HP Cisco MDS 9140 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2( - Page 305

Chapter 4 Fabric Extender Commands serial Send comments to [email protected] serial To assign a serial number to a Fabric Extender, use the serial command. To remove the serial number, use the no form of this command. serial serial_string no serial Syntax Description serial_string Serial number string for the Fabric Extender. The string is alphanumeric, case sensitive, and has a maximum length of 20 characters. Command Default None Command Modes Fabric Extender configuration mode Command History Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) Modification This command was introduced. Usage Guidelines The serial number string you define with the serial command must match the serial number of the Fabric Extender. If you configure a serial number and then you use the fex associate command to associate the corresponding chassis ID to the switch, the association will succeed only if the Fabric Extender reports a matching serial number string. Caution Configuring a serial number other than that of the given Fabric Extender will force the Fabric Extender offline. Examples This example shows how to specify a serial number for a Fabric Extender: switch# configure terminal switch(config)# fex 101 switch(config-fex)# serial Rack16_FEX101 This example shows how to remove a serial number from a Fabric Extender: switch# configure terminal switch(config)# fex 101 switch(config-fex)# no serial OL-16599-01 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference 4-11