ipsec Compatibility852................................................................................................................................................................

Ipsec And Ike Terminology853................................................................................................................................................................

Supported Ipsec Transforms And Algorithms854................................................................................................................................................................

Supported Ike Transforms And Algorithms854................................................................................................................................................................

Ipsec Digital Certificate Support855................................................................................................................................................................

Implementing Ipsec Without Cas And Digital Certificates855................................................................................................................................................................

Implementing Ipsec With Cas And Digital Certificates856................................................................................................................................................................

How Ca Certificates Are Used By Ipsec Devices857................................................................................................................................................................

Manually Configuring Ipsec And Ike858................................................................................................................................................................

About Ike Initialization858................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Ike859................................................................................................................................................................

About The Ike Domain859................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Ike Domain859................................................................................................................................................................

About Ike Tunnels859................................................................................................................................................................

About Ike Policy Negotiation859................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring An Ike Policy861................................................................................................................................................................

Optional Ike Parameter Configuration862................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Lifetime Association For A Policy863................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Keepalive Time For A Peer863................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Initiator Version864................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Ike Tunnels Or Domains864................................................................................................................................................................

Refreshing Sas864................................................................................................................................................................

Crypto Ipv4-acls864................................................................................................................................................................

About Crypto Ipv4-acls865................................................................................................................................................................

Crypto Ipv4-acl Guidelines865................................................................................................................................................................

Mirror Image Crypto Ipv4-acls867................................................................................................................................................................

The Any Keyword In Crypto Ipv4-acls868................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Crypto Ipv4-acls869................................................................................................................................................................

About Transform Sets In Ipsec869................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Transform Sets870................................................................................................................................................................

About Crypto Map Entries871................................................................................................................................................................

Sa Establishment Between Peers871................................................................................................................................................................

Crypto Map Configuration Guidelines872................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Crypto Map Entries872................................................................................................................................................................

About Sa Lifetime Negotiation873................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Sa Lifetime873................................................................................................................................................................

About The Autopeer Option874................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Autopeer Option875................................................................................................................................................................

About Perfect Forward Secrecy875................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Perfect Forward Secrecy876................................................................................................................................................................

About Crypto Map Set Interface Application876................................................................................................................................................................

Applying A Crypto Map Set876................................................................................................................................................................

Ipsec Maintenance876................................................................................................................................................................

Global Lifetime Values877................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ike Configurations878................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ipsec Configurations879................................................................................................................................................................

Sample Fcip Configuration883................................................................................................................................................................

Sample Iscsi Configuration887................................................................................................................................................................

About Fabric Authentication891................................................................................................................................................................

Dhchap891................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 36 Configuring Fc-sp And Dhchap892................................................................................................................................................................

Dhchap Compatibility With Existing Cisco Mds Features893................................................................................................................................................................

About Enabling Dhchap893................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Dhchap893................................................................................................................................................................

About Dhchap Authentication Modes894................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Dhchap Mode894................................................................................................................................................................

About The Dhchap Hash Algorithm895................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Dhchap Hash Algorithm895................................................................................................................................................................

About The Dhchap Group Settings896................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Dhchap Group Settings896................................................................................................................................................................

About The Dhchap Password896................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Dhchap Passwords For The Local Switch897................................................................................................................................................................

About Password Configuration For Remote Devices897................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Dhchap Passwords For Remote Devices898................................................................................................................................................................

About The Dhchap Timeout Value898................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Dhchap Timeout Value898................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Dhchap Aaa Authentication898................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Protocol Security Information899................................................................................................................................................................

Sample Configuration900................................................................................................................................................................

About Port Security903................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 37 Configuring Port Security904................................................................................................................................................................

Port Security Enforcement904................................................................................................................................................................

About Auto-learning904................................................................................................................................................................

Port Security Activation905................................................................................................................................................................

Port Security Configuration Guidelines905................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Port Security With Auto-learning And Cfs Distribution905................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Port Security With Auto-learning Without Cfs906................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Port Security With Manual Database Configuration906................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Port Security907................................................................................................................................................................

Activating Port Security907................................................................................................................................................................

Database Activation Rejection908................................................................................................................................................................

Forcing Port Security Activation908................................................................................................................................................................

Database Reactivation909................................................................................................................................................................

Auto-learning909................................................................................................................................................................

About Enabling Auto-learning909................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Auto-learning910................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling Auto-learning910................................................................................................................................................................

Auto-learning Device Authorization910................................................................................................................................................................

Authorization Scenarios911................................................................................................................................................................

Port Security Manual Configuration912................................................................................................................................................................

About Wwn Identification912................................................................................................................................................................

Adding Authorized Port Pairs912................................................................................................................................................................

Port Security Configuration Distribution913................................................................................................................................................................

Activation And Auto-learning Configuration Distribution915................................................................................................................................................................

Database Interaction916................................................................................................................................................................

Database Scenarios917................................................................................................................................................................

Port Security Database Copy918................................................................................................................................................................

Port Security Database Deletion919................................................................................................................................................................

Port Security Database Cleanup919................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Port Security Configuration920................................................................................................................................................................

About Fabric Binding925................................................................................................................................................................

Licensing Requirements925................................................................................................................................................................

Port Security Versus Fabric Binding925................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Binding Enforcement926................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 38 Configuring Fabric Binding927................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Binding Configuration927................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Fabric Binding927................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Switch Wwn List927................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Binding Activation928................................................................................................................................................................

Forcing Fabric Binding Activation929................................................................................................................................................................

Saving Fabric Binding Configurations929................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing The Fabric Binding Statistics930................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting The Fabric Binding Database930................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Fabric Binding Configurations930................................................................................................................................................................

Role-based Authorization935................................................................................................................................................................

About Roles936................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Roles And Profiles936................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Rules And Features For Each Role936................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 39 Configuring User And Common Role937................................................................................................................................................................

Modifying Profiles937................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Vsan Policy937................................................................................................................................................................

Modifying The Vsan Policy938................................................................................................................................................................

Role Distributions938................................................................................................................................................................

