Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference, Release 1.0(2a)
V Commands

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V Commands

vsan

vrrp


V Commands


The commands in this chapter apply to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches. All commands are shown here in alphabetical order regardless of command mode. Please see the Command Mode section to determine the appropriate mode for each command. For more information, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide.

vsan

vrrp

vsan

To create multiple fabrics sharing the same physical infrastructure, to assign which ports will be in which VSAN, whether Interop mode is on or off, and whether load balancing is per exchange or src-dest ID., use the vsan command.

vsan database [ exit ] [no ] [ vsan number interface fc slot_number | port-channel number ] [ vsan number interop loadbalancing src-dst-id | src-dst-ox-id ] [ vsan number loadbalancing src-dst-id | src-dst-ox-id ] [ vsan number name name interop loadbalancing src-dst-id | src-dst-ox-id] [ vsan number name name loadbalancing src-dst-id | src-dst-ox-id ] [ vsan number name name suspend interop | loadbalancing] [ vsan number suspend ]

Syntax Description

vsan

Configure VSANs.

database

Enter the vsan configuration mode

exit

Exit from submode

no

Negate a command or set its defaults

vsan

Configure VSAN information or membership

number

Enter VSAN id range 1-4094

interface

Add interfaces to vsan

fc

Fiber Channel interface

slot_number

Fiber Channel slot number

port-channel

Port Channel interface

number

Port Channel number

interop

Turn on interoperability mode

loadbalancing

Configure loadbalancing scheme

src-dst-id

Src-id/dst-id for loadbalancing

src-dst-ox-id

Ox-id/src-id/dst-id for loadbalancing(Default)

name

Assign a name to vsan

suspend

Suspend vsan

Defaults

None

Command Modes

vsan command available in config t command mode. vsan database configuration commands available in vsan database submode.

Usage Guidelines

None

Examples

switch# config t
switch(config)# vsan database
switch(config-db)#
switch-config-db# vsan 2
switch(config-vsan-db)#
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan 2 name TechDoc 
updated vsan 2
switch(config-vsan-db)#
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan 2 loadbalancing src-dst-id 
switch(config-vsan-db)# 
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan 2 loadbalancing src-dst-ox-id 
switch(config-vsan-db)#
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan 2 suspend 
switch(config-vsan-db)# 
switch(config-vsan-db)# no vsan 2 suspend
vs.-config-vsan-db# 
switch(config-vsan-db)# end
switch#

vrrp

To enable VRRP, use the vrrp command.

vrrp [address | advertisement-interval | authentication | exit | preempt | priority | shutdown | track]

Syntax Description

address

Add/remove an IP address to the vr

advertisement-interval

Set the time interval between advertisement

authentication

Select authentication method

exit

Exit from this submode

no

Negate a command or set its defaults

preempt

Enable preemption of lower priority master

priority

[1-254] configure the vr priority

shutdown

Enable or disable a VR

track

Track the availability of another interface


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Configuration

Usage Guidelines

None.

Examples

switch(config-if-vrrp)# address ?
  <A.B.C.D>  

switch(config-if-vrrp)# address 1.1.11.1 ?
  secondary  Secondary: a virtual IP address without owner
  <cr>       Carriage Return

switch(config-if-vrrp)# address 1.1.11.1

switch(config-if-vrrp)#