Reference Guide
Configuration file restoration..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................261
Restrictions........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 261
Configuration download without disabling a switch..................................................................................................................................................................263
Configurations across a fabric.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................264
Downloading a configuration file from one switch to another switch of the same model................................................................................. 264
Security considerations.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................264
Configuration management for Virtual Fabrics.....................................................................................................................................................................................264
Uploading a configuration file from a switch with Virtual Fabrics enabled..................................................................................................................264
Restoring a logical switch configuration using configDownload.......................................................................................................................................265
Restrictions.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................266
Brocade configuration form............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 266
Managing Virtual Fabrics..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................267
Virtual Fabrics overview.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................267
Logical switch overview......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................268
Default logical switch..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................268
Logical switches and fabric IDs............................................................................................................................................................................................................269
Port assignment in logical switches...................................................................................................................................................................................................270
Logical switches and connected devices........................................................................................................................................................................................272
Management model for logical switches...................................................................................................................................................................................................273
Logical fabric overview........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 274
Logical fabric and ISLs.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 274
Base switch and extended ISLs............................................................................................................................................................................................................275
Account management and Virtual Fabrics...............................................................................................................................................................................................279
Setting up IP addresses for a logical switch............................................................................................................................................................................................ 279
Logical switch login context...................................................................................................................................................................................................................280
Supported platforms for Virtual Fabrics......................................................................................................................................................................................................281
Supported port configurations in the fixed-port switches...................................................................................................................................................... 281
Supported port configurations in Brocade Backbones and Directors.......................................................................................................................... 282
Virtual Fabrics interaction with other Fabric OS features................................................................................................................................................................ 282
Limitations and restrictions of Virtual Fabrics........................................................................................................................................................................................283
Restrictions on XISLs.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................284
Restrictions on moving ports ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................284
Enabling Virtual Fabrics mode........................................................................................................................................................................................................................284
Disabling Virtual Fabrics mode...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 285
Configuring logical switches to use basic configuration values...................................................................................................................................................286
Creating a logical switch or base switch....................................................................................................................................................................................................286
Executing a command in a different logical switch context...........................................................................................................................................................288
Deleting a logical switch..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 288
Adding and moving ports on a logical switch........................................................................................................................................................................................ 289
Displaying logical switch configuration......................................................................................................................................................................................................290
Changing the fabric ID of a logical switch................................................................................................................................................................................................290
Changing a logical switch to a base switch................................................................................................................................................................................................291
Configuring a logical switch for XISL use ................................................................................................................................................................................................292
Changing the context to a different logical fabric.................................................................................................................................................................................293
Creating a logical fabric using XISLs...........................................................................................................................................................................................................293
Administering Advanced Zoning............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 297
Zone types..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................297
Zoning overview......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................298
Approaches to zoning................................................................................................................................................................................................................................299
Brocade Fabric OS Administration Guide, 8.0.1
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