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

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FCIP tunnel configuration

To configure an FCIP tunnel, you must configure the local switch, and you can configure the remote

switch. If you do not configure both ends of the tunnel at this point, the administrator doing so will

need to know all of the information about the local end of the tunnel and some information about

the remote end of the tunnel: the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway to get to the remote end of

the tunnel. Tunnels cannot be active until both ends are configured.

Fabric Manager provides a wizard to assist you in configuring an FCIP tunnel. With the Configure

FCIP Tunnel wizard, you can add IP interfaces and IP routes to the GigE port associated with a

tunnel, and configure FCIP tunnels. You will need to know the GigE port and IP interface (IP

address, subnet, and MTU) that will be used for the tunnel. You can have a maximum of eight IP

interfaces per GigE port.

To configure an FCIP tunnel so that the fabrics are isolated and the local fabric does not merge with

the remote fabric, configure the IP interface as a VEX_Port on one of the fabrics and a VE_Port on

the other. It does not matter which end of the tunnel is assigned which type, as long as there is one

of each.

Configuring both virtual Fibre Channel ports associated with a tunnel as VE_Ports causes the

fabrics to merge.

FIGURE 188 FCIP tunnels in the fabric

Configuring an FCIP tunnel

1. In the SAN or Fabric view, select Tasks > FCIP.

2. Select Configure FCIP tunnel. Choosing this option launches the configuration wizard, as

shown in Figure 189. Only free tunnels are listed for selection.

3. Read the overview and click Next to continue.

4. Select the switch on which you are configuring the local end of the tunnel.

Only switches having GigE ports with free FCIP tunnels are listed and can be selected. The

Brocade Model 7420 cannot be selected for FCIP tunnel creation.