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Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
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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
About DPVM Databases 23
Configuring DPVM Config and Pending Databases 23
Activating DPVM Config Databases 24
About Autolearned Entries 24
Enabling Autolearning 25
Clearing Learned Entries 26
DPVM Database Distribution 26
About DPVM Database Distribution 26
Disabling DPVM Database Distribution 26
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About Locking the Fabric 27
Locking the Fabric 27
Committing Changes 28
Discarding Changes 28
Clearing a Locked Session 28
Database Merge Guidelines 29
About Copying DPVM Databases 29
Copying DPVM Databases 29
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
About Zoning 37
Zoning Example 39
Zone Implementation 40
Zone Member Configuration Guidelines 40
Active and Full Zoneset Considerations 40
Using the Quick Config Wizard 41
Autozone 44
Guidelines and Limitations for Autozone 45
Configuring Autozone in Automatic Mode 46
Enabling Autozone in Automatic Mode 46
Executing Autozone in Manual mode 46
Enabling Autozone in Automatic Mode by a Remotely Authenticated (AAA) User 46
Disabling Autozone Automatic Mode 47
Displaying All the Zone Configurations 47
Displaying Pending Zone Configurations 47
Applying Pending Zone Configurations (Manual Mode) 47
Deleting Zones and Zoneset Created by Autozone 47
Example: Configuring Autozone 47
Verifying Autozone Configuration 49
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Autozone Example Scenario 50
Zone Configuration 53
About the Edit Local Full Zone Database Tool 53
Configuring a Zone 54
Configuring a Zone Using the Zone Configuration Tool 56
Adding Zone Members 59
Filtering End Devices Based on Name, WWN or FC ID 60
Adding Multiple End Devices to Multiple Zones 61
Zone Sets 61
ZoneSet Creation 61
Activating a Zoneset 61
Activating a Zoneset Using Fabric Manager 62
Deactivating a Zoneset 64
Displaying Zone Membership Information 64
Overwrite Control for an Active Zoneset 65
Default Zone 66
Configuring the Default Zone Access Permission 67
Configuring the Default Zone Access Permission Using Fabric Manager 67
About FC Alias Creation 68
Creating FC Aliases 69
Creating FC Aliases Using Fabric Manager 70
Adding Members to Aliases 71
Converting Zone Members to pWWN-Based Members 73
Creating Zone Sets and Adding Member Zones 73
Filtering Zones, Zone Sets, and Device Aliases Based on Name 75
Adding Multiple Zones to Multiple Zone Sets 75
Zone Enforcement 75
ZoneSet Distribution 76
Enabling Full Zoneset Distribution 76
Enabling Full Zoneset Distribution Using Fabric Manager 77
Enabling a One-Time Distribution 77
Enabling a One-Time Distribution Using Fabric Manager 78
About Recovering from Link Isolation 79
Importing and Exporting Zone Sets 79
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Importing and Exporting Zone Sets Using Fabric Manager 80
Zoneset Duplication 80
Copying Zone Sets 81
Copying Zone Sets Using Fabric Manager 81
About Backing Up and Restoring Zones 82
Backing Up Zones Using Fabric Manager 82
Restoring Zones 84
Renaming Zones, Zone Sets, and Aliases 85
Renaming Zones, Zone Sets, and Aliases Using Fabric Manager 86
Cloning Zones, Zone Sets, FC Aliases, and Zone Attribute Groups 86
Cloning Zones, Zone Sets, FC Aliases, and Zone Attribute Groups Using Fabric Manager 87
Migrating a Non-MDS Database 88
Clearing the Zone Server Database 88
Advanced Zone Attributes 89
About Zone-Based Traffic Priority 89
Configuring Zone-Based Traffic Priority 89
Configuring Zone-Based Traffic Priority Using Fabric Manager 90
Configuring Default Zone QoS Priority Attributes 91
Configuring Default Zone QoS Priority Attributes Using Fabric Manager 92
Configuring the Default Zone Policy 92
About Broadcast Zoning 93
Configuring Broadcast Zoning 94
In basic zoning mode 94
In default zoning mode 95
About Smart Zoning 95
Smart Zoning Member Configuration 96
Enabling Smart Zoning on a VSAN 96
Setting Default Value for Smart Zoning 96
