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Configuring in-flight encryption and compression on an E_Port
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3. If you are enabling encryption on the port, configure port level authentication for the port.
Omit this step if you want to enable only compression on the port.
Refer to “Configuring and enabling authentication for in-flight encryption” on page 453 for
instructions.
4. Enable encryption on the port.
Refer to “Enabling in-flight encryption” on page 455 for instructions.
5. Enable compression on the port.
Refer to “Enabling in-flight compression” on page 456 for instructions.
6. Obtain the WWN of the front phantom domain using the portCfgExPort command.
You need this WWN when you set up the secret key on the E_Port on the other end of the IFL.
FCR:admin> portcfgexport 1
Port 1 info
Admin: enabled
State: OK
Pid format: core(N)
Operate mode: Brocade Native
Edge Fabric ID: 20
Front Domain ID: 160
Front WWN: 50:00:53:31:37:43:ee:14
Principal Switch: 8
(output truncated)
Following successful port initialization, the configured features are enabled and active. You can use
the fcrEdgeShow command to check that the EX_Port has come online with encryption or
compression enabled.
Next, configure encryption and compression on the E_Port at the other end of the IFL.
Configuring in-flight encryption and compression on an E_Port
The following steps summarize how to enable encryption or compression on an E_Port.
To configure in-flight encryption and compression across an IFL, first configure encryption and
compression on the EX_Port in the FC router.
Perform the following steps to configure the E_Port in the switch.
1. Determine which ports are available for encryption or compression.
Refer to “Viewing the encryption and compression configuration” on page 452 for instructions.
2. If you are enabling encryption on the port, configure port level authentication for the port.
Omit this step if you want to enable only compression on the port.
Refer to “Configuring and enabling authentication for in-flight encryption” on page 453 for
instructions.
3. Enable encryption on the port.
Refer to “Enabling in-flight encryption” on page 455 for instructions.
4. Enable compression on the port.