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...devices. ATTENTION The DCX and 8510-8 Backbones have strict requirements for more complex: • Port-based mode is available only in a logical switch on the FC16-48 blade, but does support zero-based addressing (mode 1). Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 81 53-1002745-02 This mode allows FICON customers to ...-port card are supported and each port receives a unique 8-bit area address. In this mode, only 256 ports 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...
...devices. ATTENTION The DCX and 8510-8 Backbones have strict requirements for more complex: • Port-based mode is available only in a logical switch on the FC16-48 blade, but does support zero-based addressing (mode 1). Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 81 53-1002745-02 This mode allows FICON customers to ...-port card are supported and each port receives a unique 8-bit area address. In this mode, only 256 ports 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 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...Port identification by index With the introduction of 128; For 48-port blades (FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC16-48), the numbering is still contiguous, but beyond that port. Unique area IDs are allowed between the ... and area ID depends upon the PID format used instead of enabling port 4 on a blade in a switch. While the "P" component appears to be the port number, for the first 32 ports on ports 0-15... slot and port number The port number is a number assigned to an external port to the Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones. ATTENTION Port area schema does not apply to give it ...
...Port identification by index With the introduction of 128; For 48-port blades (FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC16-48), the numbering is still contiguous, but beyond that port. Unique area IDs are allowed between the ... and area ID depends upon the PID format used instead of enabling port 4 on a blade in a switch. While the "P" component appears to be the port number, for the first 32 ports on ports 0-15... slot and port number The port number is a number assigned to an external port to the Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones. ATTENTION Port area schema does not apply to give it ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... on the left set of ports and 24 through 31 from top to top on 64-port blades in a Virtual Fabric-enabled environment. The Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone families support loop devices on the right set of ports. 125 No Yes 32 8-Gbps port blade supporting 2, 4, and 8 Gbps... the right set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of the default logical switch. 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...
... on the left set of ports and 24 through 31 from top to top on 64-port blades in a Virtual Fabric-enabled environment. The Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone families support loop devices on the right set of ports. 125 No Yes 32 8-Gbps port blade supporting 2, 4, and 8 Gbps... the right set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of the default logical switch. 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...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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Enter the bladeEnable command with admin permissions. 2. Port swapping on an FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC8-64, and FC16-48 is not supported. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with the slot number of the port blade you want to disable. They do not support FL_Ports. Enter the ... on all ports that are shared with admin permissions. 2. To correct this way, you to the switch and log 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. The Fabric OS then validates each command before actually...
Enter the bladeEnable command with admin permissions. 2. Port swapping on an FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC8-64, and FC16-48 is not supported. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with the slot number of the port blade you want to disable. They do not support FL_Ports. Enter the ... on all ports that are shared with admin permissions. 2. To correct this way, you to the switch and log 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. The Fabric OS then validates each command before actually...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...-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 the FX8-24 application blade, Lossless...
...-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 the FX8-24 application blade, Lossless...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... download 273 Firmware download process overview Fabric OS v7.1.0 provides nondisruptive firmware installation. the Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64; 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...
... download 273 Firmware download process overview Fabric OS v7.1.0 provides nondisruptive firmware installation. the Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64; 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...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...8510-4 do not have this limitation. 2. Restrictions on Brocade Backbones The following restrictions apply to Brocade Backbones: • EX_Ports and VEX_Ports can be in only the base switch. • ICL ports cannot be in the same logical switch. Table 50 lists the blades and ports that is ...using an XISL, and 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 (F, E) Yes (F, E)1 Yes (F, E) Yes (F, E) Yes (E, EX) Yes (E, EX)2 ...
...8510-4 do not have this limitation. 2. Restrictions on Brocade Backbones The following restrictions apply to Brocade Backbones: • EX_Ports and VEX_Ports can be in only the base switch. • ICL ports cannot be in the same logical switch. Table 50 lists the blades and ports that is ...using an XISL, and 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 (F, E) Yes (F, E)1 Yes (F, E) Yes (F, E) Yes (E, EX) Yes (E, EX)2 ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...some examples of how port speed affects the number of ports supported per chip or per trunk Blades (FC16-32, FC16-48)1 Port speed Encryption only Compression only Encryption and compression 16 Gbps 4 ports 4 ports 4 ports... /two 2. This is automatically calculated based on an encryption-enabled XISL involving a Base switch works correctly. This limits the number of supported ports is to ensure the frame reception...be restricted to 2048 bytes. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 395 53-1002745-02 For Brocade 6520, four edge ASICs; per ASIC limit = numbers above /four NOTE Even though...
