Cisco Systems DSC9148D8G48PK9 manual Monitoring FlexAttach Virtual pWWN, Verifying the End Device

Chapter 8 Configuring FlexAttach Virtual pWWN

Monitoring FlexAttach Virtual pWWN

Verifying the End Device

To verify that the end device is logged with the correct virtual WWNs, use the show fcns database command on the NPV core. (See Example 8-2.)

Example 8-2 Verifying the End Device

switch# show fcns database VSAN 1:

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FCID TYPE PWWN (VENDOR) FC4-TYPE:FEATURE

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0x010000 N 20:01:00:0d:ec:2f:c1:40 (Cisco) npv

0x010001 N 20:02:00:0d:ec:2f:c1:40 (Cisco) npv

0x010200 N 21:00:00:e0:8b:83:01:a1 (Qlogic) scsi-fcp:init

0x010300 N 21:01:00:e0:8b:32:1a:8b (Qlogic) scsi-fcp:init Total number of entries = 4

Monitoring FlexAttach Virtual pWWN

Table 8-2lists the errors that might be displayed and provides the workarounds.

Table 8-2 FlexAttach Errors and Workarounds

Error	Description	Workaround
fc1/1 : interface is not	FlexAttach configuration	To move the port to the shut state, enable the
down	fails because the	FlexAttach configuration, and then move the port
	configuration is enabled	to no shut state.
	for an active interface with
	the operation state as up.
FlexAttach	The FlexAttach	FlexAttach configuration will not be distributed
configuration is not	configuration on one peer	if cfs ipv4 distribute, or cfs ipv6 distribute is
distributed to the peers	NPV is not available to any	disabled. Enable cfs ipv4 distribute, or cfs ipv6
	other peer NPV.	distribute.
Even with CFS	CFS over IP is enabled,	CFS over IP uses IP multicast to discover the
distribution enabled	and the Inagua in one	NPV peers in the network. IBM MM does not
Inagua does not	blade center is not the peer	support multicast and cannot act as a peer with
become a peer with	NPV for other NPVs.	NPV. This prevents the FlexAttach configuration
other NPVs		from getting distributed to other peer NPVs in the
		network.
NP port uses physical	This occurs when NP port	FlexAttach is supported on server interfaces such
pWWN instead of	uses physical pWWN	as F ports, and not on external interfaces such as
virtual pWWN	instead of virtual pWWN,	NP ports.
configured through	that is configured through
FlexAttach	FlexAttach.

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