CLI command modes :
Switch #
Exec mode :enables temporary changes to terminal settings ,perform basic tests,display system info.
Changes made in this mode are generally not saved across system resets.
Switch(config)#
configuration mode :enables configuration of features that affect the system as a whole .Chnages made on tis mode are saved acrosssystem resets.
To obtain a list of available commands use ?
NO form of commands :
Issue the no form of any commands to perform the following actions:
1.Undo wrongly issued command
2.Delete a created facility
eg:delete a previouslt created zone.
eg: # no member pwwn 1:2:3:4:5
# no zone name test vsan 1
1. Turn the port on and give it a description:
SAN01# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# interface fc4/30
pacdcmdsa3(config-if)# no shutdown
pacdcmdsa3(config-if)# switchport description deploy01
pacdcmdsa3(config-if)# exit
pacdcmdsa3(config)#
pacdcmdsa3# copy running startup
[########################################] 100%
2 .create VASN &Add the port to a vsan:
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)#vsan database
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)# vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)# vsan 10 name test_vsan_10
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)#end
# show vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)#vsan database
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)# vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)# vsan 10 interface fc4/30
Traffic on fc4/30 may be impacted. Do you want to continue? (y/n) y
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)# exit
pacdcmdsa3(config)#
3 .Make pwwn alias:
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# fcalias name deploy01 vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3(config-fcalias)# member pwwn 21:00:00:e0:8b:8f:e9:7e
pacdcmdsa3(config-fcalias)# exit
4 .Create the zone:
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# zone name deploy01 vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3(config-zone)# member fcalias deploy01
pacdcmdsa3(config-zone)# member fcalias nsd05-r1
pacdcmdsa3(config-zone)# member fcalias nsd05-r2
pacdcmdsa3(config-zone)# exit
pacdcmdsa3(config)# exit
pacdcmdsa3#
View the zone:
pacdcmdsa3 # show zone name deploy01
zone name deploy01 vsan 10
fcalias name nsd05-r1 vsan 10
pwwn 20:14:00:a0:b8:11:33:d0
fcalias name nsd05-r2 vsan 10
pwwn 20:24:00:a0:b8:11:33:d0
fcalias name deploy01 vsan 10
pwwn 21:00:00:e0:8b:8f:e9:7e
5 .Add the zone to a zoneset:
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# zoneset name san01_prod10 vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3(config-zoneset)# member deploy01
pacdcmdsa3(config-zoneset)# exit
pacdcmdsa3(config)#
Check the zoneset name. Grab the name from the first line of output from:
pacdcmdsa3# show zoneset
zoneset name san01_prod10 vsan 10
6. Activate the zoneset
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# zoneset activate name san01_prod10 vsan 10
Zoneset activation initiated. check zone status
pacdcmdsa3(config)# exit
pacdcmdsa3# copy running startup
[########################################] 100%
pacdcmdsa3#
7 .Add a user to the cisco mds with network-admin privileges.
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# username username password password role network-admin
pacdcmdsa3(config)# snmp-server user username network-admin auth md5 password
pacdcmdsa3(config)# exit
pacdcmdsa3# copy running startup
[########################################] 100%
pacdcmdsa3#
8. When attaching symmetrix to your switches its best practice to hard set the ports to 4gb.
pacdcmdsa3(config-if)# int fc3/18
pacdcmdsa3(config-if)# switchport speed 4000
switchport speed auto
9. Rename Fibre Channel aliases using the fcalias rename command like this:
switch(config)# fcalias rename <old alias> <new alias> vsan 10
You can also rename zones:
switch(config)# zone rename <old zone name> <new zone name> vsan 10
And you can rename zonesets:
switch(config)# zoneset rename <old zoneset name> <new zoneset name> vsan 10
10. Search for thread
switch# show zone | include server-name
pacdcmdsa3# show flogi database|include 21:00:00:24:ff:06:84:cb (works like grep)
11. Set mode
mds-switch-1# conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
mds-switch-1(config)# interface fc 1/1
mds-switch-1(config-if)# switchport mode E
mds-switch-1(config-if)# end
12. configure domain ID :
Configure the switch in vsan 10 to request a preffered domain 3 and accept any value assigned by the principal switch.
mds-switch-1(config)# fcdomain domain 3 preffered vsan 10
configure the switch in vsan 10 accept only a specific value and moves the local interfaces in vsan 10 to an isolated state if the requested id is not granted.
mds-switch-1(config)# fcdomain domain 3 static vsan 10
Valid domain IDs are numbers between 1-239
13.Configure priority 25 for the local switch in VSAN 10
mds-switch-1(config)# fcdomain priority 25 vsan 10
14 name server statistics
show fcns statistics
15. Rename switch
# config t
# switchname newname
# exit
# show switchname
16. set speed auto for 3 interfaces
# config t
# interface fc1/1 ,fc1/2,fc1/3
# switchport speed auto
# no shutdown
# exit
Important commands :
show interface fc 1/11
show interface description
show interface brief
show logging info
show logging last 10
show running-config diff
show startup-config
show tech-support brief
show version
show zoneset
show running-config
show license usage
show vsan membership
show environment fan
show environment temperature
Data gathering : show tech-support
To move up one level from config mode or config sub mode type exit
To move up directly to the exec mode type end
Switch #
Exec mode :enables temporary changes to terminal settings ,perform basic tests,display system info.
