Administrator Guide

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Supported configurations for Traffic Isolation Zoning
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Example RASlog message when --showTItrunkerrors is added to zone command
switch:admin> zone --showTItrunkerrors
TI Zone Name: brackets
E-Port Trunks
Trunk members in TI zone: 16 18
Trunk members not in TI zone: 17
F-Port Trunks
Trunk members in TI zone: 4 5
Trunk members not in TI zone: 6
TI Zone Name: loop
E-Port Trunks
Trunk members in TI zone: 0
Trunk members not in TI zone: 1
TI Zone Name: operand
E-Port Trunks
Trunk members in TI zone: 8
Trunk members not in TI zone: 9 10
E-Port Trunks
Trunk members in TI zone: 16
Trunk members not in TI zone: 17 18
Supported configurations for Traffic Isolation Zoning
The following configuration rules apply to TI zones:
• Ports in a TI zone must belong to switches that run Fabric OS v6.0.0 or later. For TI over FCR
zones, all switches and FC routers in both edge and backbone fabrics must be running
Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later.
• For the FC8-64 blade in the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510-8, ports 48–63 can be in a TI zone
only if all switches in that TI zone are running Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later. Ports 48–63 can still be
in a failover path for TI traffic.
The Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 do not have this limitation.
• VE_Ports are supported in TI zones.
• TI Zoning is not supported in fabrics with switches running firmware versions earlier than
Fabric OS v6.0.0. However, the existence of a TI zone in such a fabric is backward-compatible
and does not disrupt fabric operation in switches running earlier firmware versions.
TI over FCR is not backward compatible with Fabric OS v6.0.x or earlier. The -1 in the
domain,index entries causes issues to legacy switches in a zone merge. Firmware downgrade
is prevented if TI over FCR zones exist.
Additional configuration rules for enhanced TI zones
Enhanced TI zones (ETIZ) have the following additional configuration rules:
• Enhanced TI zones are supported only if every switch in the fabric is ETIZ capable. A switch is
ETIZ capable if it meets the following qualifications:
- The switch must be one of the supported platforms, as listed in “Supported hardware and
software” on page 35.
- The switch must be running Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later.