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

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Fabric binding overview

Adding detached devices to the fabric binding membership list

To add a switch that does not have a physical connection and is not discovered to the fabric,

complete the following steps.

1. Select Configure > Fabric Binding.

The Fabric Binding dialog box displays.

2. Click Add Detached Switch.

The Add Detached Switch dialog box displays.

3. Enter the domain ID of the switch in the Domain ID field.

4. Enter the nodeworld wide name (WWN) of the switch in the Node WWN field.

NOTE

You can copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) the Node WWN into the Node WWN field. It does not

matter if the copy source contains colons (11:22:33:44:55:66:77), only the numbers are

pasted (11223344556677) in the Node WWN field.

5. Click OK on the Add Detached Switch dialog box.

The added switch displays in the Membership List of Fabric_Name table on the Fabric Binding

dialog box.

6. Click OK on the Fabric Binding dialog box.

Removing switches from fabric binding membership

Once you have enabled Fabric Binding (refer to “Enabling fabric binding” on page 672), you can

remove switches that are not part of the fabric from the membership list.

NOTE

In a pure Fabric OS environment, Fabric Binding is only supported on Fabric OS 5.2 or later.

In a mixed Fabric OS and M-EOS environment, Fabric Binding is only supported on Fabric OS 6.0 or

later and M-EOS manageable switches and fabrics.

1. Select Configure > Fabric Binding.

The Fabric Binding dialog box (Figure 305) displays.

2. Select the switches you want to remove from the selected fabrics’ Fabric Membership List

(FML) in the Membership List table.

NOTE

The selected switch cannot be part of the fabric.

3. Click the left arrow to move the switches to the Available Switches table.

4. Click OK.