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Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 9.2 , MDS 9000 NX-OS and SAN-OS Software Configuration Guide

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CONTENTS
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Preface xix
PREFACE
Audience xix
Document Conventions xix
Related Documentation xx
Communications, Services, and Additional Information xx
New and Changed Information 1
CHAPTER 1
Change Summary 1
Fabric Overview 3
CHAPTER 2
Virtual SANs 3
Dynamic Port VSAN Membership 4
SAN Device Virtualization 4
Zoning 4
Distributed Device Alias Services 5
Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols 5
Multiprotocol Support 5
Configuring and Managing VSANs 7
CHAPTER 3
About VSANs 7
VSANs Topologies 8
VSAN Advantages 10
VSANs Versus Zones 10
VSAN Configuration 11
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Reserved VSAN Range and Isolated VSAN Range Guidelines 12
VSAN Creation 12
Creating VSANs Statically 12
Creating VSANs 12
Port VSAN Membership 13
Assigning Static Port VSAN Membership 13
Displaying VSAN Static Membership 14
Default VSAN 15
Isolated VSAN 15
Displaying Isolated VSAN Membership 16
Operational State of a VSAN 16
Static VSAN Deletion 16
Deleting Static VSANs 17
Load Balancing 17
Configuring Load Balancing 17
Interop Mode 18
FICON VSANs 18
Displaying Static VSAN Configuration 18
Default Settings 19
Displaying Fabric Switch Information 19
Creating Dynamic VSANs 21
CHAPTER 4
About DPVM 21
About DPVM Configuration 22
Enabling DPVM 22
DPVM Device Configuration (Static) 23
Configuring DPVM 23
Activating DPVM 24
DPVM Autolearn 25
Enabling Autolearn 25
Clearing Learned Entries 26
Disabling Autolearn 26
DPVM Distribution 26
About DPVM Distribution 27
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Disabling DPVM Distribution 27
About Locking the Fabric 27
Locking the Fabric 27
Committing Changes 28
Discarding Changes 28
Clearing a Locked Session 29
DPVM Configuration Merge Guidelines 29
About Copying DPVM DPVM Configurations 29
Copying DPVM Active Configuration 30
Comparing Database Differences 30
Displaying DPVM Merge Status and Statistics 30
Displaying DPVM Configurations 31
Sample DPVM Configuration 32
Default Settings 35
Configuring and Managing Zones 37
CHAPTER 5
Finding Feature Information 37
Feature History for Configuring and Managing Zones 38
About Zoning 38
Zoning Example 40
Zone Implementation 41
Zone Member Configuration Guidelines 41
Active and Full Zoneset Considerations 41
Using the Quick Config Wizard 42
Autozone 45
Guidelines and Limitations for Autozone 46
Configuring Autozone in Automatic Mode 47
Enabling Autozone in Automatic Mode 47
Enabling Autosave 47
Executing Autozone in Manual mode 48
Enabling Autozone in Automatic Mode by a Remotely Authenticated (AAA) User 48
Disabling Autosave 48
Disabling Autozone Automatic Mode 48
Displaying All the Zone Configurations 49
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Displaying Pending Zone Configurations 49
Applying Pending Zone Configurations (Manual Mode) 49
Deleting Zones and Zoneset Created by Autozone 49
Example: Configuring Autozone 49
Verifying Autozone Configuration 51
Autozone Example Scenario 52
Zone Configuration 55
About the Edit Local Full Zone Database Tool 55
Configuring a Zone 56
Configuring a Zone Using the Zone Configuration Tool 59
Adding Zone Members 61
Filtering End Devices Based on Name, WWN or FC ID 63
Adding Multiple End Devices to Multiple Zones 63
Zone Sets and FC Aliases 63
ZoneSet Creation 64
Activating a Zoneset 64
Activating a Zoneset Using DCNM SAN Client 65
Deactivating a Zoneset 66
Displaying Zone Membership Information 67
Overwrite Control for an Active Zoneset 67
Default Zone 68
Configuring the Default Zone Access Permission 69
Configuring the Default Zone Access Permission Using DCNM SAN Client 70
About FC Alias Creation 70
Creating FC Aliases 71
Creating FC Aliases Using DCNM SAN Client 72
Adding Members to Aliases 73
Converting Zone Members to pWWN-Based Members 75
