Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-10000610-02, June 2008)

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Security policy settings

ATTENTION

The FCS list can display Access Gateway-moded switches in the list of selections while enabling

security, and in the Security Policy Editor.

Do not define an Access Gateway-moded switch as the primary FCS switch or in a security policy.

FCS policy options configuration

Fabric Configuration Server (FCS) policy configuration in Fabric OS is performed on a switch-local

basis and may be performed on any switch in the fabric running Fabric OS 5.3.0 or later.

The FCS policy must be created using the command prompt (CLI) or other management interface.

When the FCS policy is created, the WWN of the local switch is automatically included in the FCS

Policy list. Additional switches can be included in the FCS Policy list, and become backups.

Switches in the fabric that are not in the FCS Policy list become non-FCS switches.

All switches in the selected fabric are displayed in the Available Switch List, and the currently

selected FCS switches display in the FCS Switch List.

The first switch in the list becomes the Primary FCS switch. Only the primary FCS switch is allowed

to modify and distribute the database within the fabric. Automatic distribution is not supported; you

must explicitly distribute the FCS policy using the distribute CLI command.

Any subsequent switches serve as a backup FCS. The order in which switches appear in the FCS

Switch List represents a chain where each backup switch takes over as the primary FCS if the

preceding primary FCS fails.

Switches in your Fabric Configuration Server (FCS) policy serve as trusted switches. Use the

following procedure to display these switches and to add, remove, or reorder switches in the policy.

Configuring or editing the FCS policy

1. In the Information panel, right-click the secure fabric for which you want to set policies and

choose Security > Security Policy Editor from the context menu,

choose Tasks > Fabric Management, then select Manage Secure Fabrics.

The Policy Editor appears (see Figure 158 on page 244).

2. Click the FCS tab (see Figure 159 on page 246).