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Enabling d_port in static mode – Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) User Manual

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FIGURE 61 HBA to switch

For configuration details, refer to

Using D_Port between switches and HBAs

on page 432.

Using D_Port in static-static mode between switches

You can configure D_Ports in static-static modes between switches (ISLs), chassis (ICLs), Access
Gateways, and switch-Access Gateway links.

The following sections apply to topologies 1, 2, 3, and 4:

Enabling D_Port in static mode

on page 430

Disabling D_Port in static mode

on page 431

The following examples use the command-line interface. Refer also to the latest Brocade Host
Connectivity Manager (HCM) information in the Brocade Network Advisor documentation to use the
graphical user interface (GUI) applications to configure D_Port.

Enabling D_Port in static mode

Use this procedure to configure a basic D_Port diagnostics session between two switches, as shown
in

Figure 55

on page 423.

NOTE
The automatic test might fail if you do not follow the sequence of steps exactly.

1. Disable Port 1 on Switch A by using the portDisable command.

switchA:admin> portdisable 1

2. Configure Port 1 on Switch A as a D_Port by using portCfgDport --enable .

switchA:admin> portcfgdport --enable 1

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