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Port indexing on the Brocade DCX backbone C Port indexing on the Brocade DCX backbone Table 100 shows the index and PID mapping for the Brocade DCX enterprise-class platform. This table provides the index/PID assignment for the maximum number of ports (used by the FC8-64 blade). If your blade does not have the maximum number of ports, use the lower sections of the table to determine the index and PID assignment. The following is an example of switchShow output from a Brocade DCX shows the index and PID address. The output has been truncated. DCX:admin> switchshow Index Slot Port Address Media Speed State 0 1 0 0a0040 -- N4 No_Module 1 1 1 0a0140 -- N4 No_Module 2 1 2 0a0240 -- N4 No_Module (output truncated) 768 1 48 0a00c0 -- N4 No_Module 769 1 49 0a01c0 -- N4 No_Module 770 1 50 0a02c0 -- N4 No_Module (output truncated) 783 1 61 0a0dc0 -- N4 No_Module 784 1 62 0a0ec0 -- N4 No_Module 783 1 63 0a0fc0 -- N4 No_Module 16 2 0 0a1040 -- N4 No_Module 17 2 1 0a1140 -- N4 No_Module 18 2 2 0a1240 -- N4 No_Module (output truncated) TABLE 100 Default index/16-bit PID assignment with no port swap on a Brocade DCX backbone Port (DCX) Slot 1 Index/PID Slot 2 Index/PID Slot 3 Index/PID Slot 4 Index/PID Slot 9 Index/PID Slot 10 Index/PID Slot 11 Index/PID Slot 12 Index/PID 63 783/0x0fc0 799/0x1fc0 815/0x2fc0 831/0x3fc0 847/0x4fc0 863/0x5fc0 879/0x6fc0 895/0x7fc0 62 782/0x0ec0 798/0x1ec0 814/0x2ec0 830/0x3ec0 846/0x4ec0 862/0x5ec0 878/0x6ec0 894/0x7ec0 61 781/0x0dc0 797/0x1dc0 813/0x2dc0 829/0x3dc0 845/0x4dc0 861/0x5dc0 877/0x6dc0 893/0x7dc0 60 780/0x0cc0 796/0x1cc0 812/0x2cc0 828/0x3cc0 844/0x4cc0 860/0x5cc0 876/0x6cc0 892/0x7cc0 59 779/0x0bc0 795/0x1bc0 811/0x2bc0 827/0x3bc0 843/0x4bc0 859/0x5bc0 875/0x6bc0 891/0x7bc0 58 778/0x0ac0 794/0x1ac0 810/0x2ac0 826/0x3ac0 842/0x4ac0 858/0x5ac0 874/0x6ac0 890/0x7ac0 57 777/0x09c0 793/0x19c0 809/0x29c0 825/0x39c0 841/0x49c0 857/0x59c0 873/0x69c0 889/0x79c0 56 776/0x08c0 792/0x18c0 808/0x28c0 824/0x38c0 840/0x48c0 856/0x58c0 872/0x68c0 888/0x78c0 55 775/0x07c0 791/0x17c0 807/0x27c0 823/0x37c0 839/0x47c0 855/0x57c0 871/0x67c0 887/0x77c0 54 774/0x06c0 790/0x16c0 806/0x26c0 822/0x36c0 838/0x46c0 854/0x56c0 870/0x66c0 886/0x76c0 53 773/0x05c0 789/0x15c0 805/0x25c0 821/0x35c0 837/0x45c0 853/0x55c0 869/0x65c0 885/0x75c0 52 772/0x04c0 788/0x14c0 804/0x24c0 820/0x34c0 836/0x44c0 852/0x54c0 868/0x64c0 884/0x74c0 51 771/0x03c0 787/0x13c0 803/0x23c0 819/0x33c0 835/0x43c0 851/0x53c0 867/0x63c0 883/0x73c0 50 770/0x02c0 786/0x12c0 802/0x22c0 818/0x32c0 834/0x42c0 850/0x52c0 866/0x62c0 882/0x72c0 49 769/0x01c0 785/0x11c0 801/0x21c0 817/0x31c0 833/0x41c0 849/0x51c0 865/0x61c0 881/0x71c0 48 768/0x00c0 784/0x10c0 800/0x20c0 816/0x30c0 832/0x40c0 848/0x50c0 864/0x60c0 880/0x70c0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 515 53-1001763-01