About Role Databases939................................................................................................................................................................

Committing Role-based Configuration Changes939................................................................................................................................................................

Discarding Role-based Configuration Changes939................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Role-based Configuration Distribution940................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Sessions940................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Role-based Information940................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Roles When Distribution Is Enabled941................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Common Roles942................................................................................................................................................................

Mapping Of Cli Operations To Snmp943................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring User Accounts944................................................................................................................................................................

About Users945................................................................................................................................................................

Characteristics Of Strong Passwords945................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Users946................................................................................................................................................................

Logging Out Users947................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying User Account Information947................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ssh Services948................................................................................................................................................................

About Ssh949................................................................................................................................................................

Generating The Ssh Server Key-pair949................................................................................................................................................................

Specifying The Ssh Key949................................................................................................................................................................

Overwriting A Generated Key-pair950................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Ssh Hosts951................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Ssh Or Telnet Service952................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ssh Protocol Status952................................................................................................................................................................

Ssh Authentication Using Digital Certificates953................................................................................................................................................................

Recovering The Administrator Password953................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Cli With Network-admin Privileges953................................................................................................................................................................

Power Cycling The Switch954................................................................................................................................................................

About Fcip959................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 40 Configuring Fcip960................................................................................................................................................................

Fcip Concepts960................................................................................................................................................................

Fcip And Ve Ports960................................................................................................................................................................

Fcip Links961................................................................................................................................................................

Fcip Profiles962................................................................................................................................................................

Fcip Interfaces962................................................................................................................................................................

Fcip High-availability Solutions962................................................................................................................................................................

Fibre Channel Portchannels963................................................................................................................................................................

Fspf963................................................................................................................................................................

Vrrp964................................................................................................................................................................

Ethernet Portchannels964................................................................................................................................................................

Ethernet Portchannels And Fibre Channel Portchannels965................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Fcip965................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Fcip966................................................................................................................................................................

Basic Fcip Configuration966................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Fcip Profiles967................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Fcip Profile Information967................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Fcip Links968................................................................................................................................................................

Advanced Fcip Profile Configuration970................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Tcp Listener Ports970................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Tcp Parameters971................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Fcip Profile Configuration Information975................................................................................................................................................................

Advanced Fcip Interface Configuration976................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Peers976................................................................................................................................................................

Peer Ip Address977................................................................................................................................................................

Active Connections978................................................................................................................................................................

Number Of Tcp Connections978................................................................................................................................................................

Time Stamp Control979................................................................................................................................................................

B Port Interoperability Mode980................................................................................................................................................................

Quality Of Service982................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring E Ports982................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Fcip Interface Information983................................................................................................................................................................

Advanced Fcip Features985................................................................................................................................................................

Fcip Write Acceleration985................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Fcip Write Acceleration987................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Write Acceleration Activity Information987................................................................................................................................................................

Fcip Tape Acceleration988................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Fcip Tape Acceleration992................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Tape Acceleration Activity Information993................................................................................................................................................................

Fcip Compression994................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Fcip Compression995................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Fcip Compression Information996................................................................................................................................................................

About The San Extension Tuner999................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 41 Configuring The San Extension Tuner1000................................................................................................................................................................

San Extension Tuner Setup1000................................................................................................................................................................

Data Pattern1001................................................................................................................................................................

License Prerequisites1001................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The San Extension Tuner1001................................................................................................................................................................

Tuning Guidelines1002................................................................................................................................................................

Tuner Initialization1002................................................................................................................................................................

Nwwn Configuration1002................................................................................................................................................................

Virtual N Port Configuration1003................................................................................................................................................................

Scsi Read/write Assignment1003................................................................................................................................................................

Scsi Tape Read/write Assignment1005................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A Data Pattern1006................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The San Extension Tuner Configuration1007................................................................................................................................................................

About Iscsi1009................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 42 Configuring Iscsi1010................................................................................................................................................................

About Iscsi Configuration Limits1012................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Iscsi1012................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Iscsi1012................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Iscsi Interfaces1013................................................................................................................................................................

Presenting Fibre Channel Targets As Iscsi Targets1013................................................................................................................................................................

Dynamic Mapping1014................................................................................................................................................................

Static Mapping1015................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi Virtual Target Configuration Examples1016................................................................................................................................................................

Presenting Iscsi Hosts As Virtual Fibre Channel Hosts1017................................................................................................................................................................

Initiator Identification1017................................................................................................................................................................

Initiator Presentation Modes1018................................................................................................................................................................

Vsan Membership For Iscsi1025................................................................................................................................................................

Example Of Vsan Membership For Iscsi Devices1026................................................................................................................................................................

Advanced Vsan Membership For Iscsi Hosts1027................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi Access Control1027................................................................................................................................................................

Fibre Channel Zoning-based Access Control1028................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi-based Access Control1029................................................................................................................................................................

Enforcing Access Control1030................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi Session Authentication1031................................................................................................................................................................

Authentication Mechanism1032................................................................................................................................................................

Local Authentication1032................................................................................................................................................................

Restricting Iscsi Initiator Authentication1033................................................................................................................................................................

Mutual Chap Authentication1033................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi Immediate Data And Unsolicited Data Features1034................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi Interface Advanced Features1034................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi Listener Port1035................................................................................................................................................................

Tcp Tuning Parameters1035................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi Routing Modes1036................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Iscsi Information1038................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Iscsi Interfaces1038................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Iscsi Statistics1039................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Proxy Initiator Information1041................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Global Iscsi Information1042................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Iscsi Sessions1042................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Iscsi Initiators1044................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Iscsi Virtual Targets1047................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Iscsi User Information1047................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Islb1047................................................................................................................................................................

About Islb Configuration Limits1048................................................................................................................................................................

Islb Configuration Prerequisites1049................................................................................................................................................................

About Islb Initiators1049................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Islb Initiators1049................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Islb Initiator Names Or Ip Addresses1050................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Wwns To Islb Initiators1051................................................................................................................................................................

