Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 (53-1000633-01, June 2007)

30 Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
53-1000633-01
Compatibility
B
Interoperability with McDATA and Cisco
The following instructions will allow you to connect your McDATA and Cisco edge fabrics to the
Access Gateway enabled switch by enabling NPIV functionality.
How to configure McDATA switch
1. Login as admin on the McDATA switch.
2. Enable MS services on the McDATA switch by typing in the following command:
config OpenSysMs setState
3. Enable NPIV functionality on the edge fabric ports so that multiple logins are allowed for each
port. Use the following command on the McDATA switch to enable NPIV on the specified ports.
config NPIV
Your McDATA switch is now ready to connect.
How to configure Cisco switch
1. Login as admin on the Cisco switch.
2. Execute following commands on the Cisco switch to enable NPIV:
conf t
no fcdomain fcid persistent vsan <vsan#>
fcinterop fcid-allocation flat
vsan database
vsan <vsan#> suspend
no vsan <vsan#> suspend
Hit Ctrl-Z
Your Cisco switch is now ready to connect.