Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 551)

5300"
EX_Port FID Neighbor Switch Info (WWN, enet IP, name)
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4 95 10:00:00:05:1e:37:00:45 10.32.156.31 "Brocade 5300"
5 95 10:00:00:05:1e:37:00:45 10.32.156.31 "Brocade 5300"
6 95 10:00:00:05:1e:37:00:45 10.32.156.31 "Brocade 5300"
12.Enter the iflshow command to display the FC router details and ensure the fabric is functioning
correctly.
switch:FID128:root> iflshow
E-Port EX-Port FCR-WWN FCR-FID FCR-Name Speed
BW
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1 : 350 --> 12 10:00:08:00:88:04:93:94 39 fcr_sw 4G 8G
TRUNK
Configuring EX_Ports on an ICL
The following restrictions apply when configuring EX_Ports on an ICL:
• Both the active and standby CP must be running Fabric OS 7.2.0 or later.
• EX_Ports on ICLs is supported only on the Brocade DCX 8510-4 and DCX 8510-8.
• EX-Port on ICL is supported only in DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 when all the port blades in the
chassis belong to one of these blade types: FC16-32, FC16-48, FC16-64, FC8-32E, FC8-48E).
NOTE
Device discovery will not occur properly with ICL EX-Port connected edge fabrics if the FC Router
has unsupported blades that are not mentioned in the above restriction.
• Switches must have Virtual Fabrics enabled.
• EX_Ports on ICLs are allowed only on the base switch. All user ports must be in the base switch.
• You must be in Brocade native mode.
• You cannot configure a VEX_Port on an ICL
• The ICLs must be in a symmetric topology. For more information on topologies, refer to the Inter-
Chassis Links chapter.
• Bladeless configuration (where the chassis has core blades but no application blades) is not
supported.
To configure EX_Ports on an ICL, perform the following steps:
1. Configure an 8-bit zero-based Dynamic Area mode or a 10-bit Dynamic Area mode on the FC router
to bring up ICL EX_Ports.
Configure...
Enable a 256 Area Limit
(0 = No,
1 = Zero Based Area Assignment,
2 = Port Based Area Assignment): (0..2) [0]
The following options are available:
• 0 : 10-bit Dynamic Area Mode. ICL EX_Ports, F_Ports, and regular EX_Ports have 8-bit areas.
• 1 : 8-bit Dynamic Area Mode. ICL_EX ports have 8-bit areas.
• 2 : Not permitted if ICL ports are present in the logical switch.
2. On the FC router, disable all QSFP ports by issuing the portDisable command.
switch:admin> portdisable 6/20-23
You can verify that all ports have been disabled by issuing the portShow command for the ports.
3. Configure EX_Ports on the ICL by issuing the portCfgEXPort command. If you configure EX_Port on
one of the QSFP ports, the configuration is automatically propagated to the other 3 QSFP ports.
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