- Index
- New and Changed Information
- Preface
- Fabric Overview
- Configuring and Managing VSANs
- Creating Dynamic VSANs
- Configuring and Managing Zones
- Distributing Device Alias Services
- Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols
- Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
- Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases
- Discovering SCSI Targets
- Configuring FICON
- Advanced Features and Concepts
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fabric Configuration Guide
- Updated:
- February 11, 2018
Chapter: Index
Index
host time stamps 10-30
+153646 10-38
+840266 10-36
considerations 3-4
enabling distribution 3-15
FICON port swapping 10-37
routing 6-12
native interop mode 11-14
configuring 11-1
description 11-1
displaying information 11-3
displaying information 11-3, 11-5
FICON text string formatting 10-20
Common Information Model. See CIM
FC ID allocations 11-11
saving automatically for FICON 10-22
FICON 10-33
Control Unit Port. See CUP in-band management
blocking restriction 10-25
description 10-42
displaying information 10-43
placing CUPs in zones 10-43
configuring for FSPF 6-8
description 6-7
description 2-9
configuring access permissions 3-11
configuring QoS priorities 3-20
description 3-10
interoperability 11-14
policies 3-10
in-order delivery 6-13
path selection 2-11
committing changes 5-6
disabling distribution 5-7
discarding changes 5-6
distribution to fabric 5-5
enabling distribution 5-7
merging 5-9
overriding fabric lock 5-7
clearing statistics 5-9
comparison with zones (table) 5-4
creating 5-5
default settings 5-12
description 5-1
displaying information 5-9 to 5-11
features 5-3
modifying the database 5-4
requirements 5-3
FICON 10-22
configuring fcalias members 3-11
interoperability 11-14
default settings 4-14
description 4-1
displaying configurations 4-10
enabling 4-2
requirements 4-2
sample configuration 4-11 to 4-14
autolearned entries 4-4
clearing 4-5
comparing differences 4-9
configuring CFS distribution 4-5 to ??
copying 4-9
description 4-3
displaying 4-11
enabling autolearning 4-5
merging guidelines 4-8
configuring for FSPF in-order delivery 6-16
displaying information 6-17
Dynamic Port VSAN Membership. See DPVM
FICON string format 10-20
advantages over basic zones 3-32
broadcast frames 3-37
changing from basic zones 3-32
configuring default full database distribution 3-38
configuring default switch-wide zone policies 3-38
creating attribute groups 3-34
default settings 3-43
description 3-31
displaying information 3-39 to 3-41
enabling 3-33
merging databases 3-35
modifying database 3-34
FSPF topologies 6-2
recovering from link isolations 3-15
in-order delivery 6-13
path selection 2-11
Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code. See EBCDIC 10-20
Fabric-Device Management Interface. See FDMI
zone membership 3-2
Fabric Shortest Path First. See FSPF
example (figure) 6-2
cloning 3-18
configuring for zones 3-11
creating 3-11
renaming 3-18
FICON implementation 10-14
allocating 11-11
allocating default company ID lists 11-11
allocating for FICON 10-14
allocation for HBAs 11-11
configuring fcalias members 3-11
FICON support 10-4
reserving ports for FICON 10-13
binding to FICON port numbers 10-25
intermixing protocols 10-5
displaying configured values 11-9
distribution 11-7
description 8-6
displaying database information 8-6
time out values 11-5 to 11-9
displaying VSAN membership 2-8
Fibre Channel Protocol. See FCP
advantages on MDS switches 10-3 to 10-7
automatic configuration save 10-23
basic configuration 10-16
cascading 10-7
clearing device allegiance 10-22
configuration files 10-32
configuring<$11-22 10-15
configuring ports 10-24 to 10-32
CUP in-band management 10-42
default settings 10-51
description 10-1 to 10-7
displaying information 10-44 to 10-51
FC4 protocols 10-2
FC ID allocations 10-14
FCIP support 10-4
host timestamp control 10-21
implemented ports 10-11
installed ports 10-11
manually enabling 10-19
MDS-supported features 10-5
PortChannel support 10-4
port numbering 10-7 to 10-14
port swapping 10-36 to 10-38
prohibited ports 10-48
RLIRs 10-27 to 10-28
saving configuration changes 10-22
tape acceleration 10-38 to ??, 10-40 to ??, 10-42 to ??
