Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
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... Fabric license Trunking license High Performance Extension license Advanced Performance Monitoring license Adaptive Networking license Fabric Watch license Integrated Routing license Server Application Optimization license Advanced Extension license Advanced FICON Acceleration license 10GbE FCIP/10G Fibre Channel license FICON Management Server (CUP) license Enterprise ICL license Note: Temporary Licenses for features available on the Brocade...
... Fabric license Trunking license High Performance Extension license Advanced Performance Monitoring license Adaptive Networking license Fabric Watch license Integrated Routing license Server Application Optimization license Advanced Extension license Advanced FICON Acceleration license 10GbE FCIP/10G Fibre Channel license FICON Management Server (CUP) license Enterprise ICL license Note: Temporary Licenses for features available on the Brocade...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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... 22, "Managing Trunking Connections," provides procedures for use of the Brocade ISL Trunking licensed feature. • Chapter 23, "Managing Long-Distance Fabrics," provides procedures for use of Traffic Isolation Zones within a fabric. • Chapter 13, "Bottleneck Detection," describes how you can... concepts and provides procedures for Fabric OS v7.1.0, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which procedures or parts of the Brocade Extended Fabrics licensed feature. • Chapter 24...
... 22, "Managing Trunking Connections," provides procedures for use of the Brocade ISL Trunking licensed feature. • Chapter 23, "Managing Long-Distance Fabrics," provides procedures for use of Traffic Isolation Zones within a fabric. • Chapter 13, "Bottleneck Detection," describes how you can... concepts and provides procedures for Fabric OS v7.1.0, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which procedures or parts of the Brocade Extended Fabrics licensed feature. • Chapter 24...
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...gateway" on both sides of the gateway are included when determining switch-count maximums. • Extended links (those created using the Extended Fabrics licensed feature) are not supported through gateway links. FIGURE 8 Gateway link merging SANs By default, switch ports initialize links using a gateway.... between two Fibre Channel switches that are separated by a network with ELP mode 2, also referred to as IP or SONET. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 117 53-1002745-02 Except for link initialization, gateways are transparent to another. Figure 8 shows two separate SANs...
...gateway" on both sides of the gateway are included when determining switch-count maximums. • Extended links (those created using the Extended Fabrics licensed feature) are not supported through gateway links. FIGURE 8 Gateway link merging SANs By default, switch ports initialize links using a gateway.... between two Fibre Channel switches that are separated by a network with ELP mode 2, also referred to as IP or SONET. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 117 53-1002745-02 Except for link initialization, gateways are transparent to another. Figure 8 shows two separate SANs...
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... Tape • High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license or Advanced FICON Acceleration license on Brocade 7800 • FICON XRC • High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC NOTE: Local and attached switches. Full Fabric NOTE: Also called the Fabric license (visible in licenseShow output) and the E_Port Upgrade license. May be installed FCIP FCIP Trunking Fibre Channel...
... Tape • High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license or Advanced FICON Acceleration license on Brocade 7800 • FICON XRC • High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC NOTE: Local and attached switches. Full Fabric NOTE: Also called the Fabric license (visible in licenseShow output) and the E_Port Upgrade license. May be installed FCIP FCIP Trunking Fibre Channel...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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... the desired blades. 4. Use the portCfgOctetSpeedCombo command to set the port speed on a 16G FC blade or 16G FC switch does not need an Extended Fabrics license to be used for 10 Gbps operations include: • 2-Autonegotiated or fixed port speeds of 10 Gbps, 8 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 2 Gbps •... an account with 10 Gbps FC ports on port 2 of port speeds are not what you want to verify the license. 18 10G licensing After applying a 10G license to the Brocade 6510or 6520 chassis or to a 16 Gbps FC blade, you must also configure the port octet (portCfgOctetSpeedCombo command) with...
... the desired blades. 4. Use the portCfgOctetSpeedCombo command to set the port speed on a 16G FC blade or 16G FC switch does not need an Extended Fabrics license to be used for 10 Gbps operations include: • 2-Autonegotiated or fixed port speeds of 10 Gbps, 8 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 2 Gbps •... an account with 10 Gbps FC ports on port 2 of port speeds are not what you want to verify the license. 18 10G licensing After applying a 10G license to the Brocade 6510or 6520 chassis or to a 16 Gbps FC blade, you must also configure the port octet (portCfgOctetSpeedCombo command) with...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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... same slot assignments, then replacing the temporary license with a permanent license is non-disruptive. Temporary licenses 18 • FICON Management Server (CUP) license • Extended Fabrics license • High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license • Integrated Routing license • Server Application Optimization license • ISL Trunking license Restrictions on upgrading temporary slot-based licenses If the capacity of the permanent...