Section	Page
Contents	5
Figures	25
Tables	29
About This Document	33
In this chapter	33
How this document is organized	33
Supported hardware and software	34
What’s new in this document	35
Document conventions	35
Text formatting	36
Command syntax conventions	36
Notes, cautions, and warnings	36
Key terms	37
Notice to the reader	37
Additional information	37
Brocade resources	37
Other industry resources	38
Getting technical help	38
Document feedback	39
Understanding Fibre Channel Services	43
In this chapter	43
Fibre Channel services overview	43
The Management Server	44
Platform services	44
Platform services in a Virtual Fabric	45
Enabling platform services	45
Disabling platform services	45
Management server database	45
Displaying the management server ACL	46
Adding a member to the ACL	46
Deleting a member from the ACL	47
Viewing the contents of the management server database	48
Clearing the management server database	48
Topology discovery	49
Displaying topology discovery status	49
Enabling topology discovery	49
Disabling topology discovery	49
Device login	50
Principal switch	50
E_Port login	50
Fabric login	51
Port login process	51
RSCN causes	52
High availability of daemon processes	52
Performing Basic Configuration Tasks	55
In this chapter	55
Fabric OS overview	55
Fabric OS command line interface	56
Console sessions using the serial port	56
Telnet or SSH sessions	57
Getting help on a command	58
Password modification	58
Default account passwords	59
The Ethernet interface on your switch	60
Virtual Fabrics and the Ethernet interface	60
Displaying the network interface settings	61
Static Ethernet addresses	62
DHCP activation	63
IPv6 autoconfiguration	64
Date and time settings	65
Setting the date and time	65
Time zone settings	66
Network time protocol	67
Domain IDs	68
Displaying the domain IDs	69
Setting the domain ID	70
Switch names	70
Customizing the switch name	70
Chassis names	71
Customizing chassis names	71
Switch activation and deactivation	71
Disabling a switch	71
Enabling a switch	71
Switch and enterprise-class platform shutdown	71
Powering off a Brocade switch	72
Powering off a Brocade enterprise-class platform	72
Basic connections	73
Device connection	73
Switch connection	73
Performing Advanced Configuration Tasks	75
In this chapter	75
PIDs and PID binding overview	75
Core PID addressing mode	76
Fixed addressing mode	76
10-bit addressing mode	76
256-area addressing mode	77
WWN-based PID assignment	77
Ports	79
Setting port names	81
Port identification by slot and port number	81
Port identification by port area ID	81
Port identification by index	81
Swapping port area IDs	82
Port activation and deactivation	82
Setting port speeds	83
Setting the same speed for all ports on the switch	84
Blade terminology and compatibility	84
CP blades	86
Core blades	86
Port and application blade compatibility	86
FX8-24 compatibility notes	88
Enabling and disabling blades	88
Enabling blades	88
Disabling blades	90
Blade swapping	90
Swapping blades	91
Swapping blades	92
Power management	93
Powering off a port blade	93
Powering on a port blade	93
Equipment status	94
Checking switch operation	94
Verifying High Availability features (directors and enterprise-class platforms only)	94
Verifying fabric connectivity	95
Verifying device connectivity	95
Track and control switch changes	96
Enabling the track changes feature	96
Displaying the status of the track changes feature	97
Viewing the switch status policy threshold values	97
Setting the switch status policy threshold values	97
Audit log configuration	99
Auditable event classes	100
Verifying host syslog prior to configuring the audit log	100
Configuring an audit log for specific event classes	101
Routing Traffic	103
About this chapter	103
Routing overview	103
Path versus route selection	104
FSPF	104
Fibre Channel NAT	105
Inter-switch links	106
Buffer credits	107
Virtual Channels	107
Gateway links	109
Configuring a link through a gateway	110
Inter-chassis links	111
Supported topologies	112
Routing policies	113
Displaying the current routing policy	114
Exchange-based routing	114
Port-based routing	114
AP route policy	115
Routing in Virtual Fabrics	115
Route selection	116
Dynamic Load Sharing	116
Static route assignment	117
Frame order delivery	118
Forcing in-order frame delivery across topology changes	118
Restoring out-of-order frame delivery across topology changes	118
