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Fabric configurations for interconnectivity A
The following example sets port 10/13 to admin-enabled, assigns a Fabric ID of 37, and sets
the M-EOS connection to McDATA Fabric Mode.
ecp:admin_06> portcfgexport 10/13 -a 1 -f 37 -m 2
6. Enable the port by issuing the portEnable command.
ecp:admin_06> portenable 10/13
If the port was persistently disabled, use the following command to enable the port:
ecp:admin_06> portcfgpersistentenable 10/13
7. Physically attach the IFLs from the FC router to the switches in the edge fabrics.
•Connect IFL1 and verify EX_Port connectivity. Repeat for all Fabric OS fabric IFLs.
•Connect IFL (n) for the M-EOS fabric and verify EX_Port connectivity. Repeat for all M-EOS
fabric IFLs.
8. Log in to the FC router and enter the switchShow command to display the M-EOS switch that is
connected to the FC router EX_Port. You can now physically attach your ISLs from the FC router
to other switches in the backbone fabric.
ISLs apply only to Fabric OS switches that are not connected as an edge fabric (IFLs). When an
M-EOS switch is present, it is assumed that you are creating an edge fabric.
For information about Fabric OS edge fabric setup on E_Ports and interswitch linking, see
Chapter 19, “Managing Trunking Connections”. For information on EX_Port Frame trunking
setup on the FC router, see “Configuring EX_Port frame trunking” on page 476.
9. Capture a SAN profile of the M-EOS and Fabric OS SANs, identifying the number of devices in
each SAN.
By projecting the total number of devices and switches expected in each fabric when the
LSANs are active, you can quickly determine the status of the SAN by issuing the commands
nsAllShow and fabricShow on the Fabric OS fabric. The nsAllShow displays the global name
server information and fabricShow displays the fabric membership information. The following
examples illustrate the use of these commands.
An arrow (>) next to the switch symbolic name indicates the principal switch.
switch:admin_06> fabricshow
Switch ID Worldwide Name Enet IP Addr FC IP Addr Name
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
64: fffc40 10:00:00:60:69:00:06:56 192.168.64.59 192.168.65.59 "sw5"
65: fffc41 10:00:00:60:69:00:02:0b 192.168.64.180 192.168.65.180 >"sw180"
66: fffc42 10:00:00:60:69:00:05:91 192.168.64.60 192.168.65.60 "sw60"
67: fffc43 10:00:00:60:69:10:60:1f 192.168.64.187 0.0.0.0 "sw187"
The Fabric has 4 switches
You can use DCFM to gather similar information for the M-EOS fabric. See the EFC Manager
Software User Manual for information using DCFM.
When you have configured the FC router to connect to a fabric, you must create LSAN zones for the
SAN. After you set up LSAN zoning, issue the cfgShow command to verify that the zoning is correct.