FW V06.XX/HAFM SW V08.02.00 HP StorageWorks CLI Reference Guide for Directors and Edge Switches Reference Guide (AA-RQ7AE-TE, July 2004)

CLI Commands
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config.security.fabricBinding Commands
Fabric Binding functionality, provided by the SANtegrity Binding feature, allows
you to bind the switch or director to specified fabrics so that it can communicate
only with those fabrics. With Fabric Binding enabled, the product can
communicate only with fabrics that are included in the Fabric Binding
Membership List (FBML).
Using Fabric Binding, you can allow specific switches to attach to specific fabrics
in the SAN. This provides security from accidental fabric merges and potential
fabric disruption when fabrics become segmented because they cannot merge.
These commands include the following:
■ config.security.fabricBinding.activatePending, page 67
■ config.security.fabricBinding.addAttachedMembers, page 68
■ config.security.fabricBinding.addMember, page 69
■ config.security.fabricBinding.clearMemList, page 70
■ config.security.fabricBinding.deactivateFabBind, page 71
■ config.security.fabricBinding.deleteMember, page 72
■ config.security.fabricBinding.replacePending, page 73
■ config.security.fabricBinding.showActive, page 74
■ config.security.fabricBinding.showPending, page 75
About Fabric Binding Commands
The config.security.fabricBinding commands function in a different way from
most CLI commands, which are single action commands that take effect
immediately. Most of the Fabric Binding commands affect a temporary copy of an
FBML in the work area, which is called the Pending FBML. When this temporary
copy, the pending list, is activated to the fabric, it is called the Active FBML.
Note: One factor to consider, when using CLI commands to view and configure
Fabric Binding settings, is that the EWS interface can change Fabric Binding status
and FBMLs, if it is used at the same time as the CLI.
Because not all the verification of the Pending FBML can occur on the temporary
copy in the work area, it is possible, though unlikely, that the copy of the list
encounters no errors until the list is activated to the fabric.