Purpose
Command or Action
•
NB22FTS
—
16 10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet host interfaces and 8
10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet fabric interfaces module
•
NB22DELL
—
16 1G/10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet host interfaces
and 8 10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet fabric interfaces module
•
NB22IBM
—
14 1G/10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet host interfaces
and 8 10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet fabric interfaces module
The parent Cisco Nexus Series device remembers the type of the Fabric
Extender in its binary configuration. When this feature is configured,
the Fabric Extender is allowed to come online only if its type matches
the configured FEX type.
(Optional)
Deletes the FEX type. When a Fabric Extender is connected to the
fabric interfaces and does not match the configured type that is saved
no type
Example:
switch(config-fex)# no
type
Step 6
in the binary configuration on the parent switch, all configurations for
all interfaces on the Fabric Extender are deleted.
(Optional)
Defines a serial number string. If this command is configured, a switch
allows the corresponding chassis ID to associate (using the
fex
serial serial
Example:
switch(config-fex)#
serial JAF1339BDSK
Step 7
associate
command) only if the Fabric Extender reports a matching
serial number string.
Configuring a serial number that does not match the
specified Fabric Extender forces the Fabric Extender
offline.
Caution
(Optional)
Deletes the serial number string.
no serial
Example:
switch(config-fex)# no
serial
Step 8
Enabling the Fabric Extender Locator LED
The locator beacon LED on the Fabric Extender allows you to locate a specific Fabric Extender in a rack.
Procedure
Purpose
Command or Action
Turns on the locator beacon LED for a specific
Fabric Extender.
locator-led fex FEX-number
Example:
switch# locator-led fex 101
Step 1
Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
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Configuring the Fabric Extender
Enabling the Fabric Extender Locator LED