Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0 (OL-16598-01, June 2008)

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Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide
OL-16598-01
Chapter 11 Configuring Domain Parameters
FC IDs
Configuring Persistent FC IDs
To configure persistent FC IDs using Fabric Manager, perform this task:
Step 1 Expand Fabricxx > VSANxx, and then choose Domain Manager in the Logical Domains pane for the
fabric and VSAN that you want to configure the Persistent FC ID list for.
You see the running configuration of the domain in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the Persistent FcIds tab and click Create Row.
You see the Create Persistent FC IDs dialog box as shown in Figure 11-10.
Figure 11-10 Create Persistent FC IDs Dialog Box
Step 3
Choose the switch, WWN, and FC ID that you want to make persistent.
Step 4 Click either the single or area radio button in the Mask field.
Step 5 Click either the static or dynamic radio button in the Assignment field.
Step 6 Click the Apply Changes icon to save these changes.
About Unique Area FC IDs for HBAs
Note Only read this section if the Host Bus Adapter (HBA) port and the storage port are connected to the same
switch.
Some HBA ports require a different area ID than for the storage ports when they are both connected to
the same switch. For example, if the storage port FC ID is 0x6f7704, the area for this port is 77. In this
case, the HBA port’s area can be anything other than 77. The HBA port’s FC ID must be manually
configured to be different from the storage port’s FC ID.
Nexus 5000 Series switches facilitate this requirement with the FC ID persistence feature. You can use
this feature to preassign an FC ID with a different area to either the storage port or the HBA port.