Making The Dynamic Islb Initiator Wwn Mapping Static1051................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Vsan Membership For Islb Initiators1052................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Metric For Load Balancing1053................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Islb Initiator Configuration1053................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Islb Initiator Targets1053................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring And Activating Zones For Islb Initiators And Initiator Targets1054................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Islb Session Authentication1056................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Islb Authentication Configuration1057................................................................................................................................................................

About Load Balancing Using Vrrp1057................................................................................................................................................................

Changing Iscsi Interface Parameters And The Impact On Load Balancing1059................................................................................................................................................................

Vrrp Load Balancing Algorithm For Selecting Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces1059................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Load Balancing Using Vrrp1062................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Vrrp For Load Balancing1062................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Islb Vrrp Load Balancing Configuration1062................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Islb Vrrp Information1062................................................................................................................................................................

About Islb Configuration Distribution Using Cfs1063................................................................................................................................................................

Distributing The Islb Configuration Using Cfs1063................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Islb Configuration Distribution1064................................................................................................................................................................

Committing Changes To The Fabric1064................................................................................................................................................................

Discarding Pending Changes1064................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Merge Process1065................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Pending Islb Configuration Changes1065................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Islb Cfs Status1066................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Islb Cfs Distribution Session Status1066................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Islb Cfs Merge Status1066................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi High Availability1067................................................................................................................................................................

Transparent Target Failover1067................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi High Availability With Host Running Multi-path Software1067................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi Ha With Host Not Having Any Multi-path Software1068................................................................................................................................................................

Lun Trespass For Storage Port Failover1070................................................................................................................................................................

Multiple Ips Ports Connected To The Same Ip Network1071................................................................................................................................................................

Vrrp-based High Availability1072................................................................................................................................................................

Ethernet Portchannel-based High Availability1073................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi Authentication Setup Guidelines And Scenarios1074................................................................................................................................................................

No Authentication1075................................................................................................................................................................

Chap With Local Password Database1075................................................................................................................................................................

Chap With External Radius Server1075................................................................................................................................................................

Iscsi Transparent Mode Initiator1076................................................................................................................................................................

Target Storage Device Requiring Lun Mapping1081................................................................................................................................................................

Isns1087................................................................................................................................................................

About Isns Client Functionality1087................................................................................................................................................................

Creating An Isns Client Profile1088................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Isns Client Configuration1089................................................................................................................................................................

About Isns Server Functionality1091................................................................................................................................................................

Example Scenario1091................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Isns Servers1092................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling The Isns Server1093................................................................................................................................................................

Isns Configuration Distribution1093................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Esi Retry Count1093................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Registration Period1094................................................................................................................................................................

Isns Client Registration And Deregistration1094................................................................................................................................................................

Target Discovery1094................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Isns Server Configuration1095................................................................................................................................................................

Isns Cloud Discovery1101................................................................................................................................................................

About Cloud Discovery1101................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Isns Cloud Discovery1102................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Isns Cloud Discovery1102................................................................................................................................................................

Initiating On-demand Isns Cloud Discovery1103................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Automatic Isns Cloud Discovery1103................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Automatic Isns Cloud Discovery Configuration1103................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Isns Cloud Discovery Distribution1103................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Isns Cloud Discovery Message Types1103................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Cloud Discovery Status1104................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Cloud Discovery Membership1104................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Cloud Discovery Statistics1104................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 43 Configuring Ip Service1108................................................................................................................................................................

Traffic Management Services1108................................................................................................................................................................

Default Gateway1109................................................................................................................................................................

About The Default Gateway1109................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Default Gateway Configuration1110................................................................................................................................................................

Ipv4 Default Network Configuration1110................................................................................................................................................................

Ipfc1112................................................................................................................................................................

Ipfc Configuration Guidelines1112................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring An Ipv4 Address In A Vsan1113................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Vsan Interface Configuration1113................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Ipv4 Routing1113................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Ipv4 Routing Configuration1113................................................................................................................................................................

Ipfc Configuration Example1114................................................................................................................................................................

Ipv4 Static Routes1116................................................................................................................................................................

About Ipv4 Static Routes1117................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ipv4 Static Routes1117................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Ipv4 Static Route Information1117................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying And Clearing Arps1118................................................................................................................................................................

Overlay Vsans1118................................................................................................................................................................

About Overlay Vsans1118................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Overlay Vsans1119................................................................................................................................................................

Multiple Vsan Configuration1120................................................................................................................................................................

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol1122................................................................................................................................................................

About Vrrp1123................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Vrrp1124................................................................................................................................................................

Adding And Deleting Virtual Router1125................................................................................................................................................................

Virtual Router Initiation1125................................................................................................................................................................

Adding Virtual Router Ip Addresses1126................................................................................................................................................................

Priority For The Virtual Router1127................................................................................................................................................................

Time Interval For Advertisement Packets1128................................................................................................................................................................

Priority Preemption1128................................................................................................................................................................

Virtual Router Authentication1129................................................................................................................................................................

Priority Based On Interface State Tracking1130................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ipv4 Vrrp Information1131................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ipv6 Vrrp Information1132................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Vrrp Statistics1133................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Vrrp Statistics1133................................................................................................................................................................

Dns Server Configuration1133................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Dns Host Information1134................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 44 Configuring Ip Storage1138................................................................................................................................................................

Module Status Verification1138................................................................................................................................................................

Ips Module Upgrade1139................................................................................................................................................................

Mps-14/2 Module Upgrade1139................................................................................................................................................................

Supported Hardware1140................................................................................................................................................................

Ips Module Core Dumps1140................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Gigabit Ethernet High Availability1141................................................................................................................................................................

Vrrp For Iscsi And Fcip Services1141................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Vrrp For Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces1142................................................................................................................................................................

About Ethernet Portchannel Aggregation1143................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ethernet Portchannels1144................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Statistics1145................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Gigabit Ethernet Interface Statistics1145................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ethernet Mac Statistics1146................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Dma-bridge Statistics1146................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Tcp Statistics1147................................................................................................................................................................

About Ipv41151................................................................................................................................................................

