Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 293)

Example of changing the logical switch with FID 7 to a base switch
sw0:FID128:admin> setcontext 7
switch_25:FID7:admin> switchshow
switchName: switch_25
switchType: 66.1
switchState: Online
switchMode: Native
switchRole: Principal
switchDomain: 30
switchId: fffc1e
switchWwn: 10:00:00:05:1e:82:3c:2c
zoning: OFF
switchBeacon: OFF
FC Router: OFF
Fabric Name: MktFab7
Allow XISL Use: ON
LS Attributes: [FID: 7, Base Switch: No, Default Switch: No, Address Mode 0]
(output truncated)
switch_25:FID7:admin> configure
Not all options will be available on an enabled switch.
To disable the switch, use the "switchDisable" command.
Configure...
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
WWN Based persistent PID (yes, y, no, n): [no]
Allow XISL Use (yes, y, no, n): [yes] n
WARNING!! Disabling this parameter will cause removal of LISLs to
other logical switches. Do you want to continue? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
System services (yes, y, no, n): [no]
switch_25:FID7:admin> lscfg --change 7 -base
Creation of a base switch requires that the proposed new base switch on this system
be disabled.
Would you like to continue [y/n]?: y
Disabling the proposed new base switch...
Disabling switch fid 7
Please enable your switches when ready.
switch_25:FID7:admin> switchenable
Configuring a logical switch for XISL use
When you create a logical switch, it is configured to use XISLs by default. However, in some cases
XISL use is not supported.
Use the following procedure to allow or disallow the logical switch to use XISLs in the base fabric.
See Limitations and restrictions of Virtual Fabrics on page 283 for restrictions on XISL use.
1. Connect to the physical chassis and log in using an account with the chassis-role permission.
2. Use the setContext command to set the context to the logical switch you want to manage, if you are
not already in that context.
setcontext fabricID | switchname
The fabricID parameter is the FID of the logical switch you want to switch to and manage. The
switchname parameter is the name assigned to the logical switch. You can only use one parameter
at a time.
3. Use the switchShow command and check the value of the Allow XISL Use parameter.
4. Enter the configure command:
configure
5. Enter y after the Fabric Parameters prompt:
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Configuring a logical switch for XISL use
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