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Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.3(3)
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Index
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New and Changed Information
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Preface
- Getting Started
- Installation and Switch Management
- Switch Configuration
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Fabric Configuration
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Configuring and Managing VSANs
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SAN Device Virtualization
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Creating Dynamic VSANs
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Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing
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Distributing Device Alias Services
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Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols
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Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases
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Discovering SCSI Targets
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Configuring FICON
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Advanced Features and Concepts
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Configuring and Managing Zones
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Security
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Configuring FIPS
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Configuring Users and Common Roles
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Configuring SNMP
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Configuring RADIUS and TACACS+
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Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 Access Control Lists
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Configuring Certificate Authorities and Digital Certificates
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Configuring IPsec Network Security
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Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP
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Configuring Port Security
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Configuring Fabric Binding
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- IP Services
- Intelligent Storage Services
- Network and Switch Monitoring
- Traffic Management
- Troubleshooting
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Configuration Limits for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
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Feedback
Table Of Contents
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides
Installation and Configuration Note
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
Audience
This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches.
Organization
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide is organized as follows:
Presents an overview of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer switches and directors.
Describes the command-line interface (CLI).
Describes license types, procedure, installation, and management for the Cisco MDS SAN-OS software.
Describes how to use the on-demand port activation licensing feature on the Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch, the Cisco MDS 9134 Fabric Switch, the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter.
Provides initial switch configuration options and switch access information.
FlexAttach virtual pWWN feature facilitates server and configuration management. In a SAN environment, the server installation or replacement, requires interaction and coordination among the SAN and server administrators.
Explains the use of the Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) infrastructure to enable efficient database distribution.
Describes how to install and upgrade software images
Describes the initial configuration of the switches using the configuration files so they can be accessed by other devices
Describes the high availability feature including switchover mechanisms.
Explains switch hardware inventory, power usage, power supply, module temperature, fan and clock modules, and environment information.
Explains how to display and analyze the status of each module and specifies the power on and power off process for modules.
Explains Generation 1 and Generation 2 module port and operational state concepts in Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches and provides details on configuring ports and interfaces.
Provides an overview of N Port Virtualization and includes quidelines and requirements for configuring and verifying NPV.
Explains configuration concepts for Generation 2 module ports and interfaces.
Explains TE ports and trunking concepts.
Explains PortChannels and load balancing concepts and provides details on configuring PortChannels, adding ports to PortChannels, and deleting ports from PortChannels.
Explains the Fibre Channel domain (fcdomain) feature, which includes principal switch selection, domain ID distribution, FC ID allocation, and fabric reconfiguration functions.
Describes the Cisco MDS command scheduler feature that helps you schedule configuration and maintenance jobs in any switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
Describes how virtual SANs (VSANs) work, explains the concept of default VSANs, isolated VSANs, VSAN IDs, and attributes, and provides details on how to create, delete, and view VSANs.
Describes how to configure virtual devices to represent physical end devices for switches running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(2) and later.
Defines the Dynamic Port VSAN Membership (DPVM) feature that is used to maintain fabric topology when a host or storage device connection is moved between two Cisco MDS switches.
Provides details on sharing resources across VSANs using the inter-VSAN Routing (IVR) feature.
Defines various zoning concepts and provides details on configuring a zone set and zone management features.
Describes the use of the Distributed Device Alias Services (device alias) to distribute device alias names on a fabric-wide basis.
Provides details and configuration information on Fibre Channel routing services and protocols.
Provides name server and fabric login details required to manage storage devices and display registered state change notification (RSCN) databases.
Describes how the SCSI LUN discovery feature is started and displayed.
Provides details on the FI-bre CON-nection (FICON) interface, fabric binding, and the Registered Link Incident Report (RLIR) capabilities in Cisco MDS switches.
Describes the advanced configuration features—time out values, fctrace, fabric analyzer, world wide names, flat FC IDs, loop monitoring, and interoperating switches.
Describes the configuration guidelines for FIPS and also how to enable FIPS mode and how to conduct FIPS self-tests.
Describes how to configure users and common roles.
Provides details on how you can use SNMP to modify a role that was created using CLI.
Discusses the AAA parameters, user profiles, and RADIUS authentication security options provided in all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family and provides configuration information for these options.
Describes the IPv4 static routing feature and its use to route traffic between VSANs.
Configuring Certificate Authorities and Digital Certificates
Describes how to interoperate with Certificate Authorities (CAs) and use digital certificates for secure, scalable communication.
Provides details on the digital certificates, IP Security Protocol (IPsec) open standards, and the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocol that it uses to handle protocol and algorithm negotiation.
Describes the DHCHAP protocol, an FC-SP protocol, that provides authentication between Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches and other devices.
Provides details on port security features that can prevent unauthorized access to a switch port in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
Describes the fabric binding security feature for VSANs, which ensures that ISLs are only enabled between specific switches.
Describes how the switch allows IP hosts to access Fibre Channel storage using the iSCSI protocol.
Explains the SAN extension tuner (SET) feature that optimizes FCIP performance.
Describes the iSCSI feature that is specific to the IPS module and is available in the Cisco MDS 9200 Switches or Cisco MDS 9500 Directors.
Provides details on IP over Fibre Channel (IPFC) services and provides configuring IPFC, virtual router, and DNS server configuration information.
Provides details on extending the reach of Fibre Channel SANs by connecting separated SAN islands together through IP networks using FCIP, and allowing IP hosts to access FC storage using the iSCSI protocol.
Describes the IPv4 protocol support provided by Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches.
Describes the IPv6 protocol support provided by Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches.
Describes the SCSI flow services and SCSI flow statistics, the Intelligent Storage Services.
Describes Fibre Channel Write Acceleration support and configuration.
Describes SANTap support and configuration.
Describes NASB support and configuration.
Provides details on using RMONs to configure alarms and events.
Describes the Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN), SPAN sources, filters, SPAN sessions, SD port characteristics, and configuration details.
Describes how system message logging is configured and displayed.
Provides details on the Call Home service and includes information on Call Home, event triggers, contact information, destination profiles, and e-mail options.
Describes how the fabric configuration server (FCS) feature is configured and displayed.
Provides details on the quality of service (QoS) and Fibre Channel Congestion Control (FCC) features.
Provides information about a port tracking feature that provides a faster recovery from link failures.
Describes basic troubleshooting methods used to resolve issues with switches.
Provides information on displaying system processes and status. It also provides information on configuring core and log files, HA policy, heartbeat and watchdog checks, and upgrade resets.
Configuration Limits for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(x) and 3.2(x)
Lists the Cisco verified limits and maximum limits for switches running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(x) and Release 3.2(x).
Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions:
Screen examples use these conventions:
This document uses the following conventions:
Note
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.
Caution
Related Documentation
The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents. To find a document online, use the Cisco MDS SAN-OS Documentation Locator at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/products_documentation_roadmap09186a00804500c1.html.
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Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
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Hardware Installation
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Cisco Fabric Manager
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Command-Line Interface
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Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides
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Troubleshooting and Reference
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Installation and Configuration Note
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
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