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Configuring an access VSAN ······································································································································· 32
Assigning an interface to a VSAN as an access port ······················································································· 32
Assigning interfaces to a VSAN as access ports in bulk ·················································································· 32
Configuring a trunk VSAN ············································································································································ 32
Displaying and maintaining VSANs ···························································································································· 33
VSAN configuration examples ····································································································································· 33
VSAN configuration example by using FC interfaces ······················································································· 33
VSAN configuration examples by using VFC interfaces ··················································································· 36
Setting up a fabric ····················································································································································· 40
Overview ········································································································································································· 40
Principal switch selection ······································································································································ 40
Domain ID assignment ·········································································································································· 41
FC address assignment ········································································································································· 42
Fabric setup configuration task list ······························································································································· 42
Building a fabric statically ···································································································································· 42
Building a fabric dynamically ······························································································································ 43
Enabling or disabling the fabric configuration function ···························································································· 43
Setting a fabric name ···················································································································································· 44
Setting the switch priority ·············································································································································· 44
Configuring the allowed domain ID list ······················································································································· 45
Configuring a domain ID for a switch ························································································································· 45
Binding the WWN of an N_Port to an FC address ··································································································· 46
Configuring the fabric timers ········································································································································ 47
Configuring the fabric timers in system view ······································································································ 47
Configuring the fabric timers in VSAN view ······································································································ 47
Configuring the fabric reconfiguration ························································································································ 48
Configuring the auto fabric reconfiguration function ························································································ 48
Manually initiating the fabric reconfiguration ···································································································· 48
Configuring an FC interface to reject incoming RCF requests ·················································································· 49
Enabling SNMP notifications for the fabric or name service module ······································································· 49
Configuring RSCN aggregation ··································································································································· 50
RSCN ······································································································································································ 50
RSCN aggregation ················································································································································ 50
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 50
Configuring and obtaining FC4 information of nodes ······························································································ 51
Enabling auto discovery of SCSI-FCP information ····························································································· 51
Configuring the default FC4 information for a node ························································································· 52
Displaying and maintaining a fabric ··························································································································· 52
Fabric building configuration examples ······················································································································ 52
Static fabric building configuration example ····································································································· 52
Dynamic fabric building configuration example ································································································ 55
Configuring FC routing and forwarding ·················································································································· 60
Overview ········································································································································································· 60
Routing table and FIB table ·································································································································· 60
Direct routes ··························································································································································· 61
Static routes ···························································································································································· 62
FSPF routes ····························································································································································· 62
Configuring static FC routes ·········································································································································· 63
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 63
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 63
Configuring FSPF ···························································································································································· 64
FSPF configuration task list ··································································································································· 64
Enabling FSPF ························································································································································ 64
