Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide (OL-16597-01, July 2009)

Configuring the Fabric Priority
The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch advertises its priority. The priority is used by the CNAs in the fabric to
determine the best switch to connect to.
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters configuration mode.switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Configures the global fabric priority. The default
value is 128. The range is from 0 (higher) to 255
(lower).
switch(config)# fcoe fcf-priority
fabric-priority
Step 2
(Optional)
Resets the global fabric priority to the default value
of 128.
switch(config)# no fcoe fcf-priority
fabric-priority
Step 3
This example shows how to configure the global fabric priority:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fcoe fcf-priority 42
Setting the Advertisment Interval
You can configure the interval for Fibre Channel fabric advertisment on the switch.
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters configuration mode.switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Configures the advertisement interval for the fabric.
The default value is 8 seconds. The range is from 4
to 60 seconds.
switch(config)# fcoe fka-adv-period
inverval
Step 2
(Optional)
Resets the advertisement interval for the fabric to its
default value of 8 seconds.
switch(config)# no fcoe fka-adv-period
interval
Step 3
This example shows how to configure the advertisement interval for the fabric:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fcoe fka-adv-period 42
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Configuring FCoE
Configuring the Fabric Priority