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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
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Chapter 5 D Commands
dpvm database
dpvm database
To activate and configure the dynamic port VSAN membership (DPVM) database, use the
dpvm
database
command. To deactivate the database, use the
no
form of the command.
dpvm database
no dpvm database
Syntax Description
This command has no other arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Deactivated.
Command Modes
Configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, DPVM must be enabled using the
dpvm enable
command.
The DPVM database consists of a series of device mapping entries. Each entry consists of device pWWN
or nWWN along with the dynamic VSAN to be assigned. Use the
nwwn
command or
pwwn
command
to add the entries to the DPVM database. This database is global to the whole switch (and fabric) and is
not maintained for each VSAN.
Examples
The following example shows how to activate the DPVM database and enter DPVM database
configuration submode:
switch#
config terminal
switch(config)#
dpvm database
switch#(config-dpvm-db)#
The following example shows how to activate the DPVM database and enter nWWN device:
switch#(config-dpvm-db)#
nwwn 14:21:30:12:63:39:72:81 vsan 101
Successful. Commit should follow for command to take effect.
excal-178(config-dpvm-db)#
The following example shows how to activate the DPVM database and enter pWWN device:
switch#(config-dpvm-db)#
pwwn 14:21:30:12:63:39:72:81 vsan 101
Successful. Commit should follow for command to take effect.
switch#(config-dpvm-db)#
Release
Modification
2.0(x)
This command was introduced.