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Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 4.x
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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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Configuring and Managing Zones
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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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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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Table Of Contents
Symbols - Numerics - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Z
Index
Symbols
* (asterisk)
autolearned entries 39-14
first operational port 17-21
host time stamps 29-30
port security wildcard 39-9
port security wildcards 39-9
Numerics
12-port 4-Gbps switching modules
BB_credit buffers 15-19
configuration guidelines 15-33
default settings 15-56
16-port switching modules
configuring BB_credits 13-35
LEDs 13-18
24-port 4-Gbps switching modules
bandwidth fairness 15-47
configuration guidelines 15-32
default settings 15-56
example configurations 15-18, 15-53, 15-54
oversubscription 15-41
shared resources 15-8
24-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 15-56
example configurations 15-14
32-port switching modules
configuring BB_credits 13-35
SPAN guidelines 51-6
3DES encryption
IKE 37-7
IPsec 37-6
4/44-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 15-56
example configurations 15-15
48-port 4-Gbps switching modules
bandwidth fairness 15-47
configuration guidelines 15-32
default settings 15-56
example configurations 15-16, 15-53, 15-55
oversubscription 15-41
shared resources 15-8
48-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 15-56
example configurations 15-13, 15-52
4-port 10-Gbps switching modules
BB_credit buffers 15-21
configuration guidelines 15-34
default settings 15-56
A
AAA
authentication process 34-6
authorization process 34-6
configuring accounting services34-36to 34-37
default settings 34-41
description 34-1
DHCHAP authentication 38-9
displaying error-enabled status 34-5
enabling server distribution 34-30
local services 34-35
remote services 34-4
setting authentication 34-35
starting a distribution session 34-31
AAA authentication
configuring 43-23
AAA servers
groups 34-4
monitoring 34-5
remote authentication 34-4
access control
enforcingiSCSI
enforcing access control 43-22
iSCSI 43-21
Access Control Lists. See IPv4-ACLs; IPv6-ACLs
access controlzoning based access controliSCSI
zoning based access control 43-22
accounting
configuring services34-36to 34-37
ACL adjacency sharing
disabling for downgrading 15-51
ACL based access control
configuring for iSCSI 43-21
ACLs
configuring for iSCSI 43-21
active zone sets
considerations 24-4
enabling distribution 24-14
address allocation cache
description 18-22
administrative speeds
configuring 13-14
administrative states
description 13-7
setting 13-12
administrator passwords
recovering (procedure 32-19
administrators
default passwords 5-6
password requirements (note) 5-7
Advanced Encrypted Standard encryption. See AES encryption
advertisement packets
setting time intervals 44-22
AES encryption
description 33-5
IKE 37-7
IPsec 37-6
SNMP support 33-5
AES-XCBC-MAC
IPsec 37-6
AFIDs
configuring default 23-16
verifying database configuration 23-17
aliases. See command aliases; device aliases; fcaliases
ALPA caches
allocation 13-33
clearing 13-34
description 13-32
displaying contents 13-34
inserting entries manually 13-34
ARP
clearing entries 44-12
displaying entries 44-12
ARP caches
clearing 46-9
displaying 46-9
authentication
CHAP option 43-67
fabric security 38-1
guidelines 34-4
iSCSI setup 43-66
MD5 44-23
mechanism 43-24
mutual CHAPmutual CHAP authentication 43-25
restricting iSLB initiatorinitiator authentication
restrictingiSLB
restricting iSLB initiators 1
simple text 44-23
user IDs 34-3
See also simple text authentication
authentication, authorization, and accounting. See AAA
authorization
role-based 32-1
rule placement order 32-3
autogenerated iSCSI targetiSCSI
autogenerated target 43-23
auto mode
configuring 13-13
auto-negotiation
configuring Gigabit Ethernet interfaces 46-3
autonomous fabric ID
autonomous fabric identifiers. See AFIDs
AutoNotify
description 53-5
auto port mode
description 13-7
interface configuration 13-3
autosensing speed
Generation 2 switching modules 13-15
auto-topology
configuration guidelines 23-12
IVR 23-6
B
bandwidth fairness
disabling 15-47
enabling 15-47
Generation 2 switching modules 15-46
banner message
configuring 2-20
BB_credit buffers
12-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 15-19
12-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 15-20
24-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 15-18
24-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 15-18, 15-19
24-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 15-14
4/44-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 15-15
48-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 15-16
48-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 15-13
4-port 10-Gbps switching module allocations 15-21
4-port 10-Gbps switching module considerations 15-21, 15-22
allocation defaults (table) 15-13, 15-14, 15-15, 15-16
BB_credits
configuring 13-35
description 13-34
FICON port swapping 29-37
reason codes 13-9
BB_SC
enabling 15-50
beacon modes
configuring 13-19
description 13-19
identifying LEDs 13-18
Berkeley Packet Filter. See BPF
BIOS images
upgrading 8-30
bit errors
reasons 13-19
bit error thresholds
configuring 13-19
description 13-19
bootflash:
copying files 8-27
description 2-25
file system 8-2
initializing 2-25
kickstart images 2-25
recovering from corruption 2-25
space requirements 8-4
system images 2-25
bootloader
nondisruptive upgrades 8-28
boot variables
configuring automatic copying to standby supervisor modules 10-4
synchronizing 10-4
border switches
description 23-4
IVR configuration guidelines 23-18
BPF
library 58-13
B port mode
description 13-6
interface modes 13-6
B ports
configuring 41-23
interoperability mode 41-22
SAN extenders 41-23
bridge port mode. See B port mode
broadcast
in-band addresses default 12-31
routing 26-12
Brocade
native interop mode 30-14
buffer pools
Generation 2 switching modules 15-9
buffer sizes
configuring in FCIP profiles 41-17
buffer-to-buffer credits. See BB_credits
buffer-to-buffer start change. See BB_SC
build fabric frames
description 18-3
C
Call Home
AutoNotify feature 53-5
CFS support 7-2
configuration distribution 53-17
configuring e-mail options 53-14
configuring SMTP servers 53-15
contact information 53-6
database merge guidelines 53-19
default settings 53-40
description 53-1
destination profiles53-7to 53-9
displaying information53-20to 53-21
duplicate message throttle 53-16
enabling 53-17
features 53-2
inventory notifications 53-16
message format options 53-2
RMON-based alerts 53-13
syslog-based alerts 53-12
testing communications 53-19
Call Home alert groups
configuring 53-9
customizing messages 53-11
description 53-9
verifying customization configuration 53-12
Call Home contacts
assigning information 53-6
Call Home destination profiles
attributes 53-7
configuring 53-7
description 53-7
displaying 53-20
Call Home messages
configuring levels 53-12
format options 53-2
Call Home notifications
full-txt format for syslog 53-24
XML format for RMON 53-27
XML format for syslog 53-24
capture filters
description 58-13
permitted 58-13
CAs
authenticating 36-8
certificate download example 36-19
creating a trust point 36-8
default settings 36-38
deleting digital certificates 36-14
displaying configuration 36-15
enrollment using cut-and-paste 36-4
example configuration36-15to 36-37
identity 36-2
maintaining 36-13
maximum limits 36-37
monitoring 36-13
multiple 36-4
multiple trust points 36-3
peer certificates 36-4
purpose 36-2
CDP
clearing counters 5-38
clearing tables 5-38
configuring hold times 5-38
configuring refresh time interval globally 5-38
configuring versions 5-38
disabling globally 5-37
disabling on Gigabit Ethernet interfaces 5-37
displaying information 5-38
packet transmission interval 5-37
certificate authorities. See CAs
certificate revocation lists. See CRLs
CFS
application requirements 7-5
configuring for NTP 5-24
default settings 7-19
disabling on a switch 7-4
displaying status on a switch 7-5
distribution modes 7-4
distribution over IP 7-11
distribution scopes 7-3
enabling on a switch 7-4
feature description 7-2
iSLB config distribution 43-55
logging configuration distribution 52-8
merge support 7-9
protocol description 7-3
SAN-OS features supported 7-2
saving configurations 7-8
verifying CFS merge status 7-9
CFS applications
clearing session locks 7-8
committing changes 7-8
discarding changes 7-8
enabling 7-6
fabric locking 7-7
verifying lock status 7-7
verifying registration status 7-6
CFS over IP
configuring IP multicast addresses 7-13
configuring static IP peers 7-14
default settings 7-19
description 7-11
enabling 7-13
verifying configuration 7-13
verifying multicast address 7-14, 7-16
CFS regions
assigning features 7-18
creating 7-18
description 7-17
displaying 7-19
dissolving 7-19
moving a feature 7-18
using CLI 7-18
CHAP authentication 43-23, 43-48
configuring for iSCSI 43-67
CHAP challenge 43-25
CHAP response 43-25
CHAP user name 43-25
CIM
configuring 30-1
description 30-1
displaying information 30-3
CIM servers
displaying information 30-3, 30-5
Cisco Access Control Server. See Cisco ACS
Cisco ACS
configuring for RADIUS34-38to 34-41
