HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2 administrator guide (5697-0016, May 2009)

Fabric OS 6.2 administrator guide 379
NOTE: To ensure that fabrics remain isolated, disable the port prior to inserting the cable. If you are
configuring an EX_Port, disable the port prior to making the connection.
Configuring an IFL for both edge and backbone connections
1. On the FC router, disable the port that you are configuring as an EX_Port (the one connected to the
Fabric OS switch) by issuing the portDisable command.
switch:admin> portdisable 7/10
You can verify that port 7 has been disabled by issuing the portShow command for the port.
2. Configure each port that connects to an edge fabric as an EX_Port or VEX_Port. Note the following:
• portCfgVEXPort works only on GbE ports.
• portCfgEXPort (only on the FC ports on the FC router) commands work only on ports that are
capable of FC-FC routing.
•Use the portCfgEXPort or portCfgVEXPort command to:
• Enable or disable EX_Port or VEX_Port mode.
• Set the FID (avoid using FID 1, which is the default for backbone connections).
NOTE: If an edge fabric with redundant links to the backbone fabric is segmented, hosts may lose
connectivity to imported targets.
Repair the edge fabric, and then use the portCfgEXPort command to disable all EX_Ports to the edge
fabric, and enable the EX_Ports again to restore connectivity.
The following example enables the EX_Port (or VEX_Port) and assigns a FID of 30 to port 7.
switch:admin> portcfgexport 7/10 -a 1 -f 30
switch:admin> portcfgexport 7/10
Port 7/10 info
Admin: enabled
State: NOT OK
Pid format: Not Applicable
Operate mode: Brocade Native
Edge Fabric ID: 30
Preferred Domain ID: 160
Front WWN: 50:06:06:9e:20:38:6e:1e
Fabric Parameters: Auto Negotiate
R_A_TOV: Not Applicable
E_D_TOV: Not Applicable
Authentication Type: None
DH Group: N/A
Hash Algorithm: N/A
Edge fabric's primary wwn: N/A
Edge fabric's version stamp: N/A
This port can now connect to another switch. For more information about the portCfgEXPort and
portCfgVEXport commands, see the Fabric OS Command Reference.
For related FC-FC Routing commands, see fcrXlateConfig, fcrConfigure, and
fcrProxyConfig in the Fabric OS Command Reference.
A Fibre Channel router can interconnect multiple fabrics. EX_Ports or VEX_Ports attached to more than
one edge fabric must configure a different FID for each edge fabric.