- Index
- Preface
- Product Overview
-
- Configuring Ethernet Interfaces
- Configuring VLANs
- Configuring Private VLANs
- Configuring Rapid PVST+
- Configuring Multiple Spanning Tree
- Configuring STP Extensions
- Configuring Port Channels
- Configuring Access and Trunk Interfaces
- Configuring the MAC Address Table
- Configuring IGMP Snooping
- Configuring Traffic Storm Control
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- Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
- Configuring Domain Parameters
- Configuring N-Port Virtualization
- Configuring VSAN Trunking
- Configuring SAN PortChannels
- Configuring and Managing VSANs
- Configuring and Managing Zones
- Distributing Device Alias Services
- Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols
- Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases
- Discovering SCSI Targets
- Advanced Features and Concepts
- Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP
- Configuring Port Security
- Configuring Fabric Binding
- Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers
- Configuring Port Tracking
Index
autolearned entries 45-14
first operational port 36-16
port security wildcards 45-10
configuring 5-5
accounting 16-2
authentication 16-2
authorization 16-2
benefits 16-2
configuration process 16-7
configuring 16-6 to 16-12
default settings 16-13
description 16-1
DHCHAP authentication 44-9
enabling MSCHAP authentication 16-9
example configuration 16-13
field descriptions 16-1
guidelines 16-6
limitations 16-6
monitoring TACACS+ servers 18-3
prerequisites 16-5
TACACS+ server groups 17-15, 18-8, 18-14
user login process 16-4
verifying configurations 16-13
adding rule methods 16-1
changing rule methods 16-1
configuring default methods 16-10
deleting rule methods 16-1
rearranging rule methods 16-1
clearing 16-12
displaying 16-12
adding methods 16-1
changing methods 16-1
deleting methods 16-1
rearranging methods 16-1
configuring console methods 16-7
configuring default methods 16-8
enabling authentication failure messages 16-8
RADIUS 16-1
TACACS+ 16-1
description 16-3
specifying SNMPv3 parameters 16-11, 16-12
specifying user roles 16-12
specifying user roles in VSAs 16-11
configuration options 16-3
remote 16-2
security 16-1
description 16-2
considerations 38-4
enabling distribution 38-13
description 33-20
configuring 32-10
description 32-5
setting 32-9
default passwords 3-10
for MSTP 9-21
for MSTP 9-22
description 16-2
fabric security 44-1
local 16-2
methods 16-3
remote 16-2
user login 16-4
authentication, authorization, and accounting. See AAA
description 16-2
user login 16-4
configuring 32-10
description 32-4
autosensing speed 32-10
configuring 32-12
description 32-6
displaying information 32-17
reason codes 32-6
reasons 32-11
configuring 32-11
description 32-11
blocking state, STP 8-12
see traffic-storm control
native interop mode 43-9
buffer-to-buffer credits. See BB_credits
description 33-3
description 26-1, 27-1
message format options 26-2
smart call home feature 26-4
Call Home destination profiles
attributes 26-8
configuring levels 26-4
format options 26-2
full-txt format for syslog 26-19
XML format for syslog 26-19
configuring 5-6
configuring for NTP 3-17
vendor ID 16-11, 17-3
specifying AAA user parameters 16-11, 16-12
community ports 7-3
community VLANs 7-2, 7-3
FC ID allocations 43-7
configuring LACP 11-10
configuring NPV 34-6
configuring AAA login authentication methods 16-7
Contiguous Domain ID Assignments
About 33-13
adjusting for 3-14
configuring for FSPF 40-7
description 40-7
debounce timer 5-4
configuring 5-7
AAA 16-13
RBAC 22-10
rollback 23-4
description 3-9
description 37-8
configuring 38-10
configuring access permissions 38-10
configuring policies 38-8
description 38-9
interoperability 43-10
policies 38-10
exchange based 36-3
flow based 36-3
in-order delivery 40-10
path selection 37-10
committing changes 39-6
disabling distribution 39-7
discarding changes 39-6
distribution to fabric 39-5
enabling distribution 39-7
locking the fabric 39-6
merging 39-8
overriding fabric locks 39-7
comparison with zones (table) 39-2
creating 39-3
creating (procedure) 39-6
default settings 39-10
description 39-1
displaying information 39-9
displaying zone set information 39-9
enhanced mode 39-4
features 39-1
import legacy zone aliases 39-8
modifying databases 39-2
requirements 39-2
using 39-8
zone alias conversion 39-8
call home format 26-16
AAA authentication 44-9
authentication modes 44-4
compatibility with other NX-OS features 44-3
configuring 44-3
configuring AAA authentication 44-9
default settings 44-11
description 44-2
displaying security information 44-9
enabling 44-4
group settings 44-6
hash algorithms 44-5
passwords for local switches 44-6
passwords for remote devices 44-7
sample configuration 44-9
timeout values 44-8
See also FC-SP 44-1
configuring 24-3
default settings 24-4
expansion modules 24-3
health monitoring 24-2
runtime 24-2
Diffie-Hellman Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. See DHCHAP
additional publications 1-ii
related documents 1-ii
allowed lists 33-9
assignment failures 32-7
configuring allowed lists 33-10
configuring CFS distribution 33-10, 33-13
configuring fcalias members 38-10
contiguous assignments 33-13
description 33-7
distributing 33-1
enabling contiguous assignments 33-13
interoperability 43-10
preferred 33-9
static 33-9
fast restart feature 33-3
isolation 32-7
configuring 40-13
configuring for FSPF in-order delivery 40-14
displaying information 40-14
displaying statistics 46-7
fabric binding 46-1
fabric binding initiation 46-3
port channel links 36-1
Call Home 26-1
advantages over basic zones 38-18
changing from basic zones 38-19
configuring default full database distribution 38-23
configuring default policies 38-22
configuring default switch-wide zone policies 38-23
default settings 38-24
description 38-18
displaying information 38-23
enabling 38-20
merging databases 38-21
modifying database 38-20
classes of service 32-3
description 32-3
configuring 32-9
fabric binding checking 46-2
FCS support 47-1
FSPF topologies 40-1
isolation 32-7
recovering from link isolations 38-14
trunking configuration 35-3
ethanalyzer 50-3
AAA configurations 16-13
Exchange Fabric Membership Data. See EFMD
in-order delivery 40-10
load balancing 50-5
path selection 37-10
exchange link parameter. See ELP
executing a session 23-3
expansion port mode. See E port mode
activation 46-4
