Locking The Fabric; Committing Changes; Discarding Changes - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Chapter 25 Configuring Domain Parameters
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Expand Fabricxx > VSANxx > Domain Manager and then select Allowed in the Logical Domains pane
Step 1
for the fabric and VSAN that you want to set the allowed domain ID list for.
You see the CFS configuration in the Information pane.
Set the Admin drop-down menu to enable and the Global drop-down menu to enable to enable CFS
Step 2
distribution for the allowed domain ID list.
Click the Apply Changes icon to enable CFS distribution for the allowed domain ID list.
Step 3

Locking the Fabric

The first action that modifies the existing configuration creates the pending configuration and locks the
feature in the fabric. Once you lock the fabric, the following conditions apply:
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Committing Changes

To apply the pending domain configuration changes to other MDS switches in the VSAN, you must
commit the changes. The pending configuration changes are distributed and, on a successful commit, the
configuration changes are applied to the active configuration in the MDS switches throughout the VSAN
and the fabric lock is released.
To commit pending domain configuration changes and release the lock using Fabric Manager, follow
these steps:
Expand Fabricxx > VSANxx > Domain Manager and then select Allowed in the Logical Domains pane
Step 1
for the fabric and VSAN that you want to set the allowed domain ID list for.
You see the CFS configuration in the Information pane.
Set the Config Action drop-down menu to commit.
Step 2
Click the Apply Changes icon to commit the allowed domain ID list and distribute it throughout the
Step 3
VSAN.

Discarding Changes

At any time, you can discard the pending changes to the domain configuration and release the fabric lock.
If you discard (abort) the pending changes, the configuration remains unaffected and the lock is released.
To discard pending domain configuration changes and release the lock using Fabric Manager, follow
these steps:
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No other user can make any configuration changes to this feature.
A pending configuration is created by copying the active configuration. Modifications from this
point on are made to the pending configuration and remain there until you commit the changes to
the active configuration (and other switches in the fabric) or discard them.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
Domain IDs
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