configuring for TACACS+34-38to 34-41
cisco-av-pair
specifying for SNMPv3 34-15
Cisco Discovery Protocol. See CDP
Cisco Fabric Analyzer
clearing hosts 58-9
configuring 58-6
description 58-4
displaying captured frames 58-9
displaying filters 58-9
GUI-based client 58-6
local text-based capture 58-6
remote capture daemon 58-6
Cisco MDS 9000 Family
connecting a terminal 5-28
description 1-1
starting switches 5-2
Cisco MDS 9100 Series
Cisco MDS 9120 switches 1-4
Cisco MDS 9124 switches 1-4
Cisco MDS 9140 switches 1-4
description 1-4
high availability 10-1
overview 1-4
Cisco MDS 9200 Series
Cisco MDS 9216A switches 1-3
Cisco MDS 9216i switches 1-3
connecting a terminal 5-28
description 1-3
high availability 10-1
Cisco MDS 9216
supervisor modules 12-2
Cisco MDS 9216A switches
description 1-3
Cisco MDS 9216i switches
configuring extended BB_credits 13-37
description 1-3
Cisco MDS 9500 Series
Cisco MDS 9506 Directors 1-2
Cisco MDS 9509 Directors 1-2
Cisco MDS 9513 Directors 1-2
description 1-2
high availability 10-1
Cisco MDS 9506 Directors
description 1-2
Cisco MDS 9509 Directors
description 1-2
supervisor modules 12-2
Cisco MDS 9513 Directors
description 1-2
supervisor modules 12-2
Cisco MDS SAN-OS
downgrading 8-31
software images 8-1
Cisco vendor ID
description 34-14
class maps
configuring for data traffic 56-7
creating 56-7
CLI
command modes 2-3
command navigation 2-10
command prompt 2-2
command scripts 2-33
description 1-5
getting help 2-11
saving output to files 2-32
setting delay time 2-35
CLI variables
description 2-21
persistent variables 2-22
system-defined variables 2-23
using in command scripts 2-34
clock modules
description 11-19
displaying status 11-19
cloud discovery. See iSNS cloud discovery
code pages
FICON text string formatting 29-19
COM1 ports
configuring settings 5-30
verifying settings 5-31
command aliases
defining 2-24
description 2-23
command-line interface. See CLI
command scheduler
configuring 19-2
default settings 19-10
defining jobs 19-4
deleting jobs 19-6
description 19-1
enabling 19-3
execution logs 19-9
specifying schedules19-6to 19-9
verifying execution status 19-9
See also execution logs; jobs; schedules
command scripts
executing 2-33
using CLI variables 2-34
Common Information Model. See CIM
common roles
configuring 32-8
common users
mapping CLI to SNMP 32-9
CompactFlash
slot0: 8-2
CompactFlash. See external CompactFlash
company IDs
FC ID allocations 30-11
configuration
clearing 2-15
displaying 2-12
restoring redundancy mode 9-7
rolling back to previous 9-7
saving 2-15
saving automatically for FICON 29-22
software tools 1-5
configuration files
backing up 9-6
copying 9-5
deleting 9-8
displaying 9-1
downloading 9-2
FICON 29-33
saving 9-3
saving across the fabric 9-4
configuring NPV 14-8
congestion control methods. See FCC; edge quench congestion control
congestion window monitoring. See CWM
console logging
configuring 52-4
console ports
configuring settings 5-29
verifying settings 5-29
console sessions
message logging severity levels 52-4
contact information
assigning for Call Home 53-6
Contiguous Domain ID Assignments
About 18-14
contract IDs
description 53-33
control traffic
disabling QoS 56-4
enabling for QoS 56-4
Control Unit Port. See CUP in-band management
core dumps
IPS modules 45-4
saving to CompactFlash 59-8
core files
clearing directory 59-8
copying manually 59-7
copying periodically 59-8
displaying information 59-6
saving to external devices 59-7
CRLs
configuring 36-14
configuring revocation checking methods 36-9
description 36-5
downloading example 36-33
generation example 36-32
importing example36-35to 36-37
crossbars
compatibility with Generation 1 modules 11-15
description 11-14
management 11-13
removal considerations 11-14
crypto IPv4-ACLs
any keyword 37-20
configuration guidelines 37-17
creating 37-21
creating crypto map entries 37-24
mirror images 37-19
crypto map entries
configuring global lifetime values 37-29
global lifetime values 37-28
setting SA lifetimes 37-25
crypto maps
auto-peer option 37-26
configuration guidelines 37-24
configuring autopeer option 37-26
configuring perfect forward secrecy 37-27
creating entries 37-24
entries for IPv4-ACLs 37-23
perfect forward secrecy 37-27
SA lifetime negotiations 37-25
SAs between peers 37-23
crypto map sets
applying to interfaces 37-27
CUP in-band management
blocking restriction 29-25
description 29-40
displaying information 29-41
placing CUPs in zones 29-41
current directory
displaying 2-28
setting 2-28
current VSANs
description 23-3
Cut-through routing mode 43-28
CWM
configuring in FCIP profiles 41-15
D
Data Encryption Standard encryption. See DES encryption
data traffic
applying service policies 56-9
class maps 56-7
comparing VSANs and QoS 56-6
defining service policies 56-8
displaying information 56-10
DWRR queues 56-9
enabling QoS 56-7
enforcing service policies 56-9
example configuration 56-12
dates
configuring 5-17
daylight saving time
adjusting for 5-18
dead time intervals
configuring for FSPF 26-8
description 26-7
dedicated rate mode
description 15-6
migrating from shared rate mode 15-31, 15-32
migrating to shared rate mode 15-31, 15-33
default gateways. See IPv4 default gateways
default networks. See IPv4 default networks
defaults
setting with no commands 2-10
default settings
EEM 54-12
default users
description 5-4
default VSANs
description 20-8
default zones
configuring access permissions 24-9
configuring QoS priorities 24-20
description 24-9
interoperability 30-14
policies 24-9
deficit weighted round robin schedulers. See DWRR schedulers
DES encryption
IKE 37-7
IPsec 37-6
destination IDs
exchange based 17-5
flow based 17-4
in-order delivery 26-13
path selection 20-10
device alias database
committing changes 25-6
disabling distribution 25-7
discarding changes 25-6
distribution to fabric 25-5
enabling distribution 25-7
merging 25-9
overriding fabric lock 25-7
device aliases
CFS support 7-2
clearing statistics 25-9
comparison with zones (table) 25-4
creating 25-5
default settings 25-11
description 25-1
displaying information25-9to 25-11
features 25-3
modifying the database 25-4
requirements 25-3
device allegiance
FICON 29-22
device IDs
Call Home format 53-34
Device Manager
description 1-5
DH
IKE 37-6
DHCHAP
AAA authentication 38-9
authentication modes 38-5
compatibility with other SAN-OS features 38-3
configuring AAA authentication 38-9
default settings 38-13
description 38-2
displaying security information 38-10
enabling 38-4
group settings 38-7
hash algorithms 38-6
licensing 38-2
passwords for local switches 38-7
passwords for remote devices 38-8
sample configuration38-11to 38-12
timeout values 38-9
differentiated services code point. See DSCP
Diffie-Hellman Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. See DHCHAP
Diffie-Hellman protocol. See DH
digital certificates
configuration example36-16to 36-19
default settings 36-38
deleting from CAs 36-14
generating requests for identity certificates 36-10
installing identity certificates 36-11
maintaining 36-13
maximum limits 36-37
monitoring 36-13
peers 36-4
purpose 36-2
requesting identity certificate example 36-23
revocation example 36-29
SSH support 32-19
digital signature algorithm. See DSA key pairs
direct memory access devices. See DMA-bridges
directories
creating 2-29
deleting 2-29
deleting files 2-31
display current 2-28
listing files 2-29
moving files 2-30
display filters
defining 58-10
selective viewing 58-9
DMA-bridges
displaying statistics 45-10
DNS
default settings 44-29
DNS hosts
displaying information 44-28
DNS servers
configuring 44-27
documentation
additional publications 1-lxvi
related documents 1-lxvi
domain ID
CFS support 7-2
domain IDs
allowed lists 18-10
assignment failures 13-10
configuring allowed lists 18-11
configuring CFS distribution18-11to 18-13
configuring fcalias members 24-10
contiguous assignments 18-14
description 18-7
distributing 18-2
enabling contiguous assignments 18-14
interoperability 30-14
IVR configuration guidelines 23-18
non-unique and IVR NAT 23-5
preferred 18-9
static 18-9
unique 23-18
domain manager
fast restart feature 18-4
isolation 13-10
domain names
defining 44-28
Domain Name System servers. See DNS servers
downgrading
Cisco MDS SAN-OS releases 8-31
disabling ACL adjacency sharing 15-51
DPVM
CFS support 7-2
default settings 22-14
description 22-1
displaying configurations 22-10
enabling 22-2
requirements 22-2
sample configuration22-11to 22-14
DPVM databases
autolearned entries 22-4
clearing 22-5
comparing differences 22-9
configuring CFS distribution22-6to 22-8
copying 22-9
description 22-3
displaying 22-11
enabling autolearning 22-5
merging guidelines 22-8
drivers
iSCSI 43-2
drop latency time
configuring for FSPF in-order delivery 26-17
displaying information 26-17
DSA key-pairs
generating 32-15
dsa key pairs
generating 32-15
DSCP
configuring 41-24
DWRR queues
changing weights 56-10
DWRR schedulers
description 56-5
dynamic bandwidth management
description 15-8
dynamic iSCSI initiator
converting 43-43
convert to staticiSCSI
convert dynamic initiator to static 43-14
dynamic mappingiSCSI
dynamic mappingiSCSI
static mappingstatic mapping 43-5
Dynamic Port VSAN Membership. See DPVM
E
EBCDIC
FICON string format 29-19
edge quench congestion control
description 56-2
edge switches
description 23-4
edge VSANs
description 23-3
EEM
actions 54-4
activating a script policy 54-10
configuring action statements 54-8
configuring event statements 54-6
default settings 54-12
defining an environment variable 54-11
defining a policy 54-6
defining script policies 54-10
description54-1to ??