Basic Gigabit Ethernet Configuration For Ipv41152................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 45 Configuring Ipv4 For Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces1153................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Interface Descriptions1153................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Autonegotiation1153................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Mtu Frame Size1153................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Promiscuous Mode1154................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity1154................................................................................................................................................................

Vlans1155................................................................................................................................................................

About Vlans For Gigabit Ethernet1155................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Vlan Subinterface1156................................................................................................................................................................

Interface Subnet Requirements1156................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Static Ipv4 Routing1157................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying The Ipv4 Route Table1157................................................................................................................................................................

Ipv4-acls1157................................................................................................................................................................

Gigabit Ethernet Ipv4-acl Guidelines1157................................................................................................................................................................

Applying Ipv4-acls On Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces1158................................................................................................................................................................

Arp Cache1158................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Arp Cache1159................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Arp Cache1159................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ipv4 Statistics1159................................................................................................................................................................

About Ipv61161................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 46 Configuring Ipv6 For Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces1162................................................................................................................................................................

Extended Ipv6 Address Space For Unique Addresses1162................................................................................................................................................................

Ipv6 Address Formats1162................................................................................................................................................................

Ipv6 Address Prefix Format1163................................................................................................................................................................

Ipv6 Address Type: Unicast1163................................................................................................................................................................

Global Addresses1163................................................................................................................................................................

Link-local Address1164................................................................................................................................................................

Ipv6 Address Type: Multicast1165................................................................................................................................................................

Icmp For Ipv61166................................................................................................................................................................

Path Mtu Discovery For Ipv61167................................................................................................................................................................

Ipv6 Neighbor Discovery1167................................................................................................................................................................

Ipv6 Neighbor Solicitation And Advertisement Messages1167................................................................................................................................................................

Router Discovery1169................................................................................................................................................................

Ipv6 Stateless Autoconfiguration1169................................................................................................................................................................

Dual Ipv4 And Ipv6 Protocol Stacks1170................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Basic Connectivity For Ipv61171................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ipv6 Addressing And Enabling Ipv6 Routing1171................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ipv4 And Ipv6 Protocol Addresses1173................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Basic Ipv6 Connectivity Configuration And Operation1173................................................................................................................................................................

Example Output For The Show Ipv6 Interface Command1174................................................................................................................................................................

Example Output For The Show Ipv6 Neighbours Command1174................................................................................................................................................................

Example Output For The Show Ipv6 Traffic Command1174................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Ipv6 Neighbor Discovery Cache1175................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Neighbor Discovery Parameters1175................................................................................................................................................................

Duplicate Address Detection Attempts1175................................................................................................................................................................

Reachability Time1176................................................................................................................................................................

Retransmission Time1176................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Neighbor Discovery Parameter Configuration1176................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ipv6 Static Routes1177................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring A Ipv6 Static Route1177................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Ipv6 Static Route Configuration And Operation1177................................................................................................................................................................

Gigabit Ethernet Ipv6-acl Guidelines1178................................................................................................................................................................

Transitioning From Ipv4 To Ipv61179................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ipv6 Information1179................................................................................................................................................................

Scsi Flow Services1183................................................................................................................................................................

About Scsi Flow Services1183................................................................................................................................................................

Scsi Flow Manager1184................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 47 Configuring Scsi Flow Services And Statistics1185................................................................................................................................................................

Scsi Flow Configuration Client1185................................................................................................................................................................

Scsi Flow Data Path Support1185................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Scsi Flow Services1185................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Scsi Flow Services1185................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Scsi Flow Configuration Distribution1186................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Scsi Flow Identifiers1187................................................................................................................................................................

Scsi Flow Statistics1187................................................................................................................................................................

About Scsi Flow Statistics1187................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Scsi Flow Statistics1188................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Scsi Flow Statistics1188................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Scsi Flow Statistics1188................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Scsi Flow Services Information1189................................................................................................................................................................

Fibre Channel Write Acceleration1193................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 48 Configuring Fibre Channel Write Acceleration1194................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Fibre Channel Write Acceleration1194................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Fibre Channel Write Acceleration Information1195................................................................................................................................................................

About Santap1197................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 49 Configuring Santap1198................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Santap1200................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Santap1200................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Dvts1201................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Santap Information1201................................................................................................................................................................

Removing Appliance-generated Entities1204................................................................................................................................................................

Removing Avts And Avt Luns1204................................................................................................................................................................

Removing Santap Sessions1204................................................................................................................................................................

Removing Initiator-target-luns1204................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Nasb1207................................................................................................................................................................

About Nasb1207................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 50 Configuring Nasb1208................................................................................................................................................................

Nasb Target Rediscovery1210................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Nasb Information1211................................................................................................................................................................

About Rmon1215................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Rmon1215................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 51 Configuring Rmon1216................................................................................................................................................................

Rmon Alarm Configuration1216................................................................................................................................................................

Rmon Event Configuration1217................................................................................................................................................................

Rmon Verification1217................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 52 Monitoring Network Traffic Using Span1220................................................................................................................................................................

About Span1220................................................................................................................................................................

Span Sources1220................................................................................................................................................................

Ips Source Ports1221................................................................................................................................................................

Allowed Source Interface Types1221................................................................................................................................................................

Vsan As A Source1222................................................................................................................................................................

Guidelines To Configure Vsans As A Source1222................................................................................................................................................................

Span Sessions1223................................................................................................................................................................

Specifying Filters1223................................................................................................................................................................

Guidelines To Specifying Filters1223................................................................................................................................................................

Sd Port Characteristics1223................................................................................................................................................................

Guidelines To Configure Span1224................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Span1224................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Span For Generation 2 Fabric Switches1227................................................................................................................................................................

Suspending And Reactivating Span Sessions1229................................................................................................................................................................

Encapsulating Frames1229................................................................................................................................................................

Span Conversion Behavior1229................................................................................................................................................................

Monitoring Traffic Using Fibre Channel Analyzers1230................................................................................................................................................................

Without Span1230................................................................................................................................................................

With Span1231................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Fibre Channel Analyzers Using Span1232................................................................................................................................................................

