Administrator Guide

18 Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
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Chapter 16 In-flight Encryption and Compression
In-flight encryption and compression overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445
Supported ports for in-flight encryption and compression . . .446
In-flight encryption and compression restrictions . . . . . . . . . .446
How in-flight encryption and compression are enabled . . . . .448
Authentication and key generation for encryption and
compression. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448
Availability considerations for encryption and compression. .449
Virtual Fabrics considerations for encryption and
compression. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449
In-flight compression on long-distance ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . .450
Compression ratios for compression-enabled ports . . . . . . . .450
Configuring in-flight encryption and compression on an EX_Port .450
Configuring in-flight encryption and compression on an E_Port . .451
Viewing the encryption and compression configuration . . . . . . . .452
Configuring and enabling authentication for in-flight encryption .453
Enabling in-flight encryption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .455
Enabling in-flight compression. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456
Disabling in-flight encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456
Disabling in-flight compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .457
Chapter 17 Diagnostic Port
Diagnostic Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .459
Supported platforms for D_Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .459
Licensing requirements for D_Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460
Understanding D_Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460
Advantages of D_Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .461
D_Port configuration mode and nature of test . . . . . . . . . . . .461
General limitations and considerations for D_Port . . . . . . . . .462
Supported topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463
Topology 1: ISLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463
Topology 2: ICLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463
Topology 3: Access Gateways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464
Topology 4: HBA to switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465
Using D_Port without HBAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465
Enabling D_Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465
Disabling D_Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466
Using D_Port with HBAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .467
Automatic mode configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .467
Dynamic mode configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468
BCU D_Port commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468
Limitations and considerations for D_Port with HBAs. . . . . . .468
Controlling testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469