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CONTENTS

New and Changed Information xli

Preface xlvii

Audience xlvii

Organization xlvii

Document Conventions li

Related Documentation lii

Obtaining Documentation liii

Cisco.com liii

Product Documentation DVD liii

Ordering Documentation liii

Documentation Feedback liv

Cisco Product Security Overview liv

Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products liv

Obtaining Technical Assistance lv

Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website lv

Submitting a Service Request lvi

Definitions of Service Request Severity lvi

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information lvi

PART

1 Getting Started

CHAPTER

1 Product Overview 1-1

Hardware Overview 1-1

Cisco MDS 9100 Series Fixed Configuration Fabric Switches 1-2

Cisco MDS 9200 Series Fabric Switches 1-2

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors 1-3

Software Features 1-4

Licensing 1-4

High Availability 1-4

Switch Reliability 1-5

Graceful Shut Down 1-5

Cisco Fabric Services 1-5

Virtual SANs 1-6

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Dynamic VSANs 1-6

Intelligent Zoning 1-7

Enhanced Zoning 1-7

Device Alias Distribution 1-7

Inter-VSAN Routing 1-7

Trunking 1-8

PortChannels 1-8

IP Services 1-8

FICON 1-9

Fabric Binding 1-9

RLIR 1-9

IP Storage 1-9

Call Home 1-10

QoS and Congestion Control 1-10

SPAN and RSPAN 1-11

Switch Management Features 1-11

Redundant Supervisor Module Management 1-11

Fabric Management 1-12

Security Management 1-12

Port Tracking 1-14

SAN Extension Tuner 1-14

Command Scheduler 1-14

Intelligent Storage Services 1-14

Tools for Software Configuration 1-14

CLI 1-15

Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager 1-15

CHAPTER

2 Before You Begin 2-1

About the Switch Prompt 2-2

Default Switch Roles 2-3

About the CLI Command Modes 2-3

CLI Command Hierarchy 2-4

EXEC Mode Options 2-5

Configuration Mode 2-6

Configuration Mode Commands and Submodes 2-6

CLI Command Navigation 2-8

Getting Help 2-8

Command Completion 2-9

File System Completion 2-9

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The no and Default Forms of Commands 2-9

CLI Command Configuration Options 2-10

Displaying the Switch Configuration 2-10

Saving a Configuration 2-13

Clearing a Configuration 2-13

Displaying Users 2-13

Sending Messages to Users 2-13

Using the ping Command 2-14

Using the Extended ping Command 2-14

Using traceroute 2-16

Setting the Shell Timeout 2-16

Displaying VTY Sessions 2-17

Clearing VTY Sessions 2-17

Setting the Terminal Timeout 2-17

Setting the Terminal Type 2-18

Setting the Terminal Length 2-18

Setting the Terminal Width 2-18

Displaying Terminal Settings 2-18

Configuring the Switch Banner Message 2-19

About Flash Devices 2-20

Internal bootflash: 2-20

External CompactFlash (Slot0:) 2-20

Formatting Flash Devices and File Systems 2-21

Initializing Internal bootflash: 2-21

Formatting External CompactFlash 2-21

Using the File System 2-22

Setting the Current Directory 2-22

Displaying the Current Directory 2-23

Displaying File Checksums 2-23

Listing the Files in a Directory 2-23

Creating a Directory 2-24

Deleting an Existing Directory 2-24

Moving Files 2-24

Copying Files 2-25

Deleting Files 2-25

Displaying File Contents 2-25

Saving Command Output to a File 2-26

Compressing and Uncompressing Files 2-26

Displaying the Last Lines in a File 2-27

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Executing Commands Specified in a Script 2-27

