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Fabric Configuration with the Dell FC SAN Module

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Chapter 4 Advanced Device Security policy 8 How the ADS policy works 8 Enabling and disabling the Advanced Device Security policy . . . 8 Setting the list of devices allowed to log in 9 Setting the list of devices not allowed to log in 9 Removing devices from the list of allowed devices 9 Adding new devices to the list of allowed devices 10 Displaying the list of allowed devices on the FC SAN Module . 10 ADS policy considerations 11 Automatic Port Configuration policy 11 How the APC policy works 11 Enabling and disabling the APC policy 11 Automatic Port Configuration policy considerations 12 Port Grouping policy 12 How port groups work 12 Adding an external port (N_Port) to a port group 13 Deleting an external port (N_Port) from a port group 14 Removing a port group 14 Renaming a port group 14 Disabling the Port Grouping policy 15 Port Grouping policy modes 15 Creating a port group and enabling login balancing mode. . . . 15 Rebalancing internal ports (F_Ports 16 Enabling Managed Fabric Name Monitoring mode 17 Disabling Managed Fabric Name Monitoring mode 17 Displaying the current fabric name monitoring timeout value . 17 Setting the current fabric name monitoring timeout value. . . . 17 Port Grouping policy considerations 18 Failover 18 Failover configurations 19 Enabling and disabling Failover on an external port (N_Port) . 20 Enabling and disabling Failover for a port group 21 Adding a preferred secondary external port (N_Port 21 Deleting internal ports from a preferred secondary external port21 Failback 22 Failback configurations in the FC SAN Module 22 Enabling and disabling Failback on an external port (N_Port) 23 Enabling and disabling Failback for a port group 24 24 Fabric Configuration with the Dell FC SAN Module In this chapter 25 Connectivity of multiple devices overview 25 Fabric and Edge switch configuration 25 Verifying the switch mode 26 Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches 27 Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics 27 Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch 27 iv Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01

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Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator’s Guide
53-1001345-01
Advanced Device Security policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How the ADS policy works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Enabling and disabling the Advanced Device Security policy . . . 8
Setting the list of devices allowed to log in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting the list of devices not allowed to log in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Removing devices from the list of allowed devices
. . . . . . . . . . 9
Adding new devices to the list of allowed devices. . . . . . . . . . . 10
Displaying the list of allowed devices on the FC SAN Module .10
ADS policy considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Automatic Port Configuration policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How the APC policy works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Enabling and disabling the APC policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Automatic Port Configuration policy considerations . . . . . . . . . 12
Port Grouping policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How port groups work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adding an external port (N_Port) to a port group. . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Deleting an external port (N_Port) from a port group . . . . . . . . 14
Removing a port group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Renaming a port group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Disabling the Port Grouping policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Port Grouping policy modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Creating a port group and enabling login balancing mode. . . .15
Rebalancing internal ports (F_Ports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Enabling Managed Fabric Name Monitoring mode. . . . . . . . . . 17
Disabling Managed Fabric Name Monitoring mode . . . . . . . . . 17
Displaying the current fabric name monitoring timeout value . 17
Setting the current fabric name monitoring timeout value. . . . 17
Port Grouping policy considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Failover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Failover configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Enabling and disabling Failover on an external port (N_Port) .20
Enabling and disabling Failover for a port group . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding a preferred secondary external port (N_Port) . . . . . . . . 21
Deleting internal ports from a preferred secondary external port21
Failback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Failback configurations in the FC SAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Enabling and disabling Failback on an external port (N_Port) 23
Enabling and disabling Failback for a port group . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Chapter 4
Fabric Configuration with the Dell FC SAN Module
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Connectivity of multiple devices overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Fabric and Edge switch configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Verifying the switch mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27