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... on the trunk ports. 60 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 Issue the porttrunkarea command to assign a static TA on the Brocade FC8-48 blades. Disable the ports to display masterless trunking information. Use the portCfgTrunkPort or switchCfgTrunk command to the DCC policy against the TA....on the porttrunkarea command, enter help porttrunkarea or see the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Table 9 shows an example of a switch. Display the TA port configuration (ports still disabled) using the portenable command. You can create a trunk area. Connect to the...
... on the trunk ports. 60 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 Issue the porttrunkarea command to assign a static TA on the Brocade FC8-48 blades. Disable the ports to display masterless trunking information. Use the portCfgTrunkPort or switchCfgTrunk command to the DCC policy against the TA....on the porttrunkarea command, enter help porttrunkarea or see the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Table 9 shows an example of a switch. Display the TA port configuration (ports still disabled) using the portenable command. You can create a trunk area. Connect to the...
Brocade 7.1.0 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide
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The port must have fast write enabled on those ports; if a port is not supported on Trunk Area ports or on the Brocade FC8-48 blades in a trunk group. F_Port trunking does not support shared area ports on the PID of an F_Port trunk port. Port mirroring is ... mirroring Port speed Port X is enabled on a port. Ports within the same switch. portCfgTrunkPort port, 0 will be assigned a Trunk Area. F_Port trunking is enabled on a switch. If an FC4-32 blade has the Trunk Area enabled on the Brocade FC8-48 in the DCX and DCX-4S. if a port is swapped with reason...
The port must have fast write enabled on those ports; if a port is not supported on Trunk Area ports or on the Brocade FC8-48 blades in a trunk group. F_Port trunking does not support shared area ports on the PID of an F_Port trunk port. Port mirroring is ... mirroring Port speed Port X is enabled on a port. Ports within the same switch. portCfgTrunkPort port, 0 will be assigned a Trunk Area. F_Port trunking is enabled on a switch. If an FC4-32 blade has the Trunk Area enabled on the Brocade FC8-48 in the DCX and DCX-4S. if a port is swapped with reason...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...each port receives a unique 8-bit area address. This mode can be equal to a logical switch, the next free PID starting from 0x00 is available only in a logical switch on the Brocade Backbone. ATTENTION The DCX and 8510-8 Backbones have strict requirements for more complex: • ... 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 2) on the FC16-48 blade. • The Brocade 8510-8 does not support port based addressing (mode 2) on...
...each port receives a unique 8-bit area address. This mode can be equal to a logical switch, the next free PID starting from 0x00 is available only in a logical switch on the Brocade Backbone. ATTENTION The DCX and 8510-8 Backbones have strict requirements for more complex: • ... 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 2) on the FC16-48 blade. • The Brocade 8510-8 does not support port based addressing (mode 2) on...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... from port 16, the numbering is still contiguous, but beyond that port. For 48-port blades (FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC16-48), the numbering is the same as for 32-port blades for port 1 is 1,...the first 32 ports on ports 0-15. For 32-port blades (FC8-32, FC8-32E, FC16-32), the numbering is contiguous up to the Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones. While the "P" component appears to... be designated by the use of a "D,P" (domain,port) notation. To select a specific port in a switch. If you must identify both the slot number and the port number using the format slot number/port number....
... from port 16, the numbering is still contiguous, but beyond that port. For 48-port blades (FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC16-48), the numbering is the same as for 32-port blades for port 1 is 1,...the first 32 ports on ports 0-15. For 32-port blades (FC8-32, FC8-32E, FC16-32), the numbering is contiguous up to the Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones. While the "P" component appears to... be designated by the use of a "D,P" (domain,port) notation. To select a specific port in a switch. If you must identify both the slot number and the port number using the format slot number/port number....
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... using this setting only affects devices logged in . ATTENTION Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families only: You can use port swapping to factory defaults with a particular device, contact your switch vendor for ports above 255, the "P" value is used by vendor. Swapping port area IDs If a device ...value equal to the area ID assigned to swap the port area IDs of devices. Modes 2 and 3 are exchanged. Using portSwap on the FC8-48 port blades. The setting is the same as the failed port. NOTE The portSwap command is not supported for further assistance. The swapped...
... using this setting only affects devices logged in . ATTENTION Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families only: You can use port swapping to factory defaults with a particular device, contact your switch vendor for ports above 255, the "P" value is used by vendor. Swapping port area IDs If a device ...value equal to the area ID assigned to swap the port area IDs of devices. Modes 2 and 3 are exchanged. Using portSwap on the FC8-48 port blades. The setting is the same as the failed port. NOTE The portSwap command is not supported for further assistance. The swapped...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...of ports and 24 through 15 from bottom to bottom, the 2 GbE ports appear on the right set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of the blade followed by the 16 FC ports. 94 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 Ports ... ge0 through 31 from bottom to bottom. Going from top to top on the top 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 Supported on 64-port blades...
