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Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
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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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