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Chapter 11 Troubleshooting VSANs, Domains, and FSPF
Dynamic Port VSAN Membership Issues
Step 4
Select the
Active Database
tab.
Step 5
Select
Pending
from the Compare To drop-down menu. You see a dialog box listing any differences
between the active DPVM database and the pending database.
Step 6
Select the
CFS
tab and set Config Action to
commit
if there are any pending changes that you want to
save. Click
Apply Changes.
Step 7
Select the
Actions
tab and select activate from the Actions drop-down menu to activate the database.
Click
Apply Changes
.
Troubleshooting DPVM Using the CLI
To troubleshoot DPVM using the CLI, follow these steps:
Step 1
Use the
show dpvm
command in EXEC mode to verify that CFS distribution is enabled for DPVM.
Optionally, use the
dpvm distribute
command in config mode to enable CFS distribution if required.
Step 2
Use the
show dpvm status
command in EXEC mode to verify that autolearning is disabled.
Optionally, use the
no dpvm auto-learn
command in config mode if you need to disable autolearning
before activating the database.
Step 3
Use the s
how dpvm pending-diff
command in EXEC mode to compare the active and pending
databases.
Optionally use the
dpvm commit
command in config mode to commit any pending entries to the config
database.
Step 4
Use the
dpvm activate
command in config mode to activate the database.
DPVM Configuration Not Available
Symptom
DPVM configuration is not available on Fabric Manager or CLI.
Table 11-3
DPVM Configuration Not Available
Symptom
Possible Cause
Solution
DPVM configuration
is not available on
Fabric Manager or
CLI.
DPVM has not been enabled.
DPVM must be enabled before it can be configured.
Choose
Fabric
xx
> All VSANs > DPVM
and check the
Status field in Fabric Manager or use the
show dpvm
status
CLI command to verify that DPVM is not enabled.
Set the Status field to
enable
in Fabric Manager and then
click
Apply Changes
or use the
dpvm enable
CLI
command to enable DPVM.
