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

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Fabric configurations for interconnectivity
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9. Capture a SAN profile of the M-EOS and Fabric OS SANs, identifying the number of devices in
each SAN.
By projecting the total number of devices and switches expected in each fabric when the
LSANs are active, you can quickly determine the status of the SAN by issuing the commands
nsAllShow and fabricShow on the Fabric OS fabric. The nsAllShow displays the global name
server information and fabricShow displays the fabric membership information. The following
examples illustrate the use of these commands.
An arrow (>) next to the switch symbolic name indicates the principal switch.
switch:admin_06> fabricshow
Switch ID Worldwide Name Enet IP Addr FC IP Addr Name
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64: fffc40 10:00:00:60:69:00:06:56 192.168.64.59 192.168.65.59 "sw5"
65: fffc41 10:00:00:60:69:00:02:0b 192.168.64.180 192.168.65.180 >"sw180"
66: fffc42 10:00:00:60:69:00:05:91 192.168.64.60 192.168.65.60 "sw60"
67: fffc43 10:00:00:60:69:10:60:1f 192.168.64.187 0.0.0.0 "sw187"
The Fabric has 4 switches
You can use Network Advisor to gather similar information for the M-EOS fabric. See the EFC
Manager Software User Manual for information using Network Advisor.
When you have configured the FC router to connect to a fabric, you must create LSAN zones for the
SAN. After you set up LSAN zoning, issue the cfgShow command to verify that the zoning is correct.
Configuring LSAN zones in the M-EOS fabric
To ensure connectivity with devices in the Fabric OS fabric, you must set up LSAN zones in each
edge fabric.
An LSAN is defined by a zone in an edge fabric. When zoning an LSAN containing multiple fabrics
with switches that are not running Fabric OS, you must use port WWN. Because port IDs are not
necessarily unique across fabrics, you cannot use the domain,port method of identification.
If the LSAN is configured and the proxy devices are created, the proxy device will show in the name
server of the edge fabric and the xlate domain will show in the fabric of the edge fabric. For more
details about LSAN zoning, see “LSAN zone configuration” on page 480.
The FC router can support up to 2048 zones when connected to an M-EOS v9.9 switch.
NOTE
For more explanation on any of the steps in the following procedure, refer to the Zoning User Manual
online at http://www.brocade.com/data-center-best-practices/resource-center. Go to the Data
Center Best Practices-Resource Center section and follow the instructions for accessing
documentation.
1. Log in to Network Advisor.
2. Create a new LSAN zone, as described in the Zoning User Manual. The name of the zone must
use the LSAN_xxxx naming convention.
3. Add devices that are connected to the Fabric OS fabric. Use the device WWN when adding
devices.
4. Add the newly created zone to the currently active zone set.
5. Activate the updated zone set.