Setting the Delay Time 2-28

PART

2 Cisco MDS SAN-OS Installation and Switch Management

CHAPTER

3 Obtaining and Installing Licenses 3-1

Licensing Terminology 3-2

Licensing Model 3-3

Licensing High Availability 3-5

Options to Install a License 3-6

Obtaining a Factory-Installed License 3-6

Performing a Manual Installation 3-6

Obtaining the License Key File 3-7

Installing the License Key File 3-8

Backing Up License Files 3-9

Identifying License Features in Use 3-9

Uninstalling Licenses 3-9

Updating Licenses 3-10

Grace Period Alerts 3-11

License Transfers Between Switches 3-12

Displaying License Information 3-12

CHAPTER

4 Initial Configuration 4-1

Starting a Switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4-2

Initial Setup Routine 4-2

Preparing to Configure the Switch 4-4

Default Login 4-4

Setup Options 4-5

Assigning Setup Information 4-6

Configuring Out-of-Band Management 4-6

Configuring In-Band Management 4-10

Using the setup Command 4-14

Accessing the Switch 4-14

Assigning a Switch Name 4-15

Where Do You Go Next? 4-15

Verifying the Module Status 4-16

Configuring Date and Time 4-16

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Configuring the Time Zone 4-17

Adjusting for Daylight Saving Time or Summer Time 4-17

NTP Configuration 4-18

NTP Configuration Guidelines 4-19

NTP Configuration Distribution 4-20

Committing NTP Configuration Changes 4-21

Discarding NTP Configuration Changes 4-21

Releasing Fabric Session Lock 4-22

Database Merge Guidelines 4-22

NTP Session Status Verification 4-22

Management Interface Configuration 4-22

Obtaining Remote Management Access 4-23

Using the force Option 4-23

Default Gateway Configuration 4-24

Configuring the Default Gateway 4-24

Telnet Server Connection 4-25

Disabling a Telnet Connection 4-25

Configuring Console Port Settings 4-26

Verifying Console Port Settings 4-26

Configuring COM1 Port Settings 4-27

Verifying COM1 Port Settings 4-27

Configuring Modem Connections 4-28

Guidelines to Configure Modems 4-28

Enabling Modem Connections 4-28

Configuring the Initialization String 4-29

Configuring the Default Initialization String 4-30

Configuring a User-Specified Initialization String 4-30

Initializing a Modem in a Powered-On Switch 4-31

Verifying the Modem Connection Configuration 4-31

Configuring CDP 4-32

Clearing CDP Counters and Tables 4-33

Displaying CDP Information 4-34

CHAPTER

5 Using the CFS Infrastructure 5-1

About CFS 5-2

Cisco SAN-OS Features Using CFS 5-2

CFS Features 5-3

CFS Protocol 5-3

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CFS Distribution Scopes 5-4

CFS Distribution Modes 5-4

Uncoordinated Distribution 5-4

Coordinated Distribution 5-4

Disabling CFS Distribution on a Switch 5-5

CFS Application Requirements 5-5

Enabling CFS for an Application 5-5

Locking the Fabric 5-6

Committing Changes 5-6

Discarding Changes 5-6

Saving the Configuration 5-7

Clearing a Locked Session 5-7

CFS Merge Support 5-7

Displaying CFS Configuration Information 5-8

Default Settings 5-12

CHAPTER

6 Software Images 6-1

About Software Images 6-1

Dependent Factors for Software Installation 6-2

Essential Upgrade Prerequisites 6-2

Software Upgrade Methods 6-4

Determining Software Compatibility 6-4

Automated Upgrades 6-5

Benefits of Using the install all Command 6-5

Recognizing Failure Cases 6-6

Using the install all Command 6-7

Upgrading Services Modules 6-10

Sample install all Commands 6-11

Upgrade Status Verification 6-18

Manual Upgrade on a Dual Supervisor Switch 6-19

Preparing for a Manual Installation 6-19

Upgrading a Loader 6-21

Upgrading the BIOS 6-23

Quick Upgrade 6-25

Downgrading from a Higher Release 6-25

Maintaining Supervisor Modules 6-27

Standby Supervisor Boot Variable Version 6-27

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Standby Supervisor Bootflash Memory 6-27

