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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide B-5
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
Enabling and Disabling Interoperability Mode
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Enabling and Disabling Interoperability Mode
Before enabling interoperability mode, inspect the individual fabrics for compatibility.
• Make sure that zones meet the zone criteria and restrictions listed in “Zoning Restrictions” on
page B-4).
• Use the msplMgmtDeactivate command to disable any platform management functions. (Refer to
the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for additional command information).
To enable interoperability mode
1. Verify that you have implemented all the Brocade prerequisites necessary to enable interoperability
mode on the fabric (refer to “Configuration Recommendations” and “Configuration Restrictions”
on page B-3.
2. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
3. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch.
4. Use the configure command to set the domain ID to a number in the range from 97 to 126. (For
detailed instructions, refer to “Working With Domain IDs” on page 2-15.)
5. Enter the interopmode 1 command to enable interoperability. This command resets a number of
parameters and enables interactive mode.
6. Reboot the switch after changing the interoperability mode:
7. Repeat step 2 through step 6 on all Brocade switches in the fabric.
8. Enable interoperability on each non-Brocade switch. (Refer to the switch documentation.)
switch:admin> switchdisable
switch:admin> configure
Configure...
Fabric Parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Domain (1...239): [1] 97
...
switch:admin> interopmode 1
The switch effective configuration will be lost when the operating mode is changed;
do you want to continue? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
done.
Interopmode is enabled
Note: It is recommended that you reboot this switch for the new change to take
effect.
switch:admin>