Cisco mds 9124 - fabric switch

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 8 F Commands
fabric-binding activate
fabric-binding activate
To activate fabric binding in a VSAN, use the fabric-binding activate command in configuration mode.
To disable this feature, use the no form of the command.
fabric-binding activate vsan vsan-id [force]
no fabric-binding activate vsan vsan-id
Syntax Description
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes Configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines Fabric binding is configured on a per-VSAN basis and can be implemented in both FICON VSANs and
Fibre Channel VSANs.
Examples The following example activates the fabric binding database for the specified VSAN.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# fabric-binding activate vsan 1
The following example deactivates the fabric binding database for the specified VSAN.
switch(config)# no fabric-binding activate vsan 10
The following example activates the fabric binding database for the specified VSAN forcefully—even if
the configuration is not acceptable.
switch(config)# fabric-binding activate vsan 3 force
The following example reverts to the previously-configured state or to the factory default (if no state is
configured)
switch(config)# no fabric-binding activate vsan 1 force
Related Commands
vsan vsan-id Specifies the VSAN. The ID of the VSAN is from 1 to 4093.
force Forces fabric binding activation.
Release Modification
1.3(1) This command was introduced.
3.0(1) Extended support for fabric binding to Fibre Channel VSANs.