environment variables 54-4
event logs 54-2
events 54-3
example configuration 54-12
guidelines 54-5
high availability 54-5
licensing requirements 54-5
limitations 54-5
override policy 54-2
override policy (note) 54-2
override policy actions (note) 54-4
overriding a system policy 54-10
parameter substitution 54-4
policies 54-2
prerequisites 54-5
registering a script policy 54-10
script policies 54-4
system policies 54-2
verifying configuration 54-11
EEM overriding a system policy (example) 54-12
EFMD
fabric binding 40-1
EISLs
PortChannel links 17-2
e-mail addresses
assigning for Call Home 53-6
e-mail notifications
Call Home 53-1
embedded event manager. See EEM
encrypted passwords
user accounts 32-12
enhanced zones
advantages over basic zones 24-31
broadcast frames 24-36
changing from basic zones 24-31
configuring default full database distribution 24-37
configuring default policies 24-35
configuring default switch-wide zone policies 24-37
creating attribute groups 24-33
default settings 24-42
description 24-30
displaying information24-38to 24-40
enabling 24-32
merging databases 24-34
modifying database 24-33
enterprise package licenses
description 3-4
entity status inquiry. See ESI
EPLD images
downgrading 12-16
upgrading 12-13
E port mode
classes of service 13-4
description 13-4
E ports
32-port guidelines 13-2
32-port switching module configuration guidelines 17-8
fabric binding checking 40-2
FCS support 55-1
FSPF topologies 26-2
isolation 13-10
recovering from link isolations 24-14
SPAN sources 51-3
ESI
non-resp threshold 43-85
ESI retry count 43-85
Ethernet MAC statistics
displaying 45-10
Ethernet PortChannels
adding Gigabit Ethernet interfaces 45-9
configuring 45-8
description 45-7
iSCSI 43-65
redundancy 41-6
Exchange Fabric Membership Data. See EFMD 40-1
exchange IDs
in-order delivery 26-13
load balancing 58-1
path selection 20-10
exchange link parameter. See ELP
execution logs
clearing log files 19-10
configuring 19-10
description 19-9
displaying configuration 19-10
displaying log file contents 19-10
expansion port mode. See E port mode
expiry alerts
licenses 3-15
explicit fabric logout 43-11
extended BB_credits
configuring 13-38
description 13-36
displaying information 13-39
Generation 2 switching modules 15-23
licensing 15-23
Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code. See EBCDIC 29-19
external CompactFlash
description 2-25
devices 8-27
formatting 2-26
recovering from corruption 2-26
slot0: 2-25
supported devices 2-26
external loopback tests
description 59-15
performing 59-15
external RADIUS server
CHAP 43-67
external RADIUS servers
CHAP 43-67
F
fabric binding
activation 40-4
checking for Ex ports 40-2
clearing statistics 40-6
compatibility with DHCHAP 38-3
default settings 40-9
deleting database 40-6
EFMD 40-1
enforcement 40-2
forceful activation 40-5
licensing requirements 40-1
port security comparison 40-1
saving configurations 40-5
verifying configuration40-6to 40-9
Fabric Configuration Server. See FCS
Fabric Configuration Servers. See FCSs
Fabric-Device Management Interface. See FDMI
fabric loop port mode. See FL port mode
Fabric Manager
description 1-5
Fabric Manager Server package license
description 3-6
fabric port mode. See F port mode
fabric pWWNs
zone membership 24-2
fabric reconfiguration
fcdomain phase 18-2
fabrics
fabrics. See RCFs; build fabric frames
fabric security
authentication 38-1
default settings 38-13
Fabric Shortest Path First. See FSPF
facility logging
configuring message severity levels 52-5
failure actions
configuring 59-12
fan module LEDs
failure status 11-18
fan modules
description 11-17
displaying status 11-18
failures 11-18
fault tolerant fabrics
example (figure) 26-2
fcaliases
cloning 24-18
configuring for zones 24-10
creating 24-10
renaming 24-17
fcanalyzer
displaying filters 58-9
See also Cisco Fabric Analyzer
FCC
assigning priority 56-3
benefits 56-1
default settings 56-14
description 56-1
displaying settings 56-3
enabling 56-2
frame handling 56-2
logging facility 52-2
process 56-2
fcdomains
autoreconfigured merged fabrics 18-6
configuring CFS distribution18-11to 18-13
default settings 18-22
description 18-2
disabling 18-5
displaying information18-19to 18-22
domain IDs 18-7
domain manager fast restart 18-4
enabling 18-5
enabling autoreconfiguration 18-7
incoming RCFs 18-6
initiation 18-5
overlap isolation 13-10
restarts 18-3
show tech-support fcdomain command 58-21
switch priorities 18-5
FC ID allocation
FICON implementation 29-14
FC IDs
allocating default company ID lists 30-11
allocating for FICON 29-13
allocation for HBAs 30-11
configuring fcalias members 24-10
description 18-14
persistent18-15to ??
FCIP 43-1
advanced features 41-27
compatibility with DHCHAP 38-3
compression 41-37
configuring41-7to41-17, ??to 41-18
default parameters 41-39
discarding packets 41-21
enabling 41-8
FICON support 29-4
Gigabit Ethernet ports 46-1
IPS modules 41-2
IP storage services support 45-1
link failures 41-5
MPS-14/2 module 41-2
reserving ports for FICON 29-12
sample IPsec configuration37-34to 37-38
specifying number of TCP connections 41-20
tape acceleration41-30to 41-36
time stamps 41-21
VE ports 41-2
virtual ISLs 41-2
VRRP 41-6
write acceleration 41-27
FCIP compression
configuring 41-38
description 41-37
displaying information 41-38
FCIP interfaces
binding to FICON port numbers 29-24
configuring advanced features41-18to41-24, ??to 41-24
configuring peers 41-18
configuring QoS 41-24
configuring special frames 41-19
creating 41-18
displaying information 41-25
parameters 41-4
SPAN sources 51-3
FCIP links
B port interoperability mode 41-22
configuring 41-8
configuring peers 41-18
configuring QoS 41-24
creating 41-10
description 41-3
endpoints 41-3
initiating IP connections 41-20
TCP connections 41-3
FCIP listener ports
configuring 41-12
FCIP peers
configuring IP addresses 41-19
enabling special frames 41-20
FCIP profiles
configuring listener ports 41-12
configuring TCP parameters41-13to41-17, ??to 41-18
creating 41-9
description 41-4
displaying information 41-9
FCIP tape acceleration
configuring 41-34
displaying information 41-35
FCIP TCP parameters
configuring buffer size 41-17
configuring CWM 41-15
configuring keepalive timeouts 41-13
configuring maximum jitter 41-16
configuring maximum retransmissions 41-14
configuring minimum retransmit timeouts 41-13
configuring PMTUs 41-14
configuring SACKs 41-14
configuring window management 41-15
FCIP write acceleration
configuring 41-29
description 41-27
displaying information 41-29
FCP
intermixing protocols 29-5
routing requests 43-3
fcping
default settings 58-30
invoking 58-3
verifying switch connectivity 58-4
FCS
description 55-1
logging facility 52-2
significance 55-2
FC-SP
authentication 38-1
enabling 38-4
FCSs
configuring names 55-3
default settings 55-7
description 55-1
displaying information55-4to 55-7
fctimers
CFS support 7-2
displaying configured values 30-9
distribution 30-7
fctrace
default settings 58-30
invoking 58-1
FDMI
description 27-5
displaying database information 27-6
Federal Information Processing Standards. See FIPS
Fiber Channel interfaces
configuring system default port mode f 13-13
Fibre Channel 43-1
sWWNs for fabric binding 40-4
Fibre Channel Analyzers
configuring using SPAN 51-14
Fibre Channel analyzers
monitoring without SPAN 51-12
Fibre Channel Congestion Control. See FCC
Fibre Channel domains. See fcdomains
Fibre Channel interface
default settings 13-43
Fibre Channel interfaces
administrative states 13-7
BB_credits 13-34
configuring 13-11
configuring auto port mode 13-13
configuring beacon modes 13-19
configuring bit error thresholds 13-19
configuring descriptions 13-17
configuring frame encapsulation 13-17
configuring port modes 13-13
configuring receive data field sizes 13-18
configuring speeds 13-14
deleting from PortChannels 17-15
disabling 13-12
displaying capabilities on Generation 2 switching modules 15-30
displaying information13-22to 13-29
displaying VSAN membership 20-8
enabling 13-12
extended BB_credits 13-36
graceful shutdown 13-12
operational states 13-8
performance buffers 13-36
reason codes 13-8
states 13-7
taking out of service on Generation 2 switching modules 15-48
troubleshooting operational states 13-9
See also interfaces 13-7
Fibre Channel over IP. See FCIP
Fibre Channel Protocol. See FCP
Fibre Channel protocol analyzers. See Cisco Fabric Analyzer
Fibre Channel Security Protocol. See FC-SP
Fibre Channel targets
dynamic importing 43-7
dynamic mapping 43-7
Fibre Channel traffic
SPAN sources 51-3
Fibre Channel write acceleration
default settings 49-4
description 49-1
displaying configuration 49-2
enabling 49-2
estimating number of write buffers 49-1
licensing 49-1
modifying number of write buffers 49-2
Fibre Channel zoning-based access control 43-22
FICON
advantages on MDS switches29-3to 29-6
automatic configuration save 29-22
basic configuration 29-15
cascading 29-7
clearing device allegiance 29-22
configuration files29-32to ??
