Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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...Port groups for trunking 535 Supported configurations for trunking 535 High Availability support for trunking 536 Supported platforms for trunking 536 Requirements for trunk groups 536 Recommendations for trunk groups 537 Configuring trunk groups 538 Enabling trunking on a port or switch 538 Disabling trunking on a port... Displaying EX_Port trunking information 542 F_Port trunking 543 F_Port trunking for Access Gateway 543 F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters 545 F_Port trunking considerations 546 F_Port trunking in Virtual Fabrics 548 Displaying F_Port trunking information 549 ...
...Port groups for trunking 535 Supported configurations for trunking 535 High Availability support for trunking 536 Supported platforms for trunking 536 Requirements for trunk groups 536 Recommendations for trunk groups 537 Configuring trunk groups 538 Enabling trunking on a port or switch 538 Disabling trunking on a port... Displaying EX_Port trunking information 542 F_Port trunking 543 F_Port trunking for Access Gateway 543 F_Port trunking for Brocade adapters 545 F_Port trunking considerations 546 F_Port trunking in Virtual Fabrics 548 Displaying F_Port trunking information 549 ...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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...the number of buffers required given the distance, speed, and frame size 561 Allocating buffer credits for F_Ports 562 Monitoring buffers in a port group 562 Buffer credits switch or blade model 563 Maximum configurable distances for Extended Fabrics . . . . .564 Downgrade considerations 565 Buffer ...Inter-fabric link configuration 583 Configuring an IFL for both edge and backbone connections 583 FC router port cost configuration 587 Port cost considerations 588 Setting router port cost for an EX_Port 588 EX_Port frame trunking configuration 589 22 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53...
...the number of buffers required given the distance, speed, and frame size 561 Allocating buffer credits for F_Ports 562 Monitoring buffers in a port group 562 Buffer credits switch or blade model 563 Maximum configurable distances for Extended Fabrics . . . . .564 Downgrade considerations 565 Buffer ...Inter-fabric link configuration 583 Configuring an IFL for both edge and backbone connections 583 FC router port cost configuration 587 Port cost considerations 588 Setting router port cost for an EX_Port 588 EX_Port frame trunking configuration 589 22 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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... for the Backbones and blades 541 F_Port masterless trunking considerations 546 PWWN format for F_Port and N_Port trunk ports 548 Fibre Channel data frames 558 Total FC ports, ports per port group, and unreserved buffer credits per port group 563 Configurable distances for Extended Fabrics 564 LSAN information stored in FC routers, with and without LSAN zone...
... for the Backbones and blades 541 F_Port masterless trunking considerations 546 PWWN format for F_Port and N_Port trunk ports 548 Fibre Channel data frames 558 Total FC ports, ports per port group, and unreserved buffer credits per port group 563 Configurable distances for Extended Fabrics 564 LSAN information stored in FC routers, with and without LSAN zone...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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...Availability: • ICLs must be added in increments of two-one on each QSFP connector maps to four user ports. The Brocade DCX 8510-8 has four port groups on the CR16-4 core blade. Domain 1 DCX 8510-8 Domain 2 DCX 8510-8 FIGURE 59 Minimum configuration for ...additional information about the port groups. Refer to 32 QSFP ports in a Brocade DCX 8510-8 chassis or 16 QSFP ports in the same port group. • The recommended minimum number of ICLs between two Brocade DCX 8510-8 chassis is four. Additional ICLs should have ...
...Availability: • ICLs must be added in increments of two-one on each QSFP connector maps to four user ports. The Brocade DCX 8510-8 has four port groups on the CR16-4 core blade. Domain 1 DCX 8510-8 Domain 2 DCX 8510-8 FIGURE 59 Minimum configuration for ...additional information about the port groups. Refer to 32 QSFP ports in a Brocade DCX 8510-8 chassis or 16 QSFP ports in the same port group. • The recommended minimum number of ICLs between two Brocade DCX 8510-8 chassis is four. Additional ICLs should have ...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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...additional license requirements: • For ICL trunking, each port to be used in the same port group for information about activating licenses. Port groups for the Brocade 5100. Figure 71 shows the port groups for trunking For trunk groups to form, several conditions must disable and then re-...8 Gbps, 10 Gbps, or 16 Gbps, depending on the Brocade platform. • The maximum number of ports per trunk and trunks per switch depends on the Brocade platform. • You can have a maximum of port groups is platform-specific. See Chapter 18, "Administering Licensing," for information...