Converting Zones Automatically to Smart Zoning 97
Configuring Device Types for Zone Members 98
Removing Smart Zoning Configuration 98
Disabling Smart Zoning at Zone Level in the Basic Zoning Mode 99
Disabling Smart Zoning at Zone Level for a VSAN in the Enhanced Zoning Mode 99
Disabling Smart Zoning at Zone Level Using Fabric Manager 100
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About LUN Zoning 100
Configuring a LUN-Based Zone 101
Configuring a LUN-Based Zone Using Fabric Manager 102
Assigning LUNs to Storage Subsystems 102
About Read-Only Zones 102
Configuring Read-Only Zones 103
Configuring Read-Only Zones For a Default Zone 103
Configuring Read-Only Zones Using Fabric Manager 104
Displaying Zone Information 104
Enhanced Zoning 112
About Enhanced Zoning 112
Changing from Basic Zoning to Enhanced Zoning 113
Changing from Enhanced Zoning to Basic Zoning 114
Enabling Enhanced Zoning 114
Enabling Enhanced Zoning Using Fabric Manager 114
Modifying the Zone Database 115
Enabling Automatic Zone Pending Diff Display 116
Releasing Zone Database Locks 116
Creating Attribute Groups 116
Merging the Database 117
Merge Process 118
Analyzing a Zone Merge 127
Configuring Zone Merge Control Policies 128
Preventing Zones From Flooding FC2 Buffers 129
Permitting or Denying Traffic in the Default Zone 129
Broadcasting a Zone 129
Configuring System Default Zoning Settings 130
Configuring Zone Generic Service Permission Settings 131
Displaying Enhanced Zone Information 131
Compacting the Zone Database for Downgrading 133
Zone and ZoneSet Analysis 134
Zoning Best Practice 137
TCAM Regions 137
Zoning Types 138
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Forwarding Engines 141
F and TF Port Channels 145
E and TE Port Channels and IVR 146
Enhancing Zone Server Performance 149
Zone Server-Fibre Channel Name Server Shared Database 149
Enabling the Zone Server-FCNS Shared Database 149
Disabling Zone Server-FCNS shared database 149
Zone Server SNMP Optimization 150
Enabling Zone Server SNMP Optimization 150
Disabling Zone Server SNMP Optimization 151
Zone Server Delta Distribution 151
Enabling Zone Server Delta Distribution 151
Disabling Zone Server Delta Distribution 152
Default Settings 152
Distributing Device Alias Services 155
CHAPTER 6
Understanding Device Aliases 155
Device Alias Modes 155
Changing Mode Settings 156
Device Alias Mode Distribution 156
Device Alias Diffs-Only Distribution 156
Configuring Device Alias Diffs-Only Distribution 157
Merging Device Alias with the Diffs-Only Distribution Feature Enabled 158
Merging Device Alias in Different Modes 158
Resolving Merge Failure and Device Alias Mode Mismatch 159
Device Alias Features 159
Device Alias Requirements 160
Zone Aliases Versus Device Aliases 160
Device Alias Databases 161
Creating Device Aliases 161
About Device Alias Distribution 162
About Creating a Device Alias 162
About Device Alias Configuration Best Practices 162
Committing Changes 164
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Enabling the Device Alias Pending Diff Display 164
Discarding Changes 165
Fabric Lock Override 165
Clearing Database Content 166
Clearing Statistics 166
Disabling and Enabling Device Alias Distribution 166
About Legacy Zone Alias Configuration Conversion 167
Importing a Zone Alias 167
Device Alias Statistics Cleanup 168
Database Merge Guidelines 169
Device Alias Configuration Verification 169
Default Settings 171
Resolving Device Alias Merge Failures 172
Device Alias Best Practices 172
Resolving Device Alias Mismatches 173
Resolving Merge Failures 174
Resolving Duplicate Device Alias Names (Same Device Alias Name, Different pWWNs) 174
Resolving Duplicate pWWNs (Different Device Alias Names, Same pWWN) 176
Resolving Mode Mismatch 178
Resolving a Validation Failure 179
Resolving Database Conflicts 181
Verifying the Device-Alias Database Status 182
Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols 185
CHAPTER 7
About FSPF 185
FSPF Examples 186
Fault Tolerant Fabric 186
Redundant Links 186
Failover Scenarios for PortChannels and FSPF Links 187
FSPF Global Configuration 188
About SPF Computational Hold Times 188
