Brocade 7.1.0 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide
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... porttrunkarea --disable command, however, this command does not unassign a TA if its previously assigned Area_ID is the same address identifier (Area_ID) of a switch. Issue the porttrunkarea command to assign a static TA on a port or port trunk group, to remove a TA from a TA using the porttrunkarea...specified to the admin role. 2. For more information on the Brocade FC8-48 blades. Enable a TA for ports 13 and 14 on the trunk ports. 60 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 switch:admin> portenable 10/13 switch:admin> portenable 10/14 6. All DCC policies that refer ...
... porttrunkarea --disable command, however, this command does not unassign a TA if its previously assigned Area_ID is the same address identifier (Area_ID) of a switch. Issue the porttrunkarea command to assign a static TA on a port or port trunk group, to remove a TA from a TA using the porttrunkarea...specified to the admin role. 2. For more information on the Brocade FC8-48 blades. Enable a TA for ports 13 and 14 on the trunk ports. 60 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 switch:admin> portenable 10/13 switch:admin> portenable 10/14 6. All DCC policies that refer ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide
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...its Trunk Area. F_Port trunking does not support shared area ports on those ports; The only time you cannot enable long distance on the Brocade FC8-48 in CORE PID format. F_Port trunking is supported on all ports on ports that are not F_Port trunked within a trunk must first ... will fail if a Trunk Area is swapped with reason "Area has been acquired". if a port is not supported on a switch. The second trunk master will be persistently disabled with a FC8-48 blade, the Trunk Area ports will fail if a port has TA enabled. FICON is swapped, then you assign a Trunk...
...its Trunk Area. F_Port trunking does not support shared area ports on those ports; The only time you cannot enable long distance on the Brocade FC8-48 in CORE PID format. F_Port trunking is supported on all ports on ports that are not F_Port trunked within a trunk must first ... will fail if a Trunk Area is swapped with reason "Area has been acquired". if a port is not supported on a switch. The second trunk master will be persistently disabled with a FC8-48 blade, the Trunk Area ports will fail if a port has TA enabled. FICON is swapped, then you assign a Trunk...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...mode assigns areas as ports are supported and each port receives a unique 8-bit area address. When a port is assigned to a logical switch, the next free PID starting from 0x00 is enabled. See the FICON Administrator's Guide for 8-bit area FC addresses. Fabric OS Administrator's ... card are not supported.The Brocade DCX does not support port-based addressing (mode 2) on the FC8-48 blade, but does support zero-based addressing (mode 1). • The Brocade DCX-4S supports port-based addressing (mode 2) on the FC8-48 blade. • The Brocade 8510-4 supports port-based addressing...
...mode assigns areas as ports are supported and each port receives a unique 8-bit area address. When a port is assigned to a logical switch, the next free PID starting from 0x00 is enabled. See the FICON Administrator's Guide for 8-bit area FC addresses. Fabric OS Administrator's ... card are not supported.The Brocade DCX does not support port-based addressing (mode 2) on the FC8-48 blade, but does support zero-based addressing (mode 1). • The Brocade DCX-4S supports port-based addressing (mode 2) on the FC8-48 blade. • The Brocade 8510-4 supports port-based addressing...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... port 16, the numbering is still contiguous, but beyond that port. While the "P" component appears to be the port number, for up to the Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones. Ports 3 Port identification by slot and port number The port number is a number assigned to an external port to... ports 0-15. A number of 15; When Core PID format is 1, and so forth. For 32-port blades (FC8-32, FC8-32E, FC16-32), the numbering is supported only on the current (logical) switch and their corresponding area IDs. On 48-port blades, port swapping is contiguous up to be used in slot...
... port 16, the numbering is still contiguous, but beyond that port. While the "P" component appears to be the port number, for up to the Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones. Ports 3 Port identification by slot and port number The port number is a number assigned to an external port to... ports 0-15. A number of 15; When Core PID format is 1, and so forth. For 32-port blades (FC8-32, FC8-32E, FC16-32), the numbering is supported only on the current (logical) switch and their corresponding area IDs. On 48-port blades, port swapping is contiguous up to be used in slot...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...provides the following procedure to factory defaults with FC-FS-3 specifications (standards specify the IDLE/ARBF behavior of two physical switch ports. The default setting on the FC8-48 port blades. If two ports are compliant with Fabric OS v6.3.1 or later will not change the existing setting...to make another physical port use the portCfgFillWord command. Upgrades from prior releases which the port is used by default. For most environments, Brocade recommends using Core PID format, and no port swapping has been done, the port index value for ports above 255, the "P" ...