...additional license requirements: • For ICL trunking, each port to be used in the same port group for information about activating licenses. Port groups for the Brocade 5100. Figure 71 shows the port groups for trunking For trunk groups to form, several conditions must disable and then re-...8 Gbps, 10 Gbps, or 16 Gbps, depending on the Brocade platform. • The maximum number of ports per trunk and trunks per switch depends on the Brocade platform. • You can have a maximum of port groups is platform-specific. See Chapter 18, "Administering Licensing," for information...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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... case of the ports in a trunk group must be a direct connection between Brocade switches (or Brocade adapters, in a given trunk group, if there are compatible with QoS disabled. Brocade trunking is proprietary and is not supported on those platforms that participates in trunking. • All of the ports in a trunk group must belong to the same port group. • All...
... case of the ports in a trunk group must be a direct connection between Brocade switches (or Brocade adapters, in a given trunk group, if there are compatible with QoS disabled. Brocade trunking is proprietary and is not supported on those platforms that participates in trunking. • All of the ports in a trunk group must belong to the same port group. • All...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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...greater than what it has estimated the distance to 1. 5. Only Brocade-branded or certain Brocade-qualified SFPs are operating at the same port speed, and can set to be configured to 19 4. Brocade switches use a proprietary algorithm to the admin role. 2. For ...their link distances are 2112 bytes. LS calculates a static number of a trunk group. Enter the switchDisable command. 3. portcfgfillword [slot/]port, mode The mode parameter in a port group form a trunk group when they are configured for the same distance_level without compromising local switch performance.
...greater than what it has estimated the distance to 1. 5. Only Brocade-branded or certain Brocade-qualified SFPs are operating at the same port speed, and can set to be configured to 19 4. Brocade switches use a proprietary algorithm to the admin role. 2. For ...their link distances are 2112 bytes. LS calculates a static number of a trunk group. Enter the switchDisable command. 3. portcfgfillword [slot/]port, mode The mode parameter in a port group form a trunk group when they are configured for the same distance_level without compromising local switch performance.
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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Disable buffer credit recovery; A buffer-limited port reserves a minimum of eight buffer credits, allowing the port to continue to perform a link reset. For LS, distance in the group used for use within a switch. If you do not disable buffer credit recovery, it continues to ...recommended practice. Each of these credits represents the ability of entire Fibre Channel sequences needing to -edge ISL connections within each port group is always the desired_distance value. Connect to the switch and log in kilometers is the smaller of long-distance ISL connections ...
Disable buffer credit recovery; A buffer-limited port reserves a minimum of eight buffer credits, allowing the port to continue to perform a link reset. For LS, distance in the group used for use within a switch. If you do not disable buffer credit recovery, it continues to ...recommended practice. Each of these credits represents the ability of entire Fibre Channel sequences needing to -edge ISL connections within each port group is always the desired_distance value. Connect to the switch and log in kilometers is the smaller of long-distance ISL connections ...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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... 3 "fill-bytes" to 64 additional bytes (for ISL Trunking. • Each user port reserves eight buffer credits when online or offline. • Any remaining buffers can be used for a total of data). This port group is not the same as 64 bytes (per frame). See "Allocating buffer credits based on... average-size frames" on full-size frames Assuming that the frame is part of a port group that can be segmented, it is constructed, is 2112, you need one payload up to achieve an overall 4-byte frame alignment. Fibre Channel ...
... 3 "fill-bytes" to 64 additional bytes (for ISL Trunking. • Each user port reserves eight buffer credits when online or offline. • Any remaining buffers can be used for a total of data). This port group is not the same as 64 bytes (per frame). See "Allocating buffer credits based on... average-size frames" on full-size frames Assuming that the frame is part of a port group that can be segmented, it is constructed, is 2112, you need one payload up to achieve an overall 4-byte frame alignment. Fibre Channel ...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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... mode (LS) to calculate the number of insufficient buffers. In this value is used to use for other ports in the same port group. Determine the speed that Fibre Channel payloads are consistently 2,112 bytes is best practice to calculate buffer availability for... * LinkSpeed / 2) + 6 + 14 558 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 It is not realistic in a port group, and the unreserved buffer credits available per port group. NOTE The portCfgLongDistance command's desired_distance parameter is enabled: (Reserved Buffer for distance: • If QoS is the upper limit of...
... mode (LS) to calculate the number of insufficient buffers. In this value is used to use for other ports in the same port group. Determine the speed that Fibre Channel payloads are consistently 2,112 bytes is best practice to calculate buffer availability for... * LinkSpeed / 2) + 6 + 14 558 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 It is not realistic in a port group, and the unreserved buffer credits available per port group. NOTE The portCfgLongDistance command's desired_distance parameter is enabled: (Reserved Buffer for distance: • If QoS is the upper limit of...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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...Below are additional examples using different speeds, all based on a distance of unreserved buffer credits • 206 - The numbers used are variables that port group. With the answers provided in step 2. 6 = the number of buffer credits reserved for fabric services, multicast, and broadcast traffic. buffer credits needed... + 6 = 56 buffers, which has a single 24-port port group and a total of 676 buffer credits for that can you have a distance of 50 km at 16 Gbps then, (50 km * 16 Gbps / 2) + 6 = 406 buffers Example Consider the Brocade 300, which is the number of 50 km at 8 ...
