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Configuring FLOGI-time handling of duplicate PWWN
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Setting the behavior for handling duplicate PWWNs
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch.
3. Enter the configure command.
4. Enter y after the F-Port login parameters prompt.
F-Port login parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
5. Enter 1 at the Enforce FLOGI/FDISC login prompt to select the optional behavior for handling
duplicate PWWNs.
Enforce FLOGI/FDISC login: (0..1) [0] 1
Enter 0 at the Enforce FLOGI/FDISC login prompt to select the default behavior.
6. Respond to the remaining prompts, or press Ctrl-D to accept the other settings and exit.
7. Enter th e switchEnable command to re-enable the switch.
With either setting, detection of duplicate PWWNs results in a RASLog. Ports that are restricted
become persistently disabled, marked with the reason "Duplicate Port WWN detected".
TABLE 9 Duplicate PWWN behavior: Second login overrides existing login
Input port Duplicate found on
same F_Port
Duplicate found on different
F_Port
Duplicate found on
same NPIV port
Duplicate found on
different NPIV port
FLOGI
received
1 Implicit logout.
2 Send FLOGI ACC.
1 Logout different F-port.
2 Persistently disable
different F-port.
3RASLog Duplicate
Found.
4 FLOGI ACC to Input port.
N/A 1 Logout duplicate on
different NPIV port.
2RASLog Duplicate
Found.
3 FLOGI ACC to input
port.
FDISC
received
N/A 1 Logout different F-port
2 Persistently disable
different F-port.
3RASLog Duplicate
Found.
4 FDISC ACC to Input port.
Send FDISC ACC
with previously
assigned PID
1 Logout duplicate on
different NPIV port.
2RASLog Duplicate
Found.
3 FDISC ACC to input
port.