Standby Supervisor Boot Alert 6-27

Replacing Modules 6-27

Corrupted Bootflash Recovery 6-28

Recovery Using BIOS Setup 6-30

Recovery from the loader> Prompt 6-34

Recovery from the switch(boot)# Prompt 6-35

Recovery for Switches with Dual Supervisor Modules 6-36

Recovering One Supervisor Module With Corrupted Bootflash 6-37

Recovering Both Supervisor Modules With Corrupted Bootflash 6-37

Recognizing Error States 6-39

Default Settings 6-40

CHAPTER

7 Working with Configuration Files 7-1

Working with Configuration Files 7-1

Displaying Configuration Files 7-2

Downloading Configuration Files to the Switch 7-2

From a Remote Server 7-3

From an External CompactFlash Disk (slot0:) 7-3

Saving Configuration Files to an External Device 7-3

To a Remote Server 7-4

To an External CompactFlash Disk (slot0:) 7-4

Saving the Configuration 7-4

Saving Startup Configurations in the Fabric 7-5

Unlocking the Startup Configuration File 7-5

Copying Files 7-6

Backing Up the Current Configuration 7-7

Rolling Back to a Previous Configuration 7-7

Restoring the Configured Redundancy Mode 7-8

Accessing Remote File Systems 7-9

Deleting Files 7-9

CHAPTER

8 Configuring High Availability 8-1

About High Availability 8-1

Switchover Mechanisms 8-2

HA Switchover Characteristics 8-2

Initiating a Switchover 8-2

Switchover Guidelines 8-3

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Verifying Switchover Possibilities 8-3

