Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

Forwarding Engines 141
F and TF Port Channels 145
E and TE Port Channels and IVR 146
Enhancing Zone Server Performance 149
Zone Server-Fibre Channel Name Server Shared Database 149
Enabling the Zone Server-FCNS Shared Database 149
Disabling Zone Server-FCNS shared database 149
Zone Server SNMP Optimization 150
Enabling Zone Server SNMP Optimization 150
Disabling Zone Server SNMP Optimization 151
Zone Server Delta Distribution 151
Enabling Zone Server Delta Distribution 151
Disabling Zone Server Delta Distribution 152
Default Settings 152
Distributing Device Alias Services 155
CHAPTER 6
Understanding Device Aliases 155
Device Alias Modes 155
Changing Mode Settings 156
Device Alias Mode Distribution 156
Device Alias Diffs-Only Distribution 156
Configuring Device Alias Diffs-Only Distribution 157
Merging Device Alias with the Diffs-Only Distribution Feature Enabled 158
Merging Device Alias in Different Modes 158
Resolving Merge Failure and Device Alias Mode Mismatch 159
Device Alias Features 159
Device Alias Requirements 160
Zone Aliases Versus Device Aliases 160
Device Alias Databases 161
Creating Device Aliases 161
About Device Alias Distribution 162
About Creating a Device Alias 162
About Device Alias Configuration Best Practices 162
Committing Changes 164
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
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Contents

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