Changes made in this mode are generally not saved across system resets.
Switch(config)#
configuration mode :enables configuration of features that affect the system as a whole .Chnages made on tis mode are saved acrosssystem resets.
To obtain a list of available commands use ?
NO form of commands :
Issue the no form of any commands to perform the following actions:
1.Undo wrongly issued command
2.Delete a created facility
eg:delete a previouslt created zone.
eg: # no member pwwn 1:2:3:4:5
# no zone name test vsan 1
1. Turn the port on and give it a description:
SAN01# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# interface fc4/30
pacdcmdsa3(config-if)# no shutdown
pacdcmdsa3(config-if)# switchport description deploy01
pacdcmdsa3(config-if)# exit
pacdcmdsa3(config)#
pacdcmdsa3# copy running startup
[########################################] 100%
2 .create VASN &Add the port to a vsan:
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)#vsan database
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)# vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)# vsan 10 name test_vsan_10
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)#end
# show vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)#vsan database
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)# vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)# vsan 10 interface fc4/30
Traffic on fc4/30 may be impacted. Do you want to continue? (y/n) y
pacdcmdsa3(config-vsan-db)# exit
pacdcmdsa3(config)#
3 .Make pwwn alias:
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# fcalias name deploy01 vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3(config-fcalias)# member pwwn 21:00:00:e0:8b:8f:e9:7e
pacdcmdsa3(config-fcalias)# exit
4 .Create the zone:
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# zone name deploy01 vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3(config-zone)# member fcalias deploy01
pacdcmdsa3(config-zone)# member fcalias nsd05-r1
pacdcmdsa3(config-zone)# member fcalias nsd05-r2
pacdcmdsa3(config-zone)# exit
pacdcmdsa3(config)# exit
pacdcmdsa3#
View the zone:
pacdcmdsa3 # show zone name deploy01
zone name deploy01 vsan 10
fcalias name nsd05-r1 vsan 10
pwwn 20:14:00:a0:b8:11:33:d0
fcalias name nsd05-r2 vsan 10
pwwn 20:24:00:a0:b8:11:33:d0
fcalias name deploy01 vsan 10
pwwn 21:00:00:e0:8b:8f:e9:7e
5 .Add the zone to a zoneset:
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# zoneset name san01_prod10 vsan 10
pacdcmdsa3(config-zoneset)# member deploy01
pacdcmdsa3(config-zoneset)# exit
pacdcmdsa3(config)#
Check the zoneset name. Grab the name from the first line of output from:
pacdcmdsa3# show zoneset
zoneset name san01_prod10 vsan 10
6. Activate the zoneset
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# zoneset activate name san01_prod10 vsan 10
Zoneset activation initiated. check zone status
pacdcmdsa3(config)# exit
pacdcmdsa3# copy running startup
[########################################] 100%
pacdcmdsa3#
7 .Add a user to the cisco mds with network-admin privileges.
pacdcmdsa3# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
pacdcmdsa3(config)# username username password password role network-admin
pacdcmdsa3(config)# snmp-server user username network-admin auth md5 password
pacdcmdsa3(config)# exit
pacdcmdsa3# copy running startup
[########################################] 100%
pacdcmdsa3#
8. When attaching symmetrix to your switches its best practice to hard set the ports to 4gb.
pacdcmdsa3(config-if)# int fc3/18
pacdcmdsa3(config-if)# switchport speed 4000
switchport speed auto
9. Rename Fibre Channel aliases using the fcalias rename command like this:
switch(config)# fcalias rename <old alias> <new alias> vsan 10
You can also rename zones:
switch(config)# zone rename <old zone name> <new zone name> vsan 10
And you can rename zonesets:
switch(config)# zoneset rename <old zoneset name> <new zoneset name> vsan 10
10. Search for thread
switch# show zone | include server-name
pacdcmdsa3# show flogi database|include 21:00:00:24:ff:06:84:cb (works like grep)
11. Set mode
mds-switch-1# conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
mds-switch-1(config)# interface fc 1/1
mds-switch-1(config-if)# switchport mode E
mds-switch-1(config-if)# end
12. configure domain ID :
Configure the switch in vsan 10 to request a preffered domain 3 and accept any value assigned by the principal switch.
mds-switch-1(config)# fcdomain domain 3 preffered vsan 10
configure the switch in vsan 10 accept only a specific value and moves the local interfaces in vsan 10 to an isolated state if the requested id is not granted.
mds-switch-1(config)# fcdomain domain 3 static vsan 10
Valid domain IDs are numbers between 1-239
13.Configure priority 25 for the local switch in VSAN 10
mds-switch-1(config)# fcdomain priority 25 vsan 10
14 name server statistics
show fcns statistics
15. Rename switch
# config t
# switchname newname
# exit
# show switchname
16. set speed auto for 3 interfaces
# config t
# interface fc1/1 ,fc1/2,fc1/3
# switchport speed auto
# no shutdown
# exit
Important commands :
show interface fc 1/11
show interface description
show interface brief
show logging info
show logging last 10
show running-config diff
show startup-config
show tech-support brief
show version
show zoneset
show running-config
show license usage
show vsan membership
show environment fan
show environment temperature
Data gathering : show tech-support
To move up one level from config mode or config sub mode type exit
To move up directly to the exec mode type end