Process Restartability 8-4

Synchronizing Supervisor Modules 8-4

Copying Boot Variable Images to the Standby Supervisor 8-4

Automatic Copying of Boot Variables 8-4

Verifying the Copied Boot Variables 8-4

Displaying HA Information 8-5

CHAPTER

9 Managing System Hardware 9-1

Displaying Switch Hardware Inventory 9-2

Displaying the Switch Serial Number 9-4

Displaying Power Usage Information 9-5

Power Supply Configuration Modes 9-6

Power Supply Configuration Guidelines 9-6

About Module Temperature 9-9

Displaying Module Temperature 9-10

About Fan Modules 9-10

About Clock Modules 9-11

Displaying Environment Information 9-11

Default Settings 9-12

CHAPTER

10 Managing Modules 10-1

About Modules 10-1

Supervisor Modules 10-2

Switching Modules 10-3

Services Modules 10-3

Verifying the Status of a Module 10-4

Checking the State of a Module 10-4

Connecting to a Module 10-5

Reloading Modules 10-7

Reloading the Switch 10-7

Power Cycling Modules 10-7

Reloading Switching Modules 10-7

Preserving Module Configuration 10-9

Purging Module Configuration 10-10

Powering Off Switching Modules 10-10

Identifying Module LEDs 10-11

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EPLD Configuration 10-15

Upgrading EPLD Images 10-15

Displaying EPLD Versions 10-19

ASM and SSM Feature Support 10-20

Installing the SSI Boot Image on the SSM 10-20

SSI Boot Image Upgrade Considerations for the SSM 10-21

Verifying the SSI Boot Image 10-22

Using the reload module Command 10-25

Using the install ssi Command 10-27

Installing the ASM-SFN Boot Image for VSFN 10-29

Verifying the ASM-SFN Boot Image 10-30

Configuring the ASM-SFN Image Boot Variable for VSFN 10-33

Managing ASMs, SSMs, and Supervisor Modules 10-34

Considerations for Replacing ASMs, SSMs, and Supervisor Modules 10-34

Recovering an SSM After Replacing Corrupted CompactFlash Memory 10-35

Considerations for Upgrading and Downgrading Cisco MDS SAN-OS Releases 10-36

Default Settings 10-38

PART

3 Switch Configuration

CHAPTER

11 Configuring Interfaces 11-1

Fibre Channel Interfaces 11-2

About Interface Modes 11-3

E Port 11-3

F Port 11-4

FL Port 11-4

TL Port 11-4

TE Port 11-5

SD Port 11-5

ST Port 11-5

Fx Port 11-5

B Port 11-5

Auto Mode 11-6

About Interface States 11-6

Administrative States 11-6

Operational States 11-6

Reason Codes 11-7

Configuring Fibre Channel Interface 11-9

Graceful Shut Down 11-9

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Interface Modes 11-10

TL Port ALPA Caches 11-11

Displaying the ALPA Cache Contents 11-11

Clearing the ALPA Cache 11-12

Administrative Speeds 11-12

Interface Descriptions 11-12

Buffer-to-Buffer Credits 11-12

Performance Buffers 11-14

Extended BB_credits 11-14

Frame Encapsulation 11-16

Receive Data Field Size 11-16

Beacon Mode 11-17

Identifying the Beacon LEDs 11-18

About Speed LEDs 11-18

Bit Error Thresholds 11-18

Switch Port Attribute Default Values 11-19

SFP Transmitter Types 11-20

Configuring Management Interfaces 11-20

Configuring VSAN Interfaces 11-22

Configuring CIM 11-22

Added Security on a CIM Server 11-22

Displaying Interface Information 11-23

Displaying TL Port Information 11-32

TL Port Translation Guidelines 11-33

Default Settings 11-34

CHAPTER

12 Configuring Trunking 12-1

About Trunking 12-1

About the Trunking Protocol 12-2

Enabling or Disabling the Trunking Protocol 12-2

Configuring Trunk Mode 12-2

Configuring the Trunk Mode 12-3

Trunk-Allowed VSAN Configuration 12-3

Configuring an Allowed-Active List of VSANs 12-5

Trunking Configuration Guidelines 12-6

Displaying Trunking Information 12-7

Default Settings 12-8

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13 Configuring PortChannels 13-1