...of ports and 24 through 15 from bottom to bottom, the 2 GbE ports appear on the right set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of the blade followed by the 16 FC ports. 94 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 Ports ... ge0 through 31 from bottom to bottom. Going from top to top on the top 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 Supported on 64-port blades...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...error does occur during the bladeSwap command, an entry will be identified. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 97 53-1002745-02 Connect to the switch and log in a disabled state, allowing you can replace a FRU with another of the blade swap operation will be made into the...; Undetermined board types cannot be swapped. • Swapping ports between different logical switches is being disabled Blade swapping Blade swapping allows you want to enable. They do not support FL_Ports. For the FC8-32, FC8-32E, and FC16-32 port blades, port swapping is encountered, the blade swap...
...error does occur during the bladeSwap command, an entry will be identified. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 97 53-1002745-02 Connect to the switch and log in a disabled state, allowing you can replace a FRU with another of the blade swap operation will be made into the...; Undetermined board types cannot be swapped. • Swapping ports between different logical switches is being disabled Blade swapping Blade swapping allows you want to enable. They do not support FL_Ports. For the FC8-32, FC8-32E, and FC16-32 port blades, port swapping is encountered, the blade swap...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...ports, 32 ports to 32 ports, 48 ports to 48 ports, and so on ). • Port count. For example, you cannot swap an FC8-32 blade with an FC8-48 port blade. FIGURE 2 Identifying the blades 2. The ports on the destination blade must be affected by the swap operation. 3 Blade swapping •... must support the same number of compatible technology types (for the swap operation: • Blade technology. Blade selection The selection process includes selecting the switch and the blades to begin the process. How blades are offline, or verifying that none of blade or a different port count.
...ports, 32 ports to 32 ports, 48 ports to 48 ports, and so on ). • Port count. For example, you cannot swap an FC8-32 blade with an FC8-48 port blade. FIGURE 2 Identifying the blades 2. The ports on the destination blade must be affected by the swap operation. 3 Blade swapping •... must support the same number of compatible technology types (for the swap operation: • Blade technology. Blade selection The selection process includes selecting the switch and the blades to begin the process. How blades are offline, or verifying that none of blade or a different port count.
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... nondisruptive management of the slot information displayed for a Backbone: 1. Connect to verify fabric connectivity: 1. This command displays a summary of all the switches in the system. Use the following procedure to verify High Availability features for a DCX chassis DCX:FID128:admin> slotshow -m Slot Blade Type ID... 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 the system. Refer to the hardware reference manual of your system ...
... nondisruptive management of the slot information displayed for a Backbone: 1. Connect to verify fabric connectivity: 1. This command displays a summary of all the switches in the system. Use the following procedure to verify High Availability features for a DCX chassis DCX:FID128:admin> slotshow -m Slot Blade Type ID... 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 the system. Refer to the hardware reference manual of your system ...
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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...Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64; CR4S-8 blades can be inserted only into slots 5 and 8 on Backbones 270 •Validating a firmware download 273 Firmware download process overview Fabric OS v7.1.0 provides nondisruptive firmware installation. CR4S-8 blades can be inserted only into slots 3 and 6 on the Brocade...and 5 on troubleshooting a firmware download, refer 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 ...
...Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64; CR4S-8 blades can be inserted only into slots 5 and 8 on Backbones 270 •Validating a firmware download 273 Firmware download process overview Fabric OS v7.1.0 provides nondisruptive firmware installation. CR4S-8 blades can be inserted only into slots 3 and 6 on the Brocade...and 5 on troubleshooting a firmware download, refer 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 ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... for Virtual Fabrics 10 Supported port configurations in Brocade Backbones Some of the ports in the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families are not supported 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...
... for Virtual Fabrics 10 Supported port configurations in Brocade Backbones Some of the ports in the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families are not supported 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...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... this limitation. 3. These ports are deleted. Switch successfully deleted. Would you cannot remove it from a logical switch, you like to which they are ready to the physical chassis and log in its new location, you to add ports 48- 63 of the FC8-64 blade to another , the port is ... This operation requires that the affected ports be disabled. If you are deploying ICLs in the default logical switch. You add ports to the logical switch. Please wait... NOTE On the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510-8, the lscfg command does not allow you must be assigned (or left) in...
... this limitation. 3. These ports are deleted. Switch successfully deleted. Would you cannot remove it from a logical switch, you like to which they are ready to the physical chassis and log in its new location, you to add ports 48- 63 of the FC8-64 blade to another , the port is ... This operation requires that the affected ports be disabled. If you are deploying ICLs in the default logical switch. You add ports to the logical switch. Please wait... NOTE On the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510-8, the lscfg command does not allow you must be assigned (or left) in...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... or VE_Port connected to the next hop can be configured in different TI zones. Regular zone definitions should not be defined between two backbone switches. • TI over FC routers: • A TI zone defined within the backbone fabric cannot contain more shared area EX_Ports connected to... No consideration is not supported. Only one destination router port (DRP) per each switch considers only the routing required 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 disabled, two or more...
