Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
OL-16599-01
Chapter 8 Fibre Channel Commands
interface vfc
interface vfc
To configure a virtual Fibre Channel interface on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch, use the interface
vfc command. To revert to defaults, use the no form of the command.
interface vfc vfc-id
bind interface ethernet slot/port
description line
shutdown [force]
switchport mode F
no interface vfc vfc-id
no bind interface ethernet slot/port
no description
no shutdown
no switchport mode
Syntax Description
Command Default Disabled.
Command Modes Configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines You can specify a range of interfaces by entering a command with the following example format:
interface vfc 1 - 3 , vfc 5 - 7
Use the no shutdown command to enable the interface.
Examples The following example enters interface configuration mode for virtual Fibre Channel interface 3:
switch(config)# interface vfc 3
vfc-id Specifies a virtual interface ID.
bind interface ethernet
slot/port
Binds the virtual Fibre Channel interface to the specified Ethernet interface.
description line Enters a line of text to describe the interface.
shutdown Changes the interface state to administrative down.
switchport mode F Specifies the mode of the virtual Fibre Channel interface.
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.