Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
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Chapter 1 CLI Overview
Understanding CLI Command Hierarchy
Table 1-4 displays the commonly used configuration submodes for the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP
c-Class BladeSystem and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter.
VTY line vty
switch(config-line)#
Virtual terminal line
Role role name
switch(config-role)#
Rule
SPAN span session number
switch(config-span)#
SPAN source, destination, and
suspend session information
VSAN database vsan database
switch(config-vsan-db)#
VSAN database
Zone zone name string vsan vsan-id
switch(config-zone)#
Zone member
Zone set zoneset name name vsan
vsan-id
switch(config-zoneset)#
Zone set member
SDV virtual device sdv virtual-device name
device-name vsan vsan-id
switch(config-sdv-virt-dev)#
SAN Device Virtualization
information
Table 1-3 Submodes Within the Configuration Mode for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family (continued)
Submode Name From Configuration Mode Enter Submode Prompt Configured Information
Table 1-4 Submodes Within the Configuration Mode for the Cisco Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter
Submode Name From Configuration Mode Enter Submode Prompt Configured Information
Call Home callhome
switch(config-callhome)#
Contact, destination, and e-mail
FCS Registration fcs register
switch(config-fcs-register)#
FCS attribute registration
From FCS registration submode:
platform name name vsan
vsan-id
switch(config-fcs-register-att
rib)#
Platform name and VSAN ID
association
Fibre Channel alias fcalias name name vsan vsan-id
switch(config-fcalias)#
Alias member
FSPF fspf config vsan vsan-id
switch(config-(fspf-config))#
Static SPF computation, hold
time, and autonomous region
Interface
configuration
interface type slot/port
switch(config-if)#
Channel groups, Fibre Channel
domains, FSPF parameters,
switch port trunk and beacon
information, and IP address
From the VSAN or mgmt0
(management) interface
configuration submode:
vrrp number
switch(config-if-vrrp)#
Virtual router (refer to the Cisco
MDS 9000 Family CLI
Configuration Guide for further
information)
Line console line console
switch(config-console)#
Primary terminal console
VTY line vty
switch(config-line)#
Virtual terminal line
Role role name
switch(config-role)#
Rule
SPAN span session number
switch(config-span)#
SPAN source, destination, and
suspend session information
VSAN database vsan database
switch(config-vsan-db)#
VSAN 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