HP Cisco MDS 9216A Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2 - Page 590

fcid-allocation Chapter 8 Fibre Channel Commands Send comments to [email protected] fcid-allocation Use the fcid-allocation command to manually add a FCID to the default area company ID list. Use the no form of the command to remove a FCID from the default area company ID list. fcid-allocation area company-id company-id no fcid-allocation area company-id company-id Syntax Description area company-id company-id Modifies the auto area list of company IDs. Configures the company IDs. Command Default None Command Modes Configuration mode Command History Release 4.0(0)N1(1a) Modification This command was introduced. Usage Guidelines Fibre Channel standards require a unique FCID to be allocated to an N port attached to a Fx port in any switch. To conserve the number of FCIDs used, Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches use a special allocation scheme. Some HBAs do not discover targets that have FC IDs with the same domain and area. The switch software maintains a list of tested company IDs that do not exhibit this behavior. These HBAs were allocated with single FC IDs, and for others a full area was allocated. To allow further scalability for switches with numerous ports, the switch software maintains a list of HBAs exhibiting this behavior. Each HBA is identified by its company ID (also known as Organizational Unique Identifier, or OUI) used in the pWWN during a fabric log in. A full area is allocated to the N ports with company IDs that are listed and for the others, a single FC ID is allocated. Regardless of the type (whole area or single) of FC ID allocated, the FC ID entries remain persistent. Examples The following example adds a new company ID to the default area company ID list: switch(config)# fcid allocation area company-id 0x003223 8-56 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference OL-16599-01