Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.0.0 (53-1002148-02, June 2011)

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Supported platforms for Virtual Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Supported port configurations in the fixed-port switches. . . .224
Supported port configurations in the enterprise-class
platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Virtual Fabrics interaction with other Fabric OS features . . . .225
Limitations and restrictions of Virtual Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Restrictions on XISLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Restrictions on moving ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Enabling Virtual Fabrics mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Disabling Virtual Fabrics mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Configuring logical switches to use basic configuration values. . .229
Creating a logical switch or base switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Executing a command in a different logical switch context . . . . . .231
Deleting a logical switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Adding and removing ports on a logical switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Displaying logical switch configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Changing the fabric ID of a logical switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Changing a logical switch to a base switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Setting up IP addresses for a Virtual Fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Removing an IP address for a Virtual Fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Configuring a logical switch to use XISLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Changing the context to a different logical fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Creating a logical fabric using XISLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Chapter 11 Administering Advanced Zoning
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Special zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Zoning overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Approaches to zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Zone objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Zone aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Zone configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Zoning enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Considerations for zoning architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Best practices for zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Broadcast zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Broadcast zones and Admin Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Broadcast zones and FC-FC routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
High availability considerations with broadcast zones . . . . . .248
Loop devices and broadcast zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Broadcast zones and default zoning mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248