... same slot assignments, then replacing the temporary license with a permanent license is non-disruptive. Temporary licenses 18 • FICON Management Server (CUP) license • Extended Fabrics license • High Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license • Integrated Routing license • Server Application Optimization license • ISL Trunking license Restrictions on upgrading temporary slot-based licenses If the capacity of the permanent...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...: Fabric license Remote Switch license Remote Fabric license Extended Fabric license Entry Fabric license Fabric Watch license Performance Monitor license Trunking license 4 Domain Fabric license FICON_CUP license High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license Full Ports on the switch are optional. additional 16 port upgrade license 2 Domain Fabric license Integrated Routing license Storage Application Services license FICON Tape license FICON XRC license Adaptive Networking license Inter Chassis Link license Enhanced Group Management license 8 Gig FC license DataFort Compatibility license...
...: Fabric license Remote Switch license Remote Fabric license Extended Fabric license Entry Fabric license Fabric Watch license Performance Monitor license Trunking license 4 Domain Fabric license FICON_CUP license High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license Full Ports on the switch are optional. additional 16 port upgrade license 2 Domain Fabric license Integrated Routing license Storage Application Services license FICON Tape license FICON XRC license Adaptive Networking license Inter Chassis Link license Enhanced Group Management license 8 Gig FC license DataFort Compatibility license...
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... with full fabric access, or 16 ports with 24, 32, or 40 licensed ports. Ports on Demand licensed product. • Brocade 300-Can be purchased with 24, 32, or 40 licensed ports. The licenses are based on Demand 18 4. Enter the licenseShow command to a device-constrained maximum by default and the ports that license on Demand licenses for a Brocade 300, you...
... with full fabric access, or 16 ports with 24, 32, or 40 licensed ports. Ports on Demand licensed product. • Brocade 300-Can be purchased with 24, 32, or 40 licensed ports. The licenses are based on Demand 18 4. Enter the licenseShow command to a device-constrained maximum by default and the ports that license on Demand licenses for a Brocade 300, you...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...wave division multiplexing (WDM) links, while the Brocade Extended Fabrics software enables SAN management over inter-switch links (ISLs) that are greater than 10 km. A Brocade Extended Fabrics license is an optional licensed feature for Brocade SAN deployment over distance Each device attached to .... The LD and LS settings are necessary to Chapter 18, "Administering Licensing". Chapter Managing Long-Distance Fabrics 23 In this chapter •Long-distance fabrics overview 551 •Extended Fabrics device limitations 552 •Long -distance link modes 552 •Configuring an...
...wave division multiplexing (WDM) links, while the Brocade Extended Fabrics software enables SAN management over inter-switch links (ISLs) that are greater than 10 km. A Brocade Extended Fabrics license is an optional licensed feature for Brocade SAN deployment over distance Each device attached to .... The LD and LS settings are necessary to Chapter 18, "Administering Licensing". Chapter Managing Long-Distance Fabrics 23 In this chapter •Long-distance fabrics overview 551 •Extended Fabrics device limitations 552 •Long -distance link modes 552 •Configuring an...
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... because of reserved buffers used in degraded mode. L0 is not supported on this platform. • FC8-64 port blade Brocade recommends that data transfer can use the portCfgLongDistance command to reserve frame buffers for the ports intended to use the FC8-64 port...up to 2 km at 16 Gbps 552 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 LE does not require an Extended Fabrics license. It configures the E_Port as a standard (not long-distance) ISL. 23 Extended Fabrics device limitations • Optimized switch buffering When Extended Fabrics is installed on gateway switches (with a...