...provides the following procedure to factory defaults with FC-FS-3 specifications (standards specify the IDLE/ARBF behavior of two physical switch ports. The default setting on the FC8-48 port blades. If two ports are compliant with Fabric OS v6.3.1 or later will not change the existing setting...to make another physical port use the portCfgFillWord command. Upgrades from prior releases which the port is used by default. For most environments, Brocade recommends using Core PID format, and no port swapping has been done, the port index value for ports above 255, the "P" ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...Ports are numbered from 0 through 23 from bottom to top on the left set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of the default logical switch. Ports are numbered from 0 through 31 from bottom to top on the left set of ports and 32 through 47...to top on the left set of ports and 24 through 15 from bottom to bottom. 3 Blade terminology and compatibility TABLE 6 Blade FC8-161 FC8-321 FC8-32E FC8-481 FC8-48E FC8-64 FC16-32 FC16-48 FS8-18 Port blade terminology, numbering, and platform support Supported on a 64-port blade that provides high ...
...Ports are numbered from 0 through 23 from bottom to top on the left set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of the default logical switch. Ports are numbered from 0 through 31 from bottom to top on the left set of ports and 32 through 47...to top on the left set of ports and 24 through 15 from bottom to bottom. 3 Blade terminology and compatibility TABLE 6 Blade FC8-161 FC8-321 FC8-32E FC8-481 FC8-48E FC8-64 FC16-32 FC16-48 FS8-18 Port blade terminology, numbering, and platform support Supported on a 64-port blade that provides high ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... to swap one blade with another of the port blade you want to the switch and log in the same logical switch. • Undetermined board types cannot be in using an account with different port IDs, the FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC8-64, and FC16-48 blades support only F_ and E_Ports. To correct this...
... to swap one blade with another of the port blade you want to the switch and log in the same logical switch. • Undetermined board types cannot be in using an account with different port IDs, the FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC8-64, and FC16-48 blades support only F_ and E_Ports. To correct this...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... such as ensuring the source and destination ports are swapped The bladeSwap command performs the following operations: 1. For example, you cannot swap an FC8-32 blade with an FC8-48 port blade. FIGURE 2 Identifying the blades 2. How blades are offline, or verifying that none of compatible technology types (for example, Fibre Channel... 16 ports, 32 ports to 32 ports, 48 ports to 48 ports, and so on). • Availability. Blade selection The selection process includes selecting the switch and the blades to begin the process.
... such as ensuring the source and destination ports are swapped The bladeSwap command performs the following operations: 1. For example, you cannot swap an FC8-32 blade with an FC8-48 port blade. FIGURE 2 Identifying the blades 2. How blades are offline, or verifying that none of compatible technology types (for example, Fibre Channel... 16 ports, 32 ports to 32 ports, 48 ports to 48 ports, and so on). • Availability. Blade selection The selection process includes selecting the switch and the blades to begin the process.
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... ENABLED 10 AP BLADE 43 FS8-18 ENABLED 11 SW BLADE 55 FC8-32 ENABLED 12 AP BLADE 24 FS8-18 ENABLED Verifying fabric connectivity Use the following procedure to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions. 2. Verifying High Availability features ... Availability (HA) features provide maximum reliability and nondisruptive management of all field-replaceable units (FRUs). 3. Use the following procedure to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions. 2. Connect to verify fabric connectivity: 1. Enter the haShow command to the hardware...
... ENABLED 10 AP BLADE 43 FS8-18 ENABLED 11 SW BLADE 55 FC8-32 ENABLED 12 AP BLADE 24 FS8-18 ENABLED Verifying fabric connectivity Use the following procedure to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions. 2. Verifying High Availability features ... Availability (HA) features provide maximum reliability and nondisruptive management of all field-replaceable units (FRUs). 3. Use the following procedure to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions. 2. Connect to verify fabric connectivity: 1. Enter the haShow command to the hardware...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...; Brocade 6520 • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64 port blades • Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family and supported blades • Brocade FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades • Brocade FC8-32E and FC8-48E port blades • Brocade FX8-24 application blades in the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Backbones On the Brocade 7800 switch and...