text string formatting codes 10-20
unimplemented port 10-11
VSAN offline state 10-42
applying to running configuration 10-33
copying 10-36
description 10-33
displaying 10-34
displaying information 10-46
editing 10-34
assigning to slots 10-12
default numbering scheme 10-8
displaying assignments 10-12
FCIP interfaces 10-13
implemented addresses 10-11
installed ports 10-11
logical interfaces 10-13
numbering guidelines 10-12
PortChannel interfaces 10-13
port swapping 10-10
reserved numbering scheme 10-11
unimplemented addresses 10-11
uninstalled ports 10-11
assigning address names 10-27
binding to FCIP interfaces 10-25
binding to PortChannels 10-24
blocking 10-25
configuring prohibiting default state 10-26
displaying address information 10-45
displaying administrative states 10-48
prohibiting 10-26
swapping configurations 10-37
guidelines 10-37
configuration considerations 10-40
configuring 10-40
description 10-38, 10-40, 10-42
configuring 10-41
description 8-1
displaying details 8-1
clearing 6-18
counting 6-18
description 6-17
displaying 6-18
DPVM support 4-4
DPVM support 4-4
displaying databases 9-3
clearing counters 6-9
clearing VSAN counters 6-6
computing link cost 6-7
configuring globally 6-4 to 6-6
configuring Hello time intervals 6-7
configuring link cost 6-6
configuring on a VSAN 6-5
configuring on interfaces 6-6 to 6-9
dead time intervals 6-7
default settings 6-21
description 6-2
disabling 6-6
disabling on interfaces 6-9
disabling routing protocols 6-6
displaying database information 6-20
displaying global information 6-19
displaying information ?? to 6-21
enabling 6-6
fail-over with PortChannels 6-3
fault tolerant fabrics 6-2
flow statistics 6-17 to 6-19
in-order delivery 6-13 to 6-17
interoperability 11-15
link state record defaults 6-4
multicast root switches 6-12
reconvergence times 6-2
redundant links 6-3
resetting configuration 6-5
resetting to defaults 6-5
retransmitting intervals 6-8
routing services 6-1
topology examples 6-2 to 6-4
configuring switches 6-12
configuring 6-10
description 6-10
multicast 6-12
considerations 3-4
enabling distribution 3-15
configuring fcalias members 3-11
VSAN membership 2-4
description 3-14
device aliases 5-1
FC ID allocations 11-11
configuring for FSPF 6-7
description 6-7
FICON 10-20
FICON support 10-4
CUP 10-42
configuring drop latency time 6-16
displaying status 6-15
enabling for VSANs 6-15
enabling globally 6-15
guidelines 6-14
reordering network frames 6-13
reordering PortChannel frames 6-14
assigning to VSANs 2-7
configuring fcalias members 3-11
VSAN membership 2-7
configuring interop mode 1 11-16
description 11-13
VSANs 2-11
configuring mode 1 11-16
default settings 11-20
description 11-13
configuring fcalias members 3-11
configuring fcalias members 3-2, 3-11
description 2-9
displaying membership 2-9
configuring for FSPF 6-7
description 6-6
Link Incident Records. See LIRs
description 10-27
attributes 2-11
attributes for VSANs 2-5
configuring 2-11
description 2-11
guarantees 2-11
logical unit numbers. See LUNs
displaying automatically discovered SCSI targets 9-4
displaying customized discovered SCSI targets 9-4
displaying discovered SCSI targets 9-3
configuring 3-23
description 3-22
configuring secondary 11-11
FICON parameters 10-21
VSAN clock 10-21
native interop mode 11-14
configuring 6-12
description 6-12
displaying database entries 8-4
interoperability 11-15
LUN information 9-1
proxy feature 8-3
registering proxies 8-3
rejecting duplicate pWWNs 8-4
hard zoning 3-14
zone enforcement 3-14
node world wide names. See nWWNs
hard zoning 3-14
zone enforcement 3-14
zone membership 3-2
DPVM 4-1
name server 8-4
FICON 10-10
binding to FICON port numbers 10-24
configuring Fibre Channel routes 6-11
FICON support 10-4
in-order guarantee 6-14