configuring ports29-23to 29-32
CUP in-band management 29-40
default settings 29-49
displaying information29-42to 29-49
fabric binding requirements 40-3
FC4 protocols 29-2
FC ID allocations 29-13
FCIP support 29-4
host timestamp control 29-20
implemented ports 29-10
installed ports 29-11
manually enabling 29-18
MDS-supported features 29-5
PortChannel support 29-4
prohibited ports 29-46
RLIRs29-27to ??
saving configuration changes 29-22
sWWNs for fabric binding 40-4
tape acceleration29-38to ??
text string formatting codes 29-19
unimplemented port 29-10
VSAN offline state 29-40
FICON configuration files
applying to running configuration 29-33
copying 29-35
description 29-33
displaying 29-34
displaying information 29-44
editing 29-33
FICON port numbers
assigning to slots 29-11
default numbering scheme 29-8
displaying assignments 29-12
FCIP interfaces 29-12
implemented addresses 29-10
installed ports 29-11
logical interfaces 29-12
numbering guidelines 29-11
PortChannel interfaces 29-12
port swapping 29-10
reserved numbering scheme 29-10
unimplemented addresses 29-10
uninstalled ports 29-11
FICON ports
assigning address names 29-26
binding to FCIP interfaces 29-24
binding to PortChannels 29-24
blocking 29-24
configuring prohibiting default state 29-25
displaying address information 29-43
displaying administrative states 29-46
prohibiting 29-25
swapping configurations 29-37
FICON port swapping
guidelines 29-36
FICON tape acceleration
configuration considerations 29-39
configuring 29-39
description 29-38
files
compressing 2-32
copying 2-30
deleting 2-31
displaying checksums 2-29
displaying contents 2-32
displaying last lines 2-33
moving 2-30
uncompressing 2-32
file systems
accessing standby supervisor modules 9-8
creating directories 2-29
deleting directories 2-29
displaying current directory 2-28
formatting 2-25
listing files 2-29
redirection 2-32
setting current directory 2-28
specifying 2-27
volatile: 2-25
File Transfer Protocol. See FTP
configuration guidelines 31-1
self-tests 31-2
Flash devices
bootflash: 2-25
description 2-24
external CompactFlash 2-25
formatting 2-25
FLOGI
description 27-1
displaying details 27-1
logging facility 52-2
flow statistics
clearing 26-19
counting 26-18
description 26-18
displaying 26-19
FL port mode
classes of service 13-4
description 13-4
FL ports
configuring 13-13
description 13-4
DPVM support 22-5
fctrace 58-1
nonparticipating code 13-10
persistent FC IDs 18-15
SPAN sources 51-3
F port mode
classes of service 13-4
description 13-4
F ports
configuring 13-13
description 13-4
DPVM support 22-5
SPAN sources 51-3
FPSF
load balancing (example) 41-5
frame encapsulation
configuring 13-17
frames
configuring MTU size 46-3
FSCN
displaying databases 28-3
FSPF
clearing counters 26-9
clearing VSAN counters 26-6
computing link cost 26-7
configuring globally26-4to 26-6
configuring Hello time intervals 26-7
configuring link cost 26-6
configuring on a VSAN 26-5
configuring on interfaces26-6to 26-9
dead time intervals 26-7
default settings 26-22
description 26-2
disabling 26-6
disabling on interfaces 26-9
disabling routing protocols 26-6
displaying database information 26-20
displaying global information 26-20
displaying information??to 26-22
enabling 26-6
fail-over with PortChannels 26-3
fault tolerant fabrics 26-2
in-order delivery26-13to 26-18
interoperability 30-15
link state record defaults 26-4
multicast root switches 26-12
reconvergence times 26-2
redundant links 26-3
resetting configuration 26-5
resetting to defaults 26-5
retransmitting intervals 26-8
routing services 26-1
FSPF multicast roots
configuring switches 26-12
FSPF routes
configuring 26-10
description 26-10
FSPF routing
multicast 26-12
FTP
logging facility 52-2
full core dumps
IPS modules 45-4
full zone sets
considerations 24-4
enabling distribution 24-14
fWWNs
configuring fcalias members 24-10
Fx ports
32-port default 13-2
configuring 13-13
description 13-6
FCS 55-1
FCS support 55-1
interface modes 13-6
VSAN membership 20-4
See also F ports; FL ports 13-6
G
Generation 1 switching modules
combining with Generation 2 switching modules??to 15-29
extended BB_credits 13-37
port index allocations 15-24
QoS behavior 56-10
Generation 2 switching modules
combining with Generation 1 switching modules??to 15-29
configuring15-29to ??
configuring port speeds 15-34
configuring rate modes 15-36
default settings 15-56
description15-1to ??
