Cisco MD9148 Storage Switch Common commands

9148 Common configuration of fiber switches


Switch Basic configuration

1. Configure the switch name

switch# Config Terminel
Switch (config) # switchname SwitchA


2. Configure the management IP address of the switch

Switch (config) #
Switch (config) # interface Mgmt 0
Switch (config-if) # IP adress 192.168.100.10 255.255.255.0
Switch (config-if) # no shutdown

Interface Mgmt 0 represents the management port of the switch.

3. Configure the default gateway

Switch (config) # IP default-gateway 192.168.100.1


4. Change the password
Switch (config) # username <username> Password <*****>


5. Save the configuration
switch# Copy Running-config Startup-config


Port activation
Switch (config) # int FC1/1-10
Switch (config) # no shutdown



Configure Vsan

1. Add Vsan

Switch#config T
Switch (config) #vsan database
Switch (config-vsan-db) # Vsan 2
Switch (CONFIG-VSAN-DB) #end

The default switch already has a VSAN001, and generally does not need to create a new Vsan.


Configure Zone

1. Add a Zone
Switch#config T
Switch (config) # zone name Vnx_viewer1 Vsan 1
Switch (config-zone) # member Interface FC1/3
Switch (config-zone) # member Interface FC1/4
Switch (config-zone) # member Interface FC1/5
Switch (config-zone) # member Pwwn 22:35:00:0C:85:E9:D2:C2

Add a zone named Vnx_viewer1 and FC1/3,FC1/4,FC1/5 into this area

2. Delete a zone
Switch (config) # no zone name Vnx_viewer1 Vsan 1


Configure Zoneset

Switch#config T
Switch (config) # zoneset name Zoneset_top Vsan 1
Switch (config-zoneset) # member Vnx_viewer1
Switch (config-zoneset) # member Vnx_viewer2
Switch (config-zoneset) # member Vnx_viewer3
Switch (config-zoneset) # EXIT

Add a zoneset named Zoneset_top and join the same type of zone

Note: If a new zone is configured and added to Zoneset, Acitvate is required to take effect, the command is as follows:

Switch#config T
Switch (config) #zoneset activate name Zoneset_top Vsan 1

Multiple zoneset can be created, but only one is activated, and the other alternative



Zone Default-zone Permit



Common Check Commands

Show run displays the current configuration

Show zone displays information for the zone currently configured

Show Zoneset displays information for the currently configured Zoneset

Show interface FC1/1 Display Port FC1/1 information

Show Zone status 1 to see if the default Zone policy diagram is deny

Show Zone analysis Vsan 1 zone analyst

Show Zone analysis Active Vsan 1

Show Zone Active Displays the zone information for the current activity

Show Zoneset Active Displays the Zoneset information for the current activity

Show Vsan shows Vsan

Show Vsan 1 Membership

Show Flogi Database Detail View the WWN number of the HBA card connected to the switch port

Show license all show license

Show zone internal change event-history Vsan <vsan-id> Find the cause of zone set activation issues

Show Zone Internal Merge event-history find problems with zone merging


Execute debug command in EXEC mode

Detecting Protocol Errors
Debug Zone Change Errors <vsan-id>

Detecting Protocol Events
Debug Zone Change Events <vsan-id>

Detection Protocol Package
Debug Zone Change Packets Vsan-id


switch# Show Zone Analysis active Vsan 1
Zoning Database Analysis Vsan 1
Active ZONESET:ZS1 [*]
Activated at:08:03:35 UTC Nov 17 2005
Activated by:local [GS]
Default Zone Policy:deny
Number of devices zoned in VSAN:0/2 (Unzoned:2)
Number of Zone members RESOLVED:0/2 (UNRESOLVED:2)
Num zones:1
Number of IVR zones:0
Number of IPS zones:0
formattted size:38 bytes/2048 Kb If the formattted size exceeds the 2048k limit, the activation zone set error is caused. Workaround reduce the number of zones in the zone set.




Other Debug Commands available

Debug Zone {All |
Change {errors | events | packets} |
Database {Detail | errors | events} |
GS Errors {Errors | events | packets} |
lun-zoning {Errors | events | packets} |
Merge {errors | events | packets} |
MTS Notifications |
PSS {errors | events} | |
read-only-zoning {Errors | events | packets} |
Tcam Errors {Errors | events | packets} |
Transit {errors | events}} [Vsan Vsan-id]

Configuration of the Trunking

By default, the Trunking protocol for each port of the switch is enabled, and the port of the switch interconnect should operate under E mode, if there are two switches connected to each other, enable trunking for example FC1/1 and FC1/2.

Specifies that the port is an e operating mode

SwitchA (config) # interface FC1/1
SwitchA (config-if) # Switchport mode E

SwitchB (config) # interface FC1/2
SwitchB (config-if) # Switchport mode E





Other configurations

1. Clear the configuration
Switch#write Erase

2. Setting the configuration Port timeout
Switch (config) # line console
Switch (config-console) # Exec-timeout 60
Switch (config) # line vty
Switch (config-line) # Exec-timeout 60

3. Installation and removal license
switch# Install license Bootflash:license-file
switch# Clear License License-file
switch# Clear License All


4. Disable and enable Telnet and SSH
switch# Config T
Switch (config) # no Telnet server enable
Switch (config) # Telnet Server enable

switch# Config T
Switch (config) # SSH server enable
Switch (config) # no SSH server enable


5. Download the configuration file

switch# Copy <scheme>://<url> System:running-config

switch# Copy tftp://172.16.10.1/237.img bootflash:237.img

6. Delete Vsan

switch# Config T
Switch (config) # Vsan database
switch-config-db# Vsan 5
Switch (config-vsan-db) # no Vsan 5


Overview

Partitioning allows access control between the storage device and the host. Creating zones increases the security of the network and prevents data loss or corruption.
A zone set includes one or more zones in a Vsan. An area set in all switch structures that can be activated or closed as a single entity, and only a single set of zones can be activated in a vsan.
A region is made up of multiple members. Members in one area can access each other, and members in different regions cannot access each other.




Troubleshooting Detection List

Verify that you have an active area set.
Verify that the host and storage devices are in the same zone.
The validation area is part of the active zone set.
If you do not use partitions, verify that the default zone is allowed.
If you have a Cisco MDS 9020 fabric, make sure you have only pwwn base zone.

Cisco MD9148 Storage Switch Common commands