Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide - Manual (Page 9)

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Enabling VCS mode
Perform the following steps to enable VCS mode.
1. Log in to the switch using an account that has the admin role.
2. Enter the vcs enable command, including the RBridge parameter, as in the following example.
vcs rbridge-id 1 enable
The switch reboots when you confirm that you want to enable VCS mode.
When the switch comes back up, if it is connected to other VCS-enabled switches, the negotiation protocols
begin, determining which switch in the fabric is the principal switch and making sure that all domain IDs, and
therefore RBridge IDs, are unique. Should the insistent domain ID not be unique, you can change it. Once the
domain IDs are determined to be unique, they are equated to the RBridge IDs.
The switch with the lowest World Wide Name (WWN) becomes the principal switch, primarily for purposes of
determining the uniqueness of the ID of the other switches in the fabric. The WWN is a unique identifier burned
into the switch at the factory.
Another parameter that can be changed if necessary is the VCS ID. This identifies the VCS fabric of which the
switch can be a part. By default, the VCS ID of every Brocade VDX 6710-54 is 1. Change the VCS ID if you need
to create a new, separate VCS fabric.
3. If you need to change the VCS ID, enter the vcs vcs-id x command, where x is the new VCS ID number.
4. Enter the copy running-config startup-config command to apply the current running configuration to the startup
configuration. This is important to capture any changes that have been made to the running configuration so
that they will persist the next time the switch reboots in the same mode.
Disabling VCS mode
Perform the following steps to disable VCS mode.
1. Log in to the switch using an account that has the admin role.
2. Enter the no vcs enable command.
3. Reboot the switch.
4. When the switch comes back up, enter the copy running-config startup-config command to apply the default
configuration to the startup configuration.
This is important to capture any changes that have been made to the running configuration so that they will
persist the next time the switch reboots in the same mode.
Configuring switch ports
By default, the interfaces are not configured as switch ports. In order to put an interface in Layer 2 mode, use the
following command in Interface Configuration mode.
switch(conf-if-te-1/0/3)#switchport
To remove an interface from Layer 2 mode, use the following command
switch(conf-if-te-1/0/3)#no switchport