Disabling D_Port in static mode
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427
Disabling D_Port globally
.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
427
Using D_Port in dynamic mode
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
427
Preprovisioning D_Ports
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
427
Using D_Port between switches and HBAs
............................................................................................................................................................................................
429
Enabling D_Port in static mode between a switch and an HBA
.......................................................................................................................................
429
Using non-Brocade HBAs for D_Port testing
.............................................................................................................................................................................
429
BCU D_Port commands
.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
430
Host Bus Adapter limitations and considerations for D_Ports
............................................................................................................................................
431
Confirming SFP and link status with an HBA
..............................................................................................................................................................................
432
Using D_Port in on-demand mode
............................................................................................................................................................................................................
433
Using D_Port show commands
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
433
NPIV
.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
437
NPIV overview
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
437
Upgrade considerations
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
438
Fixed addressing mode
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
438
10-bit addressing mode
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
438
Configuring NPIV
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
438
Enabling and disabling NPIV
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
439
Base device logout
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
440
Difference in the device logout behaviors
.....................................................................................................................................................................................
440
Enabling base device logout
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
441
Use cases and dependencies
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................
441
Viewing base device logout setting
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
442
Viewing NPIV port configuration information
........................................................................................................................................................................................
443
Viewing virtual PID login information
................................................................................................................................................................................................
444
Fabric-Assigned PWWN
..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
445
Fabric-Assigned PWWN overview
...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
445
User- and auto-assigned FA-PWWN behavior
..................................................................................................................................................................................
446
Configuring an FA-PWWN for an HBA connected to an Access Gateway
..........................................................................................................................
447
Configuring an FA-PWWN for an HBA connected to an edge switch
....................................................................................................................................
447
Supported switches and configurations for FA-PWWN
..................................................................................................................................................................
448
Configuration upload and download considerations for FA-PWWN
.......................................................................................................................................
449
Security considerations for FA-PWWN
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................
449
Restrictions of FA-PWWN
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
449
Access Gateway N_Port failover with FA-PWWN
.............................................................................................................................................................................
450
Inter-chassis Links
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
451
Inter-chassis links
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
451
License requirements for ICLs
...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
451
Using the QSFPs that support 2 km on ICL ports
..................................................................................................................................................................
452
ICLs between DCX 8510 Backbones
.........................................................................................................................................................................................................
452
ICL trunking between Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones
..........................................................................................................................................................
454
ICLs between X6 Directors
...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
455
ICL trunking between Brocade X6 Directors
...............................................................................................................................................................................
458
ICLs between DCX 8510 Backbones and X6 Directors
..................................................................................................................................................................
459
ICL trunking between DCX 8510 Backbones and X6 Directors
.........................................................................................................................................
461
Virtual Fabrics considerations for ICLs
......................................................................................................................................................................................................
462
Supported topologies for ICL connections
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
463
Mesh topology
...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
463
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