Cisco Cisco MDS 9506 manuals
Cisco MDS 9506
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- Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Support for the New Generation 3 Modules
- MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x
- Software Download Process
- Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image
- upgrading with ivr enabled
- upgrading the ssi image on your ssm
- upgrading a cisco mds 9124 or cisco mds 9134 switch
- Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image
- New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b)
- Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages
- Limitations and Restrictions
- red hat enterprise linux
- intervsan routing
- Caveats
- open caveats
- Related Documentation
- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Cisco MDS 9506
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Cisco MDS 9506
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- Table Of Contents
- Components Supported
- MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x
- Migrating from Supervisor-1 Modules to Supervisor-2 Modules
- downloading software
- Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image
- enabling telnet required after an upgrade
- upgrading with ivr enabled
- upgrading the ssi image on your ssm
- upgrading a cisco mds 9124 or cisco mds 9134 switch
- Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image
- New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(3a)
- Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages
- Limitations and Restrictions
- red hat enterprise linux
- intervsan routing
- Caveats
- open caveats
- Related Documentation
- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Cisco MDS 9506
Table of contents
- Introduction
- MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.x
- Migrating from Supervisor-1 Modules to Supervisor-2 Modules
- downloading software
- Table Of Contents
- FICON Supported Releases and Upgrade Paths
- Enabling Telnet Required After an Upgrade
- Reconfiguring SSM Ports Before Upgrading to NX-OS Release 4.2(1a)
- Upgrading the SSI Image on Your SSM
- Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image
- New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1a)
- limitations and restrictions
- red hat enterprise linux
- open caveats
- release notes
- intelligent storage networking services configuration guides
- obtaining documentation and submitting a service request
Cisco MDS 9506
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- for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3
- Software Download Process
- Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image
- upgrading with ivr enabled
- upgrading the ssi image on your ssm
- Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image
- New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.3(3)
- Limitations and Restrictions
- Caveats
- open caveats
- Related Documentation
- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Cisco MDS 9506
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- Introduction
- for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3
- Software Download Process
- determining the software version
- Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image
- upgrading with ivr enabled
- upgrading the ssi image on your ssm
- Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image
- New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.1(3)
- Limitations and Restrictions
- Caveats
- open caveats
- Related Documentation
- cisco fabric manager
- Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
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- new and changed information
- Advanced Configuration
- document conventions
- regulatory compliance and safety information
- intelligent storage networking services configuration guides
- getting started
- product overview
- cisco mds 9500 series multilayer directors
- cisco mds 9200 series fabric switches
- cisco mds 9100 series fixed configuration fabric switches
- tools for software configuration
- software configuration overview
- before you begin
- Chapter 2 Before You Begin
- Default Switch Roles
- CLI Command Hierarchy
- EXEC Mode Options
- Configuration Mode
- CLI Command Navigation
- CLI Command Configuration Options
- Managing the Switch Configuration
- Saving a Configuration
- Using the Extended ping and ping ipv6 Commands
- Using traceroute and traceroute ipv6 Commands
- Configuring Terminal Parameters
- Displaying Terminal Sessions
- Setting the Terminal Screen Length
- Directing show Command Output to a File
- User-Defined CLI Persistent Variables
- System-Defined Variables
- Defining Command Aliases
- Internal bootflash
- Formatting External CompactFlash
- Specifying File Systems
- Setting the Current Directory
- Displaying File Checksums
- Moving Files
- Deleting Files
- Displaying File Contents
- Displaying the Last Lines in a File
- Using CLI Variables in Scripts
- Setting the Delay Time
- Licensing Terminology
- C H A P T E R 3 Obtaining and Installing Licenses
- Licensing High Availability
- Obtaining a Factory-Installed License
- Obtaining the License Key File
- Installing the License Key File to a Remote Location
- Uninstalling Licenses
- Updating Licenses
- Grace Period Alerts
- License Transfers Between Switches
- Displaying License Information
- About On-Demand Port Activation Licensing
- Port-Naming Conventions
- C H A P T E R 4 On-Demand Port Activation Licensing
- Default Configuration
- License Status Definitions
- Configuring Port Activation Licenses
- Making a Port Eligible for a License
- Moving Licenses Among Ports
- On-Demand Port Activation License Example
- initial configuration
- Chapter 5 Initial Configuration
