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

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Administrative Domains overview
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NOTE
Do not confuse an Admin Domain number with the domain ID of a switch. They are two different
identifiers. The Admin Domain number identifies the Admin Domain and has a range from 0 through
255. The domain ID identifies a switch in the fabric and has a range from 1 through 239.
Figure 56 shows a fabric with two Admin Domains: AD1 and AD2.
FIGURE 56 Fabric with two Admin Domains
Figure 57 shows how users get a filtered view of this fabric, depending on which Admin Domain
they are in. As shown in Figure 57, users can see all switches and E_Ports in the fabric, regardless
of their Admin Domain; however, the switch ports and end devices are filtered based on Admin
Domain membership.
FIGURE 57 Filtered fabric views when using Admin Domains
AD2
AD1