Users Guide

664 Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
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Backbone
assigning fabric IDs
, 606, 617
blade compatibility
, 98
fabric ID
, 605–606
fabric, described
, 596
port blades, described
, 88
port configurations supported
, 321
port restrictions
, 321
shutdown
, 81
upgrading firmware
, 297
Backbone fabric, and TI zones
, 389
Backbone firmware
, 296–299
download
, 296
download process overview
, 296
version testing
, 304
Backbone-to-edge routing
, 600, 605
backing up a configuration
, 279
base fabric
, 319
base switch
about
, 316
creating
, 326
defined
, 317
extended ISLs and
, 316
blade
application compatibility
, 98
Backbone compatibility
, 98
compatibility
, 95
control processor (CP)
, 97
core
, 97
disabling
, 99
disabling port blades
, 98
enabling
, 99
FX8-24 compatibility
, 98
limits
, 98
port area ID
, 90
port compatibility
, 98
port identification
, 89
port indexing
, 90
port numbering schemes
, 89
powering off
, 103
powering on
, 103
swapping
, 99–102
terminology and compatibility
, 95
types
, 89
upgrading firmware
, 297
bladeCfgGeMode command
, 529
bladeDisable command
, 99
bladeEnable command
, 99
bladeSwap command
, 99
blocked listener applications, list
, 228
blocking telnet access
, 227
bond0 logical network interface
, 65
boot PROM password
, 163–167
Backbone with recovery string
, 164
Backbone without recovery string
, 166
switch with recovery string
, 163
switch without recovery string
, 165
bottleneck
, 427–443
access gateway considerations
, 430
alert-related parameters
, 435
alerts
, 433–440
congestion or latency alerts
, 433
congestion type
, 428
defined
, 427
disabling detection
, 442
displaying statistics
, 442
enabling detection
, 431
excluding a port from detection
, 440
high availability considerations
, 430
latency type
, 428
reporting
, 428
settings retention
, 435
trunking considerations
, 430
types
, 428
upgrade and downgrade considerations
, 430
virtual fabrics considerations
, 430
bottleneck detection
, 427–443
advanced settings
, 439
alert status
, 431
configuration retention
, 430
configurations
, 429
considerations
access gateway
, 430
high availability
, 430
trunking
, 430
upgrades and downgrades
, 430
virtual fabrics
, 430
disabling
, 442
displaying status
, 431
enabling
, 431
history
, 428
history retention time
, 428
licensing
, 427
limitations
, 429
parameters
, 435
slave ports
, 440
bottleneckMon command
, 428, 431, 433, 435, 436,
440, 442
Broadcast server, described
, 46
broadcast zones
, 337, 343
name restriction
, 350