disabling ACL adjacency sharing 15-51
displaying port resources 15-49
dynamic bandwidth management 15-8
example configurations15-51to15-52, ??to15-52, ??to15-54, ??to 15-56
extended BB_credits 13-38, 15-23
installing in Generation 1 chassis 8-34
interface capabilities 15-30
out-of-service interfaces 15-8
port groups 15-3
port index allocations 15-24
port rate modes 15-4
QoS behavior 56-10
recovering from powered-down state 15-26
releasing shared resources 15-49
taking interfaces out of service 15-48
Generation 3 switching modules
default settings 15-56
Gigabit Ethernet interface example 43-63
Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
configuring??to 45-9
configuring auto-negotiation 46-3
configuring CDP 5-37
configuring high availability45-5to 45-9
configuring IPv4 46-2
configuring IPv6 addresses 47-12
configuring MTU frame sizes 46-3
configuring promiscuous mode 46-4
configuring static IPv4 routing 46-7
configuring VRRP 45-6
default parameters 46-10
displaying statistics45-9to 45-13
IPv4-ACL guidelines 46-7
subinterfaces 46-6
subnet requirements 46-6
verifying connectivity 46-4
Gigabit Ethernet subinterfaces
configuring VLANs 46-6
global keys
assigning for RADIUS 34-10
H
hardware
default settings 11-21
displaying inventory 11-1
displaying temperatures 11-17
overview 1-1
hard zoning
description 24-13
HA solution example 43-61
HBA ports
configuring area FCIDs 18-17
HBAs
device aliases 25-1
FC ID allocations 30-11
Hello time intervals
configuring for FSPF 26-7
description 26-7
help
from the CLI 2-11
high availability
automatic synchronization 10-5
compatibility with DHCHAP 38-3
description 10-1
displaying status 10-5
EEM 54-5
Ethernet PortChannel 43-65
Ethernet PortChannels 41-6
Fibre Channel PortChannels 41-7
licensing 3-8
process restartability 10-4
protection against link failures 10-1
software upgrades 8-5
supervisor module switchover mechanism 10-2
switchover characteristics 10-2
synchronizing supervisor modules 10-4
VRRPVRRP-based high availability 43-64
host control
FICON 29-19
host keys
assigning 34-8
host names
configuring for digital certificates 36-6
I
IBM PPRC
FICON support 29-4
ICMP
displaying statistics 45-12
IPv6 47-6
ICMP packets
IPv6 header format, figure 47-6
type value 35-4
IDs
Cisco vendor ID 34-14
contract IDs 53-33
site IDs 53-33
IKE
algorithms for authentication 37-6
description 37-3
displaying configurations 37-29
enabling 37-11
initializing 37-10
refreshing SAs 37-16
terminology 37-5
transforms for encryption 37-6
IKE domains
clearing 37-16
configuring 37-11
description 37-11
IKE initiators
configuring version 37-16
displaying configuration 37-30
IKE peers
configuring keepalive times 37-15
displaying keepalive configuration 37-29
IKE policies
configuring lifetime associations 37-15
configuring negotiation parameters 37-13
displaying current policies 37-30
negotiation 37-11
IKE tunnels
clearing 37-16
description 37-11
images
See kickstart images; software images; system images
images. See kickstart images; software images; system images
in-band management
CUP 29-40
IPFC 44-6
indirect link failures
recovering 57-1
initiators
statically mapped iSCSI 43-40
in-order delivery
configuring drop latency time 26-17
displaying status 26-16
enabling for VSANs 26-16
enabling globally 26-16
guidelines 26-14
reordering network frames 26-13
reordering PortChannel frames 26-14
install all command
benefits 8-7
examples 8-13
failure cases 8-8
remote location path (caution) 8-17
requirements 8-5
usage 8-9
Intelligent Storage Services
Fibre Channel write acceleration49-1to 49-4
installing SSI boot images12-18to 12-27
SCSI flow services48-1to 48-10
SCSI flow statistics48-1to 48-10
traffic disruption 12-19
upgrading SSI boot images 12-19
interfaces
adding to PortChannels 17-13, 17-14
assigning to VSANs 20-7
configuring descriptions 13-17
configuring fcalias members 24-10
default settings 13-43
deleting from PortChannels 17-15
displaying information13-22to 13-29
displaying SFP information 13-28
forced addition to PortChannels 17-14
isolated states 17-13
suspended states 17-13
VSAN membership 20-7
internal bootflash:. See bootflash:
internal loopback tests
description 59-14
performing 59-14
Internet Control Message Protocol. See ICMP
Internet Key Exchange. See IKE
Internet Storage Name Service. See iSNS
interoperability
configuring interop mode 1 30-16
description 30-13
verifying status 30-17
VSANs 20-11
interop modes
configuring mode 1 30-16
default settings 30-20
description 30-13
Inter-VSAN Routing zones. See IVR zones
Inter-VSAN Routing zone sets. See IVR zone sets
inventories
configuring notifications 53-16
IP addresses
configuring Cisco Fabric Analyzer 58-8
SMTP server 53-15
IP connections
active mode 41-20
initiating 41-20
passive mode 41-20
IP domain names
configuring for digital certificates 36-6
IPFC
configuration guidelines 44-6
configuring VSAN interfaces 44-7
description 44-6
enabling IPv4 routing 44-7
example configuration44-8to 44-10
logging facility 52-2
IP filters
contents 35-2
restricting IP traffic 35-1
IP Network Simulator tool 58-22
IPS core dumps. See core dumps
IPsec
algorithms for authentication 37-6
default settings 37-40
description 37-2
digital certificate support37-7to 37-10
displaying configurations37-30to 37-34
fabric setup requirements 37-4
global lifetime values 37-28
hardware compatibility 37-4
licensing requirements 37-3
maintenance 37-28
prerequisites 37-3
RFC implementations 37-1
sample FCIP configuration37-34to 37-38
sample iSCSI configuration37-38to 37-40
terminology 37-5
transform sets 37-21
transforms for encryption 37-6
unsupported features 37-4
IPS modules
CDP support 45-9
core dumps 45-4
FCIP 41-2
partial core dumps 45-4
port modes 46-1
software upgrades 45-3
supported features 45-1
IPS ports 43-6
modes 46-1
multiple connections 43-63
SPAN sources 51-3
IP storage services
default parameters 45-13
IP Storage services modules. See IPS modules
IPv4
configuring Gigabit Ethernet interfaces 46-2
configuring management interfaces 44-3
configuring virtual routers 44-19
default settings 46-10
description 46-1
displaying statistics 46-9
transitioning to IPv6 47-19
IPv4-ACLs
adding entries 35-7
applying to interfaces 35-9, 35-11
clearing counters 35-12
configuration guidelines 35-2
creating 35-5
crypto map entries 37-23
defining filters 35-6
displaying configuration 35-8
guidelines for Gigabit Ethernet interfaces 46-7
operands 35-6
reading dump logs 35-9
removing entries 35-7
verifying interface configuration 35-11
IPv4 addresses
adding for VRRP 44-20
configuring fcalias members 24-10
configuring in VSANs 44-7
configuring IPv6 and IPV6 protocol stacks 47-13
IPv6 protocol stacks 47-10
IPv4 default gateways
configuring mgmt0 interfaces 13-40
description 44-3
IP static routing 44-4
static routes (tip) 44-5
verifying configuration 44-4
IPv4 default networks
description 44-4
IPv4 routing
configuring Gigabit Ethernet interfaces 46-7
disabling 44-7
displaying route tables 46-7
enabling 44-7
verifying configuration 44-7
IPv4 static routing
configuring 44-11
description 44-11
verifying configuration 44-11
IPv6
address types 47-3
configuring addressing 47-11
configuring IPv4 and IPv6 addresses 47-13
configuring management interfaces 44-3
configuring neighbor discovery parameters 47-15
configuring virtual routers 44-19
default settings 47-20
displaying information 47-19
dual IPv4 and IPv6 protocol stack applications, figure 47-11
dual IPv4 and IPv6 protocol stacks 47-10
dual IPv4 and IPv6 protocol stack technique, figure 47-10
enabling routing 47-11
enhancements over IPv4 47-1
ICMP 47-6
IPv6-ACL guidelines 47-18
neighbor discovery 47-7
path MTU discovery 47-7
router advertisement messages 47-9
router discovery 47-9
stateless autoconfiguration 47-9
static routes 47-17
transitioning from IPv4 47-19
verifying basic connectivity 47-13
verifying configuration 47-13
IPv6-ACLs
defining 35-6
guidelines for IPv6 47-18
operands 35-7
IPv6 addresses
adding for VRRP 44-20
configuring 47-11
configuring fcalias members 24-2, 24-10
configuring IPv4 and IPV6 protocol stacks 47-13
formats 47-2
link-local type 47-4
multicast type 47-5
prefix format 47-3
unicast type 47-3
IPv6 neighbor discovery
advertisement messages 47-7
description 47-7
neighbor solicitation message, figure 47-8
solicitation messages 47-7
IPv6 routing
enabling 47-11
IPv6 static routes
configuring 47-17
displaying the route table 47-17
IQN
formats 43-6
IQNs
formats 43-6
ISCSI
enforcing access control 43-22
iSCSI
add initiator to zone database 43-21
advanced VSAN membershipadvanced VSAN membership 43-19
checking for WWN conflicts 43-15
compatible drivers 43-2
configuring43-1, 43-1to??, 43-4, ??to 43-66
configuring AAA authentication 43-23, 43-24
configuring ACLs 43-21
configuring VRRP 43-64
default parameters 43-96
discovery phase 43-22
displaying global information 43-34
displaying statistics 43-31
drivers 43-2
enabling 43-4
error 43-10
Fibre Channel targets43-5to 43-9
Gigabit Ethernet ports 46-1
GW flagiSCSI
gateway device 43-11
HA with host without multi-path software 43-60
initiator idle timeoutinitiator idle timeout
iSCSIinitiator idle timeout
configuring with Fabric Manager 1
initiator name 43-25
IPS module support 45-2
IQNs 43-9
login redirect 43-41
LUN mapping for targets43-73to 43-79
MPS-14/2 module support 45-2
multiple IPS ports 43-63
PortChannel-based high availability 43-65
PortChannel-based high availabilityEthernet PortChannel-based high availability 43-65
protocol 43-2
requests and responses 43-3