Single Sd Port To Monitor Traffic1233................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Span Information1233................................................................................................................................................................

Remote Span1235................................................................................................................................................................

Advantages To Using Rspan1236................................................................................................................................................................

Fc And Rspan Tunnels1236................................................................................................................................................................

Guidelines To Configure Rspan1237................................................................................................................................................................

St Port Characteristics1237................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Rspan1238................................................................................................................................................................

Rspan Configuration Example1238................................................................................................................................................................

Configuration In The Source Switch1238................................................................................................................................................................

Configuration In All Intermediate Switches1241................................................................................................................................................................

Configuration In The Destination Switch1242................................................................................................................................................................

Explicit Paths1244................................................................................................................................................................

Monitoring Rspan Traffic1246................................................................................................................................................................

Sample Scenarios1246................................................................................................................................................................

Single Source With One Rspan Tunnel1246................................................................................................................................................................

Single Source With Multiple Rspan Tunnels1247................................................................................................................................................................

Multiple Sources With Multiple Rspan Tunnels1247................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Rspan Information1248................................................................................................................................................................

Default Span And Rspan Settings1250................................................................................................................................................................

About System Message Logging1253................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 53 Configuring System Message Logging1254................................................................................................................................................................

System Message Logging Configuration1255................................................................................................................................................................

Message Logging Initiation1256................................................................................................................................................................

Console Severity Level1256................................................................................................................................................................

Monitor Severity Level1256................................................................................................................................................................

Module Logging1257................................................................................................................................................................

Facility Severity Levels1257................................................................................................................................................................

Log Files1258................................................................................................................................................................

System Message Logging Servers1258................................................................................................................................................................

Outgoing System Message Logging Server Facilities1259................................................................................................................................................................

System Message Logging Configuration Distribution1260................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying System Message Logging Information1263................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 54 Configuring Call Home1270................................................................................................................................................................

Call Home Features1270................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Autonotify1270................................................................................................................................................................

Call Home Configuration Process1271................................................................................................................................................................

Contact Information1271................................................................................................................................................................

Destination Profiles1272................................................................................................................................................................

Alert Groups1275................................................................................................................................................................

Customized Alert Group Messages1276................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Alert Group Customization1277................................................................................................................................................................

Call Home Message Level Feature1277................................................................................................................................................................

Syslog-based Alerts1278................................................................................................................................................................

Rmon-based Alerts1279................................................................................................................................................................

E-mail Options1279................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring General E-mail Options1279................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Smtp Server And Ports1279................................................................................................................................................................

Periodic Inventory Notification1280................................................................................................................................................................

Duplicate Message Throttle1281................................................................................................................................................................

Call Home Enable Function1281................................................................................................................................................................

Call Home Configuration Distribution1281................................................................................................................................................................

Call Home Communications Test1283................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Call Home Information1284................................................................................................................................................................

Sample Syslog Alert Notification In Full-txt Format1285................................................................................................................................................................

Sample Syslog Alert Notification In Xml Format1286................................................................................................................................................................

Sample Rmon Notification In Xml Format1287................................................................................................................................................................

Event Triggers1289................................................................................................................................................................

Call Home Message Levels1291................................................................................................................................................................

Message Contents1292................................................................................................................................................................

About Fcs1299................................................................................................................................................................

Significance Of Fcs1300................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 55 Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers1301................................................................................................................................................................

Fcs Name Specification1301................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Fcs Discovery1302................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Fcs Elements1302................................................................................................................................................................

About Fcc1309................................................................................................................................................................

Fcc Process1310................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Fcc1310................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 56 Configuring Fabric Congestion Control And Qos1311................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Fcc Priority1311................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Fcc Settings1311................................................................................................................................................................

About Control Traffic1312................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Or Disabling Control Traffic1312................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Control Traffic Information1312................................................................................................................................................................

About Data Traffic1313................................................................................................................................................................

Vsan Versus Zone-based Qos1314................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Data Traffic1314................................................................................................................................................................

Qos Initiation For Data Traffic1315................................................................................................................................................................

About Class Map Creation1315................................................................................................................................................................

Creating A Class Map1315................................................................................................................................................................

About Service Policy Definition1316................................................................................................................................................................

Specifying Service Policies1317................................................................................................................................................................

About Service Policy Enforcement1317................................................................................................................................................................

Applying Service Policies1317................................................................................................................................................................

About The Dwrr Traffic Scheduler Queue1318................................................................................................................................................................

Changing The Weight In A Dwrr Queue1318................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Data Traffic Information1318................................................................................................................................................................

Example Configuration1320................................................................................................................................................................

Ingress Port Rate Limiting1322................................................................................................................................................................

About Port Tracking1323................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 57 Configuring Port Tracking1324................................................................................................................................................................

Port Tracking1324................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Port Tracking1325................................................................................................................................................................

About Configuring Linked Ports1325................................................................................................................................................................

Operationally Binding A Tracked Port1325................................................................................................................................................................

About Tracking Multiple Ports1326................................................................................................................................................................

Tracking Multiple Ports1326................................................................................................................................................................

About Monitoring Ports In A Vsan1327................................................................................................................................................................

Monitoring Ports In A Vsan1327................................................................................................................................................................

Aboutforceful Shutdown1327................................................................................................................................................................

Forcefully Shutting Down A Tracked Port1328................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Port Tracking Information1328................................................................................................................................................................

Default Port Tracking Settings1330................................................................................................................................................................

Troubleshooting1331................................................................................................................................................................

Fctrace1333................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 58 Troubleshooting Your Fabric1334................................................................................................................................................................

Fcping1335................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Switch Connectivity1336................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Fabric Analyzer1336................................................................................................................................................................

About The Cisco Fabric Analyzer1337................................................................................................................................................................

Local Text-based Capture1338................................................................................................................................................................

Remote Capture Daemon1338................................................................................................................................................................

Gui-based Client1338................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Cisco Fabric Analyzer1338................................................................................................................................................................

Capturing Frames Locally1339................................................................................................................................................................

