Chapter 3 Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces

Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces

Configuring Local Switching

Note We recommend that you shut down all of the ports on the module before you execute the local switching command.

If local switching is enabled, then ports cannot be configured in dedicated mode.

If there are dedicated ports and you enter the local switching command, a warning is displayed and the operation is prevented.

Detailed Steps

To enable or disable local switching module, follow these steps:

 

Command

Purpose

 

 

 

Step 1

switch# config t

Enters configuration mode.

 

switch(config)#

 

 

 

 

Step 2

switch(config)# local-switching module 5

Enables local switching for a module.

 

 

If you want to proceed with enabling local

 

 

switching, when prompted press Y to continue or N

 

 

to exit.

 

 

 

Step 3

switch(config)# no local-switching module

Disables local switching for a module.

 

5

If you want to proceed with disabling local

 

 

 

 

switching, when prompted press Y to continue or N

 

 

to exit.

 

 

 

Step 4

switch(config)# exit

Exits configuration mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the show system internal xbar local-switchingcommand to verify the local switching configuration status on a module.

switch# show system internal xbar local-switching

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Slot Local-switching enabled

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1

no

2

no

3

no

4

no

5

yes

6

no

9

no

10

no

11

no

12

no

13

no

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