Lossless Dynamic Load Sharing on ports	119
Lossless core	120
Configuring Lossless Dynamic Load Sharing	120
Lossless Dynamic Load Sharing in Virtual Fabrics	120
Frame Redirection	121
Creating a frame redirect zone	122
Deleting a frame redirect zone	122
Viewing redirect zones	122
Managing User Accounts	123
In this chapter	123
User accounts overview	123
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)	124
The management channel	127
Local database user accounts	128
Default accounts	128
Local account passwords	129
Local account database distribution	130
Distributing the local user database	130
Accepting distribution of user databases on the local switch	130
Rejecting distributed user databases on the local switch	130
Password policies	131
Password strength policy	131
Password history policy	132
Password expiration policy	133
Account lockout policy	133
The boot PROM password	135
Setting the boot PROM password for a switch with a recovery string	135
Setting the boot PROM password for a director with a recovery string	136
Setting the boot PROM password for a switch without a recovery string	137
Setting the boot PROM password for a director without a recovery string	138
The authentication model using RADIUS and LDAP	139
Setting the switch authentication mode	141
Fabric OS user accounts	141
Fabric OS users on the RADIUS server	142
The RADIUS server	145
LDAP configuration and Microsoft Active Directory	151
Authentication servers on the switch	154
Configuring local authentication as backup	155
Configuring Protocols	157
In this chapter	157
Security protocols	157
Secure Copy	158
Setting up SCP for configUploads and downloads	159
Secure Shell protocol	159
SSH public key authentication	160
Secure Sockets Layer protocol	162
Browser and Java support	162
SSL configuration overview	163
Certificate authorities	163
The browser	165
Root certificates for the Java Plug-in	166
Simple Network Management Protocol	167
SNMP and Virtual Fabrics	168
The security level	169
The snmpConfig command	169
Telnet protocol	169
Blocking Telnet	169
Unblocking Telnet	170
Listener applications	171
Ports and applications used by switches	171
Port configuration	172
Configuring Security Policies	173
In this chapter	173
ACL policies overview	173
How the ACL policies are stored	173
Policy members	174
ACL policy management	174
Displaying ACL policies	175
Saving changes without activating the policies	175
Activating policy changes	175
Deleting an ACL policy	175
Adding a member to an existing ACL policy	176
Removing a member from an ACL policy	176
Aborting unsaved policy changes	176
FCS policies	177
FCS policy restrictions	177
Ensuring fabric domains share policies	178
Creating an FCS policy	178
Modifying the order of FCS switches	179
FCS policy distribution	179
DCC policies	180
DCC policy restrictions	181
Creating a DCC policy	181
Deleting a DCC policy	182
SCC policies	183
Creating an SCC policy	183
Authentication policy for fabric elements	184
E_Port authentication	185
Device authentication policy	187
AUTH policy restrictions	187
Authentication protocols	188
Secret key pairs for DH-CHAP	189
FCAP configuration overview	190
Fabric-wide distribution of the Auth policy	193
IP Filter policy	193
Creating an IP Filter policy	193
Cloning an IP Filter policy	194
Displaying an IP Filter policy	194
Saving an IP Filter policy	194
Activating an IP Filter policy	194
Deleting an IP Filter policy	195
IP Filter policy rules	195
IP Filter policy enforcement	197
Adding a rule to an IP Filter policy	197
Deleting a rule to an IP Filter policy	197
Aborting an IP Filter transaction	197
IP Filter policy distribution	198
Policy database distribution	198
Database distribution settings	199
ACL policy distribution to other switches	200
Fabric-wide enforcement	200
Notes on joining a switch to the fabric	202
Management interface security	204
Configuration examples	205
IPsec protocols	206
Security associations	207
Authentication and encryption algorithms	207
IPsec policies	208
IKE policies	209
Creating the tunnel	210
Example of an End-to-End Transport Tunnel mode	212
Maintaining the Switch Configuration File	215
In this chapter	215
Configuration settings	215
Configuration file format	216
Configuration file backup	218
Uploading a configuration file in interactive mode	219
Configuration file restoration	220
