Audience
This publication is for experienced network administrators who configure and maintain and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders.
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This publication is for experienced network administrators who configure and maintain and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders.
This document is organized into the following chapters:
Chapter |
Description |
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Overview | Provides an overview of all the features in this guide. |
Configuring Domain Parameters | Describes configuration information for domain parameters, domain IDs, and FC IDs. |
Configuring VSAN Trunking | Describes TE ports and trunking concepts and how to configure VSAN trunking, and how to enable trunking protocols. |
Configuring and Managing VSANs | Describes how virtual SANs (VSANs) work, explains the concept of default VSANs, isolated VSANs, VSAN IDs, and attributes, and provides details on how to create, delete, and view VSANs. |
Configuring and Managing Zones | Defines various zoning concepts and provides details on configuring a zone set and zone management features. |
Distributing Device Alias Services | Describes the use of the Distributed Device Alias Services (device alias) to distribute device alias names on a fabric-wide basis. |
Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols | Provides details and configuration information on Fibre Channel routing services and protocols. |
Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, an RSCN Databases | Provides name server and fabric login details required to manage storage devices and display registered state change notification (RSCN) databases. |
Advanced Fibre Channel Features and Concepts | Describes the advanced configuration features time-out values, fctrace, fabric analyzer, world wide names, flat FC IDs, loop monitoring, and interoperating switches. |
Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP | Describes the DHCHAP protocol, which is an FC-SP protocol that provides authentication between SAN switches and other devices. |
Configuring Port Security | Provides details on port security features that can prevent unauthorized access to a switch port in the Cisco SAN switches. |
Configuring Fabric Binding | Describes the fabric binding security feature for VSANs, which ensures that ISLs are only enabled between specific switches. |
Configuring Port Tracking | Describes the port tracking feature and provides information to enable port tracking and to configure linked ports. |
Note |
As part of our constant endeavor to remodel our documents to meet our customers' requirements, we have modified the manner in which we document configuration tasks. As a result of this, you may find a deviation in the style used to describe these tasks, with the newly included sections of the document following the new format. |
Command descriptions use the following conventions:
Convention | Description |
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bold |
Bold text indicates the commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown. |
Italic |
Italic text indicates arguments for which the user supplies the values. |
[x] |
Square brackets enclose an optional element (keyword or argument). |
[x | y] |
Square brackets enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar indicate an optional choice. |
{x | y} |
Braces enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar indicate a required choice. |
[x {y | z}] |
Nested set of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required choices within optional or required elements. Braces and a vertical bar within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional element. |
variable
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Indicates a variable for which you supply values, in context where italics cannot be used. |
string | A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks. |
Examples use the following conventions:
Convention | Description |
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screen
font
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Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font. |
boldface screen font
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Information you must enter is in boldface screen font. |
italic screen font |
Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font. |
< > |
Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets. |
[ ] |
Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets. |
!, # |
An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line. |
This document uses the following conventions:
Note |
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual. |
Caution |
Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data. |
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