Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.0.0 (53-1002148-02, June 2011)

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Clearing PID binding
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the wwnAddress -unbind command to clear the PID binding for the specified WWN.
Showing PID assignments
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Based on what you want to display, enter the appropriate command:
• wwnAddress –show displays the assigned WWN-PID bindings.
• wwnAddress –findPID wwn displays the PID assigned to the device WWN specified.
Ports
Because enterprise-class platforms contain interchangeable port blades, their procedures differ
from those for fixed-port switches. For example, fixed-port models identify ports only by the port
number, while enterprise-class platforms identify ports by slot/port notation.
NOTE
For detailed information about the Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, and DCX 8510 family enterprise-class
platforms, refer to the hardware reference manuals.
The different blades that can be inserted into a chassis are described as follows:
• Control processor blades (CPs) contain communication ports for system management, and are
used for low-level, platform-wide tasks.
• Core blades are used for intra-chassis switching as well as interconnecting two
enterprise-class platforms.
• Port blades are used for host, storage, and interswitch connections.
• AP blades are used for Fibre Channel Application Services and Routing Services, FCIP,
Converged Enhanced Ethernet, and encryption support.
NOTE
On each port blade, a particular port must be represented by both slot number and port number.
The Brocade DCX and DCX 8510-8 each have 12 slots that contain control processor, core, port,
and AP blades:
• Slot numbers 6 and 7 contain CPs.
• Slot numbers 5 and 8 contain core blades.
• Slot numbers 1 through 4 and 9 through 12 contain port and AP blades.
The Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 each have 8 slots that contain control processor, core, port,
and AP blades:
• Slot numbers 4 and 5 contain CPs.
• Slot numbers 3 and 6 contain core blades.
• Slot numbers 1 and 2, and 7 and 8 contain port and AP blades.