Manualshelf

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

ManualsBrandsHP ManualsStorageHP DC04 SAN Director Switch
311312313314315316317318319320
Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 285
53-10000610-02
Translate domains and virtual device status
20
FIGURE 182 FCR route information
Translate domains and virtual device status
When you select a device in the View panel, the Information panel displays detailed information
about that device. In the Overview tab, the Status field displays the status.
For virtual devices created by FC-FC Routing, the Information panel might show the status as
Partially Offline. This status indicates that the FC Router and LSAN configuration have changed
after they were set up.
Two scenarios that cause this are explained next.
Scenario 1
A backbone fabric consisting of Fabric OS FC Routers is connected to an edge fabric through
EX_Ports. When LSANs are created to share devices between these two fabrics, a translate domain
is created in each of the fabrics. If the E_Port on the edge fabric connecting to the EX_Port is
disabled, the translate domain is removed from the edge fabric. In this scenario, the translate
domain in the backbone fabric remains, although the virtual devices attached to that translate
domain are removed. The Information panel shows the status of these virtual devices as Partially
Offline.
Scenario 2
The backbone fabric segments after the LSANs are created, moving all of the shared devices to the
newly-formed fabric. The new fabric is connected to the original backbone through EX_Ports for an
edge-to-edge sharing. The translate domain originally created in the backbone fabric is not
removed in this case. The Information panel shows the status of the shared devices as Partially
Offline.
FC-FC routing and secure fabrics
The following limitations apply to FC-FC routing and secure fabrics:
• Fabric Manager does not support FC Router configuration for secure edge fabrics.
• The FC Router Configuration wizard does not list FC Router switches in secure backbone
fabrics during FC Router configuration.
• The Share Devices wizard and the Diagnose Fabric Device Sharing wizard do not list secure
fabrics.
• The FCR information will not be shown for secure backbone fabrics.