PortChannel Functionality 13-2

PortChannel Examples 13-2

32-Port Switching Module Configuration Guidelines 13-3

About PortChanneling and Trunking 13-4

About Load Balancing 13-4

PortChannel Creation 13-6

PortChannel Modes 13-7

Deleting PortChannels 13-8

Interface Addition to a PortChannel 13-8

Forcing an Interface Addition 13-9

Compatibility Check 13-10

Suspended and Isolated States 13-10

Deleting Interfaces from a PortChannel 13-11

PortChannel Configuration Guidelines 13-11

Error Detection 13-11

Valid Configurations 13-12

Invalid Configuration Examples 13-13

PortChannel Protocol 13-13

About PortChannel Protocols 13-14

Channel Group Creation 13-14

Autocreation Functionality 13-15

Enabling and Configuring Autocreation 13-16

Converting to Manually-Configured Channel Groups 13-16

PortChannel Configuration Verification 13-17

Default Settings 13-20

CHAPTER

14 Configuring Domain Parameters 14-1

About fcdomain Phases 14-2

Domain Restart 14-3

Domain Configuration 14-4

Switch Priority 14-6

Allowed Domain ID Lists 14-6

Merged Stable Fabrics 14-7

Contiguous Domain Assignments 14-7

fcdomain Initiation 14-8

Fabric Name 14-8

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Incoming RCFs 14-8

Persistent FC IDs 14-9

Enabling Persistent FC IDs 14-10

Persistent FC IDs Manual Configuration 14-10

Unique Area FC IDs for Some HBAs 14-11

Persistent FC ID Selective Purging 14-13

Displaying fcdomain Information 14-13

Default Settings 14-16

CHAPTER

15 Scheduling Maintenance Jobs 15-1

About the Command Scheduler 15-1

Scheduler Terminology 15-1

Scheduling Guidelines 15-2

Scheduler Configuration 15-2

Command Scheduler Initialization 15-3

Job Definition 15-3

Job Deletion 15-4

Schedule Definition 15-5

Periodic Schedule Definition 15-5

One-Time Schedule Definition 15-6

Schedule Deletion 15-6

Job Disassociation 15-7

Schedule Time Deletion 15-7

Execution Log 15-7

Clearing the Log File Contents 15-7

Scheduler Configuration Verification 15-8

Default Settings 15-9

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CHAPTER

16 Configuring and Managing VSANs 16-1

VSAN Advantages 16-1

How VSANs Work 16-2

VSANs Versus Zones 16-4

Default and Isolated VSANs 16-5

Default VSAN 16-5

Isolated VSAN 16-5

Displaying Isolated VSAN Membership 16-5

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VSAN Attributes 16-6

Operational State of a VSAN 16-6

VSAN Membership 16-6

Creating and Configuring VSANs Statically 16-7

Assigning Static Port VSAN Membership 16-7

Deleting Static VSANs 16-8

Displaying Static VSAN Configurations 16-9

Default Settings 16-10

CHAPTER

17 Creating Dynamic VSANs 17-1

About DPVM 17-2

DPVM Requirements 17-2

Enabling DPVM 17-2

About DPVM Databases 17-3

Configuring Config and Pending Databases 17-3

Activating Config Databases 17-4

About Autolearned Entries 17-4

Enabling Autolearning 17-5

Clearing Learned Entries 17-5

Configuring DPVM Database Distribution 17-5

Disabling DPVM Database Distribution 17-6

Locking the Fabric 17-6

Committing Changes 17-6

Discarding Changes 17-7

Clearing a Locked Session 17-7

Database Merge Guidelines 17-7

Copying DPVM Databases 17-7

Comparing Database Differences 17-8

Displaying DPVM Configurations 17-9

Sample DPVM Configuration 17-10

Default Settings 17-12

CHAPTER

18 Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing 18-1

About IVR 18-2

IVR Features 18-3

IVR Terminology 18-3

IVR Guidelines 18-4

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Domain ID Guidelines 18-4

Transit VSAN Guidelines 18-5

Border Switch Guidelines 18-5

IVR Configuration 18-5

Unique Domain ID Configuration Options 18-6

Enabling IVR 18-6

IVR Configuration Distribution 18-6

Database Implementation 18-7

Enabling Configuration Distribution 18-7

Locking the Fabric 18-7

Committing the Changes 18-7

Discarding the Changes 18-8

Clearing a Locked Session 18-8

About IVR NAT 18-8

Enabling IVR NAT 18-10

About IVR Topologies 18-10

Configuring IVR Topologies 18-10

Manually Configuring the IVR Topology 18-11

Configuring an IVR Topology Database 18-11

Activating a Manually Configured IVR Topology 18-12

Configuring IVR Topology Automatic Mode 18-13

Migrating from IVR Topology Automatic Mode to Manual Mode 18-14

Clearing the Configured IVR Topology Database 18-14

Verifying the IVR Topology 18-14

Non-Unique VSAN IDs Using AFIDs 18-15

Configuring the AFID Database 18-15

Verifying the AFID Database 18-16

Adding IVR Virtual Domain 18-16

Verifying the IVR Virtual Domain Configuration 18-17

Persistent FC IDs for IVR 18-17

Configuring Persistent FC IDs for IVR 18-18

Clearing the IVR fcdomain Database 18-19

Verifying the Persistent FC ID Configuration 18-19

About IVZs and IVZSs 18-20

IVZs Versus Zones 18-20

Automatic IVZ Creation 18-21

Configuring IVZs and IVZSs 18-22

Creating and Activating IVZs and IVZSs 18-22

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Configuring LUNs in IVR Zoning 18-23

Configuring the QoS Attribute 18-24

Verifying the QoS Attribute Configuration 18-24

Using the force Option 18-24

Clearing the IVZ Database 18-25

Verifying IVZ and IVZS Configuration 18-25

About IVR Service Groups 18-27

Configuring IVR Service Groups 18-27

Verifying IVR Service Group Configuration 18-28

IVR Interoperability 18-28

Configuring IVR Using Read-Only Zoning 18-28

Database Merge Guidelines 18-29

Configuring IVR Logging Levels 18-30

Verifying Logging Level Configuration 18-31

Example Configurations 18-31

Manual Topology Configuration 18-31

Auto-Topology Configuration 18-34

Default Settings 18-36

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19 Configuring and Managing Zones 19-1