checking for E ports 46-2
checking for TE ports 46-2
clearing statistics 46-6
compatibility with DHCHAP 44-3
copying to config database 46-5
copying to configuration file (procedure) 46-6
creating config database (procedure) 46-6
default settings 46-7
deleting databases 46-6
deleting from config database (procedure) 46-6
description 46-1
disabling 46-3
EFMD 46-1
enabling 46-3
enforcement 46-2
forceful activation 46-5
forceful deactivation 46-5
initiation process 46-3
licensing requirements 46-1
port security comparison 46-1
saving to config database 46-5
sWWN lists 46-4
verifying status 46-3
viewing active databases (procedure) 46-6
viewing EFMD statistics (procedure) 46-6
viewing violations (procedure) 46-6
Fabric Configuration Servers. See FCSs
Fabric-Device Management Interface. See FDMI
fabric port mode. See F port mode
zone membership 38-2
fcdomain phase 33-1
fabrics. See RCFs;build fabric frames 33-3
authentication 44-1
default settings 44-11
Fabric Shortest Path First. See FSPF
example (figure) 40-2
adding members 38-11
cloning 38-16
configuring for zones 38-10
creating 38-11
renaming 38-16
using 39-8
autoreconfigured merged fabrics 33-6
configuring CFS distribution 33-10, 33-13
default settings 33-20
description 33-1
disabling 33-5
displaying information 33-18, 33-19
domain IDs 33-7
domain manager fast restart 33-3
dsiplaying statistics 33-20
enabling 33-5
enabling autoreconfiguration 33-6
incoming RCFs 33-5
initiation 33-5
overlap isolation 32-7
restarts 33-3
switch priorities 33-4
allocating 33-1, 43-6
allocating default company ID lists 43-7
allocation for HBAs 43-6
configuring fcalias members 38-10
description 33-14
persistent 33-14
default settings 50-16
invoking 50-7
verifying switch connectivity 50-7
authentication 44-1
enabling 44-4
enabling on ISLs 44-9
See also DHCHAP 44-1
characteristics 47-2
configuring names 47-2
creating platform using Device Manager 47-4
default settings 47-4
description 47-1
displaying fabric ports using Device Manager 47-4
displaying information 47-3
displaying configured values 43-4
distribution 43-3
default settings 50-16
invoking 50-5
description 41-4
displaying database information 41-4
sWWNs for fabric binding 46-4
timeout values 43-1
TOVs 43-2
Fibre Channel domains. See fcdomains
administrative states 32-5
BB_credits 32-6
configuring 32-8
configuring auto port mode 32-10
configuring bit error thresholds 32-11
configuring descriptions 32-9
configuring frame encapsulation 32-11
configuring port modes 32-9
configuring speeds 32-10
default settings 32-17
deleting from port channels 36-11
disabling 32-9
displaying information 32-15
displaying VSAN membership 37-7
enabling 32-9
operational states 32-5
reason codes 32-5
states 32-4
See also interfaces 32-4
Fibre Channel Security Protocol. See FC-SP
AAA 16-1
TACACS+ 18-14
description 41-1
displaying details 41-1
clearing 40-15
counting 40-15
description 40-15
displaying 40-16
MSTP 9-21
classes of service 32-4
description 32-3
configuring 32-9
description 32-3
configuring 32-11
displaying databases 42-3
clearing counters 40-9
clearing VSAN counters 40-5
computing link cost 40-6
configuring globally 40-3
configuring Hello time intervals 40-6
configuring link cost 40-6
configuring on a VSAN 40-4
configuring on interfaces 40-5
dead time intervals 40-7
default settings 40-16
description 40-1
disabling 40-5
disabling on interfaces 40-8
disabling routing protocols 40-5
displaying database information 40-16
displaying global information 40-16
enabling 40-5
fault tolerant fabrics 40-2
in-order delivery 40-10
interoperability 43-11
link state record defaults 40-3
reconvergence times 40-2
redundant links 40-2
resetting configuration 40-4
resetting to defaults 40-4
retransmitting intervals 40-7
routing services 40-1
topology examples 40-2
configuring 40-9
description 40-9
considerations 38-4
enabling distribution 38-13
configuring fcalias members 38-10
VSAN membership 37-4
configuring 24-3
expansion modules 24-3
health monitoring 24-2
runtime 24-2
licenses 4-8
description 38-12
configuring area FCIDs 33-16
FC ID allocations 43-6
information 24-2
MSTP 9-21
configuring for FSPF 40-6
description 40-6
kinds of 7-3
Cisco vendor ID 16-11, 17-3
serial IDs 26-16
recovering 48-1
configuring drop latency time 40-13
displaying status 40-13
enabling for VSANs 40-12
enabling globally 40-12
guidelines 40-12
reordering network frames 40-11
reordering port channel frames 40-11
configuring 5-5
adding to port channels 36-9, 36-10
assigning to VSANs 37-7
configuring 5-6
configuring descriptions 32-9
configuring fcalias members 38-11
configuring receive data field size 32-11
configuring 5-7
deleting from port channels 36-11
displaying information 32-15
displaying SFP information 32-16
forced addition to port channels 36-11
isolated states 36-10
SFP types 32-15
suspended states 36-10
configuring 5-4
defined 5-2
VSAN membership 37-6
interface speed 5-4
description 32-15
configuring interop mode 1 43-10
description 43-9
verifying status 43-12
VSANs 37-11
configuring mode 1 43-10
default settings 43-15
description 43-9
port channel links 36-1
isolated port 7-3
isolated VLANs 7-2, 7-3
description 37-8
displaying membership 37-8
LACP 11-1, 11-10
system ID 11-5
description 4-2
installing key files 4-4
updating 4-4
backing up 4-5
claim certificates 4-1
displaying information 4-5
evaluation 4-2
grace period alerts 4-8
grace period expiration 4-8
grace periods 4-2
host IDs 4-1
identifying features in use 4-6
incremental 4-2
installation options 4-2
installing key files 4-4
installing manually 4-3
missing 4-2
node-locked 4-1
obtaining factory-installed 4-3
obtaining key files 4-4
PAK 4-2
permanent 4-2
terminology 4-1
transferring between switches 4-9
uninstalling 4-6
updating 4-7
Link Aggregation Control Protocol 11-1
configuring for FSPF 40-6
description 40-6
detecting unidirectional 8-14, 9-8
recovering 48-1
attributes 37-10
attributes for VSANs 37-5
configuring 37-10
description 36-2, 37-10
guarantees 37-10
port channels 36-1
logical unit numbers. See LUNs
displaying discovered SCSI targets 42-3
configuring secondary 43-6
description 3-12
displaying information 3-21
using force option during shutdown 3-21
management interfaces. See mgmt0 interfaces
MSTP 9-22
maximum hop count, MSTP 9-22
native interop mode 43-9
autoreconfigured 33-6
configuring 3-20
description 3-19
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. See MSCHAP
