Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001194-01, April 2009)

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Switch configurations for mixed fabrics
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FIGURE 39 Firmware Download tab for bladed switches
Switch configurations for mixed fabrics
You can use Web Tools to configure switches in a mixed fabric. You do this by setting the switch to
interoperability mode, which is McDATA Open Fabric mode or McDATA Fabric mode. When you turn
on interoperability mode, the Zone DB is cleared.
When you turn on McDATA Fabric Mode, which supports M-EOS switches v9.6.2 and higher:
• Switch View displays McDATA Fabric in the Interoperability Mode field.
• Brocade Fabric OS switches uses McDATA OUI in the WWN.
• For configuration download:
• When downloading the configuration file, the download process checks the compatibility,
such as Admin Domain, SCC/DCC policy, domain ID and zoning and issues error messages
if there are incompatible issues, such as the switch settings.
• Domain ID only accepts 1-31.
When you turn on McDATA Open Fabric Mode, which supports M-EOS switches v9.6.2 and higher,
the following features are not available:
• Admin Domain in the Manage section of the Tasks menu is not available.
• The FICON CUP feature is not available.
• Zone, alias, and configurations operations are not available.