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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring Domain Parameters
FC IDs
Enabling Contiguous Domain ID Assignments
To enable contiguous domains in a specific VSAN (or a range of VSANs), perform this task:
FC IDs
When an N port logs into a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch, it is assigned an FC ID. By default, the
persistent FC ID feature is enabled. If this feature is disabled, the following situations can occur:
•
An N port logs into a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch. The WWN of the requesting N port and the
assigned FC ID are retained and stored in a volatile cache. The contents of this volatile cache are
not saved across reboots.
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The switch is designed to preserve the binding FC ID to the WWN on a best-effort basis. For
example, if one N port disconnects from the switch and its FC ID is requested by another device,
this request is granted and the WWN with the initial FC ID association is released.
•
The volatile cache stores up to 4000 entries of WWN to FC ID binding. If this cache is full, a new
(more recent) entry overwrites the oldest entry in the cache. In this case, the corresponding WWN
to FC ID association for the oldest entry is lost.
•
N ports receive the same FC IDs if disconnected and reconnected to any port within the same switch
(as long as it belongs to the same VSAN).
This section describes configuring FC IDs and includes the following topics:
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About Persistent FC IDs, page 1-15
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Enabling the Persistent FC ID Feature, page 1-15
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Persistent FC ID Configuration Guidelines, page 1-15
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Configuring Persistent FC IDs, page 1-16
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About Unique Area FC IDs for HBAs, page 1-16
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Configuring Unique Area FC IDs for an HBA, page 1-16
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About Persistent FC ID Selective Purging, page 1-18
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Purging Persistent FC IDs, page 1-18
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
configuration terminal
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
fcdomain contiguous-allocation
vsan
vsan-id
-
vsan-id
Enables the contiguous allocation option in the
specified VSAN range.
Note
The
contiguous-allocation
option
takes immediate effect at runtime. You
do not need to restart the fcdomain.
switch(config)#
no
fcdomain
contiguous-allocation vsan
vsan-id
Disables the contiguous allocation option and
reverts it to the factory default in the specified
VSAN.