- Initial Setup Routine
- Default Login
- Assigning Setup Information
- Configuring Out-of-Band Management
- Configuring In-Band Management
- Using the setup Command
- Assigning a Switch Name
- Verifying the Module Status
- Configuring the Time Zone
- NTP Configuration
- About NTP
- Configuring NTP
- NTP CFS Distribution
- Discarding NTP Configuration Changes
- Management Interface Configuration
- Using the force Option During Shutdown
- Configuring the Default Gateway
- Disabling a Telnet Connection
- Configuring COM1 Port Settings
- Verifying COM1 Port Settings
- Guidelines to Configure Modems
- Enabling Modem Connections
- Configuring the Default Initialization String
- Configuring a User-Specified Initialization String
- Verifying the Modem Connection Configuration
- Configuring CDP
- Clearing CDP Counters and Tables
- About FlexAttach Virtual pWWN
- FlexAttach Virtual pWWN Guidelines and Requirements
- C H A P T E R 6 Configuring FlexAttach Virtual pWWN
- Verifying FlexAttach Virtual pWWN
- Debugging FlexAttach Virtual pWWN
- FlexAttach Virtual pWWN CFS Distribution
- About CFS
- Chapter 7 Using the CF Infrastructure
- CFS Protocol
- CFS Distribution Modes
- Verifying CFS Distribution Status
- Enabling CFS for an Application
- Locking the Fabric
- Committing Changes
- CFS Merge Support
- CFS Distribution over IP
- Enabling CFS Over IP
- Verifying IP Multicast Address Configuration for CFS over IP
- Verifying Static IP Peer Configuration
- CFS Regions
- Managing CFS Regions
- Removing an Application from a Region
- About Software Images
- Dependent Factors for Software Installation
- Chapter 8 Software Image
- Software Upgrade Methods
- Determining Software Compatibility
- Automated Upgrades
- Recognizing Failure Cases
- Using the install all Command
- Upgrading Services Modules
- Sample install all Commands
- Upgrade Status Verification
- Nondisruptive Upgrades on Fabric and Modular Switches
- Performing a Nondisruptive Upgrade on a Fabric Switch
- Viewing the Status of a Nondisruptive Upgrade on a Fabric Switch
- Troubleshooting a Nondisruptive Upgrade on a Fabric Switch
- Preparing for a Manual Installation
- Upgrading a Loader
- Upgrading the BIOS
- Quick Upgrade
- Maintaining Supervisor Modules
- Replacing Supervisor Modules
- Standby Supervisor Module Bootflash Memory
- Default Settings
- Managing Configuration Files
- C H A P T E R 9 Working with Configuration Files
- Using a File From an External CompactFlash Disk (slot0:)
- Saving to an External CompactFlash Disk (slot0:)
- Unlocking the Startup Configuration File
- Backing Up Configuration Files
- Rolling Back to a Previous Configuration
- Accessing File Systems on the Standby Supervisor Module
- About High Availability
- C H A P T E R 10 Configuring High Availability
- Switchover Guidelines
- Process Restartability
- Displaying HA Status Information
- Displaying the System Uptime
- Displaying Switch Hardware Inventory
- Chapter 11 Managing System Hardware
- Running Compact Flash Tests
- Setting the CompactFlash CRC Checksum Test Interval
- Updating the CompactFlash Firmware
- Enabling and Disabling the CompactFlash Firmware Update
- Displaying the Frequency and Status of CompactFlash Updates
- Displaying the Switch Serial Number
- Displaying Power Usage Information
- Power Supply Configuration Guidelines
- About Crossbar Management
- Operational Considerations When Removing Crossbars
- Gracefully Shutting Down a Crossbar
- About Module Temperature
- Displaying Module Temperature
- About Clock Modules
- Displaying Environment Information
- Chapter 12 Managing Module
- Switching Modules
- Verifying the Status of a Module
- Connecting to a Module
- Reloading Modules
- Reloading Switching Modules
- Purging Module Configuration
- Powering Off Switching Modules
- EPLD Configuration
- Upgrading EPLD Images
- Displaying EPLD Versions
- Installing the SSI Boot Image
- Upgrading the SSI Boot Image
- Verifying the SSI Boot Image
- Configuring the SSI Image Boot Variable
- Using the install ssi Command
- Managing SSMs and Supervisor Modules
- Recovering an SSM After Replacing Corrupted CompactFlash Memory
- switch configuration
- Fibre Channel Interfaces
- Chapter 13 Configuring Interface
- About Interface Modes
- NP Ports
- TNP Port
- Auto Mode
- Operational States
- Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
- Graceful Shutdown
- Configuring Interface Modes
- Configuring Port Speeds
- Autosensing
- Configuring Port Guard
- Enabling N Port Identifier Virtualization
- About Receive Data Field Size
- About Beacon Mode
- Switch Port Attribute Default Values
- About SFP Transmitter Types
- Displaying Interface Information
- TL Ports for Private Loops
- About TL Port ALPA Caches
- Manually Inserting Entries into ALPA Cache
- Configuring Buffer-to-Buffer Credits
- About Performance Buffers
- Extended BB_credits on Generation 1 Switching Modules
- Extended BB_credits on Generation 2 and Generation 3 Switching Modules
- Displaying BB_Credit Information
- Management Interfaces
- Displaying Management Interface Configuration
- VSAN Interfaces
- About NPV
- C H A P T E R 14 Configuring N Port Virtualization
- NPV Mode
- NP Links
- Default Port Numbers
- NPV CFS Distribution over IP
- Disruptive
- NPV Traffic Management Guidelines
- Configuring NPV Traffic Management
- DPVM Configuration
- Verifying NPV Traffic Management
- About Generations of Modules and Switches
- C H A P T E R 15 Configuring Generation 2 and Generation 3 Switching Modules
- Port Groups and Port Rate Modes
- Port Rate Modes
- Dedicated Rate Mode
- Shared Rate Mode
- Dynamic Bandwidth Management
- Buffer Pools
- BB_Credit Buffers for Switching Modules
- Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Module BB_Credit Buffers
