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
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Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN
Databases
This chapter describes the fabric login (FLOGI) database, the name server features, the Fabric-Device
Management Interface (FDMI), and Registered State Change Notification (RSCN) information provided
in Nexus 5000 Series switches. It includes the following sections:
• Information About Fabric Login, page 19-1
• Name Server Proxy, page 19-2
• FDMI, page 19-4
• Displaying FDMI, page 19-4
• RSCN, page 19-5
• Default Settings, page 19-8
Information About Fabric Login
In a Fibre Channel fabric, each host or disk requires an FC ID. If the required device is displayed in the
FLOGI table, the fabric login is successful. Examine the FLOGI database on a switch that is directly
connected to the host HBA and connected ports. See the “Default Company ID List” section on
page 22-7 and the “Switch Interoperability” section on page 22-7.
To verify that a storage device is in the fabric login (FLOGI) table using Fabric Manager, perform this
task:
Step 1 In the Physical Attributes pane, expand Switches > Interfaces, and then choose FC Physical.
You see the interface configuration in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the FLOGI tab.
You see all end devices that are logged into the fabric as shown in Figure 19-1.