About Link State Record Defaults 188
Configuring FSPF on a VSAN 189
Resetting FSPF to the Default Configuration 189
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Enabling or Disabling FSPF 189
Clearing FSPF Counters for the VSAN 190
FSPF Interface Configuration 190
About FSPF Link Cost 190
Configuring FSPF Link Cost 190
About Hello Time Intervals 191
Configuring Hello Time Intervals 191
About Dead Time Intervals 191
Configuring Dead Time Intervals 192
About Retransmitting Intervals 192
Configuring Retransmitting Intervals 192
About Disabling FSPF for Specific Interfaces 193
Disabling FSPF for Specific Interfaces 193
Clearing FSPF Counters for an Interface 194
FSPF Routes 194
About Fibre Channel Routes 194
About Broadcast and Multicast Routing 194
About Multicast Root Switch 195
Setting the Multicast Root Switch 195
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 199
Flow Statistics Configuration 200
About Flow Statistics 200
Counting Aggregated Flow Statistics 200
Counting Individual Flow Statistics 201
Clearing FIB Statistics 201
Displaying Flow Statistics 202
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Displaying Global FSPF Information 202
Displaying the FSPF Database 203
Displaying FSPF Interfaces 204
Default Settings 204
Configuring Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing 207
CHAPTER 8
About DWDM 207
Configuring X2 DWDM Transceiver Frequency 207
Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases 209
CHAPTER 9
About FLOGI 209
FLOGI Scale Optimization 209
FLOGI Quiesce Timeout 210
Restrictions 210
Enabling FLOGI Scale Optimization and Quiesce Timeout 210
Disabling FLOGI Scale Optimization and Quiesce Timeout 211
Displaying FLOGI Details 212
Name Server 213
Bulk Notification Sent from the Name Server 213
Enabling Name Server Bulk Notification 214
Disabling Name Server Bulk Notification 214
Disabling Name Server Bulk Notification for NX-OS Release 6.2(9) 215
Re-enabling Name Server Bulk Notification 215
Name Server Proxy Registration 215
Registering Name Server Proxies 215
About Rejecting Duplicate pWWN 216
Rejecting Duplicate pWWNs 216
Name Server Database Entries 216
Optimizing Name Server Database Sync 217
Verifying the Number of Name Server Database Entries 217
Displaying Name Server Database Entries 217
FDMI 219
Displaying FDMI 219
VMID 221
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Guidelines and Limitations for VMID 223
Configuring a VMID 224
Enabling a VMID 224
Disabling a VMID 224
Configuring a VMID Range 224
Examples: Configuring a VMID 225
Verifying a VMID Configuration 225
RSCN 228
About RSCN Information 229
Displaying RSCN Information 229
multi-pid Option 230
Configuring the multi-pid Option 230
Suppressing Domain Format SW-RSCNs 230
Coalesced SW-RSCN 231
Enabling Coalesced SW-RSCNs 231
Disabling Coalesced SW-RSCNs 232
Clearing RSCN Statistics 232
RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution Using CFS 233
Configuring the RSCN Timer 233
Verifying the RSCN Timer Configuration 234
RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution 234
Enabling RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution 235
Locking the Fabric 235
Committing the RSCN Timer Configuration Changes 236
Discarding the RSCN Timer Configuration Changes 236
Clearing a Locked Session 236
Displaying RSCN Configuration Distribution Information 237
Default Settings 237
Enabling Port Pacing 238
Discovering SCSI Targets 239
CHAPTER 10
About SCSI LUN Discovery 239
About Starting SCSI LUN Discovery 239
Starting SCSI LUN Discovery 239
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About Initiating Customized Discovery 240
Initiating Customized Discovery 240
Displaying SCSI LUN Information 241
Configuring FICON 245
CHAPTER 11
About FICON 245
FICON Requirements 246
MDS-Specific FICON Advantages 247
Fabric Optimization with VSANs 247
FCIP Support 248
PortChannel Support 248
VSANs for FICON and FCP Mixing 248
Cisco MDS-Supported FICON Features 249
FICON Cascading 251
FICON VSAN Prerequisites 251
FICON Port Numbering 251
Default FICON Port Numbering Scheme 252
Port Addresses 255
