Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) User Manual

Diagnostic Port
● Diagnostic Port..............................................................................................................421
● Supported platforms for D_Port.................................................................................... 421
● Licensing requirements for D_Port................................................................................422
● Understanding D_Port...................................................................................................422
● Supported topologies.................................................................................................... 426
● Using D_Port in static-static mode between switches...................................................430
● Using D_Port between switches and HBAs.................................................................. 432
● Using D_Port in dynamic mode.....................................................................................434
● Using D_Port in on-demand mode ...............................................................................434
● Example test scenarios and output............................................................................... 435
Diagnostic Port
Diagnostic Port (D_Port) mode allows you to convert a Fibre Channel port into a diagnostic port for
testing link traffic and running electrical loopback and optical loopback tests. The test results can be
very useful in diagnosing a variety of port and link problems.
You can run D_Port tests between the following:
• A pair of switches
• A pair of Access Gateways
• An Access Gateway and a switch
• A switch and a host bus adapter (HBA)
• An Access Gateway and a HBA
The HBAs can be Brocade or non-Brocade HBAs. The non-Brocade HBAs must have Brocade HBA
D_Port support and Fabric Vision license.
Supported platforms for D_Port
D_Port functionality is supported only on 16 Gbps-capable platforms, running Fabric OS 7.0.0 or later.
The ports must use 10 Gbps or 16 Gbps Brocade-branded SFP transceivers. It is also supported on 8-
Gbps LWL SFP, 8-Gbps ELWL SFP, ICL ports, QSFP, and QSFP+ ports.
The following table lists the Brocade switches and Fabric OS releases that support the D_Port feature.
Supported platforms for D_Port
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Product Fabric OS release and later
Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone v7.0.0
Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone v7.0.0
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