restrict an initiator to a specific user name for CHAP authentication 43-25
routing 43-2
routing modes chartrouting modes chart for iSCSI 43-29
sample IPsec configuration37-38to 37-40
session creation 43-23
statically mapped initiators 43-40
transparent initiator mode 43-11
transparent mode initiator43-68to 43-73
users with local authentication 43-24
VSAN membership 43-17
VSAN membership example 43-18
VSAN membership for iSCSI interfaces 43-17
iSCSI authentication
CHAP option 43-67
configuring mechanisms 43-24
external RADIUS servers 43-67
global override 43-24
local authentication 43-24
mechanisms 43-24
restricting on initiators 43-25
scenarios 43-66
setup guidelines 43-66
iSCSI-based access control 43-21
iSCSI devices
example membership in VSANs 43-18
iscsi-gw 43-16
iSCSI high availability
ISCSI hosts
VSAN membership 43-17
iSCSI hosts
initiator identification 43-9
initiator presentation modes 43-10
initiator presentation modesinitiator presentation modes 43-10
iSCSI initiators
assigning WWNs 43-14
configuring dynamic IP address mapping 43-13
configuring static IP address mapping 43-13, 43-14
displaying information43-36to 43-39
displaying proxy information 43-33
dynamic mapping 43-12
idle timeout 43-12
making dynamic WWN mapping static 43-14
proxy mode 43-16
static mapping 43-13
transparent mode 43-11
verifying configuration 43-45
WWN assignments 43-12
iSCSI interfaces
configuring listener ports 43-27
configuring listener portsiSCSI
listener port 43-27
configuring QoS 43-28
configuring routing mode43-28to 43-30
configuring routing modesiSCS
configuring routing modesrouting modes 43-28
configuring TCP tuning parameters 43-27
creating 43-5
creatingiSCSI
creating interfaces 43-5
displaying information 43-30
SPAN sources 51-3
VSAN membership 43-18
iSCSI LUs 43-6
iSCSI protocol 43-1
iSCSI server load balancing 43-39
iSCSI Server Load Balancing. See iSLB
iSCSI sessions
displaying information 43-34
iSCSI targets
advertising 43-7
dynamic importing 43-6
dynamic mapping 43-6
examples 43-8
secondary access 43-61
static importing 43-7
static importingstatic mappingiSCSI targets
static mapping 43-7
transparent failover43-59to 43-63
iSCSI users
displaying information 43-39
iSCSI virtual targets
displaying information 43-39
iSLB
auto-zoning 43-55
CFS support 7-2
committing configuration changescommitting configuration changes
iSLB 43-56
configuration distribution43-55to ??, 43-55
configuration prerequisites 43-41
configuring 43-39
configuring initiators and targets 43-45
configuring VRRP 43-54
configuring zones 43-45, 43-46
default settings 43-97
distributing configuration using CF 43-55
dynamic initiator mapping 43-43
enabling configuration distribution 43-56
initiator WWN assignment 43-39
load balancing algorithm43-51to 43-53
static initiator configurationinitiator configuration
static iSLB 43-40
VSAN membership 43-44
zone set activation failed 43-47
iSlb
default settings 43-97
iSLB initiators 43-41
activating zones 43-46
assigning WWNs 43-43
configuring IP addresses 43-42
configuring load balancing metrics 43-45
configuring names 43-42
configuring static name mapping 43-42
configuring zones 43-46
description 43-41
dynamic initiator mapping 43-43
VSAN membership 43-44
iSLB initiator targets
activating zones 43-46
configuring 43-46
configuring zones 43-46
description 43-45
iSLB sessions
authentication 43-48
authenticationiSLB
sessions authentication 43-48
iSLB VRRP
displaying information 43-54
enabling 43-54
verifying configuration 43-54
ISLs
PortChannel links 17-2
iSMS servers
enabling 43-85
iSNS
CFS support 7-2
client registration 43-86
configuring 43-87
configuring servers43-84to 43-87
description 43-79
ESI 43-85
iSNS client
description 43-79
iSNS clients
creating profiles 43-80
verifying configuration 43-81
iSNS cloud discovery
automatic 43-95
CFS distribution 43-95
description 43-93
displaying statistics 43-96
enabling 43-94
initiating on-demand 43-95
verifying configuration 43-95
verifying membership 43-96
verifying status 43-96
iSNS profiles
creating 43-80
verifying configuration 43-81
iSNS servers
configuration distribution 43-85
configuring ESI retry count 43-85
description 43-83
displaying configurations43-87to 43-93
enabling 43-85
example scenario 43-83
isolated VSANs
description 20-8
displaying membership 20-9
IVR
activating topologies 23-20
AF IDs 23-19
auto-topology 23-6
border switch 23-4
border switch, guidelines 23-18
border switch configuration guidelines 23-18
border switches 23-4
configuration distribution with CFS 23-10
configuration task lists 23-8
configuring logging levels 23-27
configuring without auto topology 23-17
configuring without IVR NAT 23-17
current VSANs 23-3
database merge guidelines 23-36
databases 23-10
default settings 23-44
default zone policy 23-28
description 23-2
domain ID configuration guidelines 23-18
domain ID guidelines 23-18
edge switch 23-4
edge switches 23-4
edge VSANs 23-3
enabling 23-9
example configuration23-39to 23-44
features 23-3
Fibre Channel header modifications 23-4
interoperability 23-8
logging 23-27
native VSANs 23-3
paths 23-3
persistent FC IDs 23-25
read-only zoning 23-36
SDV limitations 21-12
sharing resources 23-2
terminology 23-3
transit VSAN configuration guidelines 23-18
transit VSANs 23-3
virtual domains 23-23
VSAN topologies 23-6
zone communication 23-28
zone sets 23-3
IVR databases
active 23-10
configured 23-10
merge guidelines 23-36
pending 23-10
IVR logging
configuring levels 23-27
IVR logging levels
verifying configuration 23-27
IVR NAT
auto-topology 23-6
border switch, guidelines 23-12
configuration guidelines 23-12
description 23-5
enabling 23-14
load balancing 23-5
transit VSANs, guidelines 23-12
IVR persistent FC IDs
configuring 23-26
persistent 23-25
verifying configuration 23-26
IVR service groups
activation 23-8
characteristics 23-7
clearing 23-15
configuring 23-14
copying active 23-15
default 23-7
IVR configuration guidelines 23-13
verifying configuration 23-15
IVR topologies
adding IVR-enabled switches 23-21
CFS support 7-2
clearing manual entries 23-22
configuring automatic discovery 23-13
configuring manually23-19to 23-23
copying active topologies 23-22
manually activating 23-20
migrating from automatic mode to user-configured mode 23-23
verifying configuration 23-22
IVR virtual domains
clearing 23-24
configuring 23-24
description 23-23
verifying configuration 23-24
IVR zones
activating with force option 23-31
automatic creation 23-29
clearing database 23-36
configuring23-30to ??
configuring LUNs 23-34
configuring QoS attributes 23-35
differences with zones (table) 23-28
downgrading considerations 23-36
LUN zoning 23-34
maximum number of members 23-4
maximum number of zones 23-4
renaming 23-36
verifying configuration 23-32
verifying QoS configuration 23-35
IVR zone sets
activating 23-32
deactivating 23-32
downgrading considerations 23-36
maximum number 23-4
renaming 23-36
verifying configuration 23-32
J
jitter
configuring estimated maximum in FCIP profiles 41-16
jobs
assigning to a schedule 19-6, 19-7
command scheduler 19-1
defining 19-4
deleting 19-6
removing from a schedule 19-8
verifying definition 19-5
K
keepalive timeouts
configuring in FCIP profiles 41-13
kickstart images
description 8-2
KICKSTART variable 8-1
selecting for supervisor modules 8-2
L
latency
forwarding 43-28
LEDs
beacon mode states 13-18
speed 13-18
license key files
backing up 3-12
description 3-2
installing 3-10
installing to remote locations 3-12
obtaining 3-10
updating 3-10
licenses
claim certificate 3-2
description 3-1
displaying host IDs 3-10
displaying information 3-11, 3-17
enterprise package 3-4
expiry alerts 3-15
extended BB_credits 13-37, 15-23
Fabric Manager Server package 3-6
factory-installed 3-9
feature-based 3-3
features supported (table) 3-4
grace period alerts 3-15
grace period expiration 3-15
high availability 3-8
identifying features in use 3-12
installation options 3-8
installing manually 3-9
mainframe package 3-6
module-based 3-3
obtaining 3-9
on-demand port activation 4-1
PAK 3-2
SAN extension package 3-5
Storage Services Enabler package 3-7
terminology 3-1
transferring between switches 3-16
uninstalling 3-13
updating 3-14
licensing requirements
EEM 54-5
line cards. See switching modules; services modules
link costs
configuring for FSPF 26-7
description 26-6
link failures
protection against 10-1
recovering 57-1
Link Incident Records. See LIRs
link-local addresses
description 47-4
format, figure 47-4
link redundancy
Ethernet PortChannel aggregation 45-7
LIRs
description 29-27
attributes 20-10
attributes for VSANs 20-5
configuring 20-11
FSPF (example) 41-5
guarantees 20-11
PortChannels 17-2
PortChannels (example) 41-5
weighted 43-45
load metric 43-45
lock the fabric 43-56
log files
configuring 52-6
copying manually 59-7
copying periodically 59-8
default names 52-6
description 59-5
displaying information 59-6
sizes 52-6
logging
default settings 52-15
disabling 52-4
enabling 52-4
message severity levels 52-3
logical unit numbers. See LUNs
logins
SSH 34-4
Telnet 34-4
loopback tests
configuring frame lengths 59-11
configuring frequency 59-11
SERDES 59-16
loop monitoring 58-14
default settings 58-31
description 58-14
enabling 58-15
verifying configuration 58-15
LUN 43-6
LUN mapping 43-61
LUNs
displaying automatically discovered SCSI targets 28-4
displaying customized discovered SCSI targets 28-4
displaying discovered SCSI targets 28-3
explicit access control 43-16
IVR zoning 23-34
mapping and assignment 43-16
LUN zoning
configuring 24-22