- Port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel Module BB_Credit Buffers
- Port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Module BB_Credit Buffers
- Port Fibre Channel/4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Multiservice Module BB_Credit Buffers
- Port 10-Gbps Switching Module BB_Credit Buffers
- BB_Credit Buffers for Fabric Switches
- Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch BB_Credit Buffers
- Port Indexes
- PortChannels
- Configuring Module Interface Shared Resources
- Displaying Interface Capabilities
- Configuration Guidelines for 48-Port, 24-Port, and 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules
- Configuration Guidelines for 48-Port and 24-Port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules
- Migrating from Dedicated Mode to Shared Mode
- Configuration Guidelines for 4-Port 10-Gbps Switching Module Interfaces
- Configuring Rate Mode
- Configuring Oversubscription Ratio Restrictions
- Disabling Restrictions on Oversubscription Ratios
- Oversubscription Ratio Restrictions Example
- Enabling Restrictions on Oversubscription Ratios
- Enabling Bandwidth Fairness
- Upgrade or Downgrade Scenario
- Releasing Shared Resources in a Port Group
- Enabling the Buffer-to-Buffer State Change Number
- Disabling ACL Adjacency Sharing for System Image Downgrade
- Configuring a 48-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Example
- Configuring a 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Example
- Configuring a 24-Port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Example
- Configuring a 48-Port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Example
- About Trunking
- Trunking E Ports
- Chapter 16 Configuring Trunking
- Trunking Misconfiguration Examples
- Upgrade and Downgrade Restrictions
- Enabling the Trunking Protocols
- Enabling the Cisco Trunking and Channeling Protocols
- Configuring Trunk Mode
- Configuring an Allowed-Active List of VSANs
- Displaying Trunking Information
- About PortChannels
- C H A P T E R 17 Configuring PortChannels
- About F and TF PortChannels
- About Load Balancing
- About PortChannel Modes
- Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions
- F and TF PortChannel Restrictions
- PortChannel Configuration
- About PortChannel Configuration
- Creating a PortChannel
- About PortChannel Deletion
- About Interface Addition to a PortChannel
- Adding an Interface to a PortChannel
- About Interface Deletion from a PortChannel
- About Channel Group Creation
- About Autocreation
- About Manually Configured Channel Groups
- Verifying the PortChannel Configuration
- configuring domain parameters
- C H A P T E R 18 Configuring Domain Parameters
- About Domain Restart
- Restarting a Domain
- About Switch Priority
- Configuring Fabric Names
- Enabling Autoreconfiguration
- Specifying Static or Preferred Domain IDs
- About Allowed Domain ID Lists
- Configuring Allowed Domain ID Lists
- Discarding Changes
- Displaying CFS Distribution Status
- About Contiguous Domain ID Assignments
- About Persistent FC IDs
- About Persistent FC ID Configuration
- Configuring Persistent FC IDs
- About Persistent FC ID Selective Purging
- About the Command Scheduler
- C H A P T E R 19 Scheduling Maintenance Jobs
- Enabling the Command Scheduler
- Defining a Job
- Verifying the Job Definition
- Deleting a Job
- Specifying a One-Time Schedule
- Verifying Scheduler Configuration
- Deleting a Schedule Time
- Configuring Execution Logs
- About VSANs
- Chapter 20 Configuring and Managing VSAN
- VSAN Advantages
- VSANs Versus Zones
- VSAN Configuration
- About VSAN Creation
- About Port VSAN Membership
- About the Default VSAN
- Displaying Isolated VSAN Membership
- Deleting Static VSANs
- Configuring Load Balancing
- About SDV
- Chapter 21 SAN Device Virtualization
- Key Concepts
- Configuring a Virtual Device
- Configuring a Zone for a Virtual Device
- Configuring a Virtual Device with a Static FC ID
- Linking a Virtual Device with a Physical Device
- Real Initiator and SDV Virtual Target with LUN
- SDV Requirements and Guidelines
- Clearing SDV Changes
- Downgrading with Attributes Configured
- Displaying SDV Information
- DPVM
- Chapter 22 Creating Dynamic VSAN
- About DPVM Databases
- Activating DPVM Config Databases
- Enabling Autolearning
- DPVM Database Distribution
- About Locking the Fabric
- Clearing a Locked Session
- About Copying DPVM Databases
- Displaying DPVM Merge Status and Statistics
- Sample DPVM Configuration
- Inter-VSAN Routing
- C H A P T E R 23 Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing
- IVR Features
- IVR Limits Summary
- IVR NAT Requirements and Guidelines
- IVR VSAN Topology
- Autonomous Fabric ID
- Service Group Activation
- Enabling IVR
- Distributing the IVR Configuration using CFS
- Committing the Changes
- About IVR NAT and Auto Topology
- Service Group Guidelines
- Enabling IVR NAT
- Copying the Active IVR Service Group Database
- About AFIDs
- Configuring Individual AFIDs
- Domain ID Guidelines
- Configuring IVR Without NAT
- Activating a Manually Configured IVR Topology
- Adding an IVR-Enabled Switch to an Existing IVR Topology
- Copying the Active IVR Topology
- Migrating from IVR Auto Topology Mode to Manual Mode
- Configuring IVR Virtual Domains
- About Persistent FC IDs for IVR
- Configuring Persistent FC IDs for IVR
- Configuring IVR Logging Levels
- IVR Zones and IVR Zone Sets
- Automatic IVR Zone Creation
- Configuring IVR Zones and IVR Zone Sets
- About Activating Zone Sets and Using the force Option
- Activating or Deactivating IVR Zone Sets
- About LUNs in IVR Zoning
- About QoS in IVR Zones
- Renaming IVR Zones and IVR Zone Sets
- Resolving Database Merge Failures
- Example Configurations