Sending Captures To Remote Ip Addresses1340................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Configured Fcanalyzer Information1341................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Configured Hosts1341................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Captured Frames1341................................................................................................................................................................

Defining Display Filters1342................................................................................................................................................................

Examples Of Display Filters1342................................................................................................................................................................

Capture Filters1345................................................................................................................................................................

Permitted Capture Filters1345................................................................................................................................................................

Loop Monitoring1346................................................................................................................................................................

About Loop Monitoring1346................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Loop Monitoring1347................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Loop Monitoring Configuration1347................................................................................................................................................................

The Show Tech-support Command1347................................................................................................................................................................

The Show Tech-support Brief Command1348................................................................................................................................................................

The Show Tech-support Zone Command1350................................................................................................................................................................

The Show Tech-support Port-channel Command1351................................................................................................................................................................

The Show Tech-support Vsan Command1352................................................................................................................................................................

The Show Tech-support Fcdomain Command1353................................................................................................................................................................

Ip Network Simulator1354................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling The Ip Network Simulator1356................................................................................................................................................................

Simulating Network Delays1356................................................................................................................................................................

Simulating Maximum Bandwidth1357................................................................................................................................................................

Simulating A Finite Queue Size1358................................................................................................................................................................

Simulating Packet Drops1358................................................................................................................................................................

Simulating Packet Reordering1359................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Ip Network Simulator Statistics1360................................................................................................................................................................

Ip Network Simulator Configuration Example1361................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying System Processes1365................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 59 Monitoring System Processes And Logs1367................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying System Status1368................................................................................................................................................................

Core And Log Files1369................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Core Status1370................................................................................................................................................................

Saving Cores1371................................................................................................................................................................

Saving The Last Core To Compactflash1372................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing The Core Directory1372................................................................................................................................................................

First And Last Core1372................................................................................................................................................................

First And Last Core Verification1373................................................................................................................................................................

Kernel Core Dumps1374................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring External Servers1375................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Module Parameters1375................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Kernel Core Information1375................................................................................................................................................................

Online System Health Management1376................................................................................................................................................................

About Online System Health Management1376................................................................................................................................................................

System Health Initiation1377................................................................................................................................................................

Loopback Test Configuration Frequency1377................................................................................................................................................................

Loopback Test Configuration Frame Length1378................................................................................................................................................................

Hardware Failure Action1378................................................................................................................................................................

Test Run Requirements1379................................................................................................................................................................

Tests For A Specified Module1379................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing Previous Error Reports1380................................................................................................................................................................

Performing Internal Loopback Tests1381................................................................................................................................................................

Performing External Loopback Tests1382................................................................................................................................................................

Performing Serdes Loopbacks1383................................................................................................................................................................

Interpreting The Current Status1383................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying System Health1384................................................................................................................................................................

On-board Failure Logging1386................................................................................................................................................................

About Obfl1387................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Obfl For The Switch1387................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Obfl For A Module1388................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Obfl Logs1390................................................................................................................................................................

A P P E N D I X 60 Configuration Limits For Cisco Mds San-os Release 3.1(x) And 3.2(x)1392................................................................................................................................................................

Np Links1426................................................................................................................................................................

HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual (1384 pages)

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, Release 3.x (OL-8222-10, April 2008)

Brand: HP | Category: Switch | Size: 50.98 MB

Table Of Contents3................................................................................................................................................................

New And Changed Information53................................................................................................................................................................

Document Conventions70................................................................................................................................................................

Related Documentation72................................................................................................................................................................

Release Notes72................................................................................................................................................................

Compatibility Information72................................................................................................................................................................

Regulatory Compliance And Safety Information72................................................................................................................................................................

Hardware Installation72................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Fabric Manager73................................................................................................................................................................

Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides73................................................................................................................................................................

Troubleshooting And Reference73................................................................................................................................................................

Obtaining Documentation And Submitting A Service Request74................................................................................................................................................................

Product Documentation Dvd74................................................................................................................................................................

Ordering Documentation74................................................................................................................................................................

Documentation Feedback75................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Product Security Overview75................................................................................................................................................................

Reporting Security Problems In Cisco Products75................................................................................................................................................................

Obtaining Technical Assistance76................................................................................................................................................................

Submitting A Service Request77................................................................................................................................................................

Definitions Of Service Request Severity77................................................................................................................................................................

Obtaining Additional Publications And Information78................................................................................................................................................................

Getting Started81................................................................................................................................................................

Hardware Overview83................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 1 Product Overview84................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9500 Series Multilayer Directors84................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9200 Series Fabric Switches85................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9216i Multiprotocol Fabric Switch85................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9222i, Cisco Mds 9216a And Cisco Mds 9216 Multilayer Fabric Switches85................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9100 Series Fixed Configuration Fabric Switches86................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco San-os Software Configuration87................................................................................................................................................................

Tools For Software Configuration87................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9000 Fabric Manager88................................................................................................................................................................

Software Configuration Overview88................................................................................................................................................................

Basic Configuration89................................................................................................................................................................

Advanced Configuration89................................................................................................................................................................

Starting A Switch In The Cisco Mds 9000 Family93................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 2 Installation Of Cisco Mds San-os And Fabric Manager94................................................................................................................................................................

Initial Setup Routine94................................................................................................................................................................

Preparing To Configure The Switch94................................................................................................................................................................

Default Login95................................................................................................................................................................

Setup Options95................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Setup Information96................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Out-of-band Management96................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring In-band Management100................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Setup Command104................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing The Switch104................................................................................................................................................................

Where Do You Go Next?105................................................................................................................................................................

About Cisco Fabric Manager105................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Server106................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Client106................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Server Proxy Services106................................................................................................................................................................

Device Manager107................................................................................................................................................................

Performance Manager107................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Web Server107................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco Mds 9000 Switch Management107................................................................................................................................................................

Storage Management Solutions Architecture108................................................................................................................................................................

In-band Management And Out-of-band Management109................................................................................................................................................................

Mgmt0109................................................................................................................................................................

Ipfc109................................................................................................................................................................

