Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001357-01, November 2009)

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Creating a logical switch or base switch
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3. Select one of the following in the Existing Logical Switches table:
• A physical chassis in the Discovered Logical Switches node.
• A NewFabric logical switch template in the Discovered Logical Switches node.
• The Undiscovered Logical Switches node.
If you select a logical switch template, the fabric-wide settings for the logical switch are
obtained from the settings in the template.
If you select a physical chassis or the Undiscovered Logical Switches node, the fabric-wide
settings for the logical switch are the default settings.
4. Click New Switch.
The New Logical Switch dialog box displays.
5. Click the Fabric tab, if necessary.
6. Enter a fabric identifier in the Logical Fabric ID field.
This assigns the new logical switch to a logical fabric.
If the logical fabric does not exist, this creates a new logical fabric as well as assigning the new
logical switch.
7. (Optional) Clear the Base Fabric for Transport check box to configure the switch to not use
XISLs.
By default, the logical switch is configured to use XISLs; in the following cases, however, you
should clear this check box, because XISL use is not supported:
• FICON logical fabrics
• Logical switches in an edge fabric connected to an FC router
8. (Optional) Perform the following steps to make the logical switch a base switch:
a. Clear the Base Fabric for Transport check box.
This check box is not relevant for base switches because all base switches can use XISLs.
b. Select the Base Switch check box.
9. (Optional) Enter new values for the fabric-wide parameters or leave unchanged to accept the
current values.
Click the Help button for detailed information on each parameter.
10. Click the Switch tab.
11. Enter a name for the logical switch in the Name field.
12. Select a domain ID in the Preferred Domain ID list.
13. (Optional) Select the Insistent check box to not allow the domain ID to be changed when a
duplicate domain ID exists.
If you select this check box and a duplicate domain ID exists, instead of changing the domain
ID, the switch will segment from the fabric.
14. Click OK on the New Logical Switch dialog box.
The new logical switch displays in the Existing Logical Switches table (already highlighted). This
logical switch has no ports.