Coordinated Distribution - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual
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Coordinated Distribution
Coordinated distributions allow only one feature distribution at a given time. CFS uses locks to enforce this
feature. A coordinated distribution is not allowed to start if locks are taken for the feature anywhere in the
network. A coordinated distribution consists of three stages:
• A network lock is acquired.
• The configuration is distributed and committed.
• The network lock is released.
Coordinated distribution has two variants:
• CFS driven —The stages are executed by CFS in response to feature request without intervention from
• Feature driven—The stages are under the complete control of the feature.
Coordinated distributions are used to distribute information that can be manipulated and distributed from
multiple switches, for example, the port security configuration.
Unrestricted Uncoordinated Distributions
Unrestricted uncoordinated distributions allow multiple parallel distributions in the network in the presence
of an existing coordinated distribution. Unrestricted uncoordinated distributions are allowed to run in parallel
with all other types of distributions.
Disabling or Enabling CFS Distribution on a Switch
If the switch is provisioned with Fibre Channel ports, CFS over Fibre Channel is enabled by default. CFS
over IP must be explicitly enabled.
You can globally disable CFS on a switch to isolate the features using CFS from network-wide distributions
while maintaining physical connectivity. When CFS is globally disabled on a switch, CFS operations are
restricted to the switch.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
the feature.
Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# no cfs distribute
switch(config)# cfs distribute
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
Disabling or Enabling CFS Distribution on a Switch
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Globally disables CFS distribution (CFS over Fibre
Channel or IP) for all applications on the switch.
(Optional)
Enables CFS distribution on the switch. This is the
default.
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