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Configuring and Managing VSANs

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VSAN Configuration

VSANs have the following attributes:

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VSANS with Zoning

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VSAN ID—The VSAN ID identifies the VSAN as the default VSAN (VSAN 1), user-defined

VSANs (VSAN 2 to 4093), and the isolated VSAN (VSAN 4094).

State—The administrative state of a VSAN can be configured to an active (default) or suspended

state. Once VSANs are created, they may exist in various conditions or states.

The active state of a VSAN indicates that the VSAN is configured and enabled. By enabling a

VSAN, you activate the services for that VSAN.

The suspended state of a VSAN indicates that the VSAN is configured but not enabled. If a port

is configured in this VSAN, it is disabled. Use this state to deactivate a VSAN without losing

the VSAN's configuration. All ports in a suspended VSAN are disabled. By suspending a

VSAN, you can preconfigure all the VSAN parameters for the whole fabric and activate the

VSAN immediately.

VSAN name—This text string identifies the VSAN for management purposes. The name can be

from 1 to 32 characters long and it must be unique across all VSANs. By default, the VSAN name

is a concatenation of VSAN and a four-digit string representing the VSAN ID. For example, the

default name for VSAN 3 is VSAN0003.

A VSAN name must be unique.

Load balancing attributes—These attributes indicate the use of the source-destination ID (src-dst-id)

or the originator exchange OX ID (src-dst-ox-id, the default) for load balancing path selection.

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