interoperability 11-15
link changes 6-14
link failures 6-3
reserving ports for FICON 10-13
port numbers. See FICON port numbers
VSAN membership 2-7
port swapping. See FICON port swapping
port world wide names. See pWWNs
FICON 10-48
registering for name servers 8-3
configuring fcalias members 3-11
DPVM 4-1
rejecting duplicates 8-4
zone membership 3-2
configuration guidelines 3-24
configuring 3-24
default settings 3-43
description 3-24
VSANs 2-4
example (figure) 6-3
Registered Link Incident Reports. See RLIRs
Registered State Change Notifications. See RSCNs
configuring for FSPF 6-8
description 6-8
clearing information 10-32
conditional receive 10-30
description 10-27, 10-28
displaying information 10-28 to 10-32
specifying preferred host 10-28
computing 6-6
multicast 6-12
disabling 6-6
clearing statistics 8-10
default settings 8-15
description 8-8
displaying information 8-8
multiple port IDs 8-9
suppressing domain format SW-RSCNs 8-10
configuration distribution using CFS 8-12 to 8-15
configuring 8-11
displaying configuration 8-12
static routes 6-10
VSANs 2-4
customized discovery 9-2
discovering targets 9-1
displaying information 9-2
starting discoveries 9-2
configuring 11-11
small computer system interface. See SCSI
FICON control 10-22
description 3-14
in-order delivery 6-13
path selection 2-11
computational hold times 6-4
runtime checks 6-10
access control 3-1
FICON 10-38 to 10-40, ?? to 10-42
FSPF topologies 6-2
interoperability 11-15
recovering from link isolations 3-15
FICON host control 10-21
configuring across all VSANs 11-6
configuring for a VSAN 11-6
default settings 11-20
interoperability 11-14
ranges 11-5
VSANs 2-4
interoperability 11-14
associated with VSANs 2-7
description 2-5
range 2-4
VSAN membership 2-4
advantages 2-3
broadcast addresses 6-12
clocks 10-21
comparison with zones (table) 2-4
configuring 2-6 to 2-7
configuring FSPF 6-4
default settings 2-12
default VSANs 2-9
deleting 2-9
description 2-1 to 2-4
displaying configuration 2-11
displaying membership 2-8
displaying usage 2-12
fabric optimization for FICON 10-3
FC IDs 2-1
features 2-1
FICON-enabled 2-11, 10-42
flow statistics 6-17
FSPF 6-5
FSPF connectivity 6-2
interop mode 11-14
isolated 2-9
load balancing 2-11
load balancing attributes 2-5
multiple zones 3-4
names 2-5
name server 8-3
operational states 2-9
port membership 2-7
states 2-5
timer configuration 11-6
TOVs 11-6
traffic isolation 2-3
trunking ports 2-7
configuring 11-9
displaying information 11-10
link initialization 11-10
secondary MAC addresses 11-11
FICON support 10-4
cloning 3-18
release locks 3-34
access control 3-8
adding to zone sets 3-12
analyzing 3-42
assigning LUNs to storage subsystems 3-24
backing up (procedure) 3-17
changing from enhanced zones 3-33
cloning 3-18
compacting for downgrading 3-41
comparison with device aliases (table) 5-4
comparison with VSANs (table) 2-4
configuring 3-6 to 3-7
configuring aliases 3-11
configuring broadcasting 3-21
configuring fcaliases 3-11
CUPs 10-43
default policies 3-2
default settings 3-43
displaying information 3-25 to 3-31
enforcing restrictions 3-14
exporting databases 3-15
features 3-1, 3-3
importing databases 3-15
LUN-based 3-22
membership using pWWNs 2-4
renaming 3-18
restoring (procedure) 3-17
See also hard zoning; soft zoning
clearing 3-18
activating 3-10
adding member zones 3-12
analyzing 3-42
cloning 3-18
configuring 3-8 to 3-10
considerations 3-4
copying 3-16
creating 3-8, 3-12
default settings 3-43
displaying information 3-25 to 3-31
distributing configuration 3-14
enabling distribution 3-14
exporting 3-16
exporting databases 3-15
features 3-1
importing 3-16
importing databases 3-15
one-time distribution 3-15
recovering from link isolations 3-15
renaming 3-18
See also active zone sets; full zone sets
