bind mac-address

To bind a virtual Fibre Channel interface to a MAC address, use the bind mac-address command. To remove the binding of an interface, use the no form of this command.

bind mac-address mac-address

no bind mac-address mac-address

Syntax Description

mac-address
MAC address. Use the format EEEE.EEEE.EEEE.

Command Default

Disabled

Command Modes

Virtual Fibre Channel interface configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification
5.0(3)N2(1)
This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Before you use this command, make sure you enable Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) N-Port Virtualizer (NPV) on the switch by using the feature fcoe-npv command.

This command requires the FCoE NPV license.

Examples

This example shows how to bind a virtual Fibre Channel interface 3 to a MAC address:

switch# configire terminal
switch(config)# interface vfc 3
switch(config-if)# bind mac-address 0050.3e8d.6400
switch(config-if)#
 

Related Commands

Command
Description
interface vfc
Configures a virtual Fibre Channel interface.
show interface vfc
Displays the specified VFC interface, attributes, and status.