...some examples of how port speed affects the number of ports supported per chip or per trunk Blades (FC16-32, FC16-48)1 Port speed Encryption only Compression only Encryption and compression 16 Gbps 4 ports 4 ports 4 ports... /two 2. This is automatically calculated based on an encryption-enabled XISL involving a Base switch works correctly. This limits the number of supported ports is to ensure the frame reception...be restricted to 2048 bytes. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 395 53-1002745-02 For Brocade 6520, four edge ASICs; per ASIC limit = numbers above /four NOTE Even though...
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...a new set of keys is generated when the port is recommended to connect each ISL to different ASICs of the peer switch. Availability considerations For FC16-32 or FC16-48 blades, if the two ports configured for encryption or compression within that are only configured for in the event of..., the keys generated for stronger encryption keys. Similarly, configure the two ports on the supported devices: • The Diffie-Hellman - For Brocade 6510 and 6520 switches, if the two ports are configured for trunking, it is enabled again. • All members of a trunk group use the same set...
...a new set of keys is generated when the port is recommended to connect each ISL to different ASICs of the peer switch. Availability considerations For FC16-32 or FC16-48 blades, if the two ports configured for encryption or compression within that are only configured for in the event of..., the keys generated for stronger encryption keys. Similarly, configure the two ports on the supported devices: • The Diffie-Hellman - For Brocade 6510 and 6520 switches, if the two ports are configured for trunking, it is enabled again. • All members of a trunk group use the same set...
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... command to disable the port on a port, follow these steps: 1. The following example enables encryption on port 21 on a Brocade 6510 switch: switch:admin> portcfgencrypt --enable 21 The following example enables compression on page 403. Use the portDisable command to disable the port on port...you must authenticate the port as described in "Configuring and enabling authentication" on port 15 of an FC16-32 blade in slot 9 of an enterprise class platform: switch:admin> portcfgcompress --enable 9/15 404 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 To configure compression on ...
... command to disable the port on a port, follow these steps: 1. The following example enables encryption on port 21 on a Brocade 6510 switch: switch:admin> portcfgencrypt --enable 21 The following example enables compression on page 403. Use the portDisable command to disable the port on port...you must authenticate the port as described in "Configuring and enabling authentication" on port 15 of an FC16-32 blade in slot 9 of an enterprise class platform: switch:admin> portcfgcompress --enable 9/15 404 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 To configure compression on ...
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...following example disables encryption on port 21 on a Brocade 6510 switch: switch:admin> portcfgencrypt --disable 21 The following example disables compression on port 15 of an FC16-32 blade in slot 9 of an enterprise class platform: switch:admin> portcfgencrypt --disable 9/15 4. After enabling the... example disables compression on port 21 on a Brocade 6510 switch: switch:admin> portcfgcompress --disable 21 The following example disables encryption on port 15 of an FC16-32 blade in slot 9 of an enterprise class platform: switch:admin> portcfgcompress --disable 9/15 4. After enabling...
...following example disables encryption on port 21 on a Brocade 6510 switch: switch:admin> portcfgencrypt --disable 21 The following example disables compression on port 15 of an FC16-32 blade in slot 9 of an enterprise class platform: switch:admin> portcfgencrypt --disable 9/15 4. After enabling the... example disables compression on port 21 on a Brocade 6510 switch: switch:admin> portcfgcompress --disable 21 The following example disables encryption on port 15 of an FC16-32 blade in slot 9 of an enterprise class platform: switch:admin> portcfgcompress --disable 9/15 4. After enabling...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... and 1 10-GbE port, or - 2 10-GbE ports • License is chassis-based when applied to a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch. • Enables full hardware capabilities on the Brocade 7800 base switch, increasing the number of Fibre Channel ports from four to sixteen and the number of available network bandwidth without...Fibre Channel (10G license) 7800 Upgrade • Allows 10 Gbps operation of FC ports on the Brocade 6510or 6520 switches or the FC ports of FC16-32 or FC16-48 port blades installed on a Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone. • Enables the two 10-GbE ports on the FX8-24 extension blade...