configuring 3-19
description 3-19
configuring broadcasting 3-21
description 3-1
example 3-2
implementation 3-3
Index
host time stamps 10-30
+153646 10-38
+840266 10-36
considerations 3-4
enabling distribution 3-15
FICON port swapping 10-37
routing 6-12
native interop mode 11-14
configuring 11-1
description 11-1
displaying information 11-3
displaying information 11-3, 11-5
FICON text string formatting 10-20
Common Information Model. See CIM
FC ID allocations 11-11
saving automatically for FICON 10-22
FICON 10-33
Control Unit Port. See CUP in-band management
blocking restriction 10-25
description 10-42
displaying information 10-43
placing CUPs in zones 10-43
configuring for FSPF 6-8
description 6-7
description 2-9
configuring access permissions 3-11
configuring QoS priorities 3-20
description 3-10
interoperability 11-14
policies 3-10
in-order delivery 6-13
path selection 2-11
committing changes 5-6
disabling distribution 5-7
discarding changes 5-6
distribution to fabric 5-5
enabling distribution 5-7
merging 5-9
overriding fabric lock 5-7
clearing statistics 5-9
comparison with zones (table) 5-4
creating 5-5
default settings 5-12
description 5-1
displaying information 5-9 to 5-11
features 5-3
modifying the database 5-4
requirements 5-3
FICON 10-22
configuring fcalias members 3-11
interoperability 11-14
default settings 4-14
description 4-1
displaying configurations 4-10
enabling 4-2
requirements 4-2
sample configuration 4-11 to 4-14
autolearned entries 4-4
clearing 4-5
comparing differences 4-9
configuring CFS distribution 4-5 to ??
copying 4-9
description 4-3
displaying 4-11
enabling autolearning 4-5
merging guidelines 4-8
configuring for FSPF in-order delivery 6-16
displaying information 6-17
Dynamic Port VSAN Membership. See DPVM
FICON string format 10-20
advantages over basic zones 3-32
broadcast frames 3-37
changing from basic zones 3-32
configuring default full database distribution 3-38
configuring default switch-wide zone policies 3-38
creating attribute groups 3-34
default settings 3-43
description 3-31
displaying information 3-39 to 3-41
enabling 3-33
merging databases 3-35
modifying database 3-34
FSPF topologies 6-2
recovering from link isolations 3-15
in-order delivery 6-13
path selection 2-11
Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code. See EBCDIC 10-20
Fabric-Device Management Interface. See FDMI
zone membership 3-2
Fabric Shortest Path First. See FSPF
example (figure) 6-2
cloning 3-18
configuring for zones 3-11
creating 3-11
renaming 3-18
FICON implementation 10-14
allocating 11-11
allocating default company ID lists 11-11
allocating for FICON 10-14
allocation for HBAs 11-11
configuring fcalias members 3-11
FICON support 10-4
reserving ports for FICON 10-13
binding to FICON port numbers 10-25
intermixing protocols 10-5
displaying configured values 11-9
distribution 11-7
description 8-6
displaying database information 8-6
time out values 11-5 to 11-9
displaying VSAN membership 2-8
Fibre Channel Protocol. See FCP
advantages on MDS switches 10-3 to 10-7
automatic configuration save 10-23
basic configuration 10-16
cascading 10-7
clearing device allegiance 10-22
configuration files 10-32
configuring<$11-22 10-15
configuring ports 10-24 to 10-32
CUP in-band management 10-42
default settings 10-51
description 10-1 to 10-7
displaying information 10-44 to 10-51
FC4 protocols 10-2
FC ID allocations 10-14
FCIP support 10-4
host timestamp control 10-21
implemented ports 10-11
installed ports 10-11
manually enabling 10-19
MDS-supported features 10-5
PortChannel support 10-4
port numbering 10-7 to 10-14
port swapping 10-36 to 10-38
prohibited ports 10-48
RLIRs 10-27 to 10-28
saving configuration changes 10-22
tape acceleration 10-38 to ??, 10-40 to ??, 10-42 to ??
