Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS User manual

Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide,
Release 7.x
First Published: January 29, 2014
Last Modified: May 22, 2014
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CONTENTS
Preface Preface xix
Audience xix
Document Conventions xix
Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Software xxi
Documentation Feedback xxii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xxiii
CHAPTER 1 Overview 1
SAN Switching Overview 1
CHAPTER 2 Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces 5
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces 5
Information About Fibre Channel Interfaces 5
Licensing Requirements for Fibre Channel 5
QOS Requirements for Fibre Channel 5
Physical Fibre Channel Interfaces 6
Virtual Fibre Channel Interfaces 6
VF Port 6
VE Ports 7
VNP Ports 8
Interface Modes 8
E Port 9
F Port 9
NP Port 9
TE Port 9
TF Port 10
TNP Port 10
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SD Port 10
Auto Mode 10
Interface States 10
Administrative States 10
Operational States 11
Reason Codes 11
Buffer-to-Buffer Credits 14
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces 15
Configuring a Fibre Channel Interface 15
Configuring a Range of Fibre Channel Interfaces 15
Setting the Interface Administrative State 15
Configuring Interface Modes 16
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces 17
Configuring Unified Ports 17
Configuring the Interface Description 18
Configuring Port Speeds 19
Autosensing 19
Configuring SD Port Frame Encapsulation 19
Configuring Receive Data Field Size 20
Understanding Bit Error Thresholds 20
Configuring Buffer-to-Buffer Credits 21
Configuring Global Attributes for Fibre Channel Interfaces 22
Configuring Switch Port Attribute Default Values 22
Information About N Port Identifier Virtualization 23
Enabling N Port Identifier Virtualization 23
Example Port Channel Configurations 24
Verifying Fibre Channel Interfaces 25
Verifying SFP Transmitter Types 25
Verifying Interface Information 25
Verifying BB_Credit Information 26
Default Fibre Channel Interface Settings 27
CHAPTER 3 Configuring Fibre Channel Domain Parameters 29
Information About Domain Parameters 29
Fibre Channel Domains 29
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Domain Restarts 30
Restarting a Domain 31
Domain Manager Fast Restart 31
Enabling Domain Manager Fast Restart 31
Switch Priority 32
Configuring Switch Priority 32
About fcdomain Initiation 33
Disabling or Reenabling fcdomains 33
Configuring Fabric Names 33
Incoming RCFs 34
Rejecting Incoming RCFs 34
Autoreconfiguring Merged Fabrics 35
Enabling Autoreconfiguration 35
Domain IDs 36
Domain IDs - Guidelines 36
Configuring Static or Preferred Domain IDs 38
Allowed Domain ID Lists 39
Configuring Allowed Domain ID Lists 39
CFS Distribution of Allowed Domain ID Lists 40
Enabling Distribution 40
Locking the Fabric 40
Committing Changes 41
Discarding Changes 41
Clearing a Fabric Lock 42
Displaying CFS Distribution Status 42
Displaying Pending Changes 42
Displaying Session Status 42
Contiguous Domain ID Assignments 43
Enabling Contiguous Domain ID Assignments 43
FC IDs 43
Persistent FC IDs 44
Enabling the Persistent FC ID Feature 44
Persistent FC ID Configuration Guidelines 45
Configuring Persistent FC IDs 45
Unique Area FC IDs for HBAs 46
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Configuring Unique Area FC IDs for an HBA 46
Persistent FC ID Selective Purging 48
Purging Persistent FC IDs 48
Verifying the fcdomain Configuration 48
Default Settings for Fibre Channel Domains 49
CHAPTER 4 Configuring N Port Virtualization 51
Configuring N Port Virtualization 51
Information About NPV 51
NPV Overview 51
NPV Mode 52
Server Interfaces 52
NP Uplinks 53
FLOGI Operation 53
NPV Traffic Management 54
Automatic Uplink Selection 54
Traffic Maps 54
Disruptive Load Balancing 55
NPV Traffic Management Guidelines 55
NPV Guidelines and Limitations 55
Configuring NPV 56
Enabling NPV 56
Configuring NPV Interfaces 57
Configuring an NP Interface 57
Configuring a Server Interface 58
Configuring NPV Traffic Management 58
Configuring NPV Traffic Maps 58
Enabling Disruptive Load Balancing 59
Verifying NPV 59
Verifying NPV Examples 60
Verifying NPV Traffic Management 61
CHAPTER 5 Configuring FCoE NPV 63
Information About FCoE NPV 63
FCoE NPV Model 65
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Mapping Requirements 66
Port Requirements 67
NPV Features 67
vPC Topologies 68
Supported and Unsupported Topologies 69
Guidelines and Limitations 73
FCoE NPV Configuration Limits 73
Default Settings 74
Enabling FCoE and Enabling NPV 75
Enabling FCoE NPV 75
Configuring NPV Ports for FCoE NPV 76
Verifying FCoE NPV Configuration 76
Configuration Examples for FCoE NPV 77
CHAPTER 6 Configuring VSAN Trunking 83
Configuring VSAN Trunking 83
