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Static FC routing configuration example ····················································································································· 63
Network requirements··········································································································································· 63
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 63
Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 66
FSPF configuration example·········································································································································· 67
Network requirements··········································································································································· 67
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 67
Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 69
Configuring FC zones ················································································································································ 71
Overview········································································································································································· 71
Zone database······················································································································································· 71
Distributing zones ·················································································································································· 73
Zone merge ···························································································································································· 75
Access control ························································································································································ 77
FC zone configuration task list ····································································································································· 77
Configuring zone aliases ·············································································································································· 78
Configuring zones·························································································································································· 78
Configuring zone sets ···················································································································································· 79
Configuring the default zone policy····························································································································· 79
Configuring zone distribution and merge types ········································································································· 79
Activating a zone set and distributing it to the entire fabric ····················································································· 80
Triggering a complete distribution ······························································································································· 80
Renaming zone aliases, zones, and zone sets ··········································································································· 81
Copying zone aliases, zones, and zone sets ············································································································· 81
Deleting the zone database ·········································································································································· 82
Displaying and maintaining FC zones ························································································································ 82
FC zone configuration example ··································································································································· 82
Network requirements··········································································································································· 82
Configuration considerations ······························································································································· 83
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 83
Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 84
Configuring NPV ························································································································································ 86
Overview········································································································································································· 86
Downlink interface and downlink ························································································································ 86
Uplink interface and uplink ·································································································································· 86
Downlink-to-uplink interface mappings ··············································································································· 87
Disruptive load balancing ···································································································································· 87
NPV configuration task list ············································································································································ 87
Configuring uplink interfaces and downlink interfaces······························································································ 87
Configuring uplink interfaces ······························································································································· 88
Configuring downlink interfaces ·························································································································· 88
Configuring downlink-to-uplink interface mappings ··································································································· 88
Initiating a disruptive load-balancing process ············································································································ 89
Displaying and maintaining NPV································································································································· 89
NPV configuration example ·········································································································································· 89
Network requirements··········································································································································· 89
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 90
Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 93
Configuring FC ping ·················································································································································· 95
Overview········································································································································································· 95
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 95
FC ping configuration example ···································································································································· 95
Network requirements··········································································································································· 95