text string formatting codes 10-20
unimplemented port 10-11
VSAN offline state 10-42
applying to running configuration 10-33
copying 10-36
description 10-33
displaying 10-34
displaying information 10-46
editing 10-34
assigning to slots 10-12
default numbering scheme 10-8
displaying assignments 10-12
FCIP interfaces 10-13
implemented addresses 10-11
installed ports 10-11
logical interfaces 10-13
numbering guidelines 10-12
PortChannel interfaces 10-13
port swapping 10-10
reserved numbering scheme 10-11
unimplemented addresses 10-11
uninstalled ports 10-11
assigning address names 10-27
binding to FCIP interfaces 10-25
binding to PortChannels 10-24
blocking 10-25
configuring prohibiting default state 10-26
displaying address information 10-45
displaying administrative states 10-48
prohibiting 10-26
swapping configurations 10-37
guidelines 10-37
configuration considerations 10-40
configuring 10-40
description 10-38, 10-40, 10-42
configuring 10-41
description 8-1
displaying details 8-1
clearing 6-18
counting 6-18
description 6-17
displaying 6-18
DPVM support 4-4
DPVM support 4-4
displaying databases 9-3
clearing counters 6-9
clearing VSAN counters 6-6
computing link cost 6-7
configuring globally 6-4 to 6-6
configuring Hello time intervals 6-7
configuring link cost 6-6
configuring on a VSAN 6-5
configuring on interfaces 6-6 to 6-9
dead time intervals 6-7
default settings 6-21
description 6-2
disabling 6-6
disabling on interfaces 6-9
disabling routing protocols 6-6
displaying database information 6-20
displaying global information 6-19
displaying information ?? to 6-21
enabling 6-6
fail-over with PortChannels 6-3
fault tolerant fabrics 6-2
flow statistics 6-17 to 6-19
in-order delivery 6-13 to 6-17
interoperability 11-15
link state record defaults 6-4
multicast root switches 6-12
reconvergence times 6-2
redundant links 6-3
resetting configuration 6-5
resetting to defaults 6-5
retransmitting intervals 6-8
routing services 6-1
topology examples 6-2 to 6-4
configuring switches 6-12
configuring 6-10
description 6-10
multicast 6-12
considerations 3-4
enabling distribution 3-15
configuring fcalias members 3-11
VSAN membership 2-4
description 3-14
device aliases 5-1
FC ID allocations 11-11
configuring for FSPF 6-7
description 6-7
FICON 10-20
FICON support 10-4
CUP 10-42
configuring drop latency time 6-16
displaying status 6-15
enabling for VSANs 6-15
enabling globally 6-15
guidelines 6-14
reordering network frames 6-13
reordering PortChannel frames 6-14
assigning to VSANs 2-7
configuring fcalias members 3-11
VSAN membership 2-7
configuring interop mode 1 11-16
description 11-13
VSANs 2-11
configuring mode 1 11-16
default settings 11-20
description 11-13
configuring fcalias members 3-11
configuring fcalias members 3-2, 3-11
description 2-9
displaying membership 2-9
configuring for FSPF 6-7
description 6-6
Link Incident Records. See LIRs
description 10-27
attributes 2-11
attributes for VSANs 2-5
configuring 2-11
description 2-11
guarantees 2-11
logical unit numbers. See LUNs
displaying automatically discovered SCSI targets 9-4
displaying customized discovered SCSI targets 9-4
displaying discovered SCSI targets 9-3
configuring 3-23
description 3-22
configuring secondary 11-11
FICON parameters 10-21
VSAN clock 10-21
native interop mode 11-14
configuring 6-12
description 6-12
displaying database entries 8-4
interoperability 11-15
LUN information 9-1
proxy feature 8-3
registering proxies 8-3
rejecting duplicate pWWNs 8-4
hard zoning 3-14
zone enforcement 3-14
node world wide names. See nWWNs
hard zoning 3-14
zone enforcement 3-14
zone membership 3-2
DPVM 4-1
name server 8-4
FICON 10-10
binding to FICON port numbers 10-24
configuring Fibre Channel routes 6-11
FICON support 10-4
in-order guarantee 6-14
interoperability 11-15
link changes 6-14
link failures 6-3
reserving ports for FICON 10-13