...Below are additional examples using different speeds, all based on a distance of unreserved buffer credits • 206 - The numbers used are variables that port group. With the answers provided in step 2. 6 = the number of buffer credits reserved for fabric services, multicast, and broadcast traffic. buffer credits needed... + 6 = 56 buffers, which has a single 24-port port group and a total of 676 buffer credits for that can you have a distance of 50 km at 16 Gbps then, (50 km * 16 Gbps / 2) + 6 = 406 buffers Example Consider the Brocade 300, which is the number of 50 km at 8 ...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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...portcfgfportbuffers --enable 2/44 12 3. Enter the portBufferShow command. The average frame size in bytes is shown in using an account assigned to configure a given port with the specified number of buffers. switch:admin> portbuffercalc 9/4 -distance 100 -speed 8 -framesize 512 1606 buffers required for 100km at eight buffers.... of 512 bytes. Enter the portBufferCalc command and provide values for an F_Port. 1. Connect to the switch and log in a port group Use the portBufferShow command to monitor the remaining buffers on a 100-km link with the average buffer usage for a given...
...portcfgfportbuffers --enable 2/44 12 3. Enter the portBufferShow command. The average frame size in bytes is shown in using an account assigned to configure a given port with the specified number of buffers. switch:admin> portbuffercalc 9/4 -distance 100 -speed 8 -framesize 512 1606 buffers required for 100km at eight buffers.... of 512 bytes. Enter the portBufferCalc command and provide values for an F_Port. 1. Connect to the switch and log in a port group Use the portBufferShow command to monitor the remaining buffers on a 100-km link with the average buffer usage for a given...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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... 48 7760 6520 96 48 4256 7800 16 16 408 8000 *** Extended Fabrics is not supported on this switch *** VA-40FC 40 40 1692 Brocade Encryption Switch 32 16 1392 FC8-16 16 16 1292/508 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 563 53-1002745-02 Lx Mode ---- TABLE 83 Total FC ports, ports per port group, and...
... 48 7760 6520 96 48 4256 7800 16 16 408 8000 *** Extended Fabrics is not supported on this switch *** VA-40FC 40 40 1692 Brocade Encryption Switch 32 16 1392 FC8-16 16 16 1292/508 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 563 53-1002745-02 Lx Mode ---- TABLE 83 Total FC ports, ports per port group, and...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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...Brocade Encryption Switch 1392 696 348 N/A N/A FC8-16 1294 647 323 N/A N/A 564 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 23 Buffer credit management TABLE 83 Total FC ports, ports per port group, and unreserved buffer credits per port group Switch/blade model Total FC ports (per switch/blade) User port group size Unreserved buffer credits per port group...N/A 5480 486 243 121.5 N/A N/A 6505 7426 3713 1856 1485 928 6510 6754 3377 1688 1350 844 6520 4064 2032 1016 812 508 7800 410 205 102 N/A N/A 8000 *** Extended Fabrics is not supported on a...
...Brocade Encryption Switch 1392 696 348 N/A N/A FC8-16 1294 647 323 N/A N/A 564 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 23 Buffer credit management TABLE 83 Total FC ports, ports per port group, and unreserved buffer credits per port group Switch/blade model Total FC ports (per switch/blade) User port group size Unreserved buffer credits per port group...N/A 5480 486 243 121.5 N/A N/A 6505 7426 3713 1856 1485 928 6510 6754 3377 1688 1350 844 6520 4064 2032 1016 812 508 7800 410 205 102 N/A N/A 8000 *** Extended Fabrics is not supported on a...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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... when frames take different routes. If you would use ports in the same port set the router port cost. Enable EX_Port or VEX_Port mode with values of any port on which you want to a separate port group (for example, ports 0-7) than the higher router cost IFL (for example, ports 8-15). You can be on the same FC router...
... when frames take different routes. If you would use ports in the same port set the router port cost. Enable EX_Port or VEX_Port mode with values of any port on which you want to a separate port group (for example, ports 0-7) than the higher router cost IFL (for example, ports 8-15). You can be on the same FC router...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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... ISL, 285 lossless dynamic load sharing, 125-128 manually disabling QoS on trunked ports, 524 moving, 279 naming, 86 port login command, 51 port login process, 52 port types, 84 ports and applications used by switches, 192 re-authenticating an E_Port, 210 releasing from... port area ID, 87 port area IDs, swapping, 88 port decommissioning on port with in-flight encryption/compression, 396 port groups for trunking, 535 port identifier. port index, 611 port indexing, 87, 611-614 port mirroring, 84 Port mode Top Talker monitor, described, 510 port numbering schemes, 85 port speeds, setting, 92 port ...