... because of reserved buffers used in degraded mode. L0 is not supported on this platform. • FC8-64 port blade Brocade recommends that data transfer can use the portCfgLongDistance command to reserve frame buffers for the ports intended to use the FC8-64 port...up to 2 km at 16 Gbps 552 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 LE does not require an Extended Fabrics license. It configures the E_Port as a standard (not long-distance) ISL. 23 Extended Fabrics device limitations • Optimized switch buffering When Extended Fabrics is installed on gateway switches (with a...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...are connected to the same edge fabric. (Refer to "Inter-fabric link configuration" on the FC router. 1. switch:admin> licenseshow S9bddb9SQbTAceeC: Fabric license bzbzRcbcSc0c0SY: Remote Fabric license 580 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 Verify that the Integrated Routing license is installed. Configure LSAN zones ..."FC router port cost configuration" on the FC router as admin and enter the version command. Modify port cost for Brocade Backbones. 24 Setting up FC-FC routing 4. Configure IFLs for a list of blades and their corresponding IDs. 3. Configure...
...are connected to the same edge fabric. (Refer to "Inter-fabric link configuration" on the FC router. 1. switch:admin> licenseshow S9bddb9SQbTAceeC: Fabric license bzbzRcbcSc0c0SY: Remote Fabric license 580 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 Verify that the Integrated Routing license is installed. Configure LSAN zones ..."FC router port cost configuration" on the FC router as admin and enter the version command. Modify port cost for Brocade Backbones. 24 Setting up FC-FC routing 4. Configure IFLs for a list of blades and their corresponding IDs. 3. Configure...
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...1002745-02 Advanced Performance Monitoring, 499-501 Access Gateway considerations, 501 monitor types, 499 restrictions, 500 Virtual Fabrics considerations, 500 Advanced Performance Monitoring license, and fmMonitor command, 506 advanced zoning, 303-342 advanced zoning commands, 304 alerts bottleneck, 381, ... 209 configuring incoming SSH, 180 configuring outgoing SSH, 181 configuring policy, 207-217 enabling, 152 fabric license, 207 FCAP, starting, 217 joining FC routers and edge fabric switchws, 400 key generation, 398 protocols, 212 re-authenticating an E_Port, 210 setting protocols, 212 ...
...1002745-02 Advanced Performance Monitoring, 499-501 Access Gateway considerations, 501 monitor types, 499 restrictions, 500 Virtual Fabrics considerations, 500 Advanced Performance Monitoring license, and fmMonitor command, 506 advanced zoning, 303-342 advanced zoning commands, 304 alerts bottleneck, 381, ... 209 configuring incoming SSH, 180 configuring outgoing SSH, 181 configuring policy, 207-217 enabling, 152 fabric license, 207 FCAP, starting, 217 joining FC routers and edge fabric switchws, 400 key generation, 398 protocols, 212 re-authenticating an E_Port, 210 setting protocols, 212 ...
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0
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...level is delivered to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for more information on the TX and RX ports respectively. An Extended Fabrics license is set . Long Distance Fabric When this mode is required to 100 km long. otherwise, the fabric will segment from the fabric the domain number programmed in... its "Switch Fabric Settings." If the frame waits in the egress ...
...level is delivered to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for more information on the TX and RX ports respectively. An Extended Fabrics license is set . Long Distance Fabric When this mode is required to 100 km long. otherwise, the fabric will segment from the fabric the domain number programmed in... its "Switch Fabric Settings." If the frame waits in the egress ...
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0
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... restrictions that may be in place. None To display the license keys on this command to Fabric OS v7.0.0, the license display does not change. licenseShow 2 licenseShow Displays current license keys. The execution of the ICL ports; On the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 chassis family running Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later, the interchassis link (ICL...
... restrictions that may be in place. None To display the license keys on this command to Fabric OS v7.0.0, the license display does not change. licenseShow 2 licenseShow Displays current license keys. The execution of the ICL ports; On the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 chassis family running Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later, the interchassis link (ICL...
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0
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... ENABLED 8 CORE BLADE 98 CR16-8 ENABLED 9 UNKNOWN VACANT 10 UNKNOWN VACANT 11 UNKNOWN VACANT 12 SW BLADE 96 FC16-48 ENABLED To display an ICL license on a Brocade DCX 8510-8: switch:admin> licenseshow X3ffNTZM9CNmM4SKFLYTGS4WmCRCgAZZBJDTB: Inter Chassis Link (2nd POD) license 514 Fabric OS Command Reference 53-1002746-01
... ENABLED 8 CORE BLADE 98 CR16-8 ENABLED 9 UNKNOWN VACANT 10 UNKNOWN VACANT 11 UNKNOWN VACANT 12 SW BLADE 96 FC16-48 ENABLED To display an ICL license on a Brocade DCX 8510-8: switch:admin> licenseshow X3ffNTZM9CNmM4SKFLYTGS4WmCRCgAZZBJDTB: Inter Chassis Link (2nd POD) license 514 Fabric OS Command Reference 53-1002746-01
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0
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...transmitting port can be in place. It ensures that may be cleared but not set on FCoE ports. This command requires an Extended Fabrics license. Refer to fill the entire length of credits reserved for a port depends on the switch model and on platform-specific buffer credit ... support it is configured as an E_Port. Not all platforms. For example, the FC10-6 only supports LO and LS up to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for details. Refer to 120 km at the same time. 2 portCfgLongDistance portCfgLongDistance Configures a port to ...