Installing The Management Software110................................................................................................................................................................

Before You Install110................................................................................................................................................................

Supported Software111................................................................................................................................................................

Minimum Hardware Requirements112................................................................................................................................................................

Upgrading Fabric Manager In Cisco San-os Releases Prior To 3.1(2b)112................................................................................................................................................................

Upgrading Fabric Manager In Cisco San-os Releases 3.1(2b) And Later To 3.2(1)112................................................................................................................................................................

Installing The Database112................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Oracle112................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Postgresql114................................................................................................................................................................

Increasing Udp Buffer Size115................................................................................................................................................................

Database Backup And Restore-postgres115................................................................................................................................................................

Backup116................................................................................................................................................................

Restore116................................................................................................................................................................

Importing Pm Statitics Data To Fabric Manager116................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Fabric Manager116................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Startup Files In Solaris124................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Device Manager124................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Fm/dm Shortcut Manually126................................................................................................................................................................

Upgrading The Management Software128................................................................................................................................................................

Upgrading Fabric Manager Server And Fabric Manager Standalone Version Using The Fabric Manager Update Installer129................................................................................................................................................................

Integrating Cisco Fabric Manager With Other Management Tools130................................................................................................................................................................

Running Fabric Manager Behind A Firewall130................................................................................................................................................................

Uninstalling The Management Software132................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Server Overview133................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Server Features133................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server134................................................................................................................................................................

Installing And Configuring Fabric Manager Server134................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Fabric Manager Server134................................................................................................................................................................

Unlicensed Versus Licensed Fabric Manager Server135................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Fabric Manager Web Server135................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying Performance Manager Collections135................................................................................................................................................................

Managing A Fabric Manager Server Fabric135................................................................................................................................................................

Selecting A Fabric To Manage Continuously136................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Server Properties File137................................................................................................................................................................

Modifying Fabric Manager Server138................................................................................................................................................................

Adding Or Removing Fabric Manager Server Users138................................................................................................................................................................

Changing The Fabric Manager Server User Name And Password139................................................................................................................................................................

Changing The Polling Period And Fabric Rediscovery Time139................................................................................................................................................................

Using Device Aliases Or Fc Aliases140................................................................................................................................................................

Saving Device Aliases To The Switch140................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Authentication Overview141................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 4 Authentication In Fabric Manager142................................................................................................................................................................

Best Practices For Discovering A Fabric143................................................................................................................................................................

Setting Up Discovery For A Fabric143................................................................................................................................................................

Performance Manager Authentication144................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Web Server Authentication145................................................................................................................................................................

About Fabric Manager Client147................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client148................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Advanced Mode148................................................................................................................................................................

Launching Fabric Manager Client In Cisco San-os Release 3.2(1) And Later148................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour152................................................................................................................................................................

Menu Bar153................................................................................................................................................................

Toolbar154................................................................................................................................................................

Logical Domains Pane155................................................................................................................................................................

Filtering156................................................................................................................................................................

Physical Attributes Pane156................................................................................................................................................................

Information Pane156................................................................................................................................................................

Detachable Tables158................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Pane158................................................................................................................................................................

Context Menus160................................................................................................................................................................

Saving The Map160................................................................................................................................................................

Purging Down Elements161................................................................................................................................................................

Multiple Fabric Display161................................................................................................................................................................

Filtering By Groups162................................................................................................................................................................

Status Bar164................................................................................................................................................................

Setting Fabric Manager Preferences164................................................................................................................................................................

Network Fabric Discovery165................................................................................................................................................................

Modifying The Device Grouping166................................................................................................................................................................

Using Alias Names As Enclosures166................................................................................................................................................................

Controlling Administrator Access With Users And Roles167................................................................................................................................................................

Using Fabric Manager Wizards167................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Troubleshooting Tools168................................................................................................................................................................

Device Manager Overview169................................................................................................................................................................

Device Manager Features169................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 6 Device Manager170................................................................................................................................................................

Launching Device Manager170................................................................................................................................................................

Using Device Manager170................................................................................................................................................................

Toolbar Icons172................................................................................................................................................................

Dialog Boxes173................................................................................................................................................................

Tabs173................................................................................................................................................................

Legend174................................................................................................................................................................

Supervisor And Switching Modules175................................................................................................................................................................

Setting Device Manager Preferences176................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Web Server Overview177................................................................................................................................................................

Navigating Fabric Manager Web Server178................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server179................................................................................................................................................................

Using Fabric Manager Web Server With Ssl181................................................................................................................................................................

Launching Fabric Manager Web Server183................................................................................................................................................................

Health184................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Summary Information185................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Fabric Information185................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Syslog Information186................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Analysis Reports187................................................................................................................................................................

Performance188................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Performance Summary Information189................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Performance Information For End Devices190................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Performance Information For Isls191................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Performance Information For Flows192................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Performance Information For Gige Ports193................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Other Statistics193................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Detailed Traffic Information194................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Predicted Future Performance195................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Default Values195................................................................................................................................................................

Using Your Own Values196................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Switch Bandwidth197................................................................................................................................................................

Inventory198................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Detailed Information For Vsans198................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Detailed Information For Switches199................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing License Information200................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Detailed Information For Modules200................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Detailed Information For End Devices201................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Detailed Information For Isls202................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Detailed Information For Zones203................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Summary Inventory Information204................................................................................................................................................................

Custom205................................................................................................................................................................

Creating A Custom Report Template205................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Custom Reports By Template207................................................................................................................................................................

Generating Custom Reports By Template207................................................................................................................................................................

Modifying A Custom Report Template208................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Scheduled Jobs By Report Template209................................................................................................................................................................

Admin210................................................................................................................................................................

Recovering A Web Server Password211................................................................................................................................................................

Starting, Restarting, And Stopping Services211................................................................................................................................................................

Adding, Editing, And Removing Managed Fabrics212................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Trap And Syslog Registration Information214................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Forwarding Of Notifications For Events215................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing And Disconnecting Clients216................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Fabric Manager Server Preferences217................................................................................................................................................................