enabling authentication 16-9
CIST regional root 9-5
setting to default values 9-14
described 9-7
CIST, described 9-4
CIST regional root 9-5
CIST root 9-6
forward-delay time 9-21
hello time 9-21
maximum aging time 9-22
maximum hop count 9-22
MST region 9-13
port priority 9-18, 9-19
root switch 9-16
secondary root switch 9-17
switch priority 9-20
defined 9-4
operations between regions 9-5
enabling the mode 9-13
terminology 9-6
defined 9-4
master 9-5
operations within a region 9-4
mapping VLANs to MST instance 9-14
CIST 9-4
configuring 9-13
described 9-2
hop-count mechanism 9-7
IST 9-4
supported spanning-tree instances 9-2
see traffic-storm control
displaying database entries 41-3
interoperability 43-11
LUN information 42-1
proxy feature 41-2
registering proxies 41-2
rejecting duplicate pWWNs 41-2
Network Time Protocol. See NTP
description 32-13
enabling 32-14
NP links 34-2
N port identifier virtualization. See NPIV
FCS support 47-1
fctrace 50-5
hard zoning 38-12
zone enforcement 38-12
zone membership 38-2
NP-ports 34-1
NPV, configuring 34-6
configuration guidelines 3-16
configuring 3-15
configuring CFS distribution 3-17
configuring on Fibre Channel interfaces 32-9
description 32-5
administrator 3-8
default for administrators 3-10
DHCHAP 44-6, 44-7
setting administrator default 3-9
strong characteristics 22-2
configuring 33-15
description 33-14
displaying 33-19
enabling 33-15
purging 33-18
name server 41-3
STP 11-1
port channeling 11-1
description 36-7
converting autocreated groups to manually configured 36-15
autocreation 36-14
creating channel group 36-13
description 36-12
configuring autocreation 36-15
enabling autocreation 36-15
default settings 36-17
show tech-support port-channel command 50-14
verifying configurations 36-16, 36-17
adding interfaces 36-9, 36-10
administratively down 32-7
comparison with trunking 36-2
compatibility checks 36-10
compatibility with DHCHAP 44-3
configuration guidelines 36-6
configuring 36-9
configuring Fibre Channel routes 40-9
deleting 36-8
deleting interfaces 36-11
description 36-1
forcing interface additions 36-11
in-order guarantee 40-12
interface states 36-10
interoperability 43-10
link changes 40-11
link failures 40-2
load balancing 36-2
misconfiguration error detection 36-6
See STP PortFast BPDU filtering
auto 32-4
MSTP 9-18, 9-19
VSAN membership 37-6
activating 45-5
activation 45-2
activation rejection 45-6
adding authorized pairs 45-11
auto-learning 45-2
compatibility with DHCHAP 44-3
configuration guidelines 45-3
configuring CFS distribution 45-12
configuring manually without auto-learning 45-9
deactivating 45-5
default settings 45-19
deleting entries from database (procedure) 45-12
disabling 45-5
displaying configuration 45-18
displaying settings (procedure) 45-7
displaying statistics (procedure) 45-7
displaying violations (procedure) 45-7
enabling 45-5
enforcement mechanisms 45-2
fabric binding comparison 46-1
forcing activation 45-6
license requirement 45-1
preventing unauthorized accesses 45-1
WWN identification 45-10
authorization examples 45-8
description 45-2
device authorization 45-8
disabling 45-8
distributing configuration 45-13
enabling 45-7
guidelines for configuring with CFS 45-3
guidelines for configuring without CFS 45-4
cleaning up 45-18
copying 45-17
copying active to config (procedure) 45-7
deleting 45-18
displaying configuration 45-19
interactions 45-15
manual configuration guidelines 45-4
merge guidelines 45-14
reactivating 45-6
scenarios 45-15
configuring 32-10
default settings 48-7
description 48-1
displaying information 48-6
enabling 48-3
guidelines 48-2
monitoring ports in a VSAN 48-5
multiple ports 48-4
shutting down ports forcefully 48-5
port world wide names. See pWWNs
TACACS+ 18-3
primary VLANs 7-2
assigning domain ID 33-9
configuring 33-10
community VLANs 7-2, 7-3
end station access to 7-5
isolated VLANs 7-2, 7-3
community 7-3
isolated 7-3
promiscuous 7-3
primary VLANs 7-2
secondary VLANs 7-2
promiscuous ports 7-3
registering for name servers 41-2
configuring fcalias members 38-10
rejecting duplicates 41-2
zone membership 38-2
configuring global preshared keys 17-6
configuring servers 17-4 to 17-13
configuring timeout intervals 17-9
confiugring tranmission retry counts 17-9
default settings 17-15
description 17-1 to 17-4
example configurations 17-15
network environments 17-1
operation 17-2
prequisites 17-4
specifying server at login 17-9
verifying configuration 17-14
VSAs 17-3
configuring 17-8
configuring accounting attributes 17-11
configuring authentication attributes 17-11
configuring dead-time intervals 17-13
configuring hosts 17-5
configuring periodic monitoring 17-12
configuring preshared keys 17-7
configuring timeout interval 17-10
confiugring tranmission retry count 17-10
deleting hosts 17-13
displaying statistics 17-14
example configurations 17-15
manually monitoring 17-13
monitoring 17-2
verifying configuration 17-14
default settings 22-10
description 33-3
incoming 33-5
rejecting incoming 33-6
default settings 38-24
description 32-5
reconfigure fabric frames. See RCFs
reduced MAC address 8-3
VSANs 37-4
example (figure) 40-2
Registered State Change Notifications. See RSCNs
configuring for FSPF 40-8
description 40-7
authentication 22-1
checkpoint copy 23-1
creating a checkpoint copy 23-1
default settings 23-4
deleting a checkpoint file 23-1
description 23-1
example configuration 23-1
guidelines 23-1
high availability 23-1
implementing a rollback 23-1
limitations 23-1
reverting to checkpoint file 23-1
verifying configuration 23-4
MSTP 9-16
computing 40-6
clearing statistics 41-6
default settings 41-10
description 41-4
displaying information 41-5
multiple port IDs 41-5
suppressing domain format SW-RSCNs 41-6
configuration distribution using CFS 41-7
configuring 41-6
displaying configuration 41-7
active topology 8-10
processing 8-14
designated port, defined 8-10
designated switch, defined 8-10
proposal-agreement handshake process 8-7
rapid convergence 8-7
point-to-point links 8-7
root ports 8-7
root port, defined 8-10
static routes 40-9
information 24-2
VSANs 37-4
displaying LUN discovery results 42-3
customized discovery 42-2
discovering targets 42-1
displaying information 42-2
starting discoveries 42-1
description 32-4
interface modes 32-4
configuring 32-9
configuring 43-6
secondary VLANs 7-2
description 26-16
server groups. See AAA server groups
description 26-17
session manager 23-3
committing a session 23-3
configuring ACLs 23-2
