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 24 Configuring Port Security
Database Interaction
• Deleting the Port Security Database, page 24-20
• Clearing the Port Security Database, page 24-21
Database Scenarios
Figure 24-6 illustrates various scenarios showing the active database and the configuration database
status based on port security configurations.
Figure 24-6 Port Security Database Scenarios
CLI
Switch 1
config Database
99301
<pwwn1, fwwn1>
<pwwn2, fwwn2>
<pwwn3, fwwn3>
active Database
EMPTY
Configuring authorized ports
Switch 1
config Database
<pwwn1, fwwn1>
<pwwn2, fwwn2>
<pwwn3, fwwn3>
<pwwn4, fwwn4>
<pwwn5, fwwn5>
active Database
Saving the configuration (copy running start)
Activating the
database
<pwwn1, fwwn1>
<pwwn2, fwwn2>
<pwwn3, fwwn3>s
Note:
Learned entries
are not saved
in the startup
configuration.
Switch 1
config Database
<pwwn1, fwwn1>
<pwwn2, fwwn2>
<pwwn3, fwwn3>
active Database
Learning entries (pwwn4/5 already logged in)
<pwwn1, fwwn1>
<pwwn2, fwwn2>
<pwwn3, fwwn3>
<pwwn4, fwwn4>
<pwwn5, fwwn5>
Note:
Learned entries
are saved in
the active
database.
Switch 1
config Database
<pwwn1, fwwn1>
<pwwn2, fwwn2>
<pwwn3, fwwn3>
<pwwn4, fwwn4>
<pwwn5, fwwn5>
active Database
Copying active database to config database
<pwwn1, fwwn1>
<pwwn2, fwwn2>
<pwwn3, fwwn3>
<pwwn4, fwwn4>
<pwwn5, fwwn5>
learned entires
learned entires