Fcs policy and seed switches – Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.1.0 User Manual
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SAN discovery overview
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During fabric discovery, you can define an IPv4 address or IPv6 address for the device; however,
the Management application uses the preferred IP format to connect with the device. To configure
the preferred IP format, refer to
“Configuring the preferred IP format”
NOTE
Professional edition can discover only 1 fabric.
NOTE
Professional Plus edition can discover up to 2,560 ports.
NOTE
Professional Plus edition can discover, but not manage the Backbone chassis.Use the device’s
Element Manager, which can be launched from the Connectivity Map, to manage the device. This
device cannot be used as a Seed switch.
FCS policy and seed switches
The Management application requires that the seed switch is the primary Fabric Configuration
Server (FCS) switch at the time of discovery.
Setting time on the fabric will set the time on the primary FCS switch, which will then distribute the
changes to other switches.
When FCS Policy is defined, ConfigDownload is allowed only from the primary FCS switch, but
Management application does not check at the time of download that the switch is the primary FCS
Switch.
NOTE
Switches running in Access Gateway mode cannot be used as the seed switch.
NOTE
The Backbone Chassis cannot be used as seed switch to discover and manage edge fabrics. You
must discover a seed switch from each edge fabric to discover and manage the edge fabric.
NOTE
The Backbone Chassis can only discover and manage the backbone fabric.