Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000606-02, June 2008)

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Managing FC-FC routing with Web Tools

You manage FC-FC routing through the FC Routing module, shown in Figure 67 on page 148. The

FC Routing module has tabbed panes that display EX_Ports, LSAN fabrics, LSAN zones, LSAN

devices, and general FCR information.

The FC Routing module provides a dynamic display. Any changes in the FCR configuration on the

switch are automatically updated in the FC Routing module within 30 to 90 seconds, depending on

the network traffic.

The switch must be FC Router-capable, as described in “Supported switches for fibre channel

routing” on page 145.

The only things you need to configure on the FC Router are the EX_Ports and the backbone fabric

ID. You configure LSAN zones on the fabrics from where devices need to be shared. You can

configure LSAN zones on the backbone fabric to allow edge fabrics to share devices in the

backbone fabric.

You can log in with any role and launch the FC routing module. To modify the data, you must log in

as SwitchAdmin, FabricAdmin, BasicSwitchAdmin, or Operator. If you log in as User, ZoneAdmin, or

SecurityAdmin, you can only view the data.

If the FC-FC Routing service is disabled, the LSAN zones, LSAN fabric, and devices tabs will

continue to show the existing entries but it will show the entries related to the backbone fabric only.

All of the EX_Ports are disabled and you cannot enable them until FC-FC routing is enabled.

Opening the FC Routing module

The FCR button in the Switch View launches the FC Routing module. This button is displayed only

for the following switches:

• Brocade 5100 and 5300 switches, and 7500 SAN router

• Brocade 48000 director, when configured with an FR4-18i blade

• Brocade DCX, when configured with FR4-18i, FR8-16, FR8-32, or FR8-48 blades

1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree.

The selected switch appears in the Switch View.

2. Click FCR in the Manage section of the Tasks menu.

The FC Routing module displays (as shown in Figure 67). If FC-FC Routing is disabled, a

message to that effect displays on all the tabs in the module.