description 24-21
M
MAC addresses
configuring secondary 30-11
mainframe package licenses
description 3-6
mainframes
FICON parameters 29-20
VSAN clock 29-20
management access
description 5-15
obtaining remote access 5-26
using force option during shutdown 5-27
management interfaces
configuring 13-40
configuring for IPv4 44-3
configuring for IPv6 44-3
default settings 13-43
displaying information 13-41
features 13-40
maximum retransmissions
configuring in FCIP profiles 41-14
McData
native interop mode 30-14
MD5 authentication
IKE 37-7
IPsec 37-6
VRRP 44-23
merged fabrics
autoreconfigured 18-6
Message Authentication Code using AES. See AES-XCBC-MAC
Message Digest 5. See MD5 authentication
mgmt0 interfaces
configuring IPv4 addresses 44-3
configuring IPv6 addresses 44-3
default settings 13-43
features 13-40
local IPv4 routing 44-5
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. See MSCHAP
minimum retransmit timeouts
configuring in FCIP profiles 41-13
modems
configuration guidelines 5-32
configuring default initialization strings 5-34
configuring user-specified initialization strings 5-35
connecting on COM1 ports 5-31
connecting on console ports 5-31
enabling connections 5-33
initialization strings 5-33
initializing connection on a powered-on switch 5-35
verifying connection configuration 5-36
module configuration
purging 12-8
module configurations
saving to NVRAM 12-7
modules
configuring message logging 52-5
displaying temperatures 11-17
preserving the configuration 12-7
purging configurations 12-8
replacing 8-34
resetting 12-6
state descriptions 12-4
temperature monitoring 11-16
testing health 59-13
monitoring traffic
RSPAN 51-20
SPAN 51-6
monitor sessions
message logging severity levels 52-4
MPS-14/2 modules 43-1, 43-2, 43-3, 43-5, 43-16, 43-22
CDP support 45-9
configuring extended BB_credits 13-37
FCIP 41-2
port modes 46-1
software upgrades 45-3
supported features 45-1
upgrading software 8-12
MSCHAP
description 34-34
MTUs
configuring frame sizes 46-3
path discovery for IPv6 47-7
multicast addresses
IPv6 alternative to broadcast addresses 47-6
IPv6 format, figure 47-5
IPv6 solicited-node format, figure 47-6
multicast root switches
configuring 26-12
description 26-12
multi-path software example 43-60
multiple VSANs
configuring 44-14
Multiprotocol Services modules. See MPS-14/2 modules
mutual CHAP authentication
configuring for iSCSI 43-25
configuring for iSLB 43-48
configuring for iSLBI 43-48
N
name servers
displaying database entries 27-4
interoperability 30-15
LUN information 28-1
proxy feature 27-3
registering proxies 27-3
rejecting duplicate pWWNs 27-4
native VSANs
description 23-3
neighbor discovery
configuring parameters 47-15
verifying configuration 47-16
Network Address Translation. See IVR NAT
network administrators
additional roles 34-3
network operators
Network Time Protocol. See NTP
NL ports
fctrace 58-1
hard zoning 24-13
interface modes 13-7
zone enforcement 24-13
node world wide names. See nWWNs
nondisruptive upgrades
methods 8-5
None authentication 43-23
nonparticipating codes
description 13-10
NPIV
description 13-7
enabling 13-17
NP links 14-4
N port identifier virtualization. See NPIV
N ports
fctrace 58-1
hard zoning 24-13
zone enforcement 24-13
zone membership 24-2
NL ports
NP-ports 14-4
NPV, configuring 14-8
NPV mode 14-3
NTP
CFS support 7-2
configuration guidelines 5-20
configuring CFS distribution 5-24
logging facility 52-2
time-stamp option 41-21
nWWNs
DPVM 22-1
Nx ports
FCS support 55-1
O
OBFL
configuring for modules 59-22
configuring for the switch 59-21
description 59-20
displaying configuration status 59-21, 59-22
displaying logs 59-23
OHMS
description 59-10
initiation 59-10
interpreting current status 59-16
on-board failure logging. See OBFL
On-Demand Port activation license
acquiring for ports 4-11
default configuration 4-4
description 4-1
example configuration 4-13
making ports eligible 4-11
port licensing 4-2
port naming conventions 4-2
Online Certificate Status Protocol. See OCSP
Online Health Management System. See OHMS
operational states
configuring on Fibre Channel interfaces 13-13
description 13-8
OSCP
support 36-5
out-of-service interfaces
description 15-8
overlay VSANs
configuring 44-13
description 44-12
oversubscription
disabling restrictions 15-43
enabling restrictions 15-46
Generation 2 switching modules 15-41
ratios 15-41
P
packets
discarding in FCIP 41-21
pass-thru routing mode 43-28
passwords
administrator 5-3
default for administrators 5-6
encrypted 32-12
recovering (procedure) 32-19
requirements for administrators 5-7
setting administrator default 5-6, 5-11
strong characteristics 32-11
PDU 43-28
performance buffers
configuring 13-36
description 13-36
persistent domain ID
FICON VSANs 40-3
persistent FC IDs
configuring 18-16
displaying 18-20
enabling 18-15
purging 18-19
ping commands
verifying connectivity 2-15
PKI
enrollment support 36-4
PLOGI
name server 27-4
PMTUs
configuring in FCIP profiles 41-14
port addresses
FICON 29-10
PortChannel
interfaces 43-7
subinterfaces 43-7
PortChannel modes
description 17-6
PortChannel Protocol
autocreation 17-18
configuring autocreation 17-18
converting autocreated groups to manually configured 17-19
creating channel group 17-16
description 17-15
enabling autocreation 17-18
PortChannels
adding interfaces 17-13, 17-14
administratively down 13-10
binding to FICON port numbers 29-24
comparison with trunking 17-3
compatibility checks 17-13
compatibility with DHCHAP 38-3
configuration guidelines 17-10
configuring17-9to ??
configuring Fibre Channel routes 26-11
configuring for FCIP high availability 41-5
creating 17-11
default settings 17-25
deleting 17-12
deleting interfaces 17-15
description 17-1
examples 17-2
FICON support 29-4
forcing interface additions 17-14
Generation 2 switching module interfaces 15-26
high availability 10-1
in-order guarantee 26-14
interface states 17-13
interoperability 30-15
IQN formats 43-6
link changes 26-14
link failures 26-3
load balancing 17-4
load balancing (example) 41-5
logging facility 52-2
member combinations 45-7
misconfiguration error detection 17-11
redundancy 41-7
reserving ports for FICON 29-12
show tech-support port-channel command 58-19
SPAN sources 51-3
verifying configurations17-21to 17-24
port groups
assigning extended BB_credits 13-37
description 15-3
Generation 2 Fibre Channel switching modules 15-3
Generation 3 Fibre Channel switching modules 15-7
port indexes
description 15-24
port modes
auto 13-7
IPS 46-1
port numbers. See FICON port numbers
port rate limiting
configuring 56-14
default 56-14
description 56-14
hardware restrictions 56-14
port rate modes
configuring 15-36
dedicated 15-6
description 15-4
oversubscribed 15-7
shared 15-7
ports
aggregation 10-1
on-demand port activation licensing 4-1
virtual E 41-2
VSAN membership 20-7
port security
activating 39-5
activation 39-3
activation rejection 39-6
adding authorized pairs 39-11
auto-learning 39-2
CFS support 7-2
cleaning up databases 39-17
compatibility with DHCHAP 38-3
configuration guidelines 39-3
configuring CFS distribution39-11to 39-14
copying databases 39-16
database interactions 39-14
database merge guidelines 39-14
data scenarios 39-15
deactivating 39-5
default settings 39-20
deleting databases 39-17
disabling 39-5
displaying configuration39-18, 39-18to 39-20
enabling 39-5
enforcement mechanisms 39-2
fabric binding comparison 40-1
forcing activation 39-6
license requirement 39-2
preventing unauthorized accesses 39-1
unauthorized accesses prevented 39-1
WWN identification 39-10
port security auto-learning
description 39-2
device authorization 39-8
disabling 39-8
distributing configuration 39-13
enabling 39-7
guidelines for configuring with CFS 39-3
guidelines for configuring without CFS 39-4
port security databases
cleaning up 39-17
copying 39-16
deleting 39-17
displaying configuration39-18to 39-19
displaying violations 39-20
interactions 39-14
manual configuration guidelines 39-4
merge guidelines 39-14
reactivating 39-7
scenarios 39-15
port speeds
configuring 13-14
configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 15-34
displaying configuration 15-35
port swapping. See FICON port swapping
port tracking
default settings 57-8
description 57-1
displaying information 57-6
enabling 57-3
guidelines 57-2
monitoring ports in a VSAN 57-5
multiple ports 57-4
shutting down ports forcefully 57-5
port world wide names. See pWWNs
power cycling
modules 12-6
powering off
switching modules 12-9
power supplies
configuration guidelines11-11to 11-13
configuring modes 11-10
default state 11-21
displaying configuration 11-11
modes 9-7
power usage
displaying 11-10
preshared keys
RADIUS 34-10
TACACS+ 34-18
principal switches
assigning domain ID 18-9
configuring 18-10
private devices
TL ports 13-33
processes
displaying logs 59-3
nondisruptive restarts 10-1
restartability 10-4
profiles
configuring 32-2
modifying 32-3
prohibited ports
FICON 29-46
promiscuous mode
configuring Gigabit Ethernet interfaces 46-4
protocol 43-1
protocols
VRRP 43-6
proxies
registering for name servers 27-3
proxy initiator
configuringiSCSI
configuring proxy initiator 43-17
proxy initiator mode 43-10, 43-20
configuring 43-16
zoning 43-17
proxy initiator modeiSCSI
proxy initiator mode 43-16
Public Key Infrastructure. See PKI
pWWNs
configuring fcalias members 24-10
DPVM 22-1
rejecting duplicates 27-4
zone membership 24-2
Q
QoS
class maps 56-7
comparison with VSANs 56-6
control traffic support 56-4
creating class maps 56-7
data traffic support56-5to ??
