Reference Guide

Disabling D_Port in static mode...........................................................................................................................................................................................................427
Disabling D_Port globally.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................427
Using D_Port in dynamic mode.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................427
Preprovisioning D_Ports...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................427
Using D_Port between switches and HBAs............................................................................................................................................................................................429
Enabling D_Port in static mode between a switch and an HBA....................................................................................................................................... 429
Using non-Brocade HBAs for D_Port testing.............................................................................................................................................................................429
BCU D_Port commands......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 430
Host Bus Adapter limitations and considerations for D_Ports............................................................................................................................................431
Confirming SFP and link status with an HBA..............................................................................................................................................................................432
Using D_Port in on-demand mode ............................................................................................................................................................................................................433
Using D_Port show commands.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................433
NPIV......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 437
NPIV overview..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................437
Upgrade considerations........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 438
Fixed addressing mode............................................................................................................................................................................................................................438
10-bit addressing mode............................................................................................................................................................................................................................438
Configuring NPIV...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................438
Enabling and disabling NPIV...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................439
Base device logout................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................440
Difference in the device logout behaviors..................................................................................................................................................................................... 440
Enabling base device logout....................................................................................................................................................................................................................441
Use cases and dependencies................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 441
Viewing base device logout setting....................................................................................................................................................................................................442
Viewing NPIV port configuration information........................................................................................................................................................................................443
Viewing virtual PID login information................................................................................................................................................................................................444
Fabric-Assigned PWWN..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................445
Fabric-Assigned PWWN overview...............................................................................................................................................................................................................445
User- and auto-assigned FA-PWWN behavior ..................................................................................................................................................................................446
Configuring an FA-PWWN for an HBA connected to an Access Gateway..........................................................................................................................447
Configuring an FA-PWWN for an HBA connected to an edge switch....................................................................................................................................447
Supported switches and configurations for FA-PWWN..................................................................................................................................................................448
Configuration upload and download considerations for FA-PWWN....................................................................................................................................... 449
Security considerations for FA-PWWN.....................................................................................................................................................................................................449
Restrictions of FA-PWWN................................................................................................................................................................................................................................449
Access Gateway N_Port failover with FA-PWWN............................................................................................................................................................................. 450
Inter-chassis Links.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................451
Inter-chassis links ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 451
License requirements for ICLs...............................................................................................................................................................................................................451
Using the QSFPs that support 2 km on ICL ports ..................................................................................................................................................................452
ICLs between DCX 8510 Backbones.........................................................................................................................................................................................................452
ICL trunking between Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones..........................................................................................................................................................454
ICLs between X6 Directors...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................455
ICL trunking between Brocade X6 Directors............................................................................................................................................................................... 458
ICLs between DCX 8510 Backbones and X6 Directors..................................................................................................................................................................459
ICL trunking between DCX 8510 Backbones and X6 Directors.........................................................................................................................................461
Virtual Fabrics considerations for ICLs......................................................................................................................................................................................................462
Supported topologies for ICL connections............................................................................................................................................................................................. 463
Mesh topology...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................463
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