Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fibre Channel Command Reference
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- December 6, 2011
Chapter: B Commands
B Commands
This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS Fibre Channel, virtual Fibre Channel, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) commands that begin with B.
bind
To bind an interface to a virtual Fibre Channel interface, use the bind command. To remove the binding of an interface, use the no form of this command.
bind interface {ethernet chassis-id/slot/port | port-channel channel-no | vethernet veth-num}
no bind interface {ethernet chassis-id/slot/port | port-channel channel-no | vethernet veth-num}
Syntax Description
When you bind an interface to a virtual Fibre Channel interface to enable Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) traffic on a Cisco Nexus 2232P Fabric Extender, the slot number is 1 and the port number is from 1 to 32. Command Default
Disabled
Command Modes
Virtual Fibre Channel interface configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines
The Ethernet or EtherChannel interface that you bind to the virtual Fibre Channel interface must be a trunk port.
Before you bind a virtual Fibre Channel interface to a virtual Ethernet interface, you must enable the Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender (Adapter-FEX) on the switch by using the feature-set virtualization command.
Examples
This example shows how to bind a virtual Fibre Channel interface 3 to an Ethernet interface:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/1
switch(config-if)# switchport mode trunk
switch(config-if)# exit
switch(config)# interface vfc 3
switch(config-if)# bind interface ethernet 1/1
switch(config-if)#
This example shows how to bind a virtual Fibre Channel interface 2 to a virtual Ethernet interface:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface vfc 2
switch(config-if)# bind interface vethernet 100
switch(config-if)# exit
switch(config)# interface vethernet 100
switch(config-if)# bind interface ethernet 101/1/1 channel 5
switch(config-if)#
Related Commands
bind mac-address
To bind a virtual Fibre Channel interface to a MAC address, use the bind mac-address command. To remove the binding of an interface, use the no form of this command.
bind mac-address mac-address
no bind mac-address mac-address
Syntax Description
mac-address |
MAC address. Use the format EEEE.EEEE.EEEE. |
Command Default
Disabled
Command Modes
Virtual Fibre Channel interface configuration mode
Command History
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5.0(3)N2(1) |
This command was introduced. |
Usage Guidelines
Before you use this command, make sure you enable Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) N-Port Virtualizer (NPV) on the switch by using the feature fcoe-npv command.
This command requires the FCoE NPV license.
Examples
This example shows how to bind a virtual Fibre Channel interface 3 to a MAC address:
switch# configire terminal
switch(config)# interface vfc 3
switch(config-if)# bind mac-address 0050.3e8d.6400
switch(config-if)#
Related Commands
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interface vfc |
Configures a virtual Fibre Channel interface. |
show interface vfc |
Displays the specified VFC interface, attributes, and status. |
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