Cisco Nexus 5000 Series - Setting the Interface Administrative State; Configuring Interface Modes

DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters configuration mode.switch# configuration terminal
Step 1
Selects the range of Fibre Channel interfaces and
enters interface configuration mode.
switch(config)# interface { fc slot/port - port [ , fc slot/port
- port ] | vfc vfc-id - vfc-id [ , vfc vfc-id - vfc-id ] }
Step 2
Setting the Interface Administrative State
To gracefully shut down an interface, perform this task:
To enable traffic flow, perform this task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
switch# configuration terminal
2.
switch(config)# interface {fc slot/port}|{vfc vfc-id}
3.
switch(config-if)# shutdown
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters configuration mode.switch# configuration terminal
Step 1
Selects a Fibre Channel interface and enters interface
configuration mode.
switch(config)# interface {fc slot/port}|{vfc
vfc-id}
Step 2
Gracefully shuts down the interface and administratively
disables traffic flow (default).
switch(config-if)# shutdown
Step 3
Configuring Interface Modes
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
switch(config) # interface vfc vfc-id}
3.
switch(config-if) # switchport mode {E|NP}
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
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Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces