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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases
RSCN
RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution
Because the timeout value for each switch is configured manually, a misconfiguration occurs when
different switches time out at different times. This means different N-ports in a network can receive
RSCNs at different times. Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) infrastructure alleviates this situation by
automatically distributing the RSCN timer configuration information to all switches in a fabric. This also
reduces the number of SW-RSCNs. For additional information, see
Chapter 1, “Using Cisco Fabric
RSCN supports two modes, distributed and nondistributed. In distributed mode, RSCN uses CFS to
distribute configuration to all switches in the fabric. In nondistributed mode, only the configuration
commands on the local switch are affected.
Note
All configuration commands are not distributed. Only the
rscn event-tov
tov
vsan
vsan
command is
distributed.
Note
Only the RSCN timer configuration is distributed.
The RSCN timer is registered with CFS during initialization and switchover. For high availability, if the
RSCN timer distribution crashes and restarts or a switchover occurs, it resumes normal functionality
from the state prior to the crash or switchover.
This section includes the following topics:
•
Enabling RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution, page 1-8
•
•
Committing the RSCN Timer Configuration Changes, page 1-9
•
Discarding the RSCN Timer Configuration Changes, page 1-9
•
Clearing a Locked Session, page 1-9
•
Displaying RSCN Configuration Distribution Information, page 1-10
Enabling RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution
To enable RSCN timer configuration distribution, perform this task:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
configuration terminal
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
rscn distribute
Enables RSCN timer distribution.
switch(config)#
no
rscn distribute
Disables (default) RSCN timer distribution.