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This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS Fibre Channel, virtual Fibre Channel, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) commands that begin with I.
To enable in-order delivery, use the in-order-guarantee command. To disable in-order delivery, use the no form of this command.
in-order-guarantee [vsan vsan-id]
no in-order-guarantee [vsan vsan-id] [,] [-]
vsan vsan-id |
(Optional) Specifies a VSAN ID. The range is from 1 to 4093. |
[,] [-] |
(Optional) Allows you to enter multiple VSANs separated by commas, or a range of VSANs separated by a dash. |
Disabled
Global configuration mode
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4.0(0)N1(1a) |
This command was introduced. |
In-order delivery of data frames guarantees frame delivery to a destination in the same order that they were sent by the originator.
This example shows how to enable in-order delivery for the entire switch:
switch(config) # in-order-guarantee
This example shows how to disable in-order delivery for the entire switch:
switch(config)# no in-order-guarantee
This example shows how to enable in-order delivery for a specific VSAN:
switch(config)# in-order-guarantee vsan 3452
This example shows how to disable in-order delivery for a specific VSAN:
switch(config)# no in-order-guarantee vsan 101
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show in-order-guarantee |
Displays the in-order-guarantee status. |
To install the Cisco virtual machine feature set on the switch, use the install feature-set virtualization command. To remove the Cisco virtual machine feature set, use the no form of this command.
install feature-set virtualization
no install feature-set virtualization
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Disabled
Global configuration mode
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5.1(3)N1(1) |
This command was introduced. |
Note The Cisco virtual machine feature is supported only on the Cisco Nexus 5500 Series switches.
This command requires an Enhanced Layer 2 license.
This example shows how to install the Cisco virtual machine feature set on the switch:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# install feature-set virtualization
switch(config)#
To configure a Fibre Channel interface on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch, use the interface fc command. To revert to defaults, use the no form of this command.
interface fc slot/port
channel-group {group-id [force] | auto}
fcdomain rcf-reject vsan vsan-id
fcsp {auto-active | auto-passive | on | off} [timeout-period]
fspf {cost link-cost vsan vsan-id | dead-interval seconds vsan vsan-id | hello-interval seconds
vsan vsan-id | passive vsan vsan-id | retransmit-interval seconds vsan vsan-id}
switchport
no interface fc slot/port
no channel-group {group-id [force] | auto}
no fcdomain rcf-reject vsan vsan-id
no fcsp {auto-active | auto-passive | on | off}
no fspf {cost link-cost vsan vsan-id | dead-interval seconds vsan vsan-id | hello-interval seconds vsan vsan-id | passive vsan vsan-id | retransmit-interval seconds vsan vsan-id}
switchport
Disabled
Global configuration mode
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4.0(0)N1(1a) |
This command was introduced. |
You can specify a range of interfaces by entering a command with the following example format:
interface fc 1/1 - 5 , fc 2/5 - 7
Use the no shutdown command to enable the interface.
The interface fc command enters interface configuration mode, which includes five commands (each with a no form). These five commands can only be used in the interface configuration mode.
The channel-group auto command enables autocreation of port channels. If autocreation of port channels is enabled for an interface, you must first disable this configuration before downgrading to earlier software versions or before configuring the interface in a manually configured channel group.
This example shows how to configure ports 1 to 4 in Fibre Channel interface 3:
switch(config)# interface fc 3/1 - 4
This example shows how to enable the Fibre Channel interface in port 1 of slot 3:
switch(config)# interface fc 3/1
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
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show interface |
Displays an interface configuration for a specified interface. |
shutdown |
Disables and enables an interface. |
To configure a SAN port channel interface on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch, use the interface san-port-channel command. To revert to the defaults, use the no form of this command.
interface san-port-channel port
no interface san-port-channel port
port |
SAN port channel interface ID. The range is from 1 to 256. |
None
Global configuration mode
This command does not require a license.
This example shows how to configure SAN port channel interface 3:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface san-port-channel 3
switch(config-if)#
To enter interface configuration mode for a virtual Ethernet (vEth) interface, use the interface vethernet command. To remove a virtual Ethernet interface, use the no form of this command.
interface vethernet veth-id[, vethernet veth-id, ...]
no interface vethernet veth-id[, vethernet veth-id, ...]
veth-id |
Virtual Ethernet interface number. The range is from 1 to 1,048,575. You can specify more than one virtual Ethernet interface. Make sure you use the comma (,) separator. |
None
Global configuration mode
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5.1(3)N1(1) |
This command was introduced. |
Before you use a virtual Ethernet interface, you must enable Cisco virtual machine feature on the switch by using the feature-set virtualization command.
You can create a maximum of 1000 virtual Ethernet interfaces on a Cisco Nexus 5548 switch. Before you disable the Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender (Adapter-FEX) on the switch, make sure that you delete these interfaces. After you delete a virtual Ethernet interface, make sure that you save the running configuration of the switch to the startup configuration file.
This example shows how to enter configuration mode for virtual Ethernet interface 10:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface vethernet 10
switch(config-if)#
This example shows how to remove a virtual Ethernet interface:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# no interface vethernet 2
switch(config)#
To configure a virtual Fibre Channel interface on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch, use the interface vfc command. To remove a virtual Fibre Channel interface, use the no form of this command.
interface vfc vfc-id
no interface vfc vfc-id
vfc-id |
Virtual interface ID. The range is from 1 to 8192. |
Disabled
Global configuration mode
You can specify a range of interfaces by entering a command with the following example format:
interface vfc 1 - 3, vfc 5 - 7
This example shows how to enter interface configuration mode for virtual Fibre Channel interface 3:
switch(config)# interface vfc 3
switch(config-if)#