default settings 56-14
description 56-1
displaying information 56-4, 56-10
DSCP value 41-24
DWRR queues 56-9
enabling control traffic 56-4
enabling for data traffic 56-7
example data traffic configuration 56-12
logging facilities 52-2
port rate limiting 56-14
QoS values
configuring 43-28
R
RADIUS
AAA authentication 43-23, 43-48
AAA protocols 34-1
assigning host keys 34-8
CFS merge guidelines 34-33
CFS support 7-2
configuring Cisco ACS34-38to 34-41
configuring server groups 34-28
configuring server monitoring parameters 34-12
default settings 34-42
description 34-8
discarding configuration distribution changes 34-32
displaying configured parameters 34-15
enabling configuration distribution 34-30
sending test messages for monitoring 34-13
setting preshared keys 34-10
specifying server at user login 34-14
specifying servers34-8to 34-10
specifying server timeout 34-11
starting a distribution session 34-31
rate limiting
default settings 56-14
rate modes
configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 15-36
verifying configuration 15-36
RCFs
description 18-3
incoming 18-6
rejecting incoming 18-6
read-only zones
configuration guidelines 24-23
configuring 24-23
default settings 24-42
description 24-23
reason codes
description 13-8
rebooting
switches 12-6
receive buffer groups. See buffer groups
receive data field sizes
configuring 13-18
reconfigure fabric frames. See RCFs
recovery
from powered-down state 15-26
redundancy
Ethernet PortChannels 41-6, 41-7
Fibre Channel PortChannels 41-7
VRRP 41-6
VSANs 20-4
redundancy mode
restoring 9-7
redundancy states
value descriptions 10-5
redundant physical links
example (figure) 26-3
Registered Link Incident Reports. See RLIRs
Registered State Change Notifications. See RSCNs
reloading
switches 12-6
Resource Manager Essentials. See RME
retransmitting intervals
configuring for FSPF 26-8
description 26-8
RLIRs
clearing information 29-32
conditional receive 29-30
description 29-27
displaying information29-28to 29-31
specifying preferred host 29-27
RME
support 1-6
RMON
alarms 50-1
default settings 50-4
description 50-1
displaying information 50-4
enabling alarms 50-2
enabling events 50-2
events 50-1
role databases
clearing distribution sessions 32-6
committing changes to fabric 32-5
disabling distribution 32-6
discarding database changes 32-5
enabling distribution 32-6
roles
authentication 32-1
CFS support 7-2
configuring 32-2
configuring rules 32-2
default permissions 34-3
defaults 2-3
default setting 32-21
displaying information 32-6
distributing configurations32-4to 32-8
modifying profiles 32-3
user profiles 34-3
roles database
displaying information 32-6
roles databases
description 32-5
locking in the fabric 32-5
merge guidelines 32-6
route costs
computing 26-6
router discovery
IPv6 47-9
routing
multicast 26-12
routing protocols
disabling 26-6
RSA key-pairs
deleting 36-15
description 36-2
displaying configuration 36-15
generating 36-6
multiple 36-4
rsa key pairs
generating 32-15
RSCNs 43-12
clearing statistics 27-10
default settings 27-14
description 27-7
displaying information 27-8
logging facility 52-2
multiple port IDs 27-9
suppressing domain format SW-RSCNs 27-9
RSCN timers
CFS support 7-2
configuration distribution using CFS27-11to 27-14
configuring 27-10
displaying configuration 27-11
RSPAN
advantages 51-18
configuring 51-20
configuring explicit paths 51-27
default settings 51-32
description 51-17
displaying information 51-30
example configuration51-20to 51-26
explicit paths 51-26
monitoring traffic 51-20
monitoring traffic (example)51-28to 51-30
referencing explicit paths 51-28
tunnels 51-18
rules
configuring 32-2
runtime checks
static routes 26-10
S
SACKs
configuring in FCIP profiles 41-14
SAN extension package licenses
description 3-5
SAN extension tuner
assigning SCSI read/write commands 42-5, 42-7
configuring 42-2
configuring data patterns 42-8
configuring nWWNs 42-4
configuring virtual N ports 42-5
data patterns 42-3
default settings 42-10
description 42-1
initialization 42-4
license requirements 42-3
tuning guidelines 42-2
verifying configuration 42-9
SAN operating system. See Cisco MDS SAN-OS
SAs
displaying for IKE 37-30
displaying global lifetime values 37-34
establishing between IPsec peers 37-23
global lifetime values 37-29
lifetime negotiations 37-25
refreshing 37-16
setting lifetime 37-25
scalability
VSANs 20-4
scheduler. See command scheduler
schedules
command scheduler 19-1
deleting 19-8
deleting schedule time 19-9
one-time 19-7
periodic 19-6
specifying execution time 19-6
verifying configuration 19-8
SCP
copying images 8-27
SCSI
routing requests 43-2
SCSI flow configuration clients
description 48-3
SCSI flow data path support
description 48-3
SCSI flow managers
description 48-2
SCSI flow services
CFS support 7-2
configuring48-3to??, 48-3to 48-5
configuring identifiers 48-5
default settings 48-10
description 48-1
displaying 48-7
enabling 48-3
enabling configuration distribution 48-4
functional architecture (figure) 48-2
SCSI flow configuration clients 48-3
SCSI flow data path support 48-3
SCSI flow managers 48-2
SCSI flow statistics
clearing 48-6
default settings 48-10
description 48-5
displaying 48-7
enabling 48-6
SCSI LUNs
customized discovery 28-2
discovering targets 28-1
displaying information 28-2
starting discoveries 28-2
SD port mode
description 13-6
interface modes 13-6
SD ports
bidirectional traffic 51-15
characteristics 51-5
configuring 13-13
configuring for monitoring 51-6, 51-7
configuring for RSPAN 51-26
configuring for SPAN monitoring 51-6, 51-7
configuring SPAN 51-15
encapsulating frames 51-11
monitoring bidirectional traffic 51-15
RSPAN 51-17
SDV
IVR limitations 21-12
secondary MAC addresses
configuring 30-11
Secure Hash Algorithm. See SHA-1
Secure Shell Protocol
Secure Shell Protocol. See SSH
security
accounting 34-3
managing on the switch 34-1
security associations. See SAs
security control
remote AAA servers 34-8
security parameter index. See SPI
selective acknowledgments. See SACKs
sensors
temperature monitoring 11-16
SERDES loopback tests
performing 59-16
serial IDs
description 53-34
serial numbers
displaying 11-9
server IDs
description 53-35
service policies
applying 56-9
defining 56-8
enforcement 56-9
services modules
description 12-3
managing 12-1
power cycling 12-6
purging configurations 12-8
replacing 8-34
resetting 12-6
state descriptions 12-4
verifying status 12-4
setup
assigning information 5-5
configuring out-of-band access5-6to 5-11
initial procedure description5-3to 5-15
options 5-4
SFPs
displaying transmitter types 13-28
transmitter types 13-21
SHA-1
IKE 37-7
IPsec 37-6
shared rate mode
description 15-7
migrating from dedicated rate mode 15-31, 15-33
migrating to dedicated rate mode 15-31, 15-32
oversubscription 15-41
show commands
directing output to a file 2-21
site IDs
description 53-33
slot0:
description 2-25
formatting 2-26
small computer system interface. See SCSI
SMTP
server address 53-14
SNMP
access control 33-2
access groups 33-4
adding communities 33-8
assigning contact 33-2
assigning contact names 53-6
assigning location 33-2
configuring LinkUp/LinkDown notifications