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Configuring the fabric timers ········································································································································ 27
Configuring the fabric timers in system view······································································································ 28
Configuring the fabric timers in VSAN view ······································································································ 28
Configuring the fabric reconfiguration ························································································································ 28
Configuring the auto fabric reconfiguration function ························································································ 29
Manually initiating the fabric reconfiguration ···································································································· 29
Configuring a VFC interface to reject incoming RCF requests ·················································································· 29
Configuring and obtaining FC4 information of nodes ······························································································ 30
Enabling auto discovery of SCSI-FCP information ····························································································· 30
Configuring the default FC4 information for a node ························································································· 31
Displaying and maintaining a fabric ··························································································································· 31
Static fabric building configuration example ·············································································································· 32
Network requirements··········································································································································· 32
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 32
Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 36
Dynamic fabric building configuration example ········································································································ 37
Network requirements··········································································································································· 37
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 38
Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 45
Configuring VSAN ····················································································································································· 47
VSAN fundamentals······················································································································································· 47
Trunk VSAN in an FC network····························································································································· 47
Trunk VSAN in an FCoE network ························································································································ 47
Creating a VSAN ··························································································································································· 48
Configuring a trunk VSAN ············································································································································ 48
Displaying and maintaining VSAN
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VSAN configuration example ······································································································································· 48
Network requirements··········································································································································· 48
Configuration considerations ······························································································································· 49
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 49
Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 52
Configuring FC routing and forwarding ·················································································································· 54
Overview········································································································································································· 54
Routing table and FIB table ·································································································································· 54
Direct routes ··························································································································································· 55
Static routes
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FSPF routes ····························································································································································· 56
Configuring static routes for FC···································································································································· 57
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 57
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 58
Configuring FSPF···························································································································································· 58
FSPF configuration task list ··································································································································· 58
Enabling FSPF ························································································································································ 58
Configuring the shortest SPF calculation interval ······························································································· 59
Configuring the minimum LSR receiving interval································································································ 59
Configuring the minimum LSR refresh interval ···································································································· 59
Configuring the FSPF cost for an interface ········································································································· 60
Configuring the hello interval for an interface ··································································································· 60
Configuring the dead interval for an interface ·································································································· 60
Configuring the LSR retransmission interval for interfaces ················································································ 61
Disabling FSPF for an interface···························································································································· 61
Configuring FSPF GR ············································································································································ 62
Displaying and maintaining FC routing and forwarding ·························································································· 62