Creating Zone Sets and Adding Member Zones 75
Filtering Zones, Zone Sets, and Device Aliases Based on Name 77
Adding Multiple Zones to Multiple Zone Sets 77
Zone Enforcement 77
ZoneSet Distribution 78
Enabling Full Zoneset Distribution 78
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Enabling Full Zoneset Distribution Using DCNM SAN Client 79
Enabling a One-Time Distribution 79
Enabling a One-Time Distribution Using DCNM SAN Client 80
About Recovering from Link Isolation 80
Importing and Exporting Zone Sets 81
Importing and Exporting Zone Sets Using DCNM SAN Client 81
Zoneset Duplication 82
Copying Zone Sets 83
Copying Zone Sets Using DCNM SAN Client 83
About Backing Up and Restoring Zones 84
Backing Up Zones Using DCNM SAN Client 84
Restoring Zones 85
Renaming Zones, Zone Sets, and Aliases 87
Renaming Zones, Zone Sets, and Aliases Using DCNM SAN Client 87
Cloning Zones, Zone Sets, FC Aliases, and Zone Attribute Groups 88
Cloning Zones, Zone Sets, FC Aliases, and Zone Attribute Groups Using DCNM SAN Client 89
Migrating a Non-MDS Database 89
Clearing the Zone Server Database 90
Advanced Zone Attributes 90
About Zone-Based Traffic Priority 90
Configuring Zone-Based Traffic Priority 91
Configuring Zone-Based Traffic Priority Using DCNM SAN Client 92
Configuring Default Zone QoS Priority Attributes 92
Configuring Default Zone QoS Priority Attributes Using DCNM SAN Client 93
Configuring the Default Zone Policy 94
About Smart Zoning 94
Smart Zoning Member Configuration 95
Enabling Smart Zoning on a VSAN 95
Setting Default Value for Smart Zoning 96
Converting Zones Automatically to Smart Zoning 96
Configuring Device Types for Zone Members 97
Removing Smart Zoning Configuration 98
Disabling Smart Zoning at Zone Level in the Basic Zoning Mode 98
Disabling Smart Zoning at Zone Level for a VSAN in the Enhanced Zoning Mode 98
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Disabling Smart Zoning at Zone Level Using DCNM SAN Client 99
Displaying Zone Information 100
Enhanced Zoning 108
About Enhanced Zoning 108
Changing from Basic Zoning to Enhanced Zoning 109
Changing from Enhanced Zoning to Basic Zoning 109
Enabling Enhanced Zoning 109
Enabling Enhanced Zoning Using DCNM SAN Client 110
Modifying the Zone Database 110
Enabling Automatic Zone Pending Diff Display 111
Releasing Zone Database Locks 111
Creating Attribute Groups 112
Merging the Database 112
Merge Process 113
Analyzing a Zone Merge 122
Configuring Zone Merge Control Policies 123
Preventing Zones From Flooding FC2 Buffers 124
Permitting or Denying Traffic in the Default Zone 124
Broadcasting a Zone 124
Configuring System Default Zoning Settings 125
Configuring Zone Generic Service Permission Settings 126
Displaying Enhanced Zone Information 126
Controlling Zoning Configuration Sessions 128
Configuring Zoning Session Limit 129
Compacting the Zone Database for Downgrading 129
Zone and ZoneSet Analysis 130
Zoning Best Practice 133
TCAM Regions 133
Zoning Types 134
Forwarding Engines 137
F, TF, NP, and TNP Port Channels 141
E and TE Port Channels and IVR 142
Enhancing Zone Server Performance 145
Zone Server-Fibre Channel Name Server Shared Database 145
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Enabling the Zone Server-FCNS Shared Database 145
Disabling Zone Server-FCNS shared database 145
Zone Server SNMP Optimization 146
Enabling Zone Server SNMP Optimization 146
Disabling Zone Server SNMP Optimization 147
Zone Server Delta Distribution 147
Enabling Zone Server Delta Distribution 147
Disabling Zone Server Delta Distribution 148
Default Settings 148
Distributing Device Alias Services 151
CHAPTER 6
Understanding Device Aliases 151
Device Alias Modes 151
Guidelines and Limitations 152
Changing Mode Settings 153
Device Alias Mode Distribution 153
Device Alias Diffs-Only Distribution 153
Configuring Device Alias Diffs-Only Distribution 153
Merging Device Alias with the Diffs-Only Distribution Feature Enabled 155
Merging Device Alias in Different Modes 155
Resolving Merge Failure and Device Alias Mode Mismatch 156