- Auto-Topology Configuration
- About Zoning
- Chapter 24 Configuring and Managing Zone
- Zone Implementation
- Zone Member Configuration Guidelines
- Zone Configuration
- Configuring a Zone
- Activating a Zone Set
- About FC Alias Creation
- Creating Zone Sets and Adding Member Zones
- Zone Enforcement
- Enabling Full Zone Set Distribution
- Importing and Exporting Zone Sets
- Zone Set Duplication
- Restoring Zones
- Cloning Zones, Zone Sets, FC Aliases, and Zone Attribute Groups
- About Zone-Based Traffic Priority
- Configuring Default Zone QoS Priority Attributes
- Configuring Broadcast Zoning
- Configuring a LUN-Based Zone
- Assigning LUNs to Storage Subsystems
- Displaying Zone Information
- Enhanced Zoning
- About Enhanced Zoning
- Changing from Enhanced Zoning to Basic Zoning
- Modifying the Zone Database
- Merging the Database
- Merge Process
- Broadcasting a Zone
- Configuring System Default Zoning Settings
- Compacting the Zone Database for Downgrading
- About Device Aliases
- C H A P T E R 25 Distributing Device Alias Services
- Resolving Merge and Device Alias Mode Mismatch
- Zone Aliases Versus Device Aliases
- Creating Device Aliases
- Fabric Lock Override
- Imported a Zone Alias
- Device Alias Statistics Cleanup
- C H A P T E R 26 Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols
- Redundant Links
- FSPF Global Configuration
- Configuring FSPF on a VSAN
- Enabling or Disabling FSPF
- Configuring FSPF Link Cost
- Configuring Dead Time Intervals
- Disabling FSPF for Specific Interfaces
- About Fibre Channel Routes
- About Broadcast and Multicast Routing
- In-Order Delivery
- About Reordering PortChannel Frames
- Enabling In-Order Delivery Globally
- Configuring the Drop Latency Time
- Flow Statistics Configuration
- Counting Individual Flow Statistics
- Displaying Global FSPF Information
- Displaying FSPF Interfaces
- FLOGI
- C H A P T E R 27 Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases
- Name Server Proxy
- Rejecting Duplicate pWWNs
- FDMI
- Displaying FDMI
- RSCN
- About RSCN Information
- About the multi-pid Option
- Clearing RSCN Statistics
- Verifying the RSCN Timer Configuration
- Enabling RSCN Timer Configuration Distribution
- Committing the RSCN Timer Configuration Changes
- About SCSI LUN Discovery
- Starting SCSI LUN Discovery
- Chapter 28 Discovering SCSI Target
- About FICON
- Chapter 29 Configuring FICON
- MDS-Specific FICON Advantages
- FCIP Support
- VSANs for FICON and FCP Mixing
- FICON Cascading
- Default FICON Port Numbering Scheme
- Port Addresses
- Installed and Uninstalled Ports
- Displaying the FICON Port Number Assignments
- Reserving FICON Port Numbers for FCIP and PortChannel Interfaces
- Configuring FICON
- Enabling and Disabling FICON on the Switch
- Manually Enabling FICON on a VSAN
- Configuring the code-page Option
- Allowing the Host to Change FICON Port Parameters
- Clearing the Time Stamp
- About FICON Device Allegiance
- Configuring FICON Ports
- Binding Port Numbers to PortChannels
- Port Prohibiting
- Configuring Port Prohibiting
- About RLIR
- Displaying RLIR Information
- Clearing RLIR Information
- About FICON Configuration Files
- Displaying FICON Configuration Files
- Copying FICON Configuration Files
- Port Swapping
- Swapping Ports
- FICON Tape Acceleration
- Configuring FICON Tape Acceleration
- Moving a FICON VSAN to an Offline State
- Placing CUPs in a Zone
- Displaying FICON Information
- Displaying FICON Port Address Information
- Displaying FICON Configuration File Information
- Displaying the Configured FICON State
- Displaying Buffer Information
- Displaying FICON Information in the Startup Configuration
- Displaying FICON-Related Log Information
- Common Information Model
- Chapter 30 Advanced Feature and Concept
- Configuring the transport protocol for the CIM server
- Fibre Channel Time Out Values
- Timer Configuration Across All VSANs
- About fctimer Distribution
- Discarding fctimer Changes
- Displaying Configured fctimer Values
- Displaying WWN Information
- Configuring a Secondary MAC Address
- Verifying the Company ID Configuration
- Switch Interoperability
- Configuring Interop Mode 1
- Verifying Interoperating Status
- Configuration Guidelines
- Enabling FIPS Mode
- Role-Based Authorization
- About Roles
- Chapter 32 Configuring User and Common Role
- Modifying the VSAN Policy
- About Role Databases
- Enabling Role-Based Configuration Distribution
- Displaying Roles When Distribution is Enabled
- Configuring Common Roles
- Mapping of CLI Operations to SNMP
- Configuring User Accounts
- About Users
- Configuring Users
- Logging Out Users
- Configuring SSH Services
- About SSH
- Overwriting a Generated Key-Pair
- Clearing SSH Hosts
- Enabling SSH or Telnet Service
- SSH Authentication Using Digital Certificates
- Power Cycling the Switch
- About SNMP Security
- Chapter 33 Configuring SNMP
- SNMPv3 CLI User Management and AAA Integration
- Restricting Switch Access
- About AES Encryption-Based Privacy
- Enforcing SNMPv3 Message Encryption
- Assigning SNMPv3 Users to Multiple Roles
- Adding or Deleting Communities
- Configuring SNMPv2c Notifications
- Configuring SNMPv3 Notifications
- Configuring the Notification Target User
- Configuring LinkUp/LinkDown Notifications for Switches
- Configuring Up/Down SNMP Link-State Traps for Interfaces
- Scope of Link Up/Down Trap Settings
- Switch Management Security
- Chapter 34 Configuring RADIU and TACAC+
- Authentication
- Remote AAA Services
- Error-Enabled Status
- Authentication and Authorization Process
- Configuring RADIUS
- About the Default RADIUS Server Encryption Type and Preshared Key
- Setting the RADIUS Server Timeout Interval
- Configuring RADIUS Server Monitoring Parameters
- Configuring the Dead Timer
