Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide

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Inter-fabric link configuration

24

Hash Algorithm: N/A
Edge fabric's primary wwn: N/A
Edge fabric's version stamp: N/A

This port can now connect to another switch.

The following example configures an EX_Port for connecting to a Brocade Network OS fabric.
The -m 5 option indicates Network OS connectivity.

switch:admin> portcfgexport 1/5 -a 1 -f 15 -m 5
switch:admin> portcfgexport 1/5
Port 1/5

info

Admin: enabled
State: NOT OK
Pid format: Not Applicable
Operate mode: Brocade NOS
Edge Fabric ID: 15
(output truncated)

For related FC-FC routing commands, refer to fcrEdgeShow, fcrXlateConfig, fcrConfigure, and
fcrProxyConfig in the Fabric OS Command Reference.

A Fibre Channel router can interconnect multiple fabrics. EX_Ports or VEX_Ports attached to
more than one edge fabric must configure a different fabric ID for each edge fabric.

3. (Optional) Configure FC router port cost if you want to change the default values. For

information about using FC router port cost operations, refer to

“FC router port cost

configuration”

on page 587.

4. (Optional) Set up ISL or EX_Port trunking. For information on trunking setup, refer to

“Configuring EX_Port trunking”

on page 542.

5. Enter the portEnable command to enable the ports that you disabled in

step 1

.

switch:admin> portenable 7/10

6. Physically attach ISLs from the Fibre Channel router to the edge fabric.

7. Enter the portCfgShow command to view ports that are persistently disabled.

FC ports on the Brocade 7800 switches and FX8-24 blades are configured as persistently
disabled by default, to avoid inadvertent fabric merges when installing a new FC router.

switch:admin> portcfgshow 7/10
Area Number: 74
Speed Level: AUTO
Trunk Port OFF
Long Distance OFF
VC Link Init OFF
Locked L_Port OFF
Locked G_Port OFF
Disabled E_Port OFF
ISL R_RDY Mode OFF
RSCN Suppressed OFF
Persistent Disable OFF
NPIV capability ON
EX Port ON
Mirror Port ON
FC Fastwrite

ON

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