Device Alias Features 156
Device Alias Requirements 156
Zone Aliases Versus Device Aliases 157
Device Alias Databases 158
Creating Device Aliases 158
About Device Alias Distribution 158
About Creating a Device Alias 159
About Device Alias Configuration Best Practices 159
Committing Changes 160
Enabling the Device Alias Pending Diff Display 161
Discarding Changes 161
Fabric Lock Override 162
Clearing Database Content 162
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Clearing Statistics 163
Disabling and Enabling Device Alias Distribution 163
About Legacy Zone Alias Configuration Conversion 164
Importing a Zone Alias 164
Device Alias Statistics Cleanup 165
Database Merge Guidelines 165
Device Alias Configuration Verification 165
Default Settings 168
Resolving Device Alias Merge Failures 168
Device Alias Best Practices 168
Resolving Device Alias Mismatches 170
Resolving Merge Failures 171
Resolving Duplicate Device Alias Names (Same Device Alias Name, Different pWWNs) 171
Resolving Duplicate pWWNs (Different Device Alias Names, Same pWWN) 173
Resolving Mode Mismatch 175
Resolving a Validation Failure 176
Resolving Database Conflicts 178
Verifying the Device-Alias Database Status 179
Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols 181
CHAPTER 7
About FSPF 181
FSPF Examples 182
Fault Tolerant Fabric 182
Redundant Links 182
Failover Scenarios for PortChannels and FSPF Links 183
FSPF Global Configuration 184
About SPF Computational Hold Times 184
About Link State Record Defaults 184
Configuring FSPF on a VSAN 185
Resetting FSPF to the Default Configuration 185
Enabling or Disabling FSPF 185
Clearing FSPF Counters for the VSAN 186
FSPF Interface Configuration 186
About FSPF Link Cost 186
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Configuring FSPF Link Cost 186
About Hello Time Intervals 187
Configuring Hello Time Intervals 187
About Dead Time Intervals 187
Configuring Dead Time Intervals 188
About Retransmitting Intervals 188
Configuring Retransmitting Intervals 188
About Disabling FSPF for Specific Interfaces 189
Disabling FSPF for Specific Interfaces 189
Clearing FSPF Counters for an Interface 190
FSPF Routes 190
About Fibre Channel Routes 190
About Broadcast and Multicast Routing 190
About Multicast Root Switch 191
Setting the Multicast Root Switch 191
Load Balancing 192
Load Balancing Schemes 192
Hashing Methods 193
In-Order Delivery 196
About Reordering Network Frames 196
About Reordering PortChannel Frames 197
About Enabling In-Order Delivery 197
Enabling In-Order Delivery Globally 198
Enabling In-Order Delivery for a VSAN 198
Displaying the In-Order Delivery Status 199
Configuring the Drop Latency Time 199
Displaying Latency Information 200
Flow Statistics Configuration 200
About Flow Statistics 200
Counting Aggregated Flow Statistics 201
Counting Individual Flow Statistics 201
Clearing FIB Statistics 201
Displaying Flow Statistics 202
Displaying Global FSPF Information 202
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Displaying the FSPF Database 203
Displaying FSPF Interfaces 204
Default Settings 205
Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases 207
CHAPTER 8
About FLOGI 207
FLOGI Scale Optimization 207
FLOGI Quiesce Timeout 208
Restrictions 208
Enabling FLOGI Scale Optimization and Quiesce Timeout 208
Disabling FLOGI Scale Optimization and Quiesce Timeout 209
Displaying FLOGI Details 210
Name Server 211
Bulk Notification Sent from the Name Server 211
Enabling Name Server Bulk Notification 212
Disabling Name Server Bulk Notification 212
Disabling Name Server Bulk Notification for NX-OS Release 6.2(9) 213
Re-enabling Name Server Bulk Notification 213
Name Server Proxy Registration 213
Registering Name Server Proxies 213
About Rejecting Duplicate pWWN 214
Rejecting Duplicate pWWNs 214
Name Server Database Entries 214
Optimizing Name Server Database Sync 215
Verifying the Number of Name Server Database Entries 215
Displaying Name Server Database Entries 215
FDMI 217
Displaying FDMI 217
VMID 219
Guidelines and Limitations for VMID 221
