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

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Chapter 24 Configuring Port Security
Database Interaction
Copying the Port Security Database
Tip We recommend that you copy the active database to the config database after disabling auto-learning.
This action will ensure that the configuration database is in synchronization with the active database. If
distribution is enabled, this command creates a temporary copy (and consequently a fabric lock) of the
configuration database. If you lock the fabric, you need to commit the changes to the configuration
databases in all the switches.
To copy the active database to the configuration database, using Fabric Manager, perform this task:
Step 1 Expand a Fabric, expand a VSAN, and then choose Port Security in the Logical Domains pane.
Step 2 Click the Actions tab.
You see all the configuration databases.
Step 3 Choose the appropriate configuration database and check the Copy Active to Config checkbox.
Step 4 Click the Apply Changes icon to save your changes.
To view the differences between the active database and the configuration database using Fabric
Manager, perform this task:
Step 1 Expand a Fabric, expand a VSAN, and then choose Port Security in the Logical Domains pane.
You see the Port Security information in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the Database Differences tab.
You see all the configuration databases.
Step 3 Choose the appropriate configuration database. Choose the Active or Config option to compare the
differences between the selected database and the active or configuration database.
Step 4 Click the Apply Changes icon to save your changes.
Deleting the Port Security Database
Tip If the distribution is enabled, the deletion creates a copy of the database. An explicit deletion is required
to actually delete the database.
To delete a port security database using Fabric Manager, perform this task:
Step 1 Expand a Fabric, expand a VSAN, and then choose Port Security in the Logical Domains pane.
You see the Port Security information in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the Config Database tab.
You see all the configuration databases.