Supported switches for fibre channel routing, Setting up fc-fc routing, Fc-fc routing management – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual
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Supported switches for Fibre Channel Routing
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DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL
VEX_Port
A virtual port that enables routing functionality through an FCIP tunnel. A
VEX_Port is similar to an EX_Port.
A device is shared between:
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The backbone fabric and edge fabric 1
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Edge fabric 1 and edge fabric 2
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Edge fabric 2 and edge fabric 3
Supported switches for Fibre Channel Routing
The FC-FC Routing Service is supported only on the following switch models:
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Brocade 5100 and 5300 switches, and the 7500, 7500E and 7800 Extension Switches.
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Brocade 48000 director, when configured with an FR4-18i blade.
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Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, when configured with FR4-18i, FC8-16,
FC8-32, FC8-48, or FX8-24 blades.
Setting up FC-FC routing
The following procedure provides the basic steps for setting up FC-FC Routing using an FC Router.
1. Ensure that the backbone fabric ID of the FC Router is the same as that of other FC Routers in
the backbone fabric. Refer to
“Configuring the backbone fabric ID”
2. On the FC Router, ensure that the ports to be configured as EX_Ports are either not connected
or are disabled.
3. Configure EX_Ports by clicking the EX Ports tab and then clicking New.
Follow the instructions in the wizard. Refer to
4. Connect the cables from the EX_Ports on the FC Router to the edge fabrics, if they were not
connected before.
NOTE
For a multi-FC Router backbone fabric, make sure that each FC Router is connected to a switch
in the backbone fabric.
5. Configure LSAN zones on the fabrics that share devices.
6. View the information in the EX Ports, LSAN Fabrics, LSAN Zones, and LSAN Devices tabs to
make sure that your configuration succeeded.
FC-FC routing management
You can perform Fibre Channel Routing operations using Web Tools, Web Tools with the EGM
license, and Integrated Routing license. You can manage FC-FC Routing through the FC Routing
module, shown in
on page 152. The FC Routing module has tabbed panes that display
EX_Ports, LSAN fabrics, LSAN zones, LSAN devices, and general FCR information.