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Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for Dell Getting Started Guide
Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for Dell
Associating a Fabric Extender to an Ethernet Interface
To associate the Fabric Extender to an Ethernet interface, perform this task:
This example shows how to associate the Fabric Extender to an Ethernet interface on the switch:
switch#
configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)#
interface ethernet 1/19
switch(config-if)#
switchport mode fex-fabric
switch(config-if)#
fex associate 102
This example shows how to display the association of the Fabric Extender and the switch:
switch#
show interface ethernet 1/19 fex-intf
Fabric FEX
Interface Interfaces
---------------------------------------------------
Eth1/19 Eth100/1/16 Eth100/1/15 Eth100/1/14 Eth100/1/13
Eth100/1/12 Eth100/1/11 Eth100/1/10 Eth100/1/9
Eth100/1/8 Eth100/1/7 Eth100/1/6 Eth100/1/5
Eth100/1/4 Eth100/1/3 Eth100/1/2 Eth100/1/1
Associating a Fabric Extender to an EtherChannel
To associate the Fabric Extender to an EtherChannel, perform this task:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
interface ethernet
slot
/
port
Specifies an Ethernet interface to configure.
Step 3
switch(config-if)#
switchport mode fex-fabric
Sets the interface to support an external Fabric
Extender.
Step 4
switch(config-if)#
fex associate
FEX Number
Associates the chassis ID to the Fabric Extender
unit attached to the interface. The range of the
chassis ID is from 100 to 199.
Step 5
switch#
show interface ethernet
port
/
slot
fex-intf
(Optional) Displays the association of a Fabric
Extender to an Ethernet interface.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
interface port-channnel
channel
Specifies an EtherChannel to configure.
Step 3
switch(config-if)#
switchport mode
fex-fabric
Sets the EtherChannel to support an external Fabric
Extender.
Step 4
switch(config-if)#
fex associate
FEX
Number
Associates the FEX Number to the Fabric Extender
unit attached to the interface. The range of the FEX
Number is from 100 to 199.
Step 5
switch#
show interface port-channel
channel
fex-intf
(Optional) Displays the association of a Fabric
Extender to an EtherChannel interface.