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
isns
isns
To tag a Gigabit Ethernet or PortChannel interface to an Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) profile,
use the isns command in interface configuration submode. To untag the interface, use the no form of the
command.
isns profile-name
no isns profile-name
Syntax Description
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes Interface configuration submode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines To use this command, iSNS must be enabled using the isns-server enable command.
Use the isns reregister command in EXEC mode to reregister associated iSNS objects (tagged to an
iSNS profile) with the iSNS server.
Examples The following example shows how to tag a Gigabit Ethernet interface to an iSNS profile.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet 1/2
switch(config-if)# isns Profile1
The following example shows how to tag a PortChannel interface to an iSNS profile.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# interface port-channel 2
switch(config-if)# isns Profile2
Related Commands
profile-name Specifies the iSNS profile name.
Release Modification
2.0(x) This command was introduced.
Command Description
isns-server enable Enables the iSNS server.
isns reregister Reregisters the iSNS object.
show interface gigabitethernet Displays configuration and status information for a specified
Gigabit Ethernet interface.

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