... and 1 10-GbE port, or - 2 10-GbE ports • License is chassis-based when applied to a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch. • Enables full hardware capabilities on the Brocade 7800 base switch, increasing the number of Fibre Channel ports from four to sixteen and the number of available network bandwidth without...Fibre Channel (10G license) 7800 Upgrade • Allows 10 Gbps operation of FC ports on the Brocade 6510or 6520 switches or the FC ports of FC16-32 or FC16-48 port blades installed on a Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone. • Enables the two 10-GbE ports on the FX8-24 extension blade...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... fencing Ports Fabric Watch • Ports on Demand licenses required, applicable to a select set of switches only. • 7800 Upgrade license for the 7800 switches to use 10Gb FC ports on FC16-32 blades, FC16-48 blades, and the Brocade 6510 and 6520. • 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license to enable 10Gb Ethernet ports...
... fencing Ports Fabric Watch • Ports on Demand licenses required, applicable to a select set of switches only. • 7800 Upgrade license for the 7800 switches to use 10Gb FC ports on FC16-32 blades, FC16-48 blades, and the Brocade 6510 and 6520. • 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license to enable 10Gb Ethernet ports...
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... for more information.) Local switch SSH public key No license required. May be installed Speed 8 Gbps license needed to support 10Gb FC ports on attached switches. Local and any switch you should be required on FC16-32 blades, FC16-48 blades, and the Brocade 6510 and 6520, as well... as to -four domains in Table 71. 18 Brocade 7800 Upgrade license TABLE 70 Feature License requirements ...
... for more information.) Local switch SSH public key No license required. May be installed Speed 8 Gbps license needed to support 10Gb FC ports on attached switches. Local and any switch you should be required on FC16-32 blades, FC16-48 blades, and the Brocade 6510 and 6520, as well... as to -four domains in Table 71. 18 Brocade 7800 Upgrade license TABLE 70 Feature License requirements ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... without having the license move around to other slots. Install a slot-based license on the Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family to support the 16 Gbps FC port blades (FC16-24 and FC16-48). Configure the application that the licensed feature is assigned to slots. 18 Slot-based licensing.... On upgrade to applicable blades that were licensed will work on the blade in the chassis when the license is present on a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch as necessary. Features utilizing slot-based licenses on the FX8-24 blade include: • 10Gb FCIP/Fibre channel • Advanced Extension...
... without having the license move around to other slots. Install a slot-based license on the Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family to support the 16 Gbps FC port blades (FC16-24 and FC16-48). Configure the application that the licensed feature is assigned to slots. 18 Slot-based licensing.... On upgrade to applicable blades that were licensed will work on the blade in the chassis when the license is present on a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch as necessary. Features utilizing slot-based licenses on the FX8-24 blade include: • 10Gb FCIP/Fibre channel • Advanced Extension...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...Gbps FCIP/Fibre Channel license (10G license) enables the following features: • 10 Gbps access on the 16 Gbps FC ports on Brocade 6510 or 6520 switches, and FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades. • The two 10-GbE ports on page 474. Enter the licenseSlotCfg -remove command to the whole chassis. ...475 53-1002745-02 This 10G license is applied to a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch, it to a different slot with OM permissions in a second slot, then the same license can be applied to manually, as a slot-based license on the FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades and on the blade slot. 3. For ...
...Gbps FCIP/Fibre Channel license (10G license) enables the following features: • 10 Gbps access on the 16 Gbps FC ports on Brocade 6510 or 6520 switches, and FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades. • The two 10-GbE ports on page 474. Enter the licenseSlotCfg -remove command to the whole chassis. ...475 53-1002745-02 This 10G license is applied to a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch, it to a different slot with OM permissions in a second slot, then the same license can be applied to manually, as a slot-based license on the FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades and on the blade slot. 3. For ...