Information About VSAN Trunking 83
VSAN Trunking Mismatches 84
VSAN Trunking Protocol 84
Configuring VSAN Trunking 85
Guidelines and Limitations 85
Enabling or Disabling the VSAN Trunking Protocol 85
Trunk Mode 85
Configuring Trunk Mode 86
Trunk-Allowed VSAN Lists 87
Configuring an Allowed-Active List of VSANs 89
Displaying VSAN Trunking Information 90
Default Settings for VSAN Trunks 90
CHAPTER 7 Configuring SAN Port Channels 93
Configuring SAN Port Channels 93
Information About SAN Port Channels 93
Understanding Port Channels and VSAN Trunking 94
Understanding Load Balancing 95
Configuring SAN Port Channels 97
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SAN Port Channel Configuration Guidelines 99
F and TF Port Channel Guidelines 99
Creating a SAN Port Channel 100
About Port Channel Modes 100
Configuring Active Mode SAN Port Channel 101
About SAN Port Channel Deletion 102
Deleting SAN Port Channels 102
Interfaces in a SAN Port Channel 102
About Interface Addition to a SAN Port Channel 103
Compatibility Check 103
Suspended and Isolated States 104
Adding an Interface to a SAN Port Channel 104
Forcing an Interface Addition 104
About Interface Deletion from a SAN Port Channel 105
Deleting an Interface from a SAN Port Channel 105
SAN Port Channel Protocol 106
About Channel Group Creation 106
Autocreation Guidelines 108
Enabling and Configuring Autocreation 109
About Manually Configured Channel Groups 109
Converting to Manually Configured Channel Groups 109
Example Port Channel Configurations 109
Verifying SAN Port Channel Configuration 110
Default Settings for SAN Port Channels 111
CHAPTER 8 Configuring and Managing VSANs 113
Configuring and Managing VSANs 113
Information About VSANs 113
VSAN Topologies 113
VSAN Advantages 116
VSANs Versus Zones 116
Guidelines and Limitations for VSANs 117
About VSAN Creation 118
Creating VSANs Statically 118
Port VSAN Membership 119
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Assigning Static Port VSAN Membership 120
Displaying VSAN Static Membership 120
Default VSANs 121
Isolated VSANs 121
Displaying Isolated VSAN Membership 122
Operational State of a VSAN 122
Static VSAN Deletion 122
Deleting Static VSANs 123
About Load Balancing 123
Configuring Load Balancing 123
Interop Mode 125
Displaying the Static VSAN Configuration 125
Default Settings for VSANs 125
CHAPTER 9 Configuring and Managing Zones 127
Information About Zones 127
Information About Zoning 127
Zoning Features 127
Zoning Example 129
Zone Implementation 130
Active and Full Zone Sets 130
Configuring a Zone 133
Configuration Examples 133
Zone Sets 134
Activating a Zone Set 135
Default Zone 135
Configuring the Default Zone Access Permission 136
FC Alias Creation 136
Creating FC Aliases 137
Creating FC Aliases Example 137
Creating Zone Sets and Adding Member Zones 138
Zone Enforcement 139
Zone Set Distribution 140
Enabling Full Zone Set Distribution 140
Enabling a One-Time Distribution 140
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Recovering from Link Isolation 141
Importing and Exporting Zone Sets 142
Zone Set Duplication 142
Copying Zone Sets 143
Renaming Zones, Zone Sets, and Aliases 143
Cloning Zones, Zone Sets, FC Aliases, and Zone Attribute Groups 144
Clearing the Zone Server Database 145
Verifying the Zone Configuration 145
Enhanced Zoning 146
Enhanced Zoning 146
Changing from Basic Zoning to Enhanced Zoning 147
Changing from Enhanced Zoning to Basic Zoning 148
Enabling Enhanced Zoning 148
Modifying the Zone Database 149
Releasing Zone Database Locks 150
Merging the Database 150
Configuring Zone Merge Control Policies 151
Default Zone Policies 152
Configuring System Default Zoning Settings 152
Verifying Enhanced Zone Information 153
Compacting the Zone Database 153
Analyzing the Zone and Zone Set 154
Default Settings for Zones 154
CHAPTER 10 Distributing Device Alias Services 155
Distributing Device Alias Services 155
Information About Device Aliases 155
Device Alias Features 155
Device Alias Requirements 156
Zone Aliases Versus Device Aliases 156
Device Alias Databases 157
Creating Device Aliases 157
Device Alias Modes 158
Device Alias Mode Guidelines and Limitations for Device Alias Services 158
Configuring Device Alias Modes 159
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Device Alias Distribution 160
Locking the Fabric 160
Committing Changes 160
Discarding Changes 161
Overriding the Fabric Lock 162
Disabling and Enabling Device Alias Distribution 162
Legacy Zone Alias Configuration 163
Importing a Zone Alias 163
Device Alias Database Merge Guidelines 164
Verifying the Device Alias Configuration 164
Default Settings for Device Alias Services 165
CHAPTER 11 Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols 167
Information About Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols 167
Information About FSPF 168
FSPF Examples 168