Configuring the VMID Server 222
Enabling the VMID Server 222
Disabling the VMID Server 222
Configuring a VMID Range 222
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Examples: Configuring the VMID Server 223
Verifying a VMID Configuration 223
RSCN 226
About RSCN Information 227
Displaying RSCN Information 227
multi-pid Option 228
Configuring the multi-pid Option 228
Suppressing Domain Format SW-RSCNs 229
Coalesced SW-RSCN 229
Enabling Coalesced SW-RSCNs 229
Disabling Coalesced SW-RSCNs 230
Clearing RSCN Statistics 230
RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution Using CFS 231
Configuring the RSCN Timer 231
Verifying the RSCN Timer Configuration 232
RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution 232
Enabling RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution 233
Locking the Fabric 234
Committing the RSCN Timer Configuration Changes 234
Discarding the RSCN Timer Configuration Changes 234
Clearing a Locked Session 234
Displaying RSCN Configuration Distribution Information 235
Default Settings 236
Enabling Port Pacing 236
Discovering SCSI Targets 237
CHAPTER 9
About SCSI LUN Discovery 237
About Starting SCSI LUN Discovery 237
Starting SCSI LUN Discovery 237
About Initiating Customized Discovery 238
Initiating Customized Discovery 238
Displaying SCSI LUN Information 239
Configuring FICON 243
CHAPTER 10
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About FICON 243
FICON Requirements 244
MDS-Specific FICON Advantages 245
Fabric Optimization with VSANs 245
FCIP Support 246
PortChannel Support 246
VSANs for FICON and FCP Mixing 246
Cisco MDS-Supported FICON Features 247
FICON Cascading 249
FICON VSAN Prerequisites 249
FICON Port Numbering 249
Default FICON Port Numbering Scheme 250
Port Addresses 253
Implemented and Unimplemented Port Addresses 253
About the Reserved FICON Port Numbering Scheme 253
Installed and Uninstalled Ports 254
FICON Port Numbering Guidelines 254
Assigning FICON Port Numbers to Slots 254
Displaying the FICON Port Number Assignments 255
About Port Numbers for FCIP and PortChannel 255
Reserving FICON Port Numbers for FCIP and PortChannel Interfaces 256
FC ID Allocation 256
Configuring FICON 257
About Enabling FICON on a VSAN 257
Enabling FICON on the Switch 258
Setting Up a Basic FICON Configuration 258
Manually Enabling FICON on a VSAN 261
Configuring the code-page Option 262
Allowing the Host to Move the Switch Offline 263
Allowing the Host to Change FICON Port Parameters 263
Allowing the Host to Control the Timestamp 264
Clearing the Time Stamp 265
Configuring SNMP Control of FICON Parameters 265
About FICON Device Allegiance 265
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Clearing FICON Device Allegiance 265
Automatically Saving the Running Configuration 266
Configuring FICON Ports 267
Binding Port Numbers to PortChannels 267
Binding Port Numbers to FCIP Interfaces 268
Configuring Port Blocking 268
Port Prohibiting 269
Configuring the Default State for Port Prohibiting 270
Configuring Port Prohibiting 270
Assigning a Port Address Name 271
About RLIR 271
Specifying an RLIR Preferred Host 272
Displaying RLIR Information 273
Clearing RLIR Information 276
FICON Configuration Files 277
About FICON Configuration Files 277
Applying the Saved Configuration Files to the Running Configuration 278
Editing FICON Configuration Files 278
Displaying FICON Configuration Files 279
Copying FICON Configuration Files 280
Port Swapping 280
About Port Swapping 281
Swapping Ports 282
Swapping Ports on the Switch with Duplicate Port Numbers 282
FICON Tape Acceleration 282
Configuring FICON Tape Acceleration 284
Configuring FICON Tape Read Acceleration 285
Configuring XRC Acceleration 286
Moving a FICON VSAN to an Offline State 286
CUP In-Band Management 287
Placing CUPs in a Zone 287
Displaying Control Unit Information 288
Displaying FICON Information 288
Receiving FICON Alerts 288
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Displaying FICON Port Address Information 289