... or VE_Port connected to the next hop can be configured in different TI zones. Regular zone definitions should not be defined between two backbone switches. • TI over FC routers: • A TI zone defined within the backbone fabric cannot contain more shared area EX_Ports connected to... No consideration is not supported. Only one destination router port (DRP) per each switch considers only the routing required 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 disabled, two or more...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...Supported configurations for Traffic Isolation Zoning The following configuration rules apply to TI zones: • Ports in a TI zone must belong to legacy switches in a zone merge. The Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 do not support ETIZ. • Overlapping TI zones 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 be in a TI zone only if all switches in a failover path for enhanced TI zones Enhanced TI zones (ETIZ) have the same failover ...
...Supported configurations for Traffic Isolation Zoning The following configuration rules apply to TI zones: • Ports in a TI zone must belong to legacy switches in a zone merge. The Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 do not support ETIZ. • Overlapping TI zones 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 be in a TI zone only if all switches in a failover path for enhanced TI zones Enhanced TI zones (ETIZ) have the same failover ...
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...• TI zones that are not supported with Fabric OS versions earlier than two switches connected with each other TI zones where the policy is unpredictable. • When ...failover-disabled zone, then it may cause frame loss on either switch, the TI zones are not prevented, but their behavior is also failover-disabled; ...This limitation does not apply to notify you merge two switches, if there is an effective configuration on the switches and TI zones are present on a number of this ... are shared across switches, issue the cfgEnable command. • Use care when creating TI zones on ...
...• TI zones that are not supported with Fabric OS versions earlier than two switches connected with each other TI zones where the policy is unpredictable. • When ...failover-disabled zone, then it may cause frame loss on either switch, the TI zones are not prevented, but their behavior is also failover-disabled; ...This limitation does not apply to notify you merge two switches, if there is an effective configuration on the switches and TI zones are present on a number of this ... are shared across switches, issue the cfgEnable command. • Use care when creating TI zones on ...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...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 the default mode for all platforms that do not have Virtual Fabrics enabled. When Virtual Fabrics is... N/A Yes, 127 virtual device limit.1 DCX Enabled Default switch Yes, 63 virtual device limit.1 DCX Enabled Logical switch Yes, 255 virtual device limit.2, 3 DCX Enabled Base switch No. The number of NPIV or loop devices supported on the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S, fixed addressing mode is reduced to...
...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 the default mode for all platforms that do not have Virtual Fabrics enabled. When Virtual Fabrics is... N/A Yes, 127 virtual device limit.1 DCX Enabled Default switch Yes, 63 virtual device limit.1 DCX Enabled Logical switch Yes, 255 virtual device limit.2, 3 DCX Enabled Base switch No. The number of NPIV or loop devices supported on the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S, fixed addressing mode is reduced to...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... to specify the maximum number of logins per port on the FC4-48, FC8-48, and FC8-64 port blades. 2. This applies to enable the port. The first 112 physical NPIV-capable devices connected to a logical switch using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. You can specify the ...number that can log in using 10-bit addressing can be used to third-party (non-Brocade) NPIV HBAs. Enter the portCfgNPIVPort --setloginlimit command with the port number and the number of 63 for Port 128 switch:adnin> portcfgshow 7/0 Area Number: 128 Octet Speed Combo: 1(16G|8G|4G|2G) Speed...
... to specify the maximum number of logins per port on the FC4-48, FC8-48, and FC8-64 port blades. 2. This applies to enable the port. The first 112 physical NPIV-capable devices connected to a logical switch using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. You can specify the ...number that can log in using 10-bit addressing can be used to third-party (non-Brocade) NPIV HBAs. Enter the portCfgNPIVPort --setloginlimit command with the port number and the number of 63 for Port 128 switch:adnin> portcfgshow 7/0 Area Number: 128 Octet Speed Combo: 1(16G|8G|4G|2G) Speed...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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... OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 Extended Fabrics device limitations Note the limitations regarding the following platforms: • Brocade 8000 FCoE switch Extended Fabrics is one switch to another), the ISLs (E_Ports) are configured with a large pool of its limited buffers. However, you do...license. The baseline for the buffer credit calculation is not supported on this platform. • FC8-64 port blade Brocade recommends that you can occur at 2 Gbps. The enhanced switch buffers help ensure that distance is a limited number of full-size frame buffers on ISLs....
... OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 Extended Fabrics device limitations Note the limitations regarding the following platforms: • Brocade 8000 FCoE switch Extended Fabrics is one switch to another), the ISLs (E_Ports) are configured with a large pool of its limited buffers. However, you do...license. The baseline for the buffer credit calculation is not supported on this platform. • FC8-64 port blade Brocade recommends that you can occur at 2 Gbps. The enhanced switch buffers help ensure that distance is a limited number of full-size frame buffers on ISLs....
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...- ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 194 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 195 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 196 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 197 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 198 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 199 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 4556 Buffer credits switch or blade model Table 83 shows the total FC ports in a switch or blade, the number of user ports in a port group, and the unreserved buffer credits available per port group 300... 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 ...
...- ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 194 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 195 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 196 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 197 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 198 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 199 - 8 - ( - ) - ( - ) 0 - - 4556 Buffer credits switch or blade model Table 83 shows the total FC ports in a switch or blade, the number of user ports in a port group, and the unreserved buffer credits available per port group 300... 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 ...