Chapter 26
W Commands
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
wwn secondary-mac
To allocate secondary MAC addresses, use the wwn secondary-mac command.
Syntax Description
secondary-mac wwn-id The secondary MAC address with the format hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh.
range address-range
Command Modes
EXEC mode.
Command History
Release
1.0(2)
Usage Guidelines
This command cannot be undone.
Changes to the worldwide names are only performed as required. They should not be changed on a daily
basis. These changes should be made by an administrator or individual who is completely familiar with
switch operations.
For more information, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide.
Examples
The following example allocates a secondary range of MAC addresses.
switch(config)# wwnm secondary-mac 00:99:55:77:55:55 range 64
This command CANNOT be undone.
Please enter the BASE MAC ADDRESS again: 00:99:55:77:55:55
Please enter the mac address RANGE again: 64
From now on WWN allocation would be based on new MACs.
Are you sure? (yes/no) no
You entered: no. Secondary MAC NOT programmed
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
www secondary-mac wwn-id range address-range
The range for the specified WWN. The only valid value is 64.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
wwn secondary-mac
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