Fault Tolerant Fabric Example 168
Redundant Link Example 169
FSPF Global Configuration 169
SPF Computational Hold Times 170
Link State Records 170
Configuring FSPF on a VSAN 170
Resetting FSPF to the Default Configuration 171
Enabling or Disabling FSPF 171
Clearing FSPF Counters for the VSAN 172
FSPF Interface Configuration 172
FSPF Link Cost 172
Configuring FSPF Link Cost 173
Hello Time Intervals 173
Configuring Hello Time Intervals 173
Dead Time Intervals 174
Configuring Dead Time Intervals 174
Retransmitting Intervals 175
Configuring Retransmitting Intervals 175
About Disabling FSPF for Specific Interfaces 176
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Disabling FSPF for Specific Interfaces 176
Clearing FSPF Counters for an Interface 176
FSPF Routes 177
Fibre Channel Routes 177
Configuring Fibre Channel Routes 177
In-Order Delivery 178
Reordering Network Frames 179
Reordering SAN Port Channel Frames 180
About Enabling In-Order Delivery 180
Enabling In-Order Delivery 180
Enabling In-Order Delivery for a VSAN 181
Displaying the In-Order Delivery Status 182
Configuring the Drop Latency Time 182
Displaying Latency Information 183
Flow Statistics Configuration 183
Flow Statistics 183
Counting Aggregated Flow Statistics 183
Counting Individual Flow Statistics 184
Clearing FIB Statistics 184
Displaying Flow Statistics 184
Default Settings for FSFP 185
CHAPTER 12 Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases 187
Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases 187
Fabric Login 187
Name Server Proxy 188
About Registering Name Server Proxies 188
Registering Name Server Proxies 188
Rejecting Duplicate pWWNs 188
Rejecting Duplicate pWWNs 189
Name Server Database Entries 189
Displaying Name Server Database Entries 190
FDMI 190
Displaying FDMI 191
RSCN 191
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About RSCN Information 191
Displaying RSCN Information 191
Multi-pid Option 192
Configuring the multi-pid Option 192
Suppressing Domain Format SW-RSCNs 192
Clearing RSCN Statistics 193
Configuring the RSCN Timer 193
Verifying the RSCN Timer Configuration 194
RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution 194
Enabling RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution 195
Locking the Fabric 195
Committing RSCN Timer Configuration Changes 196
Discarding the RSCN Timer Configuration Changes 196
Clearing a Locked Session 197
Displaying RSCN Configuration Distribution Information 197
Default Settings for RSCN 197
CHAPTER 13 Discovering SCSI Targets 199
Discovering SCSI Targets 199
Information About SCSI LUN Discovery 199
About Starting SCSI LUN Discovery 199
Starting SCSI LUN Discovery 200
About Initiating Customized Discovery 200
Initiating Customized Discovery 200
Displaying SCSI LUN Information 201
CHAPTER 14 Configuring iSCSI TLV 203
Information about iSCSI TLV 203
iSCSI TLV Configuration 203
Identifying iSCSI Traffic 203
Configuring Type QoS Policies 204
Configuring No-Drop Policy Maps 205
Applying System Service Policies 206
iSCSI TLV and FCoE Configuration 207
Identifying iSCSI and FCoE Traffic 207
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Configuring Type QoS Policies 208
Configuring No-Drop Policy Maps 209
Applying System Service Policies 212
CHAPTER 15 Advanced Fibre Channel Features 213
Advanced Fibre Channel Features and Concepts 213
Fibre Channel Timeout Values 213
Timer Configuration Across All VSANs 213
Timer Configuration Per-VSAN 214
fctimer Distribution 215
Enabling or Disabling fctimer Distribution 215
Committing fctimer Changes 216
Discarding fctimer Changes 216
Overriding the Fabric Lock 216
Fabric Database Merge Guidelines 217
Verifying Configured fctimer Values 217
World Wide Names 218
Verifying the WWN Configuration 218
Link Initialization WWN Usage 218
Configuring a Secondary MAC Address 219
FC ID Allocation for HBAs 219
Default Company ID List 220
Verifying the Company ID Configuration 220
Switch Interoperability 221
About Interop Mode 221
Configuring Interop Mode 1 224
Verifying Interoperating Status 225
Default Settings for Advanced Fibre Channel Features 229
CHAPTER 16 Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP 231
Information About FC-SP and DHCHAP 231
Fabric Authentication 231
Configuring DHCHAP Authentication 232
DHCHAP Compatibility with Fibre Channel Features 233
About Enabling DHCHAP 233
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Enabling DHCHAP 233
DHCHAP Authentication Modes 234
Configuring the DHCHAP Mode 235
DHCHAP Hash Algorithm 236
Configuring the DHCHAP Hash Algorithm 236
DHCHAP Group Settings 237
Configuring the DHCHAP Group Settings 237
DHCHAP Password 237
Configuring DHCHAP Passwords for the Local Switch 238
Password Configuration for Remote Devices 238
Configuring DHCHAP Passwords for Remote Devices 239
DHCHAP Timeout Value 239
Configuring the DHCHAP Timeout Value 239