configuring an ACL session (example) 23-3
creating a session 23-2
description 23-1
discarding a session 23-3
guidelines 23-1
limitations 23-1
saving a session 23-3
verifying configuration 23-4
verifying the session 23-3
displaying transmitter types 32-16
transmitter types 32-15
small computer system interface. See SCSI
description 26-4
registration requirements 26-5
Transport Gateway (TG) aggregation point 26-5
smart call home registration 26-5
access groups 27-4
assigning contact 27-11
assigning location 27-11
configuring LinkUp/LinkDown notifications 27-10, 27-11
group-based access 27-4
server contact name 26-5
user synchronization with CLI 27-4
Version 3 security features 27-2
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
security models and levels 27-2
assigning multiple roles 27-6
security features 27-2
specifying AAA parameters 16-11
specifying parameters for AAA servers 16-12
description 38-12
call home event format 26-16
exchange based 36-3
flow based 36-3
in-order delivery 40-10
path selection 37-10
egress sources 49-1
sources for monitoring 49-1
SPAN destination port mode. See SD port mode
egress 49-1
ingress 49-1
computational hold times 40-3
generating server key-pairs 19-1
runtime checks 40-9
TACACS+ 18-13
access control 38-1
edge ports 8-7, 10-2
network ports 10-2
normal ports 10-2
Port Channel 11-1
PortFast 8-7, 10-2
port types 10-2
Blocking State 8-12
disabled state 8-13
forwarding state 8-12
learning state 8-12
root bridge election 8-5
STP bridge ID 8-3
STP root guard 10-5
adjusting for 3-14
Switched Port Analyzer. See SPAN
configuring attribute default values 32-13
configuring 33-4
default 33-4
description 33-4
MSTP 9-20
configuring for fabric binding 46-4
advanages over RADIUS 18-2
configuring 18-4, 18-13
configuring global preshared keys 18-6
configuring global timeout interval 18-9
description 18-1
disabling 18-13
displaying statistics 18-13
enabling 18-5
example configurations 18-14
field descriptions 18-14
global preshared keys 18-3
limitations 18-4
prerequisites 18-3
preshared key 18-3
specifying TACACS+ servers at login 18-9
user login operation 18-2
verifying configuration 18-14
configuring dead-time interval 18-12
configuration process 18-4
configuring hosts 18-5, 18-13
configuring periodic monitoring 18-11
configuring preshared keys 18-7
configuring server groups 17-15, 18-8, 18-14
configuring TCP ports 18-10
configuring timeout interval 18-10
displaying statistics 18-13
field descriptions 18-14
manually monitoring 18-13
monitoring 18-3
verifying configuration 18-14
TACACS+ servers 18-10
classes of service 32-4
description 32-4
fabric binding checking 46-2
FCS support 47-1, 47-2
fctrace 50-6
FSPF topologies 40-1
interoperability 43-10
recovering from link isolations 38-14
trunking restrictions 35-1
configuring across all VSANs 43-2
configuring for a VSAN 43-2
default settings 43-15
interoperability 43-10
ranges 43-1
binding operationally 48-3
VSANs 37-4
trap notifications 27-2
collecting output for technical support 50-8
fcping 50-6
fctrace 50-5
show tech-support command 50-8
verifying switch connectivity 50-7
description 35-4
comparison with port channels 36-2
configuration guidelines 35-1
configuring modes 35-3
default settings 35-7
description 35-1
displaying information 35-6
interoperability 43-10
link state 35-3
merging traffic 35-2
restrictions 35-1
trunking E port mode. See TE port mode
associated with VSANs 37-7
default settings 35-7
default state 35-2
description 35-2
detecting port isolation 35-2
administrative default 32-14
configuring 35-3, 35-4
default settings 35-7
displaying information 35-7
aggressive mode 5-3
configuring 5-4
defined 5-2
nonaggressive mode 5-3
see traffic-storm control
Unidirectional Link Detection. See UDLD.
configuring 33-16
description 33-16
password characteristics 22-2
authentication process 16-4
authorization process 16-4
configuring AAA login authentication methods 16-8
specifying on AAA servers 16-11, 16-12
description 22-1
vendor-specific attributes. See VSAs
Virtual Fibre Channel interfaces
default settings 32-17
extended range 6-2
reserved range 6-2
VTP domain 6-3
allowed list 35-7
description 37-5
multiplexing traffic 32-4
range 37-4
VSAN membership 37-4
advantages 37-3
allowed-active 35-1
cache contents 33-20
comparison with zones (table) 37-4
compatibility with DHCHAP 44-3
configuring 37-6
configuring allowed-active lists 35-6
configuring FSPF 40-3
configuring trunk-allowed lists 35-4, 35-6
default settings 37-11
default VSANs 37-8
deleting 37-9
description 37-1
displaying configuration 37-11
displaying membership 37-7
displaying usage 37-11
domain ID automatic reconfiguration 33-6
FC IDs 37-1
FCS support 47-1
features 37-1
flow statistics 40-14
FSPF 40-4
FSPF connectivity 40-1
interop mode 43-10
isolated 37-8
load balancing 37-10
load balancing attributes 37-5
mismatches 32-7
multiple zones 38-5
names 37-5
name server 41-2
operational states 37-8
port membership 37-6
port tracking 48-5
states 37-5
TE port mode 32-4
timer configuration 43-2
TOVs 43-2
traffic isolation 37-3
trunk-allowed 35-1
trunking ports 37-7
format 16-12
protocol options 16-12, 17-4
support description 16-11
VLANs 6-3
configuring 43-5
displaying information 43-5
link initialization 43-6
port security 45-10
secondary MAC addresses 43-6
suspended connections 32-7
conversion to device aliases 39-8
importing 39-8
cloning 38-16
migrating a non-MDS database 38-17
release locks 38-21
adding to zones 38-8
converting to pWWN members 38-11
displaying information 38-9
access control 38-9
adding to zone sets 38-11
adding zone members 38-8
analyzing 38-24
backing up (procedure) 38-16
changing from enhanced zones 38-20
cloning 38-16
compacting for downgrading 38-23
comparison with device aliases (table) 39-2
comparison with VSANs (table) 37-4
configuring 38-11
configuring aliases 38-10
configuring fcaliases 38-10
default policies 38-2
default settings 38-24
displaying information 38-17
editing full zone databases 38-8
enforcing restrictions 38-12
exporting databases 38-14
features 38-1, 38-4
importing databases 38-14
membership using pWWNs 37-4
merge failures 32-7
renaming 38-16
restoring (procedure) 38-16
show tech-support zone command 50-12
viewing information 38-18
See also hard zoning;soft zoning 38-12
See also zoning;zone sets 38-2
clearing 38-17
activating 38-9
adding member zones 38-11
analyzing 38-24
cloning 38-16
configuring 38-8
