Link Initialization Wwn Usage; Configuring A Secondary Mac Address - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Link Initialization WWN Usage

Displays the Status of All WWNs
switch# show wwn status
NKAU & NKCR WWN Blks: Configured:
Displays Specified Block ID Information
switch# show wwn status block-id 51
WWNs in this block: 21:00:ac:16:5e:52:00:03 to 21:ff:ac:16:5e:52:00:03
Num. of WWNs:: Configured: 256 Allocated:
Block Allocation Status: FREE
Displays the WWN for a Specific Switch
switch# show wwn switch
Switch WWN is 20:00:ac:16:5e:52:00:00
Link Initialization WWN Usage
Exchange Link Protocol (ELP) and Exchange Fabric Protocol (EFP) use WWNs during link initialization.
The usage details differ based on the Cisco NX-OS software release.
Both ELPs and EFPs use the VSAN WWN by default during link initialization. However, the ELP usage
changes based on the peer switch's usage:
• If the peer switch ELP uses the switch WWN, then the local switch also uses the switch WWN.
• If the peer switch ELP uses the VSAN WWN, then the local switch also uses the VSAN WWN.
Note As of Cisco SAN-OS Release 2.0(2b), the ELP is enhanced to be compliant with FC-SW-3.

Configuring a Secondary MAC Address

To allocate secondary MAC addresses, follow these steps:
Step 1 switch# config terminal
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# wwn secondary-mac 00:99:55:77:55:55 range 64
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
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Type 1 WWNs: Configured:
Types 2 & 5 WWNs: Configured: 524288 Available: 450560 (85%) Resvd.: 73728
Alarm Status: Type1:
64 Available: 48 (75%) Resvd.: 16
1760 Available: 1760 (100%)
NONE Types 2&5: NONE
0 Available: 256
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