Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0 (53-1002152-01, March 2012)

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Supported switches for Fibre Channel Routing
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VEX_Port A virtual port that enables routing functionality through an FCIP tunnel. A
VEX_Port is similar to an EX_Port.
A device is shared between:
• The backbone fabric and edge fabric 1
• Edge fabric 1 and edge fabric 2
• Edge fabric 2 and edge fabric 3
Supported switches for Fibre Channel Routing
The FC-FC Routing Service is supported only on the following switch models:
• Brocade VA-40FC
• Brocade 6510
• Brocade 5100 and 5300 switches
• Brocade 7800 Extension Switch
• Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, when configured with FR4-18i, FC8-16,
FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64, FS8-18, or FX8-24 blades.
• Brocade DCX 8510-4 and DCX 8510-8, when configured with FC16-32 or FC16-48 blades.
Setting up FC-FC routing
The following procedure provides the basic steps for setting up FC-FC Routing using an FC Router.
1. Ensure that the backbone fabric ID of the FC Router is the same as that of other FC Routers in
the backbone fabric. Refer to “Configuring the backbone fabric ID” on page 150.
2. On the FC Router, ensure that the ports to be configured as EX_Ports are either not connected
or are disabled.
3. Configure EX_Ports by clicking the EX Ports tab and then clicking New.
Follow the instructions in the wizard. Refer to “Viewing EX_Ports” on page 148.
4. Connect the cables from the EX_Ports on the FC Router to the edge fabrics, if they were not
connected before.
NOTE
For a multi-FC Router backbone fabric, make sure that each FC Router is connected to a switch
in the backbone fabric.
5. Configure LSAN zones on the fabrics that share devices.
Refer to “Viewing LSAN zones” on page 150.
6. View the information in the EX Ports, LSAN Fabrics, LSAN Zones, and LSAN Devices tabs to
make sure that your configuration succeeded.