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 14 L Commands
link (SDV virtual device configuration submode)
link (SDV virtual device configuration submode)
To link a virtual device to a real device, use the link command in SDV virtual device configuration
submode. To remove a link, use the no form of the command.
link {device-alias device-name | pwwn pwwn-name}
no link {device-alias device-name | pwwn pwwn-name}
Syntax Description
Defaults None.
Command Modes SDV virtual device configuration submode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines None.
Examples The following example shows how to link a virtual device to a device alias.
switch# config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)# sdv virtual-device name sqa1 vsan 1
switch(config-sdv-virt-dev)# link device-alias sqa3
The following example shows how to link a virtual device to a pWWN.
switch# config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)# sdv virtual-device name sqa1 vsan 1
switch(config-sdv-virt-dev)# link pwwn 21:00:00:04:cf:cf:45:40
Related Commands
device-alias
device-name
Links a virtual device to a device alias.
pwwn pwwn-name Links a virtual device to a pWWN. The format is hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh,
where h is a hexadecimal number.
Release Modification
3.1(2) This command was introduced.
Command Description
sdv enable Enables or disables SAN device virtualization.
show sdv statistics Displays SAN device virtualization statistics.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English