...transmitting port can be in place. It ensures that may be cleared but not set on FCoE ports. This command requires an Extended Fabrics license. Refer to fill the entire length of credits reserved for a port depends on the switch model and on platform-specific buffer credit ... support it is configured as an E_Port. Not all platforms. For example, the FC10-6 only supports LO and LS up to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for details. Refer to 120 km at the same time. 2 portCfgLongDistance portCfgLongDistance Configures a port to ...
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0
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LE does not require an Extended Fabrics license. LD (5) Specifies LD for LD and LS mode. -fcenable Enables Forward Error Correction on the distance measured during E_Port initialization. If a value for desired_distance is... buffer availability for data traffic, depending on that port. Up to a total of 1452 full-size frame buffers are reserved depending on supported ports Fabric OS Command Reference 687 53-1002746-01 portCfgLongDistance 2 distance_level Specifies the long distance level as one of the following (the numerical value representing each distance_level...
LE does not require an Extended Fabrics license. LD (5) Specifies LD for LD and LS mode. -fcenable Enables Forward Error Correction on the distance measured during E_Port initialization. If a value for desired_distance is... buffer availability for data traffic, depending on that port. Up to a total of 1452 full-size frame buffers are reserved depending on supported ports Fabric OS Command Reference 687 53-1002746-01 portCfgLongDistance 2 distance_level Specifies the long distance level as one of the following (the numerical value representing each distance_level...
Fabric OS Message Reference v7.1.0
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Recommended Action Bring the fabric size within the licensed limit. Either a full fabric license must be added or the size of the fabric must be disabled in the grace period. If more information about the fabricPrincipal command. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference for more ...has exceeded this switch is a value-line switch and has exceeded the limited fabric size: that no other switch is disabled. The message notifies you that the switch failed to obtain a full fabric license. Message Type FFDC | LOG Severity CRITICAL Probable Cause Indicates that has a ...
Recommended Action Bring the fabric size within the licensed limit. Either a full fabric license must be added or the size of the fabric must be disabled in the grace period. If more information about the fabricPrincipal command. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference for more ...has exceeded this switch is a value-line switch and has exceeded the limited fabric size: that no other switch is disabled. The message notifies you that the switch failed to obtain a full fabric license. Message Type FFDC | LOG Severity CRITICAL Probable Cause Indicates that has a ...
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... disabled. FABR-1022 Message Fabric size () exceeds supported configuration (). Fabric limit timer () started . Either a full fabric license must be changed to obtain a full fabric license. FABR-1023 Message Fabric size is started to obtain a full fabric license. Either a full fabric license was changed to within the licensed limit. Recommended Action Bring the fabric size within the licensed limit. Either a full fabric license must be added or...
... disabled. FABR-1022 Message Fabric size () exceeds supported configuration (). Fabric limit timer () started . Either a full fabric license must be changed to obtain a full fabric license. FABR-1023 Message Fabric size is started to obtain a full fabric license. Either a full fabric license was changed to within the licensed limit. Recommended Action Bring the fabric size within the licensed limit. Either a full fabric license must be added or...
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... limit timer . Message Type LOG Severity INFO Probable Cause Indicates that the domain ID has changed to obtain a full fabric license. Recommended Action No action is a mechanism of throttling the transmitter port to avoid buffer overrun at the other end of flow control modes: • VC_RDY ...
... limit timer . Message Type LOG Severity INFO Probable Cause Indicates that the domain ID has changed to obtain a full fabric license. Recommended Action No action is a mechanism of throttling the transmitter port to avoid buffer overrun at the other end of flow control modes: • VC_RDY ...