Switch Configuration
Set a user password
switch# username admin password NEWPASSWORD
Set the clock and timezone
switch# clock timezone GMT 0 0
switch# clock summer-time BST 5 Sunday march 02:00 5 Sunday October 03:00 60
Set NTP server
switch# ntp server 192.168.1.1
Set name server (DNS)
switch# ip name-server DNS_SERVER_IP
Set domain name
switch# ip domain-name DOMAIN.COM
Set banner
switch# banner motd #
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#Define VSANs
switch# vsan database
switch# vsan 1 suspend
switch# vsan 111 name “FABRIC_A”
switch# vsan 111 interface bay 1-16
Configure TACACS and AAA
switch# tacacs+ enable
switch# tacacs-server key secret_key (Define the secret key to access TACACS+ server. Messages will be send in clear text)
switch# tacacs-server key 7 secret_key (Define the secret key to access TACACS+ server. Messages will be send in encrypted format 7)
switch# tacacs-server timeout 30 (timeout of 30 servers)
switch# tacacs-server host 192.168.75.19 (Define TACACS+ server’s IP address)
switch# aaa group server tacacs+ AUTHGROUP (Define a server group AUTHGROUP)
switch# server 192.168.75.19 (Define first server within server group AUTHGROUP)
switch# aaa authentication login default group AUTHGROUP(Define group for default authentication)
switch# aaa authentication login console group AUTHGROUP (Define group for console authentication)
switch# aaa accounting default group AUTHGROUP local (Define mode for accounting)
switch# aaa authentication login error-enable (Show the message if remote AAA server is not available)
Configure SNMP
switch# snmp-server community eccuser group network-admin
switch# snmp-server community onaro group network-operator
switch# logging server 192.168.1.50 facility local0
switch# no logging console
switch# snmp-server enable traps
switch# snmp-server host 192.168.2.1 traps version 2c public udp-port 162
Zone Maintenance
Creating zone
Basic Zoning
switch# zone name servername_arrayname_portname vsan 111
switch# member pwwn 10:00:00:00:00:00:00:00
switch# member pwwn 50:00:00:80:50:A0:0B:40
switch# zoneset name FABRIC_A vsan 111
switch# member servername_arrayname_portname
switch# zoneset distribute vsan 111
switch# zoneset activate name FABRIC_A vsan 111Creating IVR zoneset
switch# ivr zone name servername_array1_portname_array2_portname
switch# member pwwn 50:06:04:84:52:A9:0B:43 vsan 121
switch# member pwwn 50:06:04:84:52:A9:0B:AB vsan 111
switch# ivr zoneset name IVR_FABRIC_A
switch# member servername_array1_portname_array2_portname
switch# ivr zoneset activate name IVR_FABRIC_A
switch# ivr commit
Show the status of active zone
switch# show zone status vsan 111
To see all the zonesets on a fabric
switch# show zoneset | inc zoneset
To see all the zonesets active on a fabric
switch# show zoneset active | inc zoneset
To see zoneset/zones in vsan 111
switch# show zoneset active vsan 111
To see the status of IVR zoneset (it will tell you whether a zone is being activated at the moment)
switch# show ivr zoneset status
To see the existing zones within IVR zoneset
switch# show ivr zoneset | inc servername
To see what WWNs are logged in
switch# show flogi database
To rename a zone
switch# zone rename old_name new_name vsan 111
switch# zone distribute vsan 111
switch# zone activate name FABRIC_A vsan 111
To disable the alerts from switch
switch# no snmp-server host 192.168.2.1 traps version 2c public udp-port 162
To change the WWN of a zone member or add/remove new WWN
switch # zone name servername_arrayname_portname vsan 111
switch # no member pwwn 10:00:00:00:C9:7D:27:DA
switch # member pwwn 10:00:00:00:C9:6E:E7:C8
switch # zoneset name FABRIC_A vsan 111
switch # zoneset distribute vsan 111
switch # zoneset activate name FABRIC_A vsan 111
HP Chassis with Cisco Switches
To check PWWN for blades on HP Chassis
hpchassis# show flex-attach virtual-pwwn | inc bay
