Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Di - Page 111
Using D_Port without HBAs, Topology 4: HBA to switch, Enabling D_Port
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Diagnostic Port (D_Port) 10 Topology 4: HBA to switch Figure 8 illustrates connectivity between an HBA and a switch. F represents an F_Port to be configured as a D_Port. This topology supports dynamic D_Port mode. In dynamic mode, the HBA port does not need to be configured explicitly as a D_Port. It comes up in D_Port mode if the corresponding switch port has been configured as a D_Port. NOTE In this topology, D_Port is supported only on Brocade 16-Gbps HBA (Brocade Fabric Adapter 1860) ports operating in HBA mode with a 16-Gbps SFP+ on Brocade 16-Gbps switches running Fabric OS version 7.1 or later. There is no support for D_Port connectivity between an HBA and an Access Gateway. See "Limitations and considerations for D_Port with HBAs" on page 99. The following equipment is supported: • HBAs: Driver v3.1 provides limited support for D_Port. Driver v3.2 provides extensive support for D_Port, including dynamic D_Port mode. • Switches: Brocade DCX 8510-4, DCX 8510-8, 6505, 6510, 6520 FIGURE 8 HBA to switch For configuration details see "Using D_Port with HBAs" on page 97. NOTE The following examples use command-line interface (CLI) commands. Refer also to the latest Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) and Brocade Network Advisor documentation to use those graphical user interface (GUI) applications to configure D_Port. Using D_Port without HBAs The topics in this section apply to Topologies 1 through 3: • "Enabling D_Port" on page 95 • "Disabling D_Port" on page 97 • "Saving port mappings on an Access Gateway" on page 97 Enabling D_Port For complete information on the portDportTest and portCfgDport commands, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference. Use this procedure to configure a basic D_Port diagnostics session between two switches. Refer to Figure 3 on page 91. Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide 95 53-1002751-01