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 11 I Commands
interface
interface
To configure an interface on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of switches, use the interface command in
configuration mode.
interface {cpp | fc | fc-tunnel | fcip | gigabitethernet | iscsi | mgmt | port-channel | svc | vsan}
Note On a Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem and on a Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM
BladeCenter, the syntax differs as follows:
interface {bay port | ext port}
Syntax Description
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History
bay port | ext port (Optional) Configures a a Fibre Channel interface on a port on a Cisco Fabric
Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem or on a Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM
BladeCenter. The range is 0 to 48.
cpp Configures a Control Plane Process (CPP) interface.
fc (Optional) Configures a Fiber Channel interface on an MDS 9000 Family
switch—see the interface fc command.
fc-tunnel Configures a Fiber Channel link interface—see the interface fc-tunnel
command.
fcip Configures a Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) interface—see the interface fcip
command.
gigabitethernet Configures a Gigabit Ethernet interface—see the interface gigabitethernet
command.
iscsi Configures an iSCSI interface—see the interface iscsi command.
mgmt Configures a management interface—see the interface mgmt command.
port-channel Configures a PortChannel interface—see the interface port-channel
command.
svc Configures a SAN Volume Controller (SVC) interface for the Caching
Services Module (CSM)—see the interface svc command.
vsan Configures a VSAN interface—see the interface vsan command.
Release Modification
1.0(2) This command was introduced.
3.1(2) Added the bay | port option.

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