all bay6 22:06:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay13 22:0d:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay5 22:05:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay14 22:0e:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay15 22:0f:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay7 22:07:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay4 22:04:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay3 22:03:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay11 22:0b:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay12 22:0c:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay2 22:02:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay1 22:01:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay10 22:0a:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay9 22:09:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay16 22:10:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
all bay8 22:08:00:0d:ec:9e:8d:42 TRUE Thu Sep 22 11:49:39 2011
To check status of interconnects
hpchassis# show interconnect list
To check IP address config of interconnects
hpchassis# show ebipa interconnect
hpchassis# show oa network all
To connect to an interconnect 3
hpchassis# connect interconnect 3
Enable virtual pwwn on all interfaces
hpchassis# flex-attach virtual-pwwn auto interface bay 1-16
hpchassis# flex-attach commit
Switch Maintenance
To check time out drops recorded in switch
switch# show logging onboard timeout-drops
To check if a part was removed from within the switch
show logging log | i "FCOT not present"
<h5>To check the status of port whether it is online</h5>
slot 2 show hard internal fc-mac port 1 all-registers | i DATAPATH
0x00000601 IP_FCMAC_CTL_DATAPATH_ID 0x0021031e => 31e indicates port is online, 0x00210320 = offlineTo see the status of FCIP connections
switch# show fcip summary
To set indefinite autologout
switch# line vty
switch# exec-timeout 0To suspend a VSAN
switch# vsan database
switch# vsan 130 suspend
switch# show vsan 130To see whether the route to virtual domain is flapping – Output below shows it is flapping every 2 seconds or so
switch# show system internal rib sync-log unicast
Idx Seq (H) Oper Action VSAN FC ID/Mask(H) Time
--- -------- ------ ------ ---- ------ ------ ----
126 0000ff7f update delete 130 cb0000 ff0000 Mon Jan 16 00:54:36 2012
127 0000ff80 update add 130 cb0000 ff0000 Mon Jan 16 00:54:38 2012
0 0000ff81 update delete 130 cb0000 ff0000 Mon Jan 16 00:54:40 2012
1 0000ff82 update add 130 cb0000 ff0000 Mon Jan 16 00:54:42 2012
2 0000ff83 update delete 130 cb0000 ff0000 Mon Jan 16 00:54:44 2012
3 0000ff84 update add 130 cb0000 ff0000 Mon Jan 16 00:54:46 2012
4 0000ff85 update delete 130 cb0000 ff0000 Mon Jan 16 00:54:47 2012
5 0000ff86 update add 130 cb0000 ff0000 Mon Jan 16 00:54:49 2012
6 0000ff87 update delete 130 cb0000 ff0000 Mon Jan 16 00:54:51 2012To show vsan/domain list
switch# show systyem internal rib domain
switch# show system internal rib unicast vsan 130
switch# show system internal rib internal memory-pool-usage
switch# show system internal rib multicast
switch# show system internal rib summary
switch# show system internal rib sync-log label
switch# show system internal rib sync-log multicast
switch# show system internal rib sync-log unicast
switch# show system internal rib vsan-attributes
switch# show system internal rib vsan-rewriteTo see domain id for a VLAN on a switch
switch# show fspf database
switch# show fspf database vsan 130 domain 203To see fibre domain
switch# show fcdomain domain-list
To show which domains are allowed
switch# show fcdomain allowed
To show which FCIDs are allocated in which domain/vlan
switch# show fcdomain address-allocation
show fcdomain fcid persistentTo see the details about VLAN
switch# show vsan
switch# show vsan 130To see which ports are part of which VSAN
switch# show vsan membership
To show IVR topology on VSAN
switch# show ivr
switch# show ivr vsan-topologyTo find out chassis connected to main switch
switch# show fcns database detail | i chassisname prev 6 | i 'port-wwn|ext'
To check LSR owner for the virtual domain representing VSAN 111 in VSAN 130
switch# show ivr internal vdri-fsm summary
switch# show ivr internal dep vsan 130
switch# show ivr internal pvm | I RSCN_OFFLINE | count
switch# show fcns data vsan 130Look for stale domains or domain mismatch
switch# show zone internal
To check status of management interface
switch# show interface mgmt0
To check version of NX-OS and hardware info
switch# show version
To see modules installed in the switch
switch# show module