Zoning Features 19-2

Zoning Example 19-3

Zone Implementation 19-4

Zone Configuration 19-4

Configuring a Zone 19-5

Alias Configuration 19-6

Zone Set Creation 19-7

Active and Full Zone Set Considerations 19-8

Activating a Zone Set 19-10

Zone Enforcement 19-10

The Default Zone 19-11

Zone Set Distribution 19-11

Enabling Full Zone Set Distribution 19-12

One-Time Distribution 19-12

Recovering from Link Isolation 19-13

Importing and Exporting Zone Sets 19-14

Zone Set Duplication 19-14

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Copying Zone Sets 19-14

Zone Database Information 19-15

Zone-Based Traffic Priority 19-15

Configuring Default Zone QoS Priority Attributes 19-16

Configuring Broadcast Zoning 19-16

About LUN Zoning 19-17

Configuring a LUN-Based Zone 19-18

Assigning LUNs to Storage Subsystems 19-18

About Read-Only Zones 19-19

Read-Only Zone Configuration Guidelines 19-19

Configuring Read-Only Zones 19-19

Renaming Zones, Zone Sets, fcaliases, and Zone Attribute Groups 19-20

Cloning Zones, Zone Sets, fcaliases, and Zone Attribute Groups 19-20

Displaying Zone Information 19-21

About Enhanced Zoning 19-27

Advantages of Enhanced Zoning 19-28

Changing from Basic Zoning to Enhanced Zoning 19-28

Changing from Enhanced Zoning to Basic Zoning 19-29

Enabling Enhanced Zoning 19-29

Modifying the Zone Database 19-30

Creating Attribute Groups 19-30

Merging the Database 19-31

The Merge Process 19-32

Default Zone Policies 19-32

Broadcasting a Zone 19-32

Displaying Enhanced Zone Information 19-34

Default Settings 19-36

CHAPTER

20 Distributing Device Alias Services 20-1

About Device Aliases 20-1

Device Alias Features 20-2

Device Alias Requirements 20-2

Zone Aliases Versus Device Aliases 20-2

Modifying the Device Alias Database 20-3

Locking The Fabric 20-3

Committing Changes 20-4

Discarding Changes 20-4

Fabric Lock Override 20-4

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Device Alias Distribution 20-5

Legacy Zone Alias Configuration Conversion 20-5

Database Merge Guidelines 20-5

Device Alias Statistics Cleanup 20-6

Device Alias Configuration Verification 20-6

Default Settings 20-10

CHAPTER

21 Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols 21-1

FSPF Features 21-2

FSPF Examples 21-2

Fault Tolerant Fabric 21-2

Redundant Links 21-3

Fail-Over Scenarios for PortChannels and FSPF Links 21-3

FSPF Global Configuration 21-4

Global FSPF Configuration 21-4

FSPF Configuration Deletion 21-5

FSPF Routing Protocol Usage 21-5

Link State Record Defaults 21-5

FSPF Interface Configuration 21-6

FSPF Link Cost 21-6

Hello Time Intervals 21-6

Dead Time Intervals 21-6

Disabling FSPF for Specific Interfaces 21-7

Retransmitting Intervals 21-7

Configuring Fibre Channel Routes 21-8

Clearing FSPF Counters 21-9

Broadcast and Multicast Routing 21-10

In-Order Delivery 21-10

Reordering Network Frames 21-11

Reordering PortChannel Frames 21-11

Enabling In-Order Delivery 21-12

Enabling IOD Globally 21-12

Enabling IOD for a VSAN 21-13

Displaying the IOD Status 21-13

Configuring the Drop Latency Time 21-13

Displaying Latency Information 21-14

Flow Statistics Configuration 21-15

Configuring Flow Statistics 21-15

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Contents

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide

OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x

Counting Flow Statistics 21-15

Clearing FIB Statistics 21-16

Displaying Flow Statistics 21-16

Displaying Routing and Forwarding Information 21-17

Displaying Global FSPF Information 21-19

Displaying the FSPF Database 21-20

Displaying FSPF Interfaces 21-21

Default Settings 21-21

CHAPTER

22 Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases 22-1

Displaying FLOGI Details 22-1

About the Name Server Proxy Feature 22-2

Registering Name Server Proxies 22-3

Rejecting Duplicate pWWN 22-3

Displaying Name Server Database Entries 22-3

Displaying FDMI 22-5

About RSCN Information 22-7

Displaying RSCN Information 22-7

About the multi-pid Option 22-8

Suppressing Domain Format SW-RSCNs 22-9

Clearing RSCN Statistics 22-9

CHAPTER

23 Discovering SCSI Targets 23-1

About SCSI LUN Discovery 23-1

Starting SCSI LUN Discovery 23-2

Initiating Customized Discovery 23-2

Displaying SCSI LUN Information 23-3

CHAPTER

24 Configuring FICON 24-1

About FICON 24-2

FICON Requirements 24-2

MDS-Specific FICON Advantages 24-3

Fabric Optimization with VSANs 24-3

FCIP Support 24-4

PortChannel Support 24-4

VSANs for FICON and FCP Intermixing 24-4

Cisco MDS-Supported FICON Features 24-5

FICON Port Numbering 24-7

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