Cisco MDS-9124 Troubleshooting Guide - Page 373

Chapter 19 Troubleshooting FC-SP, Port Security, and Fabric Binding Fabric Binding Issues Send documentation comments to [email protected] Unauthorized Switch Gains Access to Fabric Symptom Unauthorized switch gains access to fabric. Table 19-11 Unauthorized Switch Gains Access to Fabric Symptom Possible Cause Solution Unauthorized switch Fabric binding disabled on both ends of See the "Configuring Fabric Binding Using Fabric gains access to fabric. an ISL. Manager" section on page 19-19 or the "Configuring Fabric Binding Using the CLI" section on page 19-20. Fabric Binding Settings Lost After Reboot Symptom Fabric binding settings were lost after a reboot. Table 19-12 Fabric Binding Settings Lost After Reboot Symptom Fabric Binding settings were lost after a reboot. Possible Cause Solution Entries not saved to configure database and to startup configuration. Save the fabric binding database. See the "Configuring Fabric Binding Using Fabric Manager" section on page 19-19 or the "Configuring Fabric Binding Using the CLI" section on page 19-20. Configuring Fabric Binding Using Fabric Manager To configure fabric binding using Fabric Manager, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Choose Fabricxx > VSANxx > Fabric Binding and select the Control tab. Select enable from the Command drop-down menu and click Apply Changes. Select the Config Database tab and click Add Row to add a new entry into the configure database. Fill in the WWNs and Domain ID fields and click Create. Select the Actions tab, select activate from the Action drop-down menu, and click Apply Changes to copy the configure database to the active database and reactivate fabric binding. Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration, using the fabric option. This saves the port security configure database to the startup configuration on all switches in the fabric. OL-9285-05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x 19-19