Restrictions	220
Configuration download without disabling a switch	222
Configurations across a fabric	224
Downloading a configuration file from one switch to another same model switch	224
Security considerations	224
Configuration management for Virtual Fabrics	224
Uploading a configuration file from a switch with Virtual Fabrics enabled	225
Restoring logical switch configuration using configDownload	225
Restrictions	226
Brocade configuration form	227
Installing and Maintaining Firmware	229
In this chapter	229
Firmware download process overview	229
Upgrading and downgrading firmware	230
Considerations for FICON CUP environments	231
HA sync state	231
Preparing for a firmware download	232
Connected switches	233
Finding the switch firmware version	233
Obtain and decompress firmware	233
Firmware download on switches	234
Switch firmware download process overview	234
Firmware download on an enterprise-class platform	236
Enterprise-class platform firmware download process overview	236
Firmware download from a USB device	240
Enabling USB	240
Viewing the USB file system	240
Downloading from USB using the relative path	240
Downloading from USB using the absolute path	240
FIPS Support	241
Public and Private Key Management	241
The firmwareDownload Command	241
Power-on Firmware Checksum Test	242
Test and restore firmware on switches	243
Testing a different firmware version on a switch	243
Test and restore firmware on enterprise-class platforms	244
Testing different firmware versions on enterprise-class platforms	245
Validating a firmware download	247
Managing Virtual Fabrics	249
In this chapter	249
Virtual Fabrics overview	249
Logical switch overview	250
Default logical switch	250
Logical switches and fabric IDs	252
Port assignment in logical switches	252
Logical switches and connected devices	253
Logical fabric overview	254
Logical fabric and ISLs	255
Logical fabric and ISL sharing	256
Management model for logical switches	259
Account management and Virtual Fabrics	260
Supported platforms for Virtual Fabrics	260
Supported port configurations in the Brocade 5100, 5300, and VA-40FC	260
Supported port configurations in the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S	261
Virtual Fabrics interaction with other Fabric OS features	261
Limitations and restrictions of Virtual Fabrics	262
Restrictions on moving ports	263
Enabling Virtual Fabrics mode	263
Disabling Virtual Fabrics mode	264
Configuring logical switches to use basic configuration values	265
Creating a logical switch or base switch	265
Executing a command in a different logical fabric context	267
Deleting a logical switch	268
Adding and removing ports on a logical switch	269
Displaying logical switch configuration	270
Changing the fabric ID of a logical switch	270
Changing a logical switch to a base switch	271
Setting up IP addresses for a Virtual Fabric	272
Removing an IP address for a Virtual Fabric	272
Configuring a logical switch to use XISLs	272
Changing the context to a different logical fabric	273
Creating a logical fabric using XISLs	274
Administering Advanced Zoning	277
In this chapter	277
Special zones	277
Zoning overview	278
Zone types	279
Zone objects	280
Zone aliases	281
Zone configurations	282
Zoning enforcement	282
Considerations for zoning architecture	283
Best practices for zoning	284
Broadcast zones	284
Broadcast zones and Admin Domains	284
Broadcast zones and FC-FC routing	285
High availability considerations with broadcast zones	286
Loop devices and broadcast zones	286
Broadcast zones and default zoning	286
Zone aliases	286
Creating an alias	286
Adding members to an alias	287
Removing members from an alias	287
Deleting an alias	288
Viewing an alias in the defined configuration	288
Zone creation and maintenance	289
Creating a zone	289
Adding devices (members) to a zone	289
Removing devices (members) from a zone	290
Deleting a zone	290
Viewing a zone in the defined configuration	291
Validating a zone	291
Default zoning mode	292
Setting the default zoning mode	292
Viewing the current default zone access mode	293
Zoning database size	293
Zoning configurations	293
Creating a zoning configuration	294
Adding zones (members) to a zoning configuration	294
Removing zones (members) from a zone configuration	295
Enabling a zone configuration	295
Disabling a zone configuration	296
Deleting a zone configuration	296