Implemented and Unimplemented Port Addresses 255
About the Reserved FICON Port Numbering Scheme 255
Installed and Uninstalled Ports 256
FICON Port Numbering Guidelines 256
Assigning FICON Port Numbers to Slots 256
Displaying the FICON Port Number Assignments 257
About Port Numbers for FCIP and PortChannel 257
Reserving FICON Port Numbers for FCIP and PortChannel Interfaces 258
FC ID Allocation 258
Configuring FICON 259
About Enabling FICON on a VSAN 259
Enabling FICON on the Switch 260
Setting Up a Basic FICON Configuration 260
Manually Enabling FICON on a VSAN 263
Configuring the code-page Option 264
Allowing the Host to Move the Switch Offline 265
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Allowing the Host to Change FICON Port Parameters 265
Allowing the Host to Control the Timestamp 266
Clearing the Time Stamp 267
Configuring SNMP Control of FICON Parameters 267
About FICON Device Allegiance 267
Clearing FICON Device Allegiance 267
Automatically Saving the Running Configuration 268
Configuring FICON Ports 269
Binding Port Numbers to PortChannels 269
Binding Port Numbers to FCIP Interfaces 270
Configuring Port Blocking 270
Port Prohibiting 271
Configuring the Default State for Port Prohibiting 272
Configuring Port Prohibiting 272
Assigning a Port Address Name 273
About RLIR 273
Specifying an RLIR Preferred Host 274
Displaying RLIR Information 275
Clearing RLIR Information 278
FICON Configuration Files 279
About FICON Configuration Files 279
Applying the Saved Configuration Files to the Running Configuration 280
Editing FICON Configuration Files 280
Displaying FICON Configuration Files 281
Copying FICON Configuration Files 282
Port Swapping 282
About Port Swapping 283
Swapping Ports 284
Swapping Ports on the Switch with Duplicate Port Numbers 284
FICON Tape Acceleration 284
Configuring FICON Tape Acceleration 286
Configuring FICON Tape Read Acceleration 287
Configuring XRC Acceleration 288
Moving a FICON VSAN to an Offline State 288
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CUP In-Band Management 289
Placing CUPs in a Zone 289
Displaying Control Unit Information 290
Displaying FICON Information 290
Receiving FICON Alerts 290
Displaying FICON Port Address Information 291
Displaying FICON Configuration File Information 292
Displaying the Configured FICON State 294
Displaying a Port Administrative State 294
Displaying Buffer Information 295
Viewing the History Buffer 295
Displaying FICON Information in the Running Configuration 296
Displaying FICON Information in the Startup Configuration 296
Displaying FICON-Related Log Information 297
Default Settings 298
Advanced Features and Concepts 299
CHAPTER 12
Common Information Model 299
Fibre Channel Time-Out Values 299
Timer Configuration Across All VSANs 300
Timer Configuration Per-VSAN 300
About fctimer Distribution 301
Enabling fctimer Distribution 301
Committing fctimer Changes 302
Discarding fctimer Changes 302
Fabric Lock Override 303
Database Merge Guidelines 303
Displaying Configured fctimer Values 303
Organizationally Unique Identifiers 304
Guidelines and Limitations 304
Adding and Deleting OUIs 304
Configuration Examples for Adding and Deleting OUIs 305
Example: Adding and Deleting OUIs 305
Example: Displaying OUIs 305
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World Wide Names 305
Displaying WWN Information 305
Link Initialization WWN Usage 306
Configuring a Secondary MAC Address 306
FC ID Allocation for HBAs 307
Default Company ID List 307
Verifying the Company ID Configuration 309
Switch Interoperability 309
About Interop Mode 310
Configuring Interop Mode 1 311
Configuring Interop Mode 1 313
Default Settings 316
Configuring Fibre Channel Common Transport Management Security 319
CHAPTER 13
About Fibre Channel Common Transport 319
Configuration Guidelines 319
Configuring the Fibre Channel Common Transport Query 320
Verifying Fibre Channel Common Transport Management Security 320
Default Settings 321
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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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