Fabric – HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb24-port Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual
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fabric
Manage Fibre Channel SAN fabrics.
Supported actions: add, help, remove, set, show
Item
Description
add fabric
Add a new fabric to the domain. If the QoS type for the domain is set to
"CustomNoFcoe", then the fabric cannot include FCoE ports. If it does, the message
"cannot add fabric when QoS configuration type is CustomNoFCoE" appears. For
more information about setting the QoS type, see "qos (on page
)."
Syntax
add fabric <Name> Bay=<BayNum> Ports=<PortList>
[Type=<FabricAttach|DirectAttach>] [Speed=<Auto|2Gb|4Gb|8Gb>]
[LinkDist=<Auto|Manual>][PrefSpeedType=<Auto|Custom>]
[PrefSpeed=<100Mb-8Gb in 100Mb
steps>][MaxSpeedType=<UnRestricted|Custom>]
[MaxSpeed=<100Mb-8Gb in 100Mb steps>]
Parameter
Name (required)
A unique name is required when new fabric is added to the domain.
Properties
Bay (required)
The specific interconnect bay number with which the fabric is associated.
Ports (required) A list of one or more logical FC ports to be added to the fabric. Each port is specified
in the format "<port1>,<port2>,...", where "port" is the interconnect module port
number to be added to the fabric, for example "1, 2, 3, 4" (affects all modules within
a bay group).
For HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Modules, port numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4
correspond to ports X1, X2, X3, and X4, respectively.
Type (optional)
The fabric type. "FabricAttach" is a SAN fabric. A "DirectAttach" fabric is directly
connected to a supported storage device. A "DirectAttach" fabric is only allowed for a
FlexFabric module. The default type is "FabricAttach".
Speed (optional) The port speed for the uplink ports in the fabric. Values include "Auto", "2Gb", "4Gb",
and "8Gb". The default port speed is "Auto".
Speed restrictions:
•
For the HP VC 4Gb FC Module, if the value is 8Gb, VCM translates the value to
"Auto", allowing the module to connect to the SAN switch at optimal speed.
•
For the HP VC 8Gb 24-Port FC Module, HP VC 8Gb 20-Port FC Module, and HP
VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module, values include "Auto", "2Gb", "4Gb", and
"8Gb".
LinkDist
(optional)
The login re-distribution scheme to use for load balancing. Values include "Auto" and
"Manual". The default login re-distribution is "Manual" for a "FabricAttach" fabric.
Login re-distribution is not supported for "DirectAttach" fabrics.
The HP VC 4Gb FC Module, HP VC 8Gb 20-Port FC Module, and HP VC 8Gb 24-Port
Module support only manual login redistribution. The HP VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port
Module supports both auto and manual login redistribution.
PrefSpeedType
(optional)
Preferred connection speed for any FCoE connection attached to this fabric. Values are
"Auto" and "Custom". "Custom" allows configuration of the preferred speed. The
default value is "Auto" and can be configured only if the fabric has uplink ports from
the FlexFabric interconnect module.
PrefSpeed
(required if
PrefSpeedType is
"Custom")
The preferred connection speed for any FCoE connection attached to this fabric. Values
range from: 100Mb-8Gb in 100Mb increments. This property can be configured only
if the fabric has uplink ports from the FlexFabric interconnect module.