To check the status of power supply on supervisor
switch# show module internal exceptionlog
To check the status of hardware
switch# show environment
To check status of sprom backplanes
switch# show sprom backplane [1|2]
To check clock
switch# show clock
To show callhome config
switch# show callhome
To show status of interfaces in brief
switch# show interface fc1/1 [brief|detail]
To see SNMP details
switch# show snmp
To see accounting log – login by different users
switch# show accounting log
To see whcih processes are running
switch# show process
To see the processes that are currently consuming more than 0% CPU on the switch. As this command provides a snapshot of the moment it is executed, it is often necessary to run this command multiple times for several minutes (depending on the frequency of CPU spikes)
switch# show process cpu | ex 0.0%
To produce graphical output showing CPU usage history over the last 60 secs, 60 mins, and last 72 hrs
switch# show processes CPU history
To see memory utilisation by processes
switch# show process memory
switch# show system internal platform internal mem-statsTo see memory stats for ports
switch# show port internal mem-stats detail
To see statys of IVR merging
switch# show cfs merge status name ivr
To show licensed hostid
switch# show license host-id
To show license installed
switch# show license
To show usage of license
switch# show license usage
To show history/reason for reset of system/supervisor
switch# show system reset-reason
To see the status of OS upgrade/last install
switch# show install all status
switch# show system internal log install [detail]To see how long the system has been up since
switch# show system uptime
To check the status of internal xbar communication links between system and modules
switch# show system internal xbar all
To show details of hardware/ipc channel
switch# show hardware
switch# show hardware internal version
switch# show hardware ipc-channel status
switch# show hardware internal ipc-channel event-log
switch# show hardware internal ipc-channel info
switch# show hardware internal platform event-log
switch# show hardware internal sprom event-logTo show status of features such as ivr
switch# show system internal feature-mgr feature state
To check filesystems mounted and their sizes
switch# show system internal flash
To check status of services such as ftp/core/debug/bootflash etc
switch# show system internal urifs
switch# show system internal sysmgr service allTo check the status of suprevisors
switch# show redundancy status
switch# show system internal redundancy statusTo show product id/serial number of modules installed
switch# show inventory
To show internal counters
switch# show int counter brief
To show health stats
switch# show system health statistics
To show VSAN topology
switch# show topology
To show fcroute details
switch# show fcroute unicase
To show local FCS database (shows doamin id, vsan id)
switch# show fcs database
To show fcs IE
switch# show fcs ie
To show internal information about flogi database
switch# show flogi internal info
To show details about fspf
switch# show fspf
switch# show fspf database
switch# show fspf interface
switch# show fspf internal infoTo See zone analysis – a bit more than zone status
switch# show zone analysis active vsan 111
switch# show zone statistics vsan 111To see event history of changes in vsans
switch# show zone internal change event-history vsan 111
To see ifindex-table in vsans
switch# show zone internal change event-history vsan 111
To set up the description of a port
switch# interface ext 1
switch# switchport description <hostname>To set the beacon on a port?
switch# interface fc1/1
switch# switchport beaconTo turn it off
switch# no switchport beacon
To change buffer to buffer credit
switch# switchport fcrxbbcredit 18
To confirm the valid power status of a power supply
switch# system internal platform internal info
For a MDS9513 Enterprise Switch a value of volt 42 indicates that the a power supply is working correctly
To check port-channel (ISL) info
# show port-channel database
# show port-channel summaryHow to reload (power cycle) a line card
# poweroff module 1
# no poweroff module 1 OR
# reload module 1
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