Clearing changes to a configuration	297
Viewing all zone configuration information	297
Viewing selected zone configuration information	298
Viewing the configuration in the effective zone database	298
Clearing all zone configurations	298
Zone object maintenance	299
Copying a zone object	299
Deleting a zone object	299
Renaming a zone object	300
Zoning configuration management	301
New switch or fabric additions	301
Fabric segmentation and zoning	303
Security and zoning	303
Zone merging scenarios	304
Traffic Isolation Zoning	307
In this chapter	307
Traffic Isolation Zoning overview	307
TI zone failover	308
FSPF routing rules and traffic isolation	310
Enhanced TI zones	312
Traffic Isolation Zoning over FC routers	313
TI within an edge fabric	314
TI within a backbone fabric	315
Limitations of TI zones over FC routers	316
General rules for TI zones	316
Supported configurations for Traffic Isolation Zoning	317
Additional configuration rules for enhanced TI zones	318
Trunking with TI zones	318
Limitations and restrictions of Traffic Isolation Zoning	318
Admin Domain considerations for Traffic Isolation Zoning	319
Virtual Fabric considerations for Traffic Isolation Zoning	319
Traffic Isolation Zoning over FC routers with Virtual Fabrics	321
Creating a TI zone	322
Creating a TI zone in a base fabric	324
Modifying TI zones	324
Changing the state of a TI zone	325
Deleting a TI zone	326
Displaying TI zones	326
Setting up TI over FCR (sample procedure)	327
Administering NPIV	331
In this chapter	331
NPIV overview	331
Upgrade considerations	332
Fixed addressing mode	332
10-bit addressing mode	332
Configuring NPIV	333
Enabling and disabling NPIV	334
Viewing NPIV port configuration information	334
Viewing virtual PID login information	336
Interoperability for Merged SANs	337
In this chapter	337
Interoperability overview	337
Connectivity solutions	338
Domain ID offset modes	339
Configuring the Domain_ID offset	341
McDATA Fabric mode configuration restrictions	341
McDATA Open Fabric mode configuration restrictions	342
Interoperability support for logical switches	342
Switch configurations for interoperability	343
Enabling McDATA Open Fabric mode	343
Enabling McDATA Fabric mode	344
Enabling Brocade Native mode	345
Zone management in interoperable fabrics	346
Zoning restrictions	346
Zone name restrictions	347
Zoning modes	347
Setting the safe zone mode on a stand-alone switch	348
Setting the safe zone mode fabric-wide	348
Disabling safe zone mode	348
Effective zone configuration	349
Saving the effective zone configuration to the Defined Database	349
Frame Redirection in interoperable fabrics	350
Traffic Isolation zones in interoperable fabrics	350
Brocade SANtegrity implementation in mixed fabric SANS	351
Fabric OS Layer 2 Fabric Binding	351
E_Port authentication between Fabric OS and M-EOS switches	351
Switch authentication policy	353
Dumb switch authentication	355
Authentication of EX_Port, VE_Port, and VEX_Port connections	356
Authentication of VE_Port-to-VE_Port connections	357
Authentication of VEX_Port-to-VE_Port connections	360
Authentication of VEX_Port-to-VEX_Port connections	361
FCR SANtegrity	361
Fabric Binding behavior in a mixed fabric	362
Translate domains do not have Preferred or Insistent Domain ID behavior.	362
Configuring the preferred domain ID and the insistent domain ID	362
FICON implementation in a mixed fabric	363
Fabric OS version change restrictions in an interoperable environment	363
Coordinated Hot Code Load	364
Bypassing the Coordinated HCL check on firmware download	364
Coordinated HCL on switches firmware downloads	365
Upgrade and downgrade considerations for HCL for interoperability	365
McDATA-aware features	365
McDATA-unaware features	366
M-EOS feature limitations in mixed fabrics	368
Supported hardware in an interoperable environment	369
Supported features in an interoperable environment	371
Unsupported features in an interoperable environment	374
Managing Administrative Domains	375
In this chapter	375
Administrative Domains overview	375
Admin Domain features	377
Requirements for Admin Domains	377
Admin Domain access levels	378
User-defined Administrative Domains	378
System-defined Administrative Domains	378
Admin Domains and login	380
Admin Domain member types	381
Admin Domains and switch WWN	382
Admin Domain compatibility, availability, and merging	384

