Brocade Communications Systems IP250 Standalone discovery, VCS fabric discovery, Select File Save

VDX/VCS discovery 3

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#A sample entry:

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#Changes to this file do not require restarting the management server.

3.Select File > Save.

Standalone discovery

•When you discover a VDX device that is not VCS-enabled, it displays as an individual L2 (DCB) device.

•When you enable VCS mode on a discovered VDX device, after rediscovery the VDX displays as a VCS fabric.

VCS fabric discovery

NOTE

Professional edition can only discover a VCS fabric with one member.

NOTE

IP Base edition can only discover a VCS fabric with two members.

•When you discover a VDX device that is VCS-enabled and is not connected to other VCS-enabled devices, it displays as a VCS fabric with one member.

•When you discover a VDX device that is VCS-enabled and is connected to other VCS-enabled devices, it displays as a VCS fabric with all connected VCS-enabled devices as members of the fabric.

•When you discover any member in a VCS fabric through individual IP device discovery, that member acts as the seed switch and discovers all other members in the VCS fabric. The principal switch of the VCS fabric displays as a VCS fabric. The VCS fabric members display as individual L2 (DCB) devices.

•When you discover multiple members in a VCS fabric through profile discovery, the principal switch acts as the seed switch and discovers all other members (not included in profile discovery) in the VCS fabric. The principal switch of the VCS fabric displays as a VCS fabric. The VCS fabric members display as individual L2 (DCB) devices.

VCS fabric rediscovery

Rediscovery is the refreshing of the asset data for the selected product. Rediscovery of a VCS-enabled device or VCS fabric uses the following behavior:

•If you select a fabric seed switch, rediscovery refreshes the fabric membership information.

•If you select a fabric member, rediscovery refreshes the fabric member’s asset data.

•If you select a missing fabric member, rediscovery results in the discovery of new fabric or discovery of a standalone switch (dependent on what happened to the disconnected member). You can also delete missing fabric members from discovery (refer to “Deleting IP devices from discovery” on page 93).

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