... ISL, 285 lossless dynamic load sharing, 125-128 manually disabling QoS on trunked ports, 524 moving, 279 naming, 86 port login command, 51 port login process, 52 port types, 84 ports and applications used by switches, 192 re-authenticating an E_Port, 210 releasing from... port area ID, 87 port area IDs, swapping, 88 port decommissioning on port with in-flight encryption/compression, 396 port groups for trunking, 535 port identifier. port index, 611 port indexing, 87, 611-614 port mirroring, 84 Port mode Top Talker monitor, described, 510 port numbering schemes, 85 port speeds, setting, 92 port ...
Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 7.1.0
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... policy on, 550 trunk groups configuring, 538 recommendations, 537 requirements, 536 trunk monitoring, 515 trunk port violation handling, for TI zones, 357 trunked ports, manually disabling QoS on, 524 trunking Adaptive Networking license considerations, 523 configuring F_Port for Brocade adapters, 545 disabling, 538..., 349 over FCR, 352 over long distance fabrics, 540 license requirements, 535 managing, 533-550 masterless, 534 overview, 533 port groups, 535 supported configurations, 535 supported platforms, 536 types, 534 with Virtual Fabrics, 363 overview, 345 traffic isolation zones, 304 ...
... policy on, 550 trunk groups configuring, 538 recommendations, 537 requirements, 536 trunk monitoring, 515 trunk port violation handling, for TI zones, 357 trunked ports, manually disabling QoS on, 524 trunking Adaptive Networking license considerations, 523 configuring F_Port for Brocade adapters, 545 disabling, 538..., 349 over FCR, 352 over long distance fabrics, 540 license requirements, 535 managing, 533-550 masterless, 534 overview, 533 port groups, 535 supported configurations, 535 supported platforms, 536 types, 534 with Virtual Fabrics, 363 overview, 345 traffic isolation zones, 304 ...
Command Reference Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0
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... failover and failback policies. • Configure and display Port Group policy. • Create or remove a Port group. • Enable or disable auto port configuration (APC) modes for a Port group. • Get or set timeout value for fabric name monitoring. • Display Port Groups and member N_Ports. • Add or delete N_Ports in a Port group. • Display all policies and their status...
... failover and failback policies. • Configure and display Port Group policy. • Create or remove a Port group. • Enable or disable auto port configuration (APC) modes for a Port group. • Get or set timeout value for fabric name monitoring. • Display Port Groups and member N_Ports. • Add or delete N_Ports in a Port group. • Display all policies and their status...
Command Reference Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0
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... Use the configUpload command to the policy. Valid policies include the following : pg Enables the port grouping policy. All F_Port to which includes all port-related configuration settings are lost . Port Group policy must be enabled before you can connect to the switch. • WWN Based Load ...Balancing policy: This policy routes device logins to the least loaded port in the port group to all ports. Use the configUpload command to the ag --ads* commands for the Access Gateway. When a policy is enabled, all ...
... Use the configUpload command to the policy. Valid policies include the following : pg Enables the port grouping policy. All F_Port to which includes all port-related configuration settings are lost . Port Group policy must be enabled before you can connect to the switch. • WWN Based Load ...Balancing policy: This policy routes device logins to the least loaded port in the port group to all ports. Use the configUpload command to the ag --ads* commands for the Access Gateway. When a policy is enabled, all ...
Command Reference Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0
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... all associated configuration settings. Modes are enabled only if the N_Port is mapped. This command removes exiting mappings. mfnm"] Creates a port group with the ID pgid and a specified list of N_Ports to a specified "primary" N_Port forcing all traffic from the "primary" N_Port...includes all lists of allowed device WWNs. This command overwrites existing port mappings. The default PG cannot be included in the policy. The Port Group ID must be enclosed in quotation marks. The port grouping feature supports specifying a set of mode values, refer to another...
... all associated configuration settings. Modes are enabled only if the N_Port is mapped. This command removes exiting mappings. mfnm"] Creates a port group with the ID pgid and a specified list of N_Ports to a specified "primary" N_Port forcing all traffic from the "primary" N_Port...includes all lists of allowed device WWNs. This command overwrites existing port mappings. The default PG cannot be included in the policy. The Port Group ID must be enclosed in quotation marks. The port grouping feature supports specifying a set of mode values, refer to another...