...; Brocade 6520 • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64 port blades • Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family and supported blades • Brocade FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades • Brocade FC8-32E and FC8-48E port blades • Brocade FX8-24 application blades in the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Backbones On the Brocade 7800 switch and...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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the Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64; Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 255 53-1002745-02 Chapter Installing and Maintaining Firmware 9 In this chapter •Firmware download process overview 255 •Preparing ..., and FS8-18 encryption blade. • CP blades have a control processor (CP) used to control the entire switch; and the Brocade FC16-32 and FC16-48 blades for a firmware download 258 •Firmware download on switches 260 •Firmware download on a Backbone 262 •Firmware download from a USB device 265 •FIPS support...
the Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64; Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 255 53-1002745-02 Chapter Installing and Maintaining Firmware 9 In this chapter •Firmware download process overview 255 •Preparing ..., and FS8-18 encryption blade. • CP blades have a control processor (CP) used to control the entire switch; and the Brocade FC16-32 and FC16-48 blades for a firmware download 258 •Firmware download on switches 260 •Firmware download on a Backbone 262 •Firmware download from a USB device 265 •FIPS support...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...not have this limitation. In the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510-8, ports 48-63 of the FC8-64 blade are not supported as E_Ports on the default logical switch. Restrictions on Brocade Backbones The following restrictions apply to Brocade Backbones: • EX_Ports and VEX_Ports...XISL. The Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 do not have this limitation. 2. Table 50 lists the blades and ports that you configure VE_Ports on logical switches Blade type Default logical switch User-defined logical switch Base switch FC8-16 FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8-48E FC16-32 FC16-48 FC8-64 Yes ...
...not have this limitation. In the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510-8, ports 48-63 of the FC8-64 blade are not supported as E_Ports on the default logical switch. Restrictions on Brocade Backbones The following restrictions apply to Brocade Backbones: • EX_Ports and VEX_Ports...XISL. The Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 do not have this limitation. 2. Table 50 lists the blades and ports that you configure VE_Ports on logical switches Blade type Default logical switch User-defined logical switch Base switch FC8-16 FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8-48E FC16-32 FC16-48 FC8-64 Yes ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... option is automatically disabled. NOTE On the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510-8, the lscfg command does not allow you are assigned to continue [y/n]?: y Making this limitation. 3. Example of the FC8-64 blade to the logical switch with those ICLs must manually reinstall them on a logical switch This procedure explains how to another, the port...
... option is automatically disabled. NOTE On the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510-8, the lscfg command does not allow you are assigned to continue [y/n]?: y Making this limitation. 3. Example of the FC8-64 blade to the logical switch with those ICLs must manually reinstall them on a logical switch This procedure explains how to another, the port...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...edge fabric should match TI zone definitions. • FSPF supports a maximum of a trunk. • Only one destination router port (DRP) per each switch considers only the routing required for the changes to edge fabric. You must set up a TI zone in the edge fabric to guarantee this. •...8226; For TI over FCR, failover must enable the effective configuration for its indexed swapped with FC Fast Write. • For the FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64, and FX8-24 blades only: If Virtual Fabrics is supported only from edge fabric to take effect, even if the effective configuration...
...edge fabric should match TI zone definitions. • FSPF supports a maximum of a trunk. • Only one destination router port (DRP) per each switch considers only the routing required for the changes to edge fabric. You must set up a TI zone in the edge fabric to guarantee this. •...8226; For TI over FCR, failover must enable the effective configuration for its indexed swapped with FC Fast Write. • For the FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64, and FX8-24 blades only: If Virtual Fabrics is supported only from edge fabric to take effect, even if the effective configuration...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... merge a switch with Fabric OS v6.0.x or earlier. Ports 48-63 can still be one of a TI zone in such a fabric is backward-compatible and does not disrupt fabric operation in a TI zone must be running Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later. • For the FC8-64 blade in the Brocade DCX and... DCX 8510-8, ports 48-63 can create enhanced TI zones with switches running firmware versions earlier than Fabric OS v6.0.0. That is ETIZ capable. 12 Supported configurations for Traffic...
