Cisco Nexus 5000 Series - About Persistent Fc ID Selective Purging; Purging Persistent Fc Ids

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring Domain Parameters
FC IDs
Step 6 Enable the HBA interface in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)# interface vfc20/1
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
switch(config-if)# end
switch#
Step 7 Verify the pWWN ID of the HBA by using the show flogi database command.
switch# show flogi database
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INTERFACE VSAN FCID PORT NAME NODE NAME
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vfc20/1 3 0x6fee00 50:05:08:b2:00:71:c8:c2 50:05:08:b2:00:71:c8:c0
fc2/3 3 0x6f7704 50:06:0e:80:03:29:61:0f 50:06:0e:80:03:29:61:0f
Note Both FC IDs now have different area assignments.
About Persistent FC ID Selective Purging
Persistent FC IDs can be purged selectively. Static entries and FC IDs currently in use cannot be deleted.
Table 1-1 identifies the FC ID entries that are deleted or retained when persistent FC IDs are purged.
Purging Persistent FC IDs
To purge persistent FC IDs, perform this task:
Ta b l e 1- 1 P u r g e d F C I D s
Persistent FC ID state Persistent Usage State Action
Static In use Not deleted
Static Not in use Not deleted
Dynamic In use Not deleted
Dynamic Not in use Deleted
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# purge fcdomain fcid vsan
vsan-id
Purges all dynamic and unused FC IDs in the specified
VSAN.
switch# purge fcdomain fcid vsan
vsan-id - vsan-id
Purges dynamic and unused FC IDs in the specified VSAN
range.