Brocade Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide (53-1000244-01, November 2006)

4-14 Secure Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000244-01
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Table 4-4 indicates the results of moving switches in and out of fabrics with secure mode enabled or
disabled.
Table 4-4 Moving Switches Between Fabrics
Initial State of
Switch
If set up as a
standalone
switch:
If moved into a
fabric that has
Secure Mode
enabled and a
functioning
primary FCS
switch:
If moved into a
fabric that has
Secure Mode
enabled but no
FCS switches
are available:
If moved
into a
non-
secure
fabric:
Primary FCS
switch in the FCS
policy stored on
switch, with
secure mode
enabled.
Forms a one-switch
fabric with secure
mode enabled, and
acts as the primary
FCS switch.
Segments unless
FCS policies are
identical. If identical,
the switch is the
primary FCS switch
unless the other FCS
switch is higher in
the FCS policy.
Segments unless
FCS policies are
identical. If policies
are identical, the
switch becomes the
primary FCS
switch.
Segments
from
fabric.
Backup FCS
switch in the FCS
policy stored on
switch, with
secure mode
enabled.
Forms a one-switch
fabric with secure
mode enabled, and
acts as primary FCS
switch.
Segments unless
FCS policies are
identical. If policies
are identical, the
switch is a backup
FCS switch.
Segments unless
FCS policies are
identical. If policies
are identical, the
switch becomes the
primary FCS
switch.
Segments
from
fabric.
Non-FCS switch
in the FCS policy
stored on switch,
with secure mode
enabled.
Forms a one-switch
fabric with secure
mode enabled but no
FCS switch (to
specify the primary
FCS switch, use the
secModeEnable
command).
Segments unless
FCS policies are
identical. If policies
are identical, the
switch is a non-FCS
switch.
Segments unless
FCS policies are
identical. If policies
are identical, the
switch is a non-FCS
switch.
Segments
from
fabric.
Secure mode is
disabled.
Standard operation. Segments from
fabric.
Segments from
fabric.
Standard
operation.
N
ote
Although the following procedure does not require rebooting the fabric, there is potential for
segmentation or other disruption to the fabric due to the number of factors involved in the merge
process.