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Cisco Nexus Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, Release 1.x

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Cisco Nexus Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, Release 1.x

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Foreign Device Management

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Updated:
June 19, 2017

Chapter: Foreign Device Management

Foreign Device Management

Foreign devices can be discovered automatically using the CDP or LLDP discovery protocol, provided they are CDP- or LLDP-capable and the protocols are enabled.

This chapter has the following sections:

Foreign Device Discovery: CDP-LLDP

A foreign device is any discovered device that is not considered to be within the switchpool and likely is not able to be imported into a switch pool such as a host or unsupported switch.


Note

To stop the auto-import of eligible neighboring Cisco Nexus switches, set the switch interface Role field to Host facing or Border. If the neighbor was discovered while importing a switch, delete it from the switchpool and set switch interface Role field to Host facing or Border. This will stop the neighbor from being automatically imported again.

for information about editing the interface, see Editing an Interface Configuration.

Viewing Foreign Device Details

This section explains how to view the details of a foreign device.

Before You Begin

  • A switch has been successfully added to the switchpool.

  • A foreign device has been detected.

    Step 1   From the Navigation drop-down list, choose Home.
    Step 2   Click the NEIGHBORS tab. Your foreign device tiles appear.
    Step 3   Click to highlight a tile. A summary pane appears on the right with the information below:

    • Description—Description text entered when editing the foreign device

    • Created—Date and time the foreign device was created

    • Type—Type of device

    • Discovery protocols—Protocols used for the foreign device discovery (LLDP, CDP)

    • IP address—IP address of the foreign device if discovered

    • Platform ID—PID of the platform

    • System name—Name of the foreign device

    • Interface count—Number of interfaces associated with the foreign device

    • Device ID list—List of all device IDs associated with the foreign device

    Step 4   Click the name inside the foreign device tile you want to view. A foreign device-specific window appears with the following tabs:

    • OVERVIEW—Displays general information, and a comment icon for adding a comment

    • INTERFACES—Displays the interfaces associated with the foreign device

    • NEIGHBORS—Lists the neighbors of the foreign device

    • HISTORY—Lists the history of actions taken on the foreign device

    Editing a Foreign Device

    You can edit a foreign device after it has been added to the switchpool. This section explains how to edit its parameters.

    Before You Begin

    • A switch has been successfully added to the switchpool.

    • A foreign device has been detected.

      Step 1   From the Navigation drop-down list, choose Home.
      Step 2   Click the NEIGHBORS tab. Your foreign device tiles appear.
      Step 3   Click the white space inside the foreign device tile you want to edit. A foreign device-specific window appears with a summary pane on the right that contains the EDIT options.
      Step 4   Click EDIT. The FOREIGN DEVICE SETTINGS dialog box appears with fields you can edit as described in the FOREIGN DEVICE SETTINGS Dialog Box Fields table below.
      Table 1 FOREIGN DEVICE SETTINGS Dialog Box Fields
      Field Description
      Name The name of the foreign device.
      Note    Editing the name and clicking SAVE CHANGES is a local change and does not push any configuration to the foreign device.
      Description Enter a description of the foreign device.
      Type

      The type of foreign device. Options include the following:

      • Auto

      • Host

      • Hypervisor

      • Networking

      • Switch
      Step 5   Click SAVE CHANGES when finished.

      Deleting a Foreign Device

      You can delete the configuration of a foreign device after it has been added to the fabric. This section explains how to delete the configuration parameters.

      Before You Begin

      • A switch has been successfully added to the switchpool.

      • A foreign device has been detected.

        Step 1   From the Navigation drop-down list, choose Home.
        Step 2   Click the NEIGHBORS tab. Your foreign device tiles appear.
        Step 3   Click the white space inside the foreign device tile you want to delete. A foreign device-specific window appears with a summary pane on the right that contains the DELETE option.
        Step 4   Click DELETE. The DELETE dialog box appears.
        Step 5   Click DELETE.

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