considerations 38-4
copying 38-15
creating 38-8, 38-11
default settings 38-24
displaying information 38-17
distributing configuration 38-13
enabling distribution 38-13
exporting 38-15
exporting databases 38-14
features 38-1
importing 38-15
importing databases 38-14
one-time distribution 38-13
recovering from link isolations 38-14
renaming 38-16
viewing information 38-18
See also active zone sets;full zone sets 38-5
See also zones;zoning 38-2
description 38-1
example 38-3
implementation 38-4
See also zones;zone sets 38-1
Index
autolearned entries 45-14
first operational port 36-16
port security wildcards 45-10
configuring 5-5
accounting 16-2
authentication 16-2
authorization 16-2
benefits 16-2
configuration process 16-7
configuring 16-6 to 16-12
default settings 16-13
description 16-1
DHCHAP authentication 44-9
enabling MSCHAP authentication 16-9
example configuration 16-13
field descriptions 16-1
guidelines 16-6
limitations 16-6
monitoring TACACS+ servers 18-3
prerequisites 16-5
TACACS+ server groups 17-15, 18-8, 18-14
user login process 16-4
verifying configurations 16-13
adding rule methods 16-1
changing rule methods 16-1
configuring default methods 16-10
deleting rule methods 16-1
rearranging rule methods 16-1
clearing 16-12
displaying 16-12
adding methods 16-1
changing methods 16-1
deleting methods 16-1
rearranging methods 16-1
configuring console methods 16-7
configuring default methods 16-8
enabling authentication failure messages 16-8
RADIUS 16-1
TACACS+ 16-1
description 16-3
specifying SNMPv3 parameters 16-11, 16-12
specifying user roles 16-12
specifying user roles in VSAs 16-11
configuration options 16-3
remote 16-2
security 16-1
description 16-2
considerations 38-4
enabling distribution 38-13
description 33-20
configuring 32-10
description 32-5
setting 32-9
default passwords 3-10
for MSTP 9-21
for MSTP 9-22
description 16-2
fabric security 44-1
local 16-2
methods 16-3
remote 16-2
user login 16-4
authentication, authorization, and accounting. See AAA
description 16-2
user login 16-4
configuring 32-10
description 32-4
autosensing speed 32-10
configuring 32-12
description 32-6
displaying information 32-17
reason codes 32-6
reasons 32-11
configuring 32-11
description 32-11
blocking state, STP 8-12
see traffic-storm control
native interop mode 43-9
buffer-to-buffer credits. See BB_credits
description 33-3
description 26-1, 27-1
message format options 26-2
smart call home feature 26-4
Call Home destination profiles
attributes 26-8
configuring levels 26-4
format options 26-2
full-txt format for syslog 26-19
XML format for syslog 26-19
configuring 5-6
configuring for NTP 3-17
vendor ID 16-11, 17-3
specifying AAA user parameters 16-11, 16-12
community ports 7-3
community VLANs 7-2, 7-3
FC ID allocations 43-7
configuring LACP 11-10
configuring NPV 34-6
configuring AAA login authentication methods 16-7
Contiguous Domain ID Assignments
About 33-13
adjusting for 3-14
configuring for FSPF 40-7
description 40-7
debounce timer 5-4
configuring 5-7
AAA 16-13
RBAC 22-10
rollback 23-4
description 3-9
description 37-8
configuring 38-10
configuring access permissions 38-10
configuring policies 38-8
description 38-9
interoperability 43-10
policies 38-10
exchange based 36-3
flow based 36-3
in-order delivery 40-10
path selection 37-10
committing changes 39-6
disabling distribution 39-7
discarding changes 39-6
distribution to fabric 39-5
enabling distribution 39-7
locking the fabric 39-6
merging 39-8
overriding fabric locks 39-7
comparison with zones (table) 39-2
creating 39-3
creating (procedure) 39-6
default settings 39-10
description 39-1
displaying information 39-9
displaying zone set information 39-9
enhanced mode 39-4
features 39-1
import legacy zone aliases 39-8
modifying databases 39-2
requirements 39-2
using 39-8
zone alias conversion 39-8
call home format 26-16
AAA authentication 44-9
authentication modes 44-4
compatibility with other NX-OS features 44-3
configuring 44-3
configuring AAA authentication 44-9
default settings 44-11
description 44-2
displaying security information 44-9
enabling 44-4
group settings 44-6
hash algorithms 44-5
passwords for local switches 44-6
passwords for remote devices 44-7
sample configuration 44-9
timeout values 44-8
See also FC-SP 44-1
configuring 24-3
default settings 24-4
expansion modules 24-3
health monitoring 24-2
runtime 24-2
Diffie-Hellman Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. See DHCHAP
additional publications 1-ii
related documents 1-ii
allowed lists 33-9
assignment failures 32-7
configuring allowed lists 33-10
configuring CFS distribution 33-10, 33-13
configuring fcalias members 38-10
contiguous assignments 33-13
description 33-7
distributing 33-1
enabling contiguous assignments 33-13
interoperability 43-10
preferred 33-9
static 33-9
fast restart feature 33-3
isolation 32-7
configuring 40-13
configuring for FSPF in-order delivery 40-14
displaying information 40-14
displaying statistics 46-7
fabric binding 46-1
fabric binding initiation 46-3
port channel links 36-1
Call Home 26-1
advantages over basic zones 38-18
changing from basic zones 38-19
configuring default full database distribution 38-23
configuring default policies 38-22
configuring default switch-wide zone policies 38-23
default settings 38-24
description 38-18
displaying information 38-23
enabling 38-20
merging databases 38-21
modifying database 38-20
classes of service 32-3
description 32-3
configuring 32-9
fabric binding checking 46-2
FCS support 47-1
FSPF topologies 40-1
isolation 32-7
recovering from link isolations 38-14
trunking configuration 35-3
ethanalyzer 50-3
AAA configurations 16-13
Exchange Fabric Membership Data. See EFMD
in-order delivery 40-10
load balancing 50-5
path selection 37-10
exchange link parameter. See ELP
executing a session 23-3
expansion port mode. See E port mode
activation 46-4
checking for E ports 46-2
checking for TE ports 46-2
clearing statistics 46-6
compatibility with DHCHAP 44-3
copying to config database 46-5
copying to configuration file (procedure) 46-6
creating config database (procedure) 46-6
default settings 46-7
deleting databases 46-6
deleting from config database (procedure) 46-6
description 46-1
disabling 46-3
EFMD 46-1
enabling 46-3
enforcement 46-2
forceful activation 46-5
forceful deactivation 46-5
initiation process 46-3
licensing requirements 46-1
port security comparison 46-1
saving to config database 46-5
sWWN lists 46-4