port numbers. See FICON port numbers
VSAN membership 2-7
port swapping. See FICON port swapping
port world wide names. See pWWNs
FICON 10-48
registering for name servers 8-3
configuring fcalias members 3-11
DPVM 4-1
rejecting duplicates 8-4
zone membership 3-2
configuration guidelines 3-24
configuring 3-24
default settings 3-43
description 3-24
VSANs 2-4
example (figure) 6-3
Registered Link Incident Reports. See RLIRs
Registered State Change Notifications. See RSCNs
configuring for FSPF 6-8
description 6-8
clearing information 10-32
conditional receive 10-30
description 10-27, 10-28
displaying information 10-28 to 10-32
specifying preferred host 10-28
computing 6-6
multicast 6-12
disabling 6-6
clearing statistics 8-10
default settings 8-15
description 8-8
displaying information 8-8
multiple port IDs 8-9
suppressing domain format SW-RSCNs 8-10
configuration distribution using CFS 8-12 to 8-15
configuring 8-11
displaying configuration 8-12
static routes 6-10
VSANs 2-4
customized discovery 9-2
discovering targets 9-1
displaying information 9-2
starting discoveries 9-2
configuring 11-11
small computer system interface. See SCSI
FICON control 10-22
description 3-14
in-order delivery 6-13
path selection 2-11
computational hold times 6-4
runtime checks 6-10
access control 3-1
FICON 10-38 to 10-40, ?? to 10-42
FSPF topologies 6-2
interoperability 11-15
recovering from link isolations 3-15
FICON host control 10-21
configuring across all VSANs 11-6
configuring for a VSAN 11-6
default settings 11-20
interoperability 11-14
ranges 11-5
VSANs 2-4
interoperability 11-14
associated with VSANs 2-7
description 2-5
range 2-4
VSAN membership 2-4
advantages 2-3
broadcast addresses 6-12
clocks 10-21
comparison with zones (table) 2-4
configuring 2-6 to 2-7
configuring FSPF 6-4
default settings 2-12
default VSANs 2-9
deleting 2-9
description 2-1 to 2-4
displaying configuration 2-11
displaying membership 2-8
displaying usage 2-12
fabric optimization for FICON 10-3
FC IDs 2-1
features 2-1
FICON-enabled 2-11, 10-42
flow statistics 6-17
FSPF 6-5
FSPF connectivity 6-2
interop mode 11-14
isolated 2-9
load balancing 2-11
load balancing attributes 2-5
multiple zones 3-4
names 2-5
name server 8-3
operational states 2-9
port membership 2-7
states 2-5
timer configuration 11-6
TOVs 11-6
traffic isolation 2-3
trunking ports 2-7
configuring 11-9
displaying information 11-10
link initialization 11-10
secondary MAC addresses 11-11
FICON support 10-4
cloning 3-18
release locks 3-34
access control 3-8
adding to zone sets 3-12
analyzing 3-42
assigning LUNs to storage subsystems 3-24
backing up (procedure) 3-17
changing from enhanced zones 3-33
cloning 3-18
compacting for downgrading 3-41
comparison with device aliases (table) 5-4
comparison with VSANs (table) 2-4
configuring 3-6 to 3-7
configuring aliases 3-11
configuring broadcasting 3-21
configuring fcaliases 3-11
CUPs 10-43
default policies 3-2
default settings 3-43
displaying information 3-25 to 3-31
enforcing restrictions 3-14
exporting databases 3-15
features 3-1, 3-3
importing databases 3-15
LUN-based 3-22
membership using pWWNs 2-4
renaming 3-18
restoring (procedure) 3-17
See also hard zoning; soft zoning
clearing 3-18
activating 3-10
adding member zones 3-12
analyzing 3-42
cloning 3-18
configuring 3-8 to 3-10
considerations 3-4
copying 3-16
creating 3-8, 3-12
default settings 3-43
displaying information 3-25 to 3-31
distributing configuration 3-14
enabling distribution 3-14
exporting 3-16
exporting databases 3-15
features 3-1
importing 3-16
importing databases 3-15
one-time distribution 3-15
recovering from link isolations 3-15
renaming 3-18
See also active zone sets; full zone sets
configuring 3-19
description 3-19
configuring broadcasting 3-21
description 3-1
example 3-2
implementation 3-3
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