- About Users Specifying a RADIUS Server at Login
- VSA Format
- Displaying RADIUS Server Statistics
- Configuring TACACS+
- About the Default TACACS+ Server Encryption Type and Preshared Key
- Setting the Global Secret Key
- About TACACS+ Servers
- Configuring Test Username
- Sending TACACS+ Test Messages for Monitoring
- Allowing Users to Specify a TACACS+ Server at Login
- Displaying TACACS+ Server Details
- Configuring Server Groups
- AAA Server Distribution
- Starting a Distribution Session on a Switch
- Displaying the Pending Configuration
- Merge Guidelines for RADIUS and TACACS+ Configurations
- MSCHAP Authentication
- Local AAA Services
- Configuring Accounting Services
- Clearing Accounting Logs
- Configuring Cisco Access Control Servers
- C H A P T E R 35 Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 Access Control Lists
- Address Information
- ICMP Information
- ToS Information
- Adding IP Filters to an Existing IPv4-ACL or IPv6-ACL
- Verifying the IPv4-ACL or IPv6-ACL Configuration
- Reading the IP-ACL Log Dump
- Applying an IP-ACL to mgmt0
- IP-ACL Counter Cleanup
- About CAs and Digital Certificates
- C H A P T E R 36 Configuring Certificate Authorities and Digital Certificates
- Multiple Trusted CA Support
- PKI Enrollment Support
- CRL Downloading, Caching, and Checking Support
- Configuring the Host Name and IP Domain Name
- Creating a Trust Point CA Association
- Configuring Certificate Revocation Checking Methods
- Generating Certificate Requests
- Installing Identity Certificates
- Ensuring Trust Point Configurations Persist Across Reboots
- Monitoring and Maintaining CA and Certificates Configuration
- Configuring a CRL
- Deleting RSA Key-Pairs from Your Switch
- Configuring Certificates on the MDS Switch
- Downloading a CA Certificate
- Requesting an Identity Certificate
- Revoking a Certificate
- Generating and Publishing the CRL
- Downloading the CRL
- Importing the CRL
- Maximum Limits
- C H A P T E R 37 Configuring IPsec Network Security
- About IKE
- Using IPsec
- IPsec and IKE Terminology
- Supported IPsec Transforms and Algorithms
- IPsec Digital Certificate Support
- Implementing IPsec with CAs and Digital Certificates
- How CA Certificates Are Used by IPsec Devices
- Manually Configuring IPsec and IKE
- Enabling IKE
- Configuring an IKE Policy
- Optional IKE Parameter Configuration
- Configuring the Lifetime Association for a Policy
- Configuring the Initiator Version
- About Crypto IPv4-ACLs
- Mirror Image Crypto IPv4-ACLs
- The any Keyword in Crypto IPv4-ACLs
- Creating Crypto IPv4-ACLs
- Configuring Transform Sets
- About Crypto Map Entries
- Crypto Map Configuration Guidelines
- About SA Lifetime Negotiation
- About the AutoPeer Option
- About Perfect Forward Secrecy
- Applying a Crypto Map Set
- Displaying IKE Configurations
- Sample FCIP Configuration
- Sample iSCSI Configuration
- About Fabric Authentication
- DHCHAP
- Chapter 38 Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP
- About Enabling DHCHAP
- About DHCHAP Authentication Modes
- About the DHCHAP Hash Algorithm
- About the DHCHAP Group Settings
- Configuring DHCHAP Passwords for the Local Switch
- Configuring DHCHAP Passwords for Remote Devices
- Displaying Protocol Security Information
- Sample Configuration
- About Port Security
- Chapter 39 Configuring Port Security
- Port Security Activation
- Configuring Port Security with Auto-Learning without CFS
- Enabling Port Security
- Database Activation Rejection
- Database Reactivation
- Enabling Auto-learning
- Authorization Scenarios
- Port Security Manual Configuration
- Port Security Configuration Distribution
- Enabling Distribution
- Discarding the Changes
- Database Merge Guidelines
- Database Scenarios
- Port Security Database Copy
- Port Security Database Deletion
- Displaying Port Security Configuration
- About Fabric Binding
- Fabric Binding Enforcement
- Chapter 40 Configuring Fabric Binding
- Fabric Binding Activation
- Forcing Fabric Binding Activation
- Clearing the Fabric Binding Statistics
- About FCIP
- Chapter 41 Configuring FCIP
- FCIP Links
- FCIP Profiles
- Fibre Channel PortChannels
- VRRP
- Ethernet PortChannels and Fibre Channel PortChannels
- Enabling FCIP
- Creating FCIP Profiles
- Creating FCIP Links
- Advanced FCIP Profile Configuration
- Configuring TCP Parameters
- Displaying FCIP Profile Configuration Information
- Advanced FCIP Interface Configuration
- Peer IP Address
- Active Connections
- Time Stamp Control
- B Port Interoperability Mode
- Quality of Service
- Displaying FCIP Interface Information
- Advanced FCIP Features
- Configuring FCIP Write Acceleration
- FCIP Tape Acceleration
- Configuring FCIP Tape Acceleration
- Displaying Tape Acceleration Activity Information
- FCIP Compression
- Configuring FCIP Compression
- About the SAN Extension Tuner
- C H A P T E R 42 Configuring the SAN Extension Tuner
- Data Pattern
- Tuning the FCIP Link
- Configuring the Virtual N Port
- Assigning SCSI Tape Read/Write
- Configuring a Data Pattern
- Verifying the SAN Extension Tuner Configuration
- About iSCSI
- Chapter 43 Configuring iSCSI
- About iSCSI Configuration Limits
- Creating iSCSI Interfaces
- Dynamic Mapping
- Static Mapping
- iSCSI Virtual Target Configuration Examples
- Presenting iSCSI Hosts as Virtual Fibre Channel Hosts
- Initiator Presentation Modes
- VSAN Membership for iSCSI
- Example of VSAN Membership for iSCSI Devices
- Advanced VSAN Membership for iSCSI Hosts
- Fibre Channel Zoning-Based Access Control
- iSCSI-Based Access Control
- Enforcing Access Control
- iSCSI Session Authentication
- Authentication Mechanism
- Restricting iSCSI Initiator Authentication
- iSCSI Immediate Data and Unsolicited Data Features
- iSCSI Listener Port