verifying status 46-3
viewing active databases (procedure) 46-6
viewing EFMD statistics (procedure) 46-6
viewing violations (procedure) 46-6
Fabric Configuration Servers. See FCSs
Fabric-Device Management Interface. See FDMI
fabric port mode. See F port mode
zone membership 38-2
fcdomain phase 33-1
fabrics. See RCFs;build fabric frames 33-3
authentication 44-1
default settings 44-11
Fabric Shortest Path First. See FSPF
example (figure) 40-2
adding members 38-11
cloning 38-16
configuring for zones 38-10
creating 38-11
renaming 38-16
using 39-8
autoreconfigured merged fabrics 33-6
configuring CFS distribution 33-10, 33-13
default settings 33-20
description 33-1
disabling 33-5
displaying information 33-18, 33-19
domain IDs 33-7
domain manager fast restart 33-3
dsiplaying statistics 33-20
enabling 33-5
enabling autoreconfiguration 33-6
incoming RCFs 33-5
initiation 33-5
overlap isolation 32-7
restarts 33-3
switch priorities 33-4
allocating 33-1, 43-6
allocating default company ID lists 43-7
allocation for HBAs 43-6
configuring fcalias members 38-10
description 33-14
persistent 33-14
default settings 50-16
invoking 50-7
verifying switch connectivity 50-7
authentication 44-1
enabling 44-4
enabling on ISLs 44-9
See also DHCHAP 44-1
characteristics 47-2
configuring names 47-2
creating platform using Device Manager 47-4
default settings 47-4
description 47-1
displaying fabric ports using Device Manager 47-4
displaying information 47-3
displaying configured values 43-4
distribution 43-3
default settings 50-16
invoking 50-5
description 41-4
displaying database information 41-4
sWWNs for fabric binding 46-4
timeout values 43-1
TOVs 43-2
Fibre Channel domains. See fcdomains
administrative states 32-5
BB_credits 32-6
configuring 32-8
configuring auto port mode 32-10
configuring bit error thresholds 32-11
configuring descriptions 32-9
configuring frame encapsulation 32-11
configuring port modes 32-9
configuring speeds 32-10
default settings 32-17
deleting from port channels 36-11
disabling 32-9
displaying information 32-15
displaying VSAN membership 37-7
enabling 32-9
operational states 32-5
reason codes 32-5
states 32-4
See also interfaces 32-4
Fibre Channel Security Protocol. See FC-SP
AAA 16-1
TACACS+ 18-14
description 41-1
displaying details 41-1
clearing 40-15
counting 40-15
description 40-15
displaying 40-16
MSTP 9-21
classes of service 32-4
description 32-3
configuring 32-9
description 32-3
configuring 32-11
displaying databases 42-3
clearing counters 40-9
clearing VSAN counters 40-5
computing link cost 40-6
configuring globally 40-3
configuring Hello time intervals 40-6
configuring link cost 40-6
configuring on a VSAN 40-4
configuring on interfaces 40-5
dead time intervals 40-7
default settings 40-16
description 40-1
disabling 40-5
disabling on interfaces 40-8
disabling routing protocols 40-5
displaying database information 40-16
displaying global information 40-16
enabling 40-5
fault tolerant fabrics 40-2
in-order delivery 40-10
interoperability 43-11
link state record defaults 40-3
reconvergence times 40-2
redundant links 40-2
resetting configuration 40-4
resetting to defaults 40-4
retransmitting intervals 40-7
routing services 40-1
topology examples 40-2
configuring 40-9
description 40-9
considerations 38-4
enabling distribution 38-13
configuring fcalias members 38-10
VSAN membership 37-4
configuring 24-3
expansion modules 24-3
health monitoring 24-2
runtime 24-2
licenses 4-8
description 38-12
configuring area FCIDs 33-16
FC ID allocations 43-6
information 24-2
MSTP 9-21
configuring for FSPF 40-6
description 40-6
kinds of 7-3
Cisco vendor ID 16-11, 17-3
serial IDs 26-16
recovering 48-1
configuring drop latency time 40-13
displaying status 40-13
enabling for VSANs 40-12
enabling globally 40-12
guidelines 40-12
reordering network frames 40-11
reordering port channel frames 40-11
configuring 5-5
adding to port channels 36-9, 36-10
assigning to VSANs 37-7
configuring 5-6
configuring descriptions 32-9
configuring fcalias members 38-11
configuring receive data field size 32-11
configuring 5-7
deleting from port channels 36-11
displaying information 32-15
displaying SFP information 32-16
forced addition to port channels 36-11
isolated states 36-10
SFP types 32-15
suspended states 36-10
configuring 5-4
defined 5-2
VSAN membership 37-6
interface speed 5-4
description 32-15
configuring interop mode 1 43-10
description 43-9
verifying status 43-12
VSANs 37-11
configuring mode 1 43-10
default settings 43-15
description 43-9
port channel links 36-1
isolated port 7-3
isolated VLANs 7-2, 7-3
description 37-8
displaying membership 37-8
LACP 11-1, 11-10
system ID 11-5
description 4-2
installing key files 4-4
updating 4-4
backing up 4-5
claim certificates 4-1
displaying information 4-5
evaluation 4-2
grace period alerts 4-8
grace period expiration 4-8
grace periods 4-2
host IDs 4-1
identifying features in use 4-6
incremental 4-2
installation options 4-2
installing key files 4-4
installing manually 4-3
missing 4-2
node-locked 4-1
obtaining factory-installed 4-3
obtaining key files 4-4
PAK 4-2
permanent 4-2
terminology 4-1
transferring between switches 4-9
uninstalling 4-6
updating 4-7
Link Aggregation Control Protocol 11-1
configuring for FSPF 40-6
description 40-6
detecting unidirectional 8-14, 9-8
recovering 48-1
attributes 37-10
attributes for VSANs 37-5
configuring 37-10
description 36-2, 37-10
guarantees 37-10
port channels 36-1
logical unit numbers. See LUNs
displaying discovered SCSI targets 42-3
configuring secondary 43-6
description 3-12
displaying information 3-21
using force option during shutdown 3-21
management interfaces. See mgmt0 interfaces
MSTP 9-22
maximum hop count, MSTP 9-22
native interop mode 43-9
autoreconfigured 33-6
configuring 3-20
description 3-19
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. See MSCHAP
enabling authentication 16-9
CIST regional root 9-5
setting to default values 9-14
described 9-7
CIST, described 9-4
CIST regional root 9-5
CIST root 9-6
forward-delay time 9-21
hello time 9-21
maximum aging time 9-22
maximum hop count 9-22
MST region 9-13
port priority 9-18, 9-19
root switch 9-16
secondary root switch 9-17
switch priority 9-20
defined 9-4
operations between regions 9-5
enabling the mode 9-13
terminology 9-6
defined 9-4
master 9-5
operations within a region 9-4
mapping VLANs to MST instance 9-14
CIST 9-4
configuring 9-13
described 9-2
hop-count mechanism 9-7
IST 9-4
