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

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Connecting edge fabrics to a backbone fabric

The following procedure explains how to set up FC-FC routing on two edge fabrics connected

through an FC router using E_Ports and EX_Ports.

If you are connecting Fibre Channel SANs through an IP-based network, see “Configuring an FCIP

tunnel” on page 375 for instructions on setting up an FCIP tunnel between a VE_Port and a

VEX_Port.

ATTENTION

Be sure that you do not physically connect a port to the remote fabric before configuring it as an

EX_Port; otherwise, the two fabrics merge and you lose the benefit of FC-FC routing.

1. Select the edge fabric you want to connect to an FC router from the Connectivity Map or

Product List.

2. Right-click the edge fabric in the Connectivity Map or Product List and select Router

Configuration.

The Router Configuration-Connect Edge Fabric dialog box is displayed (Figure 182). The edge

fabric you selected is also displayed in the title. Discovered extension switches capable of

FC routing are displayed under Available Routers.

NOTE

If the configuration includes virtual fabrics, only the base switch displays in the Available

Routers table.

FIGURE 182 Router Configuration-Connect Edge Fabric