182 Managing virtual fabrics
Supported port configurations in the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director
and HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director
Some of the ports in the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director and HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN
Director are not supported on all types of Logical Switches. The following is a list of which ports are
supported on which Logical Switches:
•
The base switch can have the following ports:
• E_Ports
• EX_Ports on 8-Gb/s port blades (EX_Ports on the B-Series Multi-Protocol Router Blade are not
supported in Logical Switches.)
• VEX_Ports
• VE_Ports
• ICL ports
NOTE:
VE_Ports are supported on the base switch only for carrying FCR traffic to VEX_Ports.
VE_Ports in the base switch are not supported for carrying Logical Fabric traffic over XISLs.
•
The default Logical Switch can have the following ports:
• 8-Gb/s ports (F_Ports, E_Ports)
• FC ports on the B-Series Multi-Protocol Router Blade
• All ports on the HP StorageWorks SAN Director 6 Port 10Gb FC blade
• ICL ports
•
The default Logical Switch cannot use XISLs.
•
The default Logical Switch cannot be designated as the base switch.
•
A user-defined Logical Switch can have the following ports:
• 8-Gb/s ports (F_Ports, E_Ports)
• VE_Ports
•
VE_Ports and ICLs can be used in a Logical Switch only if the Logical Switch is not using XISLs.
Virtual Fabrics interaction with other Fabric OS features
Table 49
lists some of the Fabric OS features and considerations that apply when using Virtual Fabrics.
Table 49
Virtual Fabrics interaction with Fabric OS features
Fabric OS feature
Interaction with Virtual Fabrics
Admin Domains
Virtual Fabrics and Admin Domains are mutually exclusive and are not supported
at the same time on a switch. To use Admin Domains, you must first disable
Virtual Fabrics; to use Virtual Fabrics, you must first delete all Admin Domains.
Configuration upload
and download
A
configdownload
does not preserve Virtual Fabric information, such as the
configuration of Logical Switches. See Chapter 5, ”
Managing virtual fabrics
” on
page 173 for more information about how Virtual Fabrics affects the configuration
file.
Encryption
Encryption functionality using the FS8-18 blade is available only on the default
Logical Switch.
FC-FC Routing Service All EX_Ports must reside in a base switch.
You cannot attach EX_Ports to a Logical Switch that has XISL use enabled. You
must use ISLs to connect the Logical Switches in an edge fabric.
Only 8-Gb/s ports are allowed to be used as FC router EX_Ports, with the
exception of VEX_Ports on the B-Series Multi-Protocol Router Blade.
See Chapter 17, ”
Using the FC-FC routing service
” on page 367 for more
information about Virtual Fabrics and FC-FC routing.
FICON
Up to two Logical Switches per chassis can run FICON Management Server
(CUP), but the FICON Logical Switch must use ISLs and not XISLs.
Summary of Contents for A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base
Page 1: ...HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6 2 administrator guide Part number 5697 0016 Edition May 2009 ...
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Page 99: ...Fabric OS 6 2 administrator guide 99 ...
Page 100: ...100 Managing user accounts ...
Page 118: ...116 Configuring standard security features ...
Page 164: ...162 Configuring advanced security features ...
Page 234: ...232 Installing and maintaining firmware ...
Page 268: ...266 Administering advanced zoning ...
Page 284: ...282 Configuring Enterprise class platforms ...
Page 292: ...290 Routing traffic ...
Page 294: ...292 Interoperability for merged SANs ...
Page 302: ...300 Configuring the Distributed Management Server ...
Page 334: ...332 iSCSI gateway service ...
Page 340: ...338 Administering NPIV ...
Page 407: ...Fabric OS 6 2 administrator guide 405 ...
Page 408: ...406 Using the FC FC routing service ...
Page 438: ...434 Administering extended fabrics ...
Page 460: ...456 Administering ISL trunking ...
Page 516: ...512 FICON fabrics ...
Page 526: ...522 Configuring and monitoring FICON Extension Services ...
Page 540: ...536 Configuring the PID format ...
Page 544: ...540 Understanding legacy password behavior ...
Page 546: ...542 Mixed fabric configurations for non merge SANs ...
Page 550: ...546 Migrating from an MP Router to a 400 MP Router ...
Page 558: ...554 Inband Management ...
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