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 8 F Commands
fabric-binding enable
fabric-binding enable
To enable fabric binding in a VSAN, use the fabric-binding enable command. To disable fabric binding,
use the no form of the command.
fabric-binding enable
no fabric-binding enable
Syntax Description This command has no other arguments or keywords.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes Configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines Fabric binding is configured on a per-VSAN basis and can be implemented in both both FICON VSANs
and Fibre Channel VSANs.
The fabric binding feature must be enabled in each switch in the fabric that participate in the fabric
binding.
Examples The following examples enables fabric binding on that switch.
switch# config t
switch(config)# fabric-binding enable
The following example disables fabric binding on that switch.
switch# config t
switch(config)# no fabric-binding enable
Related Commands
Release Modification
1.3(1) This command was introduced.
3.0(1) Extended support of fabric binding to Fibre Channel VSANs.
Command Description
fabric-binding activate Activates fabric-binding.
fabric-binding database Configures a fabric-binding database.

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