HP DC SAN Backbone Director Switch Hardware Reference Guide (5697-2158, August 2012)

NOTE: Changing the name causes a domain address format RSCN to be issued.
To customize the switch name:
1. Enter switchName followed by the new name in double quotation marks.
swDir:admin> switchName "swBrocadeDCX5"
Committing configuration...
Done.
swBrocadeDCX5:admin>
2. Record the new name for reference.
Customizing a chassis name
For Fabric OS 6.2.0 and later, the DC SAN Director chassis name can be up to 15 characters
long; include alphabetic, numeric, and underscore characters; and must begin with an alphabetic
character.
1. Enter chassisName followed by the new name in double quotation marks.
nl
switch:admin> chassisname "DCX_chassis_1"
The software returns the following message:
nl
Committing configuration...
nl
Done.
2. Record the new name for reference.
Setting the domain ID
Each switch in the fabric must have a unique domain ID. The domain ID can be set manually using
the configure command or it can be set automatically. The default domain ID for the DC SAN
Director is 1. Use the fabricShow command to view the assigned domain IDs.
To set the domain ID:
1. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the DC SAN Director.
2. Enter the configure command.
3. Enter y at the Fabric parametersprompt:
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
4. Enter a unique domain ID:
Domain: (1.239) [1] 3
5. Complete the remaining prompts, or press Ctrl+D to accept the settings and exit.
6. Enter the switchEnable command to re-enable the DC SAN Director.
Verifying the Port Identifier mode and connecting to the fabric
Before connecting the DC SAN Director to the fabric, verify that the PID mode on the DC SAN
Director matches the other switches in the fabric. This parameter must be identical for all switches
in the fabric and is set using the configure command.
To connect the DC SAN Director to the fabric:
1. Add SFP optical transceivers (or XFP optical transceivers with an FC10-6 port card installed)
and cables to the FC ports.
The ports are color-coded to indicate which can be used in the same port group for trunking.
(Trunking port groups can be up to 8 ports.) The ports and cables used in trunking groups
must meet specific requirements. See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guides.
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