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
ip name-server
ip name-server
To configure a name server, use the ip name-server command in configuration mode. To disable this
feature, use the no form of the command.
ip name-server ip-address
no ip name-server ip-address
Syntax Description
Defaults None.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines You can configure a maximum of six servers. By default, no server is configured.
Examples The following example configure a name server with an IP address of 1.1.1.4.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# ip name-server 1.1.1.4
The following example specifies the first address (15.1.0.1) as the primary server and the second address
(15.2.0.0) as the secondary sever.
switch(config)# ip name-server 15.1.0.1 15.2.0.0
The following example deletes the configured server(s) and reverts to factory default.
switch(config)# no ip name-server
Related Commands
ip-address Specifies the IP address for the name server.
Release Modification
1.0(2) This command was introduced.
Command Description
show ip route Displays the IP address of the default gateway.

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