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FCS Name Specification
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Figure 46-1
Management
Application 1
Significance of FCS
This section lists the significance of FCSs.
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FCS Name Specification
You can specify if the unique name verification is for the entire fabric (globally) or only for locally
(default) registered platforms.
Set this command globally only if all switches in the fabric belong to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
Note
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide
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FCSs in a VSAN Environment
(port VSAN=2)
VSAN 1
ISL1
N port
Switch 1
(dFCS1)
F port
(port VSAN=1)
FCSs support network management including the following:
N port management application can query and obtain information about fabric elements.
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A SNMP Manager can use the FCS management information base (MIB) to start discovery and
obtain information about the fabric topology.
FCSs support TE and TL ports in addition to the standard F and E ports.
FCS can maintain a group of modes with a logical name and management address when a platform
registers with it. FCSs maintain a backup of all registrations in secondary storage and update it with
every change. When a restart or switchover happens, FCSs retrieve the secondary storage
information and rebuild its database.
SNMP manager can query FCSs for all IEs, ports, and platforms in the fabric.
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Management
Application 2
F port
VSAN 2
Switch 3
(dFCS3)
ISL2
Switch 4
(dFCS4)
ISL3
Switch 2
(dFCS2)
VSAN 3
Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers
OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
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