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Port indexing on the Brocade DCX backbone

Table 100

shows the index and PID mapping for the Brocade DCX enterprise-class platform. This

table provides the index/PID assignment for the maximum number of ports (used by the FC8-64

blade). If your blade does not have the maximum number of ports, use the lower sections of the

table to determine the index and PID assignment.

The following is an example of

switchShow

output from a Brocade DCX shows the index and PID

address. The output has been truncated.

DCX:admin> switchshow

Index Slot Port Address Media Speed State

=========================================

0a0040

No_Module

0a0140

No_Module

0a0240

No_Module

(output truncated)

768

0a00c0

No_Module

769

0a01c0

No_Module

770

0a02c0

No_Module

(output truncated)

783

0a0dc0

No_Module

784

0a0ec0

No_Module

783

0a0fc0

No_Module

0a1040

No_Module

0a1140

No_Module

0a1240

No_Module

(output truncated)

TABLE 100

Default index/16-bit PID assignment with no port swap on a Brocade DCX backbone

Port

(DCX)

Slot 1

Index/PID

Slot 2

Index/PID

Slot 3

Index/PID

Slot 4

Index/PID

Slot 9

Index/PID

Slot 10

Index/PID

Slot 11

Index/PID

Slot 12

Index/PID

783/0x0fc0

799/0x1fc0

815/0x2fc0

831/0x3fc0

847/0x4fc0

863/0x5fc0

879/0x6fc0

895/0x7fc0

782/0x0ec0

798/0x1ec0

814/0x2ec0

830/0x3ec0

846/0x4ec0

862/0x5ec0

878/0x6ec0

894/0x7ec0

781/0x0dc0

797/0x1dc0

813/0x2dc0

829/0x3dc0

845/0x4dc0

861/0x5dc0

877/0x6dc0

893/0x7dc0

780/0x0cc0

796/0x1cc0

812/0x2cc0

828/0x3cc0

844/0x4cc0

860/0x5cc0

876/0x6cc0

892/0x7cc0

779/0x0bc0

795/0x1bc0

811/0x2bc0

827/0x3bc0

843/0x4bc0

859/0x5bc0

875/0x6bc0

891/0x7bc0

778/0x0ac0

794/0x1ac0

810/0x2ac0

826/0x3ac0

842/0x4ac0

858/0x5ac0

874/0x6ac0

890/0x7ac0

777/0x09c0

793/0x19c0

809/0x29c0

825/0x39c0

841/0x49c0

857/0x59c0

873/0x69c0

889/0x79c0

776/0x08c0

792/0x18c0

808/0x28c0

824/0x38c0

840/0x48c0

856/0x58c0

872/0x68c0

888/0x78c0

775/0x07c0

791/0x17c0

807/0x27c0

823/0x37c0

839/0x47c0

855/0x57c0

871/0x67c0

887/0x77c0

774/0x06c0

790/0x16c0

806/0x26c0

822/0x36c0

838/0x46c0

854/0x56c0

870/0x66c0

886/0x76c0

773/0x05c0

789/0x15c0

805/0x25c0

821/0x35c0

837/0x45c0

853/0x55c0

869/0x65c0

885/0x75c0

772/0x04c0

788/0x14c0

804/0x24c0

820/0x34c0

836/0x44c0

852/0x54c0

868/0x64c0

884/0x74c0

771/0x03c0

787/0x13c0

803/0x23c0

819/0x33c0

835/0x43c0

851/0x53c0

867/0x63c0

883/0x73c0

770/0x02c0

786/0x12c0

802/0x22c0

818/0x32c0

834/0x42c0

850/0x52c0

866/0x62c0

882/0x72c0

769/0x01c0

785/0x11c0

801/0x21c0

817/0x31c0

833/0x41c0

849/0x51c0

865/0x61c0

881/0x71c0

768/0x00c0

784/0x10c0

800/0x20c0

816/0x30c0

832/0x40c0

848/0x50c0

864/0x60c0

880/0x70c0