Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 286)

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Account management and Virtual Fabrics
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Account management and Virtual Fabrics
When user accounts are created, they are assigned a list of logical fabrics to which they can log in and
a home logical fabric (home FID). When you connect to a physical chassis, the home FID defines the
logical switch to which you are logged in by default. You can change to a different logical switch
context, as described in
“Changing the context to a different logical fabric” on page 299.
When you are logged in to a logical switch, the system prompt changes to display the FID of that
switch. The following are example prompts for when you are logged in to the default logical switch
(FID = 128) and a user-defined logical switch (FID = 15):
switch:FID128:admin>
switch:FID15:admin>
Refer to Chapter 5, “Managing User Accounts,” for information about creating user accounts and
assigning FIDs to user accounts.
Supported platforms for Virtual Fabrics
The following platforms are Virtual Fabrics-capable:
• Brocade 5100
• Brocade 5300
• Brocade 6510
• Brocade 6520
• Brocade 7800
• Brocade VA-40FC, in Native mode only
• Brocade DCX
• Brocade DCX-4S
• Brocade DCX 8510 family
Some restrictions apply to the ports, depending on the port type and blade type. The following
sections explain these restrictions.
Supported port configurations in the fixed-port switches
There are no restrictions on the ports in the Brocade 5100, 5300, 6510, 6520, and VA-40FC;
however, the following rules apply:
• Any port can belong to any logical switch (including the base switch and default logical switch),
with the exception that F_Ports cannot belong to the base switch.
• The default logical switch can use XISLs, except on Brocade DCX or DCX-4S devices.
• The default logical switch can also be a base switch.
Restrictions on fixed-port switches
Brocade 7800— Although it can be divided into four logical switches, you cannot use an XISL on
this switch because a base switch is not supported on this device.