supported spanning-tree instances 9-2
see traffic-storm control
displaying database entries 41-3
interoperability 43-11
LUN information 42-1
proxy feature 41-2
registering proxies 41-2
rejecting duplicate pWWNs 41-2
Network Time Protocol. See NTP
description 32-13
enabling 32-14
NP links 34-2
N port identifier virtualization. See NPIV
FCS support 47-1
fctrace 50-5
hard zoning 38-12
zone enforcement 38-12
zone membership 38-2
NP-ports 34-1
NPV, configuring 34-6
configuration guidelines 3-16
configuring 3-15
configuring CFS distribution 3-17
configuring on Fibre Channel interfaces 32-9
description 32-5
administrator 3-8
default for administrators 3-10
DHCHAP 44-6, 44-7
setting administrator default 3-9
strong characteristics 22-2
configuring 33-15
description 33-14
displaying 33-19
enabling 33-15
purging 33-18
name server 41-3
STP 11-1
port channeling 11-1
description 36-7
converting autocreated groups to manually configured 36-15
autocreation 36-14
creating channel group 36-13
description 36-12
configuring autocreation 36-15
enabling autocreation 36-15
default settings 36-17
show tech-support port-channel command 50-14
verifying configurations 36-16, 36-17
adding interfaces 36-9, 36-10
administratively down 32-7
comparison with trunking 36-2
compatibility checks 36-10
compatibility with DHCHAP 44-3
configuration guidelines 36-6
configuring 36-9
configuring Fibre Channel routes 40-9
deleting 36-8
deleting interfaces 36-11
description 36-1
forcing interface additions 36-11
in-order guarantee 40-12
interface states 36-10
interoperability 43-10
link changes 40-11
link failures 40-2
load balancing 36-2
misconfiguration error detection 36-6
See STP PortFast BPDU filtering
auto 32-4
MSTP 9-18, 9-19
VSAN membership 37-6
activating 45-5
activation 45-2
activation rejection 45-6
adding authorized pairs 45-11
auto-learning 45-2
compatibility with DHCHAP 44-3
configuration guidelines 45-3
configuring CFS distribution 45-12
configuring manually without auto-learning 45-9
deactivating 45-5
default settings 45-19
deleting entries from database (procedure) 45-12
disabling 45-5
displaying configuration 45-18
displaying settings (procedure) 45-7
displaying statistics (procedure) 45-7
displaying violations (procedure) 45-7
enabling 45-5
enforcement mechanisms 45-2
fabric binding comparison 46-1
forcing activation 45-6
license requirement 45-1
preventing unauthorized accesses 45-1
WWN identification 45-10
authorization examples 45-8
description 45-2
device authorization 45-8
disabling 45-8
distributing configuration 45-13
enabling 45-7
guidelines for configuring with CFS 45-3
guidelines for configuring without CFS 45-4
cleaning up 45-18
copying 45-17
copying active to config (procedure) 45-7
deleting 45-18
displaying configuration 45-19
interactions 45-15
manual configuration guidelines 45-4
merge guidelines 45-14
reactivating 45-6
scenarios 45-15
configuring 32-10
default settings 48-7
description 48-1
displaying information 48-6
enabling 48-3
guidelines 48-2
monitoring ports in a VSAN 48-5
multiple ports 48-4
shutting down ports forcefully 48-5
port world wide names. See pWWNs
TACACS+ 18-3
primary VLANs 7-2
assigning domain ID 33-9
configuring 33-10
community VLANs 7-2, 7-3
end station access to 7-5
isolated VLANs 7-2, 7-3
community 7-3
isolated 7-3
promiscuous 7-3
primary VLANs 7-2
secondary VLANs 7-2
promiscuous ports 7-3
registering for name servers 41-2
configuring fcalias members 38-10
rejecting duplicates 41-2
zone membership 38-2
configuring global preshared keys 17-6
configuring servers 17-4 to 17-13
configuring timeout intervals 17-9
confiugring tranmission retry counts 17-9
default settings 17-15
description 17-1 to 17-4
example configurations 17-15
network environments 17-1
operation 17-2
prequisites 17-4
specifying server at login 17-9
verifying configuration 17-14
VSAs 17-3
configuring 17-8
configuring accounting attributes 17-11
configuring authentication attributes 17-11
configuring dead-time intervals 17-13
configuring hosts 17-5
configuring periodic monitoring 17-12
configuring preshared keys 17-7
configuring timeout interval 17-10
confiugring tranmission retry count 17-10
deleting hosts 17-13
displaying statistics 17-14
example configurations 17-15
manually monitoring 17-13
monitoring 17-2
verifying configuration 17-14
default settings 22-10
description 33-3
incoming 33-5
rejecting incoming 33-6
default settings 38-24
description 32-5
reconfigure fabric frames. See RCFs
reduced MAC address 8-3
VSANs 37-4
example (figure) 40-2
Registered State Change Notifications. See RSCNs
configuring for FSPF 40-8
description 40-7
authentication 22-1
checkpoint copy 23-1
creating a checkpoint copy 23-1
default settings 23-4
deleting a checkpoint file 23-1
description 23-1
example configuration 23-1
guidelines 23-1
high availability 23-1
implementing a rollback 23-1
limitations 23-1
reverting to checkpoint file 23-1
verifying configuration 23-4
MSTP 9-16
computing 40-6
clearing statistics 41-6
default settings 41-10
description 41-4
displaying information 41-5
multiple port IDs 41-5
suppressing domain format SW-RSCNs 41-6
configuration distribution using CFS 41-7
configuring 41-6
displaying configuration 41-7
active topology 8-10
processing 8-14
designated port, defined 8-10
designated switch, defined 8-10
proposal-agreement handshake process 8-7
rapid convergence 8-7
point-to-point links 8-7
root ports 8-7
root port, defined 8-10
static routes 40-9
information 24-2
VSANs 37-4
displaying LUN discovery results 42-3
customized discovery 42-2
discovering targets 42-1
displaying information 42-2
starting discoveries 42-1
description 32-4
interface modes 32-4
configuring 32-9
configuring 43-6
secondary VLANs 7-2
description 26-16
server groups. See AAA server groups
description 26-17
session manager 23-3
committing a session 23-3
configuring ACLs 23-2
configuring an ACL session (example) 23-3
creating a session 23-2
description 23-1
discarding a session 23-3
guidelines 23-1
limitations 23-1
saving a session 23-3
verifying configuration 23-4
verifying the session 23-3
displaying transmitter types 32-16
transmitter types 32-15
small computer system interface. See SCSI
description 26-4
registration requirements 26-5
Transport Gateway (TG) aggregation point 26-5
smart call home registration 26-5
access groups 27-4
assigning contact 27-11
assigning location 27-11
configuring LinkUp/LinkDown notifications 27-10, 27-11
