Chapter 5
D Commands
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
dpvm activate
To activate the dynamic port VSAN membership (DPVM) configuration database, use the dpvm
activate command. To deactivate the DPVM configuration database, use the no form of the command.
Syntax Description
force
Defaults
Deactivated.
Command Modes
Configuration mode.
Command History
Release
2.0(x)
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, DPVM must be enabled using the dpvm enable command.
Activation might fail if conflicting entries are found between the configured DPVM database and the
currently activated DPVM database. You can ignore the conflicts using the force option.
Examples
The following example shows how to activate the DPVM database.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# dpvm activate
The following example shows how to deactivate the DPVM database.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# no dpvm activate
Related Commands
Command
dpvm database
dpvm enable
show dpvm
OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
dpvm activate [force]
no dpvm activate [force]
Forces the activation or deactivation if conflicts exist between the configured
DPVM database and the active DPVM database.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Configures the DPVM database.
Enables DPVM.
Displays DPVM database information.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
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