Installing the Fabric Extender Feature Set
You must enable the Fabric Extender feature set in the default VDC. Once enabled in the default VDC,
the FEX can belong to any VDC and can be configured from those VDCs. A single Fabric Extender
belongs exclusively to a single VDC.
Note
Before You Begin
Ensure that you are in the default VDC.
Ensure that you have disabled the IDS reserved addresses check (it is disabled by default). Use the
show
hardware ip verify
command and look for the string "address reserved" in the output. If the IDS reserved
addresses check is enabled, disable it with the
no hardware ip verify address reserved
command.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
install feature-set fex
3.
exit
DETAILED STEPS
Purpose
Command or Action
Enters configuration mode.
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 1
Installs the Fabric Extender feature set in the default VDC.
install feature-set fex
Step 2
Example:
switch(config)# install feature-set fex
To uninstall the Fabric Extender feature set, use the
no install
feature-set fex
command. Before you can uninstall the feature set,
you must ensure the following:
• The feature set must be installed in the default VDC.
• The feature set must not be enabled in any VDC.
Exits configuration mode.
exit
Example:
switch(config)# exit
switch#
Step 3
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Configuring the Fabric Extender
Managing the Fabric Extender Feature Set