Displaying FICON Configuration File Information 290
Displaying the Configured FICON State 292
Displaying a Port Administrative State 292
Displaying Buffer Information 293
Viewing the History Buffer 293
Displaying FICON Information in the Running Configuration 294
Displaying FICON Information in the Startup Configuration 294
Displaying FICON-Related Log Information 295
Default Settings 296
Advanced Features and Concepts 297
CHAPTER 11
Common Information Model 297
Fibre Channel Time-Out Values 297
Timer Configuration Across All VSANs 298
Timer Configuration Per-VSAN 298
About fctimer Distribution 299
Enabling fctimer Distribution 299
Committing fctimer Changes 300
Discarding fctimer Changes 300
Fabric Lock Override 301
Database Merge Guidelines 301
Displaying Configured fctimer Values 301
Organizationally Unique Identifiers 302
Guidelines and Limitations 302
Adding and Deleting OUIs 302
Configuration Examples for Adding and Deleting OUIs 303
Example: Adding and Deleting OUIs 303
Example: Displaying OUIs 303
World Wide Names 303
Displaying WWN Information 303
Link Initialization WWN Usage 304
Configuring a Secondary MAC Address 304
FC ID Allocation for HBAs 305
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Default Company ID List 305
Verifying the Company ID Configuration 307
Switch Interoperability 307
About Interop Mode 308
Configuring Interop Mode 1 309
Configuring Interop Mode 1 311
Default Settings 314
Configuring Fibre Channel Common Transport Management Security 317
CHAPTER 12
About Fibre Channel Common Transport 317
Configuration Guidelines 317
Configuring the Fibre Channel Common Transport Query 318
Verifying Fibre Channel Common Transport Management Security 318
Default Settings 319
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Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization of, and conventions used in the Cisco MDS 9000 Series
Configuration Guides. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation, and contains the
following chapters:
•Audience, on page xix
•Document Conventions, on page xix
•Related Documentation, on page xx
•Communications, Services, and Additional Information, on page xx
Audience
To use this installation guide, you need to be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices, and
preferably be an electronic or electromechanical technician.
Document Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.
Note
Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or
loss of data.
Caution
Warnings use the following conventions:
This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work
on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard
practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning to locate
its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device. Statement 1071.
Warning
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Related Documentation
The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches includes the following documents.
Release Notes
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/
products-release-notes-list.html
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/hw/regulatory/compliance/RCSI.html
Compatibility Information
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/
products-device-support-tables-list.html
Installation and Upgrade
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/
products-installation-guides-list.html
Configuration
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/
products-installation-and-configuration-guides-list.html
CLI
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/
products-command-reference-list.html
Troubleshooting and Reference
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/storage-networking/mds-9000-nx-os-san-os-software/
tsd-products-support-troubleshoot-and-alerts.html
To find a document online, use the Cisco MDS NX-OS Documentation Locator at:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/storage/san_switches/mds9000/roadmaps/doclocater.html
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