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... 6520 chassis or to a 16 Gbps FC blade, you must first deconfigure all affected FC ports to operate at 10 Gbps on a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch or 16 Gbps FC port blade cannot interoperate with 10 Gbps FC ports on the Mc-6140 platform. NOTE An FC port that supports 10... link becomes active at 10 Gbps. Use the licenseShow command to slot 4 on a DCX 8510-8 Backbone and enables 10 Gbps operation on a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch or an FC16-32 or FC16-48 blade: 1. Example of 16 Gbps and 10 Gbps 5. Before removing a 10 Gbps license from an entire platform (licenseRemove command) or...
... 6520 chassis or to a 16 Gbps FC blade, you must first deconfigure all affected FC ports to operate at 10 Gbps on a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch or 16 Gbps FC port blade cannot interoperate with 10 Gbps FC ports on the Mc-6140 platform. NOTE An FC port that supports 10... link becomes active at 10 Gbps. Use the licenseShow command to slot 4 on a DCX 8510-8 Backbone and enables 10 Gbps operation on a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch or an FC16-32 or FC16-48 blade: 1. Example of 16 Gbps and 10 Gbps 5. Before removing a 10 Gbps license from an entire platform (licenseRemove command) or...
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..., existing EE monitors fail to be connected and merged with the following blades only: FC16-32, FC16-48. Note the following platforms: • Brocade 6505 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family, with the backbone FC router before you can monitor all flows...NPIV devices into consideration when calculating the top talking flows. On all possible SID and DID flow combinations that is on the edge switch (refer to -edge configurations. EE monitors provide counter statistics for domains (either front port domain or xlate domain). • ...
..., existing EE monitors fail to be connected and merged with the following blades only: FC16-32, FC16-48. Note the following platforms: • Brocade 6505 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family, with the backbone FC router before you can monitor all flows...NPIV devices into consideration when calculating the top talking flows. On all possible SID and DID flow combinations that is on the edge switch (refer to -edge configurations. EE monitors provide counter statistics for domains (either front port domain or xlate domain). • ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... model Total FC ports (per switch/blade) User port group size Unreserved buffer credits per port group FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8-48E FC8-64 FC16-32 FC16-48 FS8-18 FX8-24 32 16 1292/508 32 16 5456 48 24 1228/716 48 24 5008 *** Extended Fabrics ...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 this switch *** VA-40FC 1694 847 423 N/A N/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
... model Total FC ports (per switch/blade) User port group size Unreserved buffer credits per port group FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8-48E FC8-64 FC16-32 FC16-48 FS8-18 FX8-24 32 16 1292/508 32 16 5456 48 24 1228/716 48 24 5008 *** Extended Fabrics ...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 this switch *** VA-40FC 1694 847 423 N/A N/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
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...) Maximum distances (km) that can be configured (assuming a 2112-byte frame size) Switch/blade model 2 Gbps 4 Gbps 8 Gbps 10 Gbps 16 Gbps FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8-48E FC8-64 FC16-32 FC16-48 FS8-18 FX8-24 1294 647 323 N/A N/A 5190 2595 1297 1038 648 1230...of buffer credits for the long-distance port is disabled the maximum supported distances are calculated according to an earlier version, the effect depends on a Brocade 300 switch, the maximum equally distributed distance is toggled, buffers will keep the reserved buffers as long as 486 / 3 = 164 km. For example, ...
...) Maximum distances (km) that can be configured (assuming a 2112-byte frame size) Switch/blade model 2 Gbps 4 Gbps 8 Gbps 10 Gbps 16 Gbps FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8-48E FC8-64 FC16-32 FC16-48 FS8-18 FX8-24 1294 647 323 N/A N/A 5190 2595 1297 1038 648 1230...of buffer credits for the long-distance port is disabled the maximum supported distances are calculated according to an earlier version, the effect depends on a Brocade 300 switch, the maximum equally distributed distance is toggled, buffers will keep the reserved buffers as long as 486 / 3 = 164 km. For example, ...