Adding And Removing Communities217................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Aaa Information219................................................................................................................................................................

Adding And Removing Users219................................................................................................................................................................

Adding And Removing Roles220................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Performance Collections222................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Other Statistics223................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Collection Thresholds225................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring The Rrd Database226................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Log Information227................................................................................................................................................................

Download227................................................................................................................................................................

Downloading Fabric Manager Client227................................................................................................................................................................

Performance Manager Architecture229................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 8 Performance Manager230................................................................................................................................................................

Data Interpolation230................................................................................................................................................................

Data Collection230................................................................................................................................................................

Using Performance Thresholds230................................................................................................................................................................

Flow Setup Wizards231................................................................................................................................................................

Flow Statistics Configuration231................................................................................................................................................................

About Flow Statistics232................................................................................................................................................................

Counting Flow Statistics232................................................................................................................................................................

Understanding Span235................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 9 Cisco Traffic Analyzer236................................................................................................................................................................

Using Cisco Traffic Analyzer With Performance Manager236................................................................................................................................................................

Understanding The Paa-2236................................................................................................................................................................

Understanding Cisco Traffic Analyzer237................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Cisco Traffic Analyzer237................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing Traffic Analyzer From Fabric Manager Web Server239................................................................................................................................................................

Licensing Terminology243................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 10 Obtaining And Installing Licenses244................................................................................................................................................................

Licensing Model244................................................................................................................................................................

Licensing High Availability250................................................................................................................................................................

Options To Install A License250................................................................................................................................................................

Obtaining A Factory-installed License251................................................................................................................................................................

Performing A Manual Installation251................................................................................................................................................................

Obtaining The License Key File251................................................................................................................................................................

Installing The License Key File252................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Licenses Using Fabric Manager License Wizard253................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Or Updating Licenses Using Device Manager254................................................................................................................................................................

Identifying License Features In Use255................................................................................................................................................................

Uninstalling Licenses256................................................................................................................................................................

Updating Licenses256................................................................................................................................................................

Grace Period Alerts257................................................................................................................................................................

License Transfers Between Switches258................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying License Information258................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing License Information In Fabric Manager258................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing License Information In Device Manager258................................................................................................................................................................

Viewing Licenses Using Fabric Manager Web Server259................................................................................................................................................................

Fabric Manager Server Licensing259................................................................................................................................................................

About On-demand Port Activation Licensing261................................................................................................................................................................

Port-naming Conventions262................................................................................................................................................................

Port Licensing262................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 11 On-demand Port Activation Licensing263................................................................................................................................................................

License Status Definitions263................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Port Activation Licenses264................................................................................................................................................................

Checking The Status Of Licenses264................................................................................................................................................................

Making A Port Eligible For A License265................................................................................................................................................................

Acquiring A License For A Port266................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning A Switch Name269................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 12 Initial Configuration270................................................................................................................................................................

Verifying The Module Status270................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Date, Time, And Time Zone271................................................................................................................................................................

Ntp Configuration272................................................................................................................................................................

About Ntp272................................................................................................................................................................

Ntp Configuration Guidelines273................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Ntp274................................................................................................................................................................

Edit An Ntp Server Or Peer Configuration274................................................................................................................................................................

Delete An Ntp Server Or Peer275................................................................................................................................................................

Ntp Cfs Distribution276................................................................................................................................................................

Configure Ntp With Cfs276................................................................................................................................................................

Committing Ntp Configuration Changes277................................................................................................................................................................

Discarding Ntp Configuration Changes277................................................................................................................................................................

Releasing Fabric Session Lock277................................................................................................................................................................

Database Merge Guidelines278................................................................................................................................................................

Management Interface Configuration278................................................................................................................................................................

Default Gateway Configuration279................................................................................................................................................................

Telnet Server Connection279................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling A Telnet Connection279................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Cdp280................................................................................................................................................................

About Cfs283................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 13 Using The Cf Infrastructure284................................................................................................................................................................

Cisco San-os Features Using Cfs284................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Features284................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Protocol285................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Distribution Scopes285................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Distribution Modes286................................................................................................................................................................

Uncoordinated Distribution286................................................................................................................................................................

Coordinated Distribution286................................................................................................................................................................

Unrestricted Uncoordinated Distributions286................................................................................................................................................................

Disabling Cfs Distribution On A Switch286................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Application Requirements287................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Cfs For An Application288................................................................................................................................................................

Locking The Fabric289................................................................................................................................................................

Committing Changes289................................................................................................................................................................

Discarding Changes290................................................................................................................................................................

Saving The Configuration290................................................................................................................................................................

Clearing A Locked Session290................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Merge Support291................................................................................................................................................................

Displaying Cfs Configuration Information291................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Distribution Over Ip292................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Regions294................................................................................................................................................................

About Cfs Regions294................................................................................................................................................................

Managing Cfs Regions Using Fabric Manager295................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Cfs Regions295................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning Features To Cfs Regions295................................................................................................................................................................

Moving A Feature To A Different Region296................................................................................................................................................................

Removing A Feature From A Region297................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting Cfs Regions297................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Example Using Fabric Manager298................................................................................................................................................................

Cfs Example Using Device Manager301................................................................................................................................................................

Default Settings301................................................................................................................................................................

About Flexattach Virtual Pwwn303................................................................................................................................................................

Flexattach Virtual Pwwn Guidelines And Requirements303................................................................................................................................................................

Configuring Flexattach Virtual Pwwn303................................................................................................................................................................

C H A P T E R 14 Configuring Flexattach Virtual Pwwn304................................................................................................................................................................

Enabling Flexattach Virtual Pwwn304................................................................................................................................................................

Automatically Enabling Flexattach Virtual Pwwn304................................................................................................................................................................

Launching Flexattach In Fabric Manager305................................................................................................................................................................

Manually Enabling Flexattach Virtual Pwwn306................................................................................................................................................................

Mapping Pwwn To Virtual Pwwn308................................................................................................................................................................

Debugging Flexattach Virtual Pwwn310................................................................................................................................................................

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