Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

switch(config)# vmis range range vsan id
Examples: Configuring a VMID
This example shows how to enable a VMID:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# feature vmis
This example shows how to disable a VMID:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# no feature vmis
This example shows how to configure multiple Local VE ID ranges for use by hypervisor HBA drivers in a
VSAN:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# vmis range 3-45,51-70 vsan 1
Verifying a VMID Configuration
This example shows the FCIDs that are capable of using the VMID feature. The letter M under the FLAGS
field indicates that the corresponding FCID is capable of using the VMID feature.
switch# show flogi database details
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INTERFACE VSAN FCID PORT NAME NODE NAME FLAGS
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fc1/7 1 0xef0000 20:07:8c:60:4f:10:0f:e0 20:01:8c:60:4f:10:0f:e1 P
fc1/7 1 0xef0001 20:19:8c:60:4f:19:bf:25 21:00:00:20:38:de:c3:9f VPM
Total number of flogi = 2.
This example shows all the entries in a VMIS database. This is the database of all IDs in the SAN fabric.
Locally connected IDs show the connecting interface; remotely connected IDs show the interface name as
"--" in the output.
switch# show vmis database
Total 17 entries
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INTERFACE VSAN FCID LOCAL VEID GLOBAL VEID
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fc1/7 1 0xef000a 0x01 9a07686b-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f
fc1/7 1 0xef000a 0x02 66fb6a4e-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f
fc1/7 1 0xef000a 0x03 325de425-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f
fc1/7 1 0xef000a 0x04 0d509b51-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f
fc1/7 1 0xef000a 0x05 b7d71b43-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f
fc1/7 1 0xef000a 0x32 1b231602-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f
fc1/7 1 0xef000b 0x01 e8e9161f-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f
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Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases
Examples: Configuring a VMID

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