Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 5 D Commands
dpvm distribute
dpvm distribute
To enable Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) distribution for dynamic port VSAN membership (DPVM), use
the dpvm distribute command. To disable this feature, use the no form of the command.
dpvm distribute
no dpvm distribute
Syntax Description This command has no other arguments or keywords.
Defaults Enabled.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines To use this command, DPVM must be enabled using the dpvm enable command.
Temporary changes to the DPVM database must be committed to the active DPVM database using the
dpvm commit command before being distributed to the fabric.
Examples The following example shows how to disable distribution for the DPVM database.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# no dpvm distribute
The following example shows how to enable distribution for the DPVM database.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# dpvm distribute
Related Commands
Release Modification
2.0(x) This command was introduced.
Command Description
dpvm enable Enables DPVM.
show dpvm Displays DPVM information.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available