- iSCSI Routing Modes
- Displaying iSCSI Information
- Displaying iSCSI Statistics
- Displaying Proxy Initiator Information
- Displaying Global iSCSI Information
- Displaying iSCSI Initiators
- Displaying iSCSI Virtual Targets
- About iSLB Configuration Limits
- iSLB Configuration Prerequisites
- Configuring iSLB Initiator Names or IP Addresses
- Assigning WWNs to iSLB Initiators
- Assigning VSAN Membership for iSLB Initiators
- Configuring Metric for Load Balancing
- Configuring and Activating Zones for iSLB Initiators and Initiator Targets
- Configuring iSLB Session Authentication
- Verifying iSLB Authentication Configuration
- Changing iSCSI Interface Parameters and the Impact on Load Balancing
- Configuring Load Balancing Using VRRP
- About iSLB Configuration Distribution Using CFS
- Enabling iSLB Configuration Distribution
- Clearing a Fabric Lock
- Displaying iSLB CFS Status
- iSCSI High Availability
- iSCSI HA with Host Not Having Any Multi-Path Software
- LUN Trespass for Storage Port Failover
- Multiple IPS Ports Connected to the Same IP Network
- VRRP-Based High Availability
- Ethernet PortChannel-Based High Availability
- iSCSI Authentication Setup Guidelines and Scenarios
- No Authentication
- iSCSI Transparent Mode Initiator
- Target Storage Device Requiring LUN Mapping
- iSNS
- Creating an iSNS Client Profile
- Verifying iSNS Client Configuration
- About iSNS Server Functionality
- Configuring iSNS Servers
- Enabling the iSNS Server
- Configuring the Registration Period
- Verifying the iSNS Server Configuration
- iSNS Cloud Discovery
- Configuring iSNS Cloud Discovery
- Initiating On-Demand iSNS Cloud Discovery
- Verifying Cloud Discovery Status
- configuring ip services
- Chapter 44 Configuring IP Service
- Default Gateway
- Verifying the Default Gateway Configuration
- IPFC
- Configuring an IPv4 Address in a VSAN
- IPFC Configuration Example
- IPv4 Static Routes
- About IPv4 Static Routes
- Displaying and Clearing ARPs
- Configuring Overlay VSANs
- Multiple VSAN Configuration
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
- About VRRP
- Configuring VRRP
- Adding and Deleting Virtual Router
- Adding Virtual Router IP Addresses
- Setting the Priority for the Virtual Router
- Setting the time Interval for Advertisement Packets
- Setting Virtual Router Authentication
- Tracking the Interface Priority
- Displaying IPv4 VRRP Information
- Displaying IPv6 VRRP Information
- Displaying VRRP Statistics
- Displaying DNS Host Information
- Services Modules
- Chapter 45 Configuring IP Storage
- IPS Module Upgrade
- Supported Hardware
- Configuring Gigabit Ethernet High Availability
- Configuring VRRP for Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
- About Ethernet PortChannel Aggregation
- Configuring Ethernet PortChannels
- Displaying Statistics
- Displaying Ethernet MAC Statistics
- Displaying TCP Statistics
- About IPv4
- Basic Gigabit Ethernet Configuration for IPv4
- C H A P T E R 46 Configuring IPv4 for Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
- Configuring Promiscuous Mode
- VLANs
- Configuring the VLAN Subinterface
- Configuring Static IPv4 Routing
- Applying IPv4-ACLs on Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
- Displaying ARP Cache
- About IPv6
- C H A P T E R 47 Configuring IPv6 for Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
- IPv6 Address Prefix Format
- Link-Local Address
- IPv6 Address Type: Multicast
- ICMP for IPv6
- Path MTU Discovery for IPv6
- Router Discovery
- Dual IPv4 and IPv6 Protocol Stacks
- Configuring Basic Connectivity for IPv6
- Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 Protocol Addresses
- Example Output for the show ipv6 interface Command
- Clearing IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Cache
- Reachability Time
- Configuring IPv6 Static Routes
- Gigabit Ethernet IPv6-ACL Guidelines
- Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6
- intelligent storage services
- SCSI Flow Services
- SCSI Flow Manager
- C H A P T E R 48 Configuring SCSI Flow Services and Statistics
- Enabling SCSI Flow Configuration Distribution
- Configuring SCSI Flow Identifiers
- Configuring SCSI Flow Statistics
- Displaying SCSI Flow Services Information
- fibre channel write acceleration
- C H A P T E R 49 Configuring Fibre Channel Write Acceleration
- Displaying Fibre Channel Write Acceleration Information
- About RMON
- Chapter 50 Configuring RMON
- RMON Verification
- C H A P T E R 51 Monitoring Network Traffic Using SPAN
- IPS Source Ports
- VSAN as a Source
- SPAN Sessions
- Guidelines to Configure SPAN
- Configuring SPAN max-queued-packets
- Suspending and Reactivating SPAN Sessions
- Monitoring Traffic Using Fibre Channel Analyzers
- With SPAN
- Configuring Fibre Channel Analyzers Using SPAN
- Single SD Port to Monitor Traffic
- Remote SPAN
- Advantages to Using RSPAN
- RSPAN Configuration Guidelines
- Configuring RSPAN
- Configuration in All Intermediate Switches
- Configuration in the Destination Switch
- Explicit Paths
- Monitoring RSPAN Traffic
- Single Source with Multiple RSPAN Tunnels
- Displaying RSPAN Information
- Default SPAN and RSPAN Settings
- configuring system message logging
- C H A P T E R 52 Configuring System Message Logging
- system message logging configuration
- System Message Logging Configuration
- Module Logging
- log files
- Log Files
- system message logging configuration distribution
- System Message Logging Configuration Distribution
- Displaying System Message Logging Information
- configuring call home
- Chapter 53 Configuring Call Home
- Obtaining Smart Call Home
- Configuring Contact Information
- Destination Profiles
- Alert Groups
- Customized Alert Group Messages
- Verifying Alert Group Customization
