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

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Inter-fabric link configuration

3. (Optional) Configure FC router port cost, if you want to change the default values. For

information about using FC router port cost operations, see “FC Router port cost configuration”

on page 477.

4. (Optional) Set up ISL or EX_Port trunking. For information on trunking setup, see “Configuring

EX_Port trunking” on page 437.

5. Enter the portEnable command to enable the ports that you disabled in step 1.

switch:admin> portenable 7/10

6. Physically attach ISLs from the Fibre Channel router to the edge fabric.

7. Enter th e portCfgShow command to view ports that are persistently disabled.

FC ports on the Brocade 7800 switches and FX8-24 blades are configured as persistently

disabled by default, to avoid inadvertent fabric merges when installing a new FC router.

switch:admin> portcfgshow 7/10

Area Number: 74

Speed Level: AUTO

Trunk Port OFF

Long Distance OFF

VC Link Init OFF

Locked L_Port OFF

Locked G_Port OFF

Disabled E_Port OFF

ISL R_RDY Mode OFF

RSCN Suppressed OFF

Persistent Disable OFF

NPIV capability ON

EX Port ON

Mirror Port ON

FC Fastwrite ON

8. After identifying such ports, enter the portCfgPersistentEnable command to enable the port,

and then the portCfgShow command to verify the port is enabled.

switch:admin> portcfgpersistentenable 7/10