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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Chapter 6 Device Manager
Using the Quick Configuration Tool
To create SAN port channels using Device Manager, click PortChannels from the Interface menu. For
detailed instructions, see Chapter 14, “Configuring SAN Port Channels.” You can also use Fabric
Manager to conveniently create a SAN port channel.
Note To create a SAN port channel, all the ports on both ends of the link must have the same port speed,
trunking type, and administrative state.
Context Menus
Context menus are available in both Device Manager views by right-clicking a device or table.
Device View menus:
• Device—Right-click a system, module, or power supply to bring up a menu that gives you the option
to configure the device.
• Port— Right-click a port to bring up a menu that shows you the number of the port you have clicked,
and to give you the option to configure, monitor, enable, or disable the port.
Note Context menus for Ethernet ports configure and monitor the physical Ethernet port in addition
to any virtual interfaces that exist on the physical Ethernet.
Summary View menus:
• Table— Right-click the table header to show a list of which columns to display in that table:
Interface, Description, VSANs, Mode, Connected To, Speed (Gb), Rx, Tx, Errors, Discards, and
Log. Click the Description field to bring up the appropriate configuration dialog box for the port
type.
Using the Quick Configuration Tool
Device Manager provides a tool for configuring the Ethernet interfaces on the switch. The Quick
Configuration Tool allows you to select one of the following configurations for each Ethernet interface:
• Eth Only—Configures the physical Ethernet without any virtual interfaces.
• vEth Only—Configures the physical Ethernet to have an associated VIG with a virtual Ethernet
interface.
• vFC Only—Configures the physical Ethernet to have an associated VIG with a virtual Fibre Channel
interface.
• vEth + vFC—Configures the physical Ethernet to have an associated VIG with a virtual Ethernet
interface and a virtual Fibre Channel interface.
To configure the Ethernet interfaces using the Quick Configuration Tool, perform this task:
Step 1 In the tools menu, choose Quick Config Wizard.
You see the Quick Configuration Tool window as shown in Figure 6-2.