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1. Connect to the physical chassis and log in using an account with the chassis-role permission.
2. Enter the configureChassis command to ensure that newly created logical switches have the same
basic configuration values as the default logical switch:
configurechassis
3. Enter n at the prompts to configure system and cfgload attributes. Enter y at the prompt to configure
custom attributes.
System (yes, y, no, n): [no] n
cfgload attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] n
Custom attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
4. Enter the appropriate value at the Config Index prompt. Contact your switch service provider to
determine the appropriate value.
Config Index (0 to ignore): (0..1000) [3]:
Creating a logical switch or base switch
When a logical switch is created, it is automatically enabled and is empty--that is, it does not have any
ports. After creating the logical switch, you must disable the switch to configure it and set the domain ID.
You then assign ports to the logical switch.
You can optionally define the logical switch to be a base switch. Each chassis can have only one base
switch.
NOTE
Domain ID conflicts are detected before fabric ID conflicts. If you have both a domain ID conflict and a
fabric ID conflict, only the domain ID conflict is reported.
1. Connect to the physical chassis and log in using an account with the chassis-role permission.
2. Enter the lsCfg command to create a logical switch:
lscfg --create fabricID [ -base ]
In the command syntax, fabricID is the fabric ID that is to be associated with the logical switch.
Specify the -base option if the logical switch is to be a base switch.
3. Set the context to the new logical switch.
setcontext fabricID | switchname
The fabricID parameter is the FID of the logical switch you just created. The switchname parameter is
the name assigned to the logical switch. You can only use one parameter at a time.
4. Disable the logical switch.
switchdisable
5. Configure the switch attributes, including assigning a unique domain ID.
configure
6. Enable the logical switch.
switchenable
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