Configuring DHCHAP AAA Authentication 240
Displaying Protocol Security Information 240
Configuration Examples for Fabric Security 241
Default Settings for Fabric Security 242
CHAPTER 17 Configuring Port Security 245
Configuring Port Security 245
Information About Port Security 245
Port Security Enforcement 246
Auto-Learning 246
Port Security Activation 246
Configuring Port Security 247
Configuring Port Security with Auto-Learning and CFS Distribution 247
Configuring Port Security with Auto-Learning without CFS 248
Configuring Port Security with Manual Database Configuration 248
Enabling Port Security 249
Port Security Activation 249
Activating Port Security 249
Database Activation Rejection 250
Forcing Port Security Activation 250
Database Reactivation 251
Auto-Learning 252
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About Enabling Auto-Learning 252
Enabling Auto-Learning 252
Disabling Auto-Learning 253
Auto-Learning Device Authorization 253
Authorization Scenario 254
Port Security Manual Configuration 255
WWN Identification Guidelines 255
Adding Authorized Port Pairs 256
Port Security Configuration Distribution 257
Enabling Port Security Distribution 257
Locking the Fabric 258
Committing the Changes 258
Discarding the Changes 258
Activation and Auto-Learning Configuration Distribution 259
Merging the Port Security Database 261
Database Interaction 261
Database Scenarios 263
Copying the Port Security Database 264
Deleting the Port Security Database 264
Clearing the Port Security Database 264
Displaying Port Security Configuration 265
Default Settings for Port Security 265
CHAPTER 18 Configuring Fabric Binding 267
Configuring Fabric Binding 267
Information About Fabric Binding 267
Licensing Requirements for Fabric Binding 267
Port Security Versus Fabric Binding 267
Fabric Binding Enforcement 268
Configuring Fabric Binding 269
Configuring Fabric Binding 269
Enabling Fabric Binding 269
Switch WWN Lists 269
Configuring Switch WWN List 270
Fabric Binding Activation and Deactivation 270
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Activating Fabric Binding 271
Forcing Fabric Binding Activation 271
Copying Fabric Binding Configurations 272
Clearing the Fabric Binding Statistics 272
Deleting the Fabric Binding Database 272
Verifying the Fabric Binding Configuration 273
Default Settings for Fabric Binding 273
CHAPTER 19 Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers 275
Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers 275
Information About FCS 275
FCS Characteristics 276
FCS Name Specification 277
Displaying FCS Information 277
Default FCS Settings 277
CHAPTER 20 Configuring Port Tracking 279
Configuring Port Tracking 279
Information About Port Tracking 279
Default Settings for Port Tracking 280
Configuring Port Tracking 281
Enabling Port Tracking 281
Configuring Linked Ports 282
Operationally Binding a Tracked Port 282
Tracking Multiple Ports 282
Tracking Multiple Ports 283
Monitoring Ports in a VSAN 283
Monitoring Ports in a VSAN 284
Forcefully Shutting down 284
Forcefully Shutting Down a Tracked Port 285
Displaying Port Tracking Information 285
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Preface
The preface contains the following sections:
•Audience, page xix
•Document Conventions, page xix
•Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Software, page xxi
•Documentation Feedback, page xxii
•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page xxiii
Audience
This publication is for network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco Nexus devices and Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders.
Document Conventions
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.
Note
Command descriptions use the following conventions:
DescriptionConvention
Bold text indicates the commands and keywords that you enter literally
as shown.
bold
Italic text indicates arguments for which the user supplies the values.
Italic
Square brackets enclose an optional element (keyword or argument).[x]
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DescriptionConvention
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}
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.
[x {y | z}]
Indicates a variable for which you supply values, in context where italics
cannot be used.
variable
A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the
string or the string will include the quotation marks.
string
Examples use the following conventions:
DescriptionConvention
Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.screen font
Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.boldface screen font
Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
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:
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
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