group-based access 27-4
server contact name 26-5
user synchronization with CLI 27-4
Version 3 security features 27-2
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
security models and levels 27-2
assigning multiple roles 27-6
security features 27-2
specifying AAA parameters 16-11
specifying parameters for AAA servers 16-12
description 38-12
call home event format 26-16
exchange based 36-3
flow based 36-3
in-order delivery 40-10
path selection 37-10
egress sources 49-1
sources for monitoring 49-1
SPAN destination port mode. See SD port mode
egress 49-1
ingress 49-1
computational hold times 40-3
generating server key-pairs 19-1
runtime checks 40-9
TACACS+ 18-13
access control 38-1
edge ports 8-7, 10-2
network ports 10-2
normal ports 10-2
Port Channel 11-1
PortFast 8-7, 10-2
port types 10-2
Blocking State 8-12
disabled state 8-13
forwarding state 8-12
learning state 8-12
root bridge election 8-5
STP bridge ID 8-3
STP root guard 10-5
adjusting for 3-14
Switched Port Analyzer. See SPAN
configuring attribute default values 32-13
configuring 33-4
default 33-4
description 33-4
MSTP 9-20
configuring for fabric binding 46-4
advanages over RADIUS 18-2
configuring 18-4, 18-13
configuring global preshared keys 18-6
configuring global timeout interval 18-9
description 18-1
disabling 18-13
displaying statistics 18-13
enabling 18-5
example configurations 18-14
field descriptions 18-14
global preshared keys 18-3
limitations 18-4
prerequisites 18-3
preshared key 18-3
specifying TACACS+ servers at login 18-9
user login operation 18-2
verifying configuration 18-14
configuring dead-time interval 18-12
configuration process 18-4
configuring hosts 18-5, 18-13
configuring periodic monitoring 18-11
configuring preshared keys 18-7
configuring server groups 17-15, 18-8, 18-14
configuring TCP ports 18-10
configuring timeout interval 18-10
displaying statistics 18-13
field descriptions 18-14
manually monitoring 18-13
monitoring 18-3
verifying configuration 18-14
TACACS+ servers 18-10
classes of service 32-4
description 32-4
fabric binding checking 46-2
FCS support 47-1, 47-2
fctrace 50-6
FSPF topologies 40-1
interoperability 43-10
recovering from link isolations 38-14
trunking restrictions 35-1
configuring across all VSANs 43-2
configuring for a VSAN 43-2
default settings 43-15
interoperability 43-10
ranges 43-1
binding operationally 48-3
VSANs 37-4
trap notifications 27-2
collecting output for technical support 50-8
fcping 50-6
fctrace 50-5
show tech-support command 50-8
verifying switch connectivity 50-7
description 35-4
comparison with port channels 36-2
configuration guidelines 35-1
configuring modes 35-3
default settings 35-7
description 35-1
displaying information 35-6
interoperability 43-10
link state 35-3
merging traffic 35-2
restrictions 35-1
trunking E port mode. See TE port mode
associated with VSANs 37-7
default settings 35-7
default state 35-2
description 35-2
detecting port isolation 35-2
administrative default 32-14
configuring 35-3, 35-4
default settings 35-7
displaying information 35-7
aggressive mode 5-3
configuring 5-4
defined 5-2
nonaggressive mode 5-3
see traffic-storm control
Unidirectional Link Detection. See UDLD.
configuring 33-16
description 33-16
password characteristics 22-2
authentication process 16-4
authorization process 16-4
configuring AAA login authentication methods 16-8
specifying on AAA servers 16-11, 16-12
description 22-1
vendor-specific attributes. See VSAs
Virtual Fibre Channel interfaces
default settings 32-17
extended range 6-2
reserved range 6-2
VTP domain 6-3
allowed list 35-7
description 37-5
multiplexing traffic 32-4
range 37-4
VSAN membership 37-4
advantages 37-3
allowed-active 35-1
cache contents 33-20
comparison with zones (table) 37-4
compatibility with DHCHAP 44-3
configuring 37-6
configuring allowed-active lists 35-6
configuring FSPF 40-3
configuring trunk-allowed lists 35-4, 35-6
default settings 37-11
default VSANs 37-8
deleting 37-9
description 37-1
displaying configuration 37-11
displaying membership 37-7
displaying usage 37-11
domain ID automatic reconfiguration 33-6
FC IDs 37-1
FCS support 47-1
features 37-1
flow statistics 40-14
FSPF 40-4
FSPF connectivity 40-1
interop mode 43-10
isolated 37-8
load balancing 37-10
load balancing attributes 37-5
mismatches 32-7
multiple zones 38-5
names 37-5
name server 41-2
operational states 37-8
port membership 37-6
port tracking 48-5
states 37-5
TE port mode 32-4
timer configuration 43-2
TOVs 43-2
traffic isolation 37-3
trunk-allowed 35-1
trunking ports 37-7
format 16-12
protocol options 16-12, 17-4
support description 16-11
VLANs 6-3
configuring 43-5
displaying information 43-5
link initialization 43-6
port security 45-10
secondary MAC addresses 43-6
suspended connections 32-7
conversion to device aliases 39-8
importing 39-8
cloning 38-16
migrating a non-MDS database 38-17
release locks 38-21
adding to zones 38-8
converting to pWWN members 38-11
displaying information 38-9
access control 38-9
adding to zone sets 38-11
adding zone members 38-8
analyzing 38-24
backing up (procedure) 38-16
changing from enhanced zones 38-20
cloning 38-16
compacting for downgrading 38-23
comparison with device aliases (table) 39-2
comparison with VSANs (table) 37-4
configuring 38-11
configuring aliases 38-10
configuring fcaliases 38-10
default policies 38-2
default settings 38-24
displaying information 38-17
editing full zone databases 38-8
enforcing restrictions 38-12
exporting databases 38-14
features 38-1, 38-4
importing databases 38-14
membership using pWWNs 37-4
merge failures 32-7
renaming 38-16
restoring (procedure) 38-16
show tech-support zone command 50-12
viewing information 38-18
See also hard zoning;soft zoning 38-12
See also zoning;zone sets 38-2
clearing 38-17
activating 38-9
adding member zones 38-11
analyzing 38-24
cloning 38-16
configuring 38-8
considerations 38-4
copying 38-15
creating 38-8, 38-11
default settings 38-24
displaying information 38-17
distributing configuration 38-13
enabling distribution 38-13
exporting 38-15
exporting databases 38-14
features 38-1
importing 38-15
importing databases 38-14
one-time distribution 38-13
recovering from link isolations 38-14
renaming 38-16
viewing information 38-18
See also active zone sets;full zone sets 38-5
See also zones;zoning 38-2
description 38-1
example 38-3
implementation 38-4
See also zones;zone sets 38-1
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