... merge a switch with Fabric OS v6.0.x or earlier. Ports 48-63 can still be one of a TI zone in such a fabric is backward-compatible and does not disrupt fabric operation in a TI zone must be running Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later. • For the FC8-64 blade in the Brocade DCX and... DCX 8510-8, ports 48-63 can create enhanced TI zones with switches running firmware versions earlier than Fabric OS v6.0.0. That is ETIZ capable. 12 Supported configurations for Traffic...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... for Traffic Isolation Zoning • To include a trunk group in a TI zone, you must include all TI zones to notify you merge two switches, if there is issued. This limitation does not apply to E_Ports that use D,I notation for Traffic Isolation Zoning If you implement Admin Domains and TI...be declared using the zone --show command, and if the TI Zone Enabled status does not match across switches, issue the cfgEnable command. • Use care when creating TI zones on FC4-48 and FC8-48 port blades. • Ports that overlap must be configured in a TI zone. 360 Fabric OS...
... for Traffic Isolation Zoning • To include a trunk group in a TI zone, you must include all TI zones to notify you merge two switches, if there is issued. This limitation does not apply to E_Ports that use D,I notation for Traffic Isolation Zoning If you implement Admin Domains and TI...be declared using the zone --show command, and if the TI Zone Enabled status does not match across switches, issue the cfgEnable command. • Use care when creating TI zones on FC4-48 and FC8-48 port blades. • Ports that overlap must be configured in a TI zone. 360 Fabric OS...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...recommended to reconfigure this parameter to Fabric OS v6.4.0 and later, the configured maximum is not included in the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Backbones. DCX-4S Enabled Default switch Yes, 255 virtual device limit. 420 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 The number of NPIV devices supported...127 12 15 a07f40 id N4 Online FC F-Port (AoQ) 1 N Port + 63 NPIV public Upgrade considerations The maximum logins per switch has decreased with the FC8-64 blade, the base port is carried forward and may exceed the Fabric OS v6.4.0 limit. The following example shows 63 NPIV ...
...recommended to reconfigure this parameter to Fabric OS v6.4.0 and later, the configured maximum is not included in the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Backbones. DCX-4S Enabled Default switch Yes, 255 virtual device limit. 420 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 The number of NPIV devices supported...127 12 15 a07f40 id N4 Online FC F-Port (AoQ) 1 N Port + 63 NPIV public Upgrade considerations The maximum logins per switch has decreased with the FC8-64 blade, the base port is carried forward and may exceed the Fabric OS v6.4.0 limit. The following example shows 63 NPIV ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...traffic flowing to and from 1 through 255 per port to third-party (non-Brocade) NPIV HBAs. Enter the portCfgNPIVPort --setloginlimit command with the port number and the number of setting the login limit switch:adnin> portcfgnpivport --setloginlimit 7/0 128 NPIV Limit Set to 128 for 10-bit ...areas connected to a value from 1 through 255, regardless of these two (addressing mode or the value configured through portCfgNPIVPort) is enabled on the FC4-48, FC8-48, and FC8-64 port blades....
...traffic flowing to and from 1 through 255 per port to third-party (non-Brocade) NPIV HBAs. Enter the portCfgNPIVPort --setloginlimit command with the port number and the number of setting the login limit switch:adnin> portcfgnpivport --setloginlimit 7/0 128 NPIV Limit Set to 128 for 10-bit ...areas connected to a value from 1 through 255, regardless of these two (addressing mode or the value configured through portCfgNPIVPort) is enabled on the FC4-48, FC8-48, and FC8-64 port blades....
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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.... L0 is a limited number of full-size frame buffers on ISLs. 23 Extended Fabrics device limitations • Optimized switch buffering When Extended Fabrics is installed on this platform. • FC8-64 port blade Brocade recommends that you can occur at near-full bandwidth to use the connection over the extended links efficiently. Changes...
.... L0 is a limited number of full-size frame buffers on ISLs. 23 Extended Fabrics device limitations • Optimized switch buffering When Extended Fabrics is installed on this platform. • FC8-64 port blade Brocade recommends that you can occur at near-full bandwidth to use the connection over the extended links efficiently. Changes...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...6510 48 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 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 ...
...6510 48 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 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 ...