- Configuring the Syslog-Based Alerts Using the CLI
- E-Mail Options
- Configuring SMTP Server and Ports
- Periodic Inventory Notification
- Enabling Message Throttling Using the CLI
- Enabling Call Home Fabric Distribution Using the CLI
- Call Home Communications Test
- Displaying Call Home Information
- Clearing Call Home Name Server Database
- Verifying the Number of Name Server Database Entries Using the CLI
- Configuring EMC E-mail Home Delayed Traps
- Sample Syslog Alert Notification in Full-txt Format
- Sample RMON Notification in XML Format
- Event Triggers
- Call Home Message Levels
- Message Contents
- About EEM
- C H A P T E R 54 Configuring the Embedded Event Manager
- Event Statements
- Action Statements
- High Availability
- Defining a User Policy Using the CLI
- Configuring Action Statements
- Defining a Policy Using a VSH Script
- Defining an Environment Variable
- EEM Example Configuration
- About FCS
- Significance of FCS
- C H A P T E R 55 Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers
- Displaying FCS Discovery
- traffic management
- About FCC
- FCC Process
- C H A P T E R 56 Configuring Fabric Congestion Control and QoS
- About Control Traffic
- About Data Traffic
- VSAN Versus Zone-Based QoS
- QoS Initiation for Data Traffic
- About Service Policy Definition
- Specifying Service Policies
- Changing the Weight in a DWRR Queue
- Example Configuration
- Ingress Port Rate Limiting
- About Port Tracking
- Chapter 57 Configuring Port Tracking
- Enabling Port Tracking
- About Tracking Multiple Ports
- About Monitoring Ports in a VSAN
- Forcefully Shutting Down a Tracked Port
- Default Port Tracking Settings
- troubleshooting
- fctrace
- C H A P T E R 58 Troubleshooting Your Fabric
- fcping
- Verifying Switch Connectivity
- About the Cisco Fabric Analyzer
- Local Text-Based Capture
- Capturing Frames Locally
- Sending Captures to Remote IP Addresses
- Clearing Configured fcanalyzer Information
- Defining Display Filters
- Capture Filters
- Loop Monitoring
- Enabling Loop Monitoring
- The show tech-support brief Command
- The show tech-support zone Command
- The show tech-support port-channel Command
- The show tech-support vsan Command
- The show tech-support fcdomain Command
- IP Network Simulator
- Enabling the IP Network Simulator
- Simulating Maximum Bandwidth
- Simulating a Finite Queue Size
- Simulating Packet Reordering
- Displaying IP Network Simulator Statistics
- IP Network Simulator Configuration Example
- Displaying System Processes
- C H A P T E R 59 Monitoring System Processes and Logs
- Displaying System Status
- Core and Log Files
- Displaying Core Status
- Saving Cores
- Saving the Last Core to Bootflash
- First and Last Core Verification
- About Online System Health Management
- Loopback Test Configuration Frequency
- Hardware Failure Action
- Tests for a Specified Module
- Clearing Previous Error Reports
- Performing External Loopback Tests
- Performing Serdes Loopbacks
- Displaying System Health
- On-Board Failure Logging
- Configuring OBFL for the Switch
- Configuring OBFL for a Module
- Displaying OBFL Logs
Cisco MDS 9506
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Components Supported
- MDS 9000 Chassis and Module Support
- Migrating from Supervisor-1 Modules to Supervisor-2 Modules
- determining the software version
- Upgrading Your Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Image
- ficon supported releases and upgrade paths
- upgrading effect on vsan 4079
- upgrading a cisco mds 9124 or cisco mds 9134 switch
- Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image
- New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.0(4b)
- Licensed Cisco NX-OS Software Packages
- Limitations and Restrictions
- user roles
- intervsan routing
- Caveats
- open caveats
- Related Documentation
- software installation and upgrade
- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Cisco MDS 9506
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- new and changed information
- related documentation
- cisco fabric manager
- product overview
- power supplies
- fan modules
- Port Interfaces
- LEDs on the Supervisor-2 Module
- Supervisor-1 Modules
- Crossbar Switching Fabric
- LEDs on the Supervisor-1 Module
- Crossbar Modules
- Cisco MDS 9000 Series Module Compatibility
- Port Index Availability
- Switching Modules
- port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
- Port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
- port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
- LEDs on the Generation 2 Switching Modules
- Port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
- Switching Module Features
- LEDs on the Generation 1 Switching Module
- Services Modules
- Port Multiservice Federal Information Processing Standards Module
- LEDs on the 18/4-Port Multiservice Module
- Port Multiprotocol Services Module
- LEDs on the MPS-14/2 Module
- IP Storage Services Modules
- LEDs on IP Storage Services Modules
- Port Fibre Channel Advanced Services Module
- LEDs on the Fibre Channel Advanced Services Modules
- Port Fibre Channel Storage Services Module
- LEDs on the Storage Services Modules
- Caching Services Module
- LEDs on the Caching Services Module
- Supported Transceivers
- Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers
- DWDM Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers
- Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco MD 9500 Serie
- Installation Guidelines
- Required Equipment
- Installing the Chassis in a Cabinet or Rack
- Installing the Cisco MDS 9513 Director in a Rack
- Installing the Cisco MDS 9509 Director in a Rack
- Installing the Cisco MDS 9506 Director in a Rack
- System Grounding
- Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage
