Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 11 I Commands
ips netsim enable
ips netsim enable
To enable two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces to operate in the network simulation mode, enter the ips
netsim enable command in SAN extension tuner configuration submode. To disable this feature, use the
no form of the command.
ips netsim enable interface gigabitethernet slot/port gigabitethernet slot/port
Syntax Description
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes SAN extension tuner configuration submode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines This command enables two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces to simulate network characteristics. The first
interface specified is the ingress port and the second interface specified is the egress port. Ports must be
adjacent and the ingress interface must be an odd-numbered port.
Interfaces configured with this command can no longer be used for FCIP or iSCSI. When the SAN
extension tuner configuration submode is turned off, any interface configured for network simulation
reverts back to normal operation.
Examples The following example enables the IP Network Simulator and configures interfaces 2/3 and 2/4 for
network simulation.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)#
switch(config)# san-ext-tuner enable
switch(config)# exit
switch#
switch# ips netsim enable interface gigabitethernet 2/3 gigabitethernet 2/4
Related Commands
interface Specifies that interfaces are enabled.
gigabitethernet
slot/port
Specifies the the slot and port number of the Gigabit Ethernet interface.
Release Modification
3.1(1) This command was introduced.
Command Description
show ips netsim Displays a summary of the interfaces that are currently operating in network
simulation mode.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English