HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.x administrator guide (5697-7344, March 2008)
Fabric OS 6.x administrator guide 251
data (RNID) to obtain the information. If the command to get the switch name is successful, the RNID
request is not tried and the switch name is obtained. See the following example:
switch: admin> switchshow|grep EX
44 3 12 042c00 id N2 Online EX-Port
10:00:08:00:88:2c:c2:00 "McDATA:10.32.68.146" (fabric id = 12 )
46 3 14 042e00 id N2 Online EX-Port
10:00:00:60:69:e2:18:b6 "b24000_5x_1" (fabric id = 23 )(Trunk master)
switch: admin> fcrfabricshow
FC router WWN: 10:00:00:60:69:80:04:0a, Dom ID: 4, Info: 10.32.66.25,
"b12000_5x_1"
EX_Port FID Neighbor Switch Info (WWN, enet IP, name)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
44 12 10:00:08:00:88:2c:c2:00 10.32.68.146
"McDATA:10.32.68.146"
46 23 10:00:00:60:69:e2:18:b6 10.32.66.12 "b24000_5x_1"
To enable the interoperability a new parameter -m has been added to the command portcfgexport.
portcfgexport <port_number> –m <0|1|2|3>
Where <port_number> is the port number, 0 is for Brocade Native mode; this is the default parameter. ‘1’
is for McDATA Open Mode 1. ‘2’ is for McDATA Fabric Mode, it is used when the neighboring M-Series
switch is running OS version such as 8.2.0 or later. The -m 3 option is used for legacy M-EOS versions
such as 5.0.2.
When the command is issued with the port number as the only parameter, the current operational mode of
the EX_Port is displayed.
The following command sequence is an example to connect port 5 to a McDATA fabric in McDATA native
Mode:
switch:admin> portdisable 5
switch:admin> portcfgexport 5 -m 2
switch:admin> portenable 5
Once the port is properly configured and connected, doing switchShow on the FCR it will show the
M-Series switch that’s connected. From the M-EOS side, the show command will also show the front
domain. If the LSAN is configured and the proxy devices are created, the proxy device will show up in the
name server of the edge fabric. Also the xlate domain will show in the fabric of the edge fabric.
Configuring the fabrics for interconnectivity
When connecting a Brocade fabric with a M-EOS fabric using an FC router, you must configure the switch
on both fabrics as well as the router, as described in the following sections:
• ”Connectivity modes” on page 251 next
• ”Configuring the FC router” on page 251
• ”Configuring M-EOS for interconnection” on page 254
• ”Completing the configuration” on page 258
NOTE: Trunking is not supported on EX_Ports connected to the M-EOS fabric.