- Establishing the System Ground
- Grounding the Chassis
- Starting Up the Switch
- Providing Power to an AC Power Supply for the Cisco MDS 9513 Director
- Providing Power to an AC Power Supply for the Cisco MDS 9509 and Cisco MDS 9506 Directors
- Providing Power to a DC Power Supply in the Cisco MDS 9509 Director
- Providing Power to a DC Power Supply in the Cisco MDS 9506 Director
- Powering Up the Switch and Verifying Component Installation
- Removing, Installing, and Verifying Supervisor, Switching, and Services Modules
- Removing Supervisor Modules
- Installing Supervisor Modules
- Removing a Caching Services Module
- Removing Other Switching and Services Modules
- Verifying Installation of Supervisor, Switching, and Services Modules
- Removing and Installing a Crossbar Module
- Maintaining a Caching Services Module
- Maintaining the Disk Drives on the Caching Services Module
- Removing and Installing the Power Supplies on the Cisco MDS 9513 Director
- Installing an AC Power Supply in the Cisco MDS 9513 Director
- Removing an AC Power Supply from the Cisco MDS 9509 Director
- Installing an AC Power Supply in the Cisco MDS 9509 Director
- Removing a DC Power Supply from the Cisco MDS 9509 Director
- Installing a DC Power Supply in the Cisco MDS 9509 Director
- Removing and Installing the PEMs on the Cisco MDS 9506 Director
- Installing an AC PEM
- Removing an AC or DC Power Supply from the Cisco MDS 9506 Director
- Removing and Installing Fan Modules
- Removing a Front Fan Module on the Cisco MDS 9513 Director
- Installing a Front Fan Module on the Cisco MDS 9513 Director
- Removing the Crossbar Module Fan Tray
- Installing the Crossbar Module Fan Tray
- Removing a Front Fan Module on the Cisco MDS 9509 Director
- Removing a Front Fan Module on the Cisco MDS 9506 Director
- Removing and Installing CompactFlash Cards
- Installing a CompactFlash Card
- Removing a Clock Module from the Cisco MDS 9513 Director
- Installing a Clock Module into the Cisco MDS 9513 Director
- Removing a Clock Module from the Cisco MDS 9509 Director
- Installing a Clock Module into the Cisco MDS 9509 Director
- Installing a Clock Module into the Cisco MDS 9506 Director
- Overview
- A P P E N D I X A Migrating to Generation 3 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules
- Before You Begin Upgrading the MDS 9513 Director
- Installing MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Running Cisco SAN-OS 3.x
- Modules
- Switch
- Installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Activating Higher Bandwidth by Powering Down the Switch
- Migration Procedure for the MDS 9509 Director and MDS 9506 Director
- Chapter B Connecting the Cisco MD 9500 Serie
- Connecting to the COM1 Port
- Connecting to the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port
- Connecting to the MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port
- Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port
- Removing an X2 Transceiver
- Removing and Installing SFP Transceivers
- Installing an SFP Transceiver
- Installing a Cable into an SFP Transceiver
- Maintaining SFP Transceivers and Fiber-Optic Cables
- cabinet and rack installation
- Perforated Cabinet Requirements for the Cisco MDS 9509 and the Cisco MDS
- requirements specific to solid-walled cabinets
- Solid-Walled Cabinet Requirements for the Cisco MDS 9509 and the Cisco MDS
- cisco mds 9000 family telco and eia shelf bracket
- before installing the shelf brackets
- installing the shelf bracket kit into a two-post telco rack
- installing the shelf bracket kit into a four-post eia rack
- installing the switch on the rack-mount support brackets
- installing the switch on the shelf brackets
- Cisco MDS 9500 Shelf Bracket C
- installing the cisco mds 9500 shelf bracket kit into a cabinet or rack
- technical specifications
- module specifications
- Module Specifications D
- power specifications for the cisco mds 9513 director
- ac power consumption for the cisco mds 9513 director
- power specifications for the cisco mds 9509 director
- Power Specifications for the Cisco MDS 9506 Director
- Specifications for the Cisco MDS 9506 Power Supplies
- Component Power Requirements and Heat Dissipation for the Cisco MDS 9506 Director
- AC Power Consumption for the Cisco MDS 9506 Director
- Cisco 10-Gbps Fibre Channel X2 Transceivers
- Cisco 10-Gbps Ethernet X2 Transceivers
- Environmental and Power Requirements Specifications for Cisco 10-Gbps Ethernet X2 Transceiver
- Cisco Fibre Channel SFP and SFP+ Transceivers
- General Specifications for Cisco 8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceivers
- General Specifications for Cisco 4-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers
- General Specifications for Cisco 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers
- Maximum Environmental and Electrical Ratings for Cisco Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers
- General Specifications for Cisco Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet SFP Transceivers
- Cisco CWDM SFP Transceivers
- Environmental and Optical Specifications for Cisco 2-Gbps CWDM SFP Transceivers
- Environmental and Optical Specifications for Cisco 4-Gbps CWDM SFP Transceivers
- Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Transceivers
- cable and port specifications
- console port
- Appendix E Cable and Port Specification
- connecting the com1 port to a modem
- mgmt 10/100 ethernet port
- supported power cords and plugs
- Power Cords
- Jumper Power Cord
- power supply ac power cords
- ac power cord illustrations
- site planning and maintenance records
- finding the chassis serial number
- site preparation checklist
- contact and site information
- chassis and module information
- Weight of Modules D