Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

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Configuring Virtual Fabrics
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NOTE
In the 384-port Backbone Chassis, ports 48–63 of the FC 8 GB 64-port Blade are not supported in
the base switch, and ports 56–63 are not supported as E_Ports on the default logical switch. The
192-port Backbone Chassis does not have these limitations.
Configuring Virtual Fabrics
The Management application allows you to discover, enable, create, and manage Virtual
Fabric-capable physical chassis from the same interface.
This procedure describes the general steps you take to enable the Virtual Fabrics feature and
configure logical fabrics. The logical fabrics in this example span multiple physical chassis, and the
logical switches in each fabric communicate using an XISL in the base fabric.
1. Enable Virtual Fabrics in each physical chassis.
See “Enabling Virtual Fabrics” on page 417 for instructions.
2. Set up base switches in each physical chassis:
a. Create base switches in each physical chassis and assign ports to them.
See “Creating a logical switch or base switch” on page 418 for instructions.
b. Disable the base switches in each physical chassis.
Right-click each base switch in the Connectivity Map or Product List and select
Enable/Disable > Disable.
c. Physically connect ports in the base switches to form XISLs.
d. Enable all of the base switches. This forms the base fabric.
Right-click each base switch in the Connectivity Map or Product List and select
Enable/Disable > Enable.
Logical switch • Extension Blade—GE_ and VE_Ports
• FC 8 GB Port Blade—E_ and F_Ports
• FC 16 GB Port Blade—E_ and F_Ports
• 8 Gbps Extension Blade
• FC ports: E_, F_, and VE_Ports
• GE ports: VE_Ports
• 384-port and 192-port Backbone Chassis— ICL ports
Base switch
• Extension Blade—GE_ and VEX_Ports
• FC 8 GB Port Blade—E_ and EX_Ports
• FC 16 GB Port Blade—E_ and EX_Ports
• 8 Gbps Extension Blade
• FC ports: E_, EX_, VE_, and VEX_Ports
• GE ports: VE_Ports
• 384-port and 192-port Backbone Chassis— ICL Ports
TABLE 32 Blade and port types supported on logical switches for backbone chassis (Continued)