HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide (53-1000019 - Page 333

To perform a fabric merge check, Table 25-1, Component Tests, All Fabrics

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Fabric Merge Check 25 Note If a test is not applicable to the fabric, the test is not executed and Fabric Manager displays the message, "Test not applicable to subject fabrics." For example, if one or more fabrics are secure, the management server platform test and the zoning test are not executed and the message is displayed. Table 25-1 Fabric Merge Check Tests Component Tests All Fabrics • Domain IDs • Suppress Class F • TimeOutValues • Long Distance Mode • Buffer-to-Buffer Credits • InterOp Mode • Disable Device Probe • Data Field Sizes • Route Priority per Frame • VC Encoding • VC Priority • PIDs • Fabric Manager Configuration and Data • Sequence Level Switching • ACL Secure Fabrics Only • Security • FCS policies1 • SCC policy1 • Version stamp1 • Management Server platform Non-Secure Fabric Only • Zoning 1. Results for these tests are not displayed in the Merge Check Results window. To perform a fabric merge check 1. Log in to the switches that you are considering merging. See "Logging In to Multiple Switches Simultaneously" on page 4-4 for additional information. 2. Select Tasks > Fabric Management > Fabric Merge Check. The Fabric Merge Check dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 25-2. Figure 25-2 Fabric Merge Check 3. Select a fabric from each of the drop-down menus. The selected fabrics will be checked for merge compatibility. 4. Click Check... The Merge Check Results window displays a list of any inconsistencies between the two fabrics (see Figure 25-3). Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP 25-3

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Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide
25-3
Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP
Fabric Merge Check
25
To perform a fabric merge check
1.
Log in to the switches that you are considering merging. See
“Logging In to Multiple Switches
Simultaneously” on page 4-4
for additional information.
2.
Select
Tasks > Fabric Management > Fabric Merge Check
.
The Fabric Merge Check dialog box opens, as shown in
Figure 25-2
.
Figure 25-2
Fabric Merge Check
3.
Select a fabric from each of the drop-down menus. The selected fabrics will be checked for merge
compatibility.
4.
Click
Check...
The Merge Check Results window displays a list of any inconsistencies between the two fabrics
(see
Figure 25-3
).
Note
If a test is not applicable to the fabric, the test is not executed and Fabric Manager displays the message,
“Test not applicable to subject fabrics.” For example, if one or more fabrics are secure, the management
server platform test and the zoning test are not executed and the message is displayed.
Table 25-1
Fabric Merge Check Tests
Component Tests
All Fabrics
Secure Fabrics Only
Domain IDs
TimeOutValues
Buffer-to-Buffer Credits
Disable Device Probe
Route Priority per Frame
VC Priority
Fabric Manager
Configuration and Data
ACL
Suppress Class F
Long Distance Mode
InterOp Mode
Data Field Sizes
VC Encoding
PIDs
Sequence Level
Switching
Security
FCS policies
1
SCC policy
1
Version stamp
1
Management Server platform
1.
Results for these tests are not displayed in the Merge Check Results window.
Non-Secure Fabric Only
Zoning