HP A7533A HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.x administrator guide (5697-0015, May 20 - Page 248

Connectivity modes You can connect to M-EOS fabrics in both McDATA Open mode or McDATA Fabric mode. If the mode is not configured correctly, the port is disabled because of incompatibility. To allow interconnectivity with M-EOS SANs, the command line interface (CLI) command portCfgExPort uses the -m option to indicate the connectivity mode. Table 60 lists the valid parameters to use with the -m option to set the connectivity mode. Table 60 portCfgExPort -m values Value Description Use 0 Brocade Native Default mode. 1 McDATA Open Mode 1 When the neighboring McDATA switch is running in open mode. 2 McDATA Fabric Mode (native mode) When the neighboring McDATA switch is running in native mode. 3 McData Fabric legacy mode Not currently used. You can display the current operational mode of the EX_Port by issuing the portCfgExPort command with the port number as the only parameter. See "Configuring an interfabric link" on page 221 for details about the portCfgExPort command, which is used for McDATA Fabric mode on Fabric OS v5.2.0 or later. Configuring the FC router When configuring an HP fabric to connect to a Native McDATA fabric, you must perform some preparation on the FC router. The following procedure shows how to connect an EX_Port of an FC router fabric to a Native McDATA fabric configured in Fabric mode. 1. Verify the Native McDATA firmware version. To display the front domain on the M-EOS fabric, use the M-EOS show command. 2. Using the version command, make sure that Fabric OS 6.0 is installed on the 400 MP Router or 4/256 SAN Director or DC Director with an FR4-18i blade, as shown in the following example: fcr_switch:AD255:admin> version Kernel: 2.4.19 Fabric OS: v6.0 Made on: Thu Sep 21 01:15:34 2006 Flash: Fri Sep 22 20:53:48 2006 BootProm: 4.5.3 248 Using the FC-FC routing service