Configuring Fcs; Overview - HP 5920 SERIES Fc And Fcoe Configuration Manual

Configuring FCS

Only FCF switches support FCS. Switches described in this chapter refer to FCF switches.

Overview

The Fabric Configuration Server (FCS) feature provides discovery of topology information of a fabric,
including switches in the fabric and ports on each switch. A management application (for example,
SNMP NMS software) determines the physical and logical topologies of the fabric based on the FCS
topology information. It also manages the switches in the fabric.
The FCS describes the topology of a fabric by using the following objects:
Interconnect element (IE) object—Each switch in a fabric corresponds to an IE object. One or more
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IE objects are interconnected to form a fabric. An IE object has a set of attributes, as shown in
7.
Port object—Each FC or VFC interface on an IE object corresponds to a port object. An IE object
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has one or more port objects. A port object has a set of attributes, as shown in
Table 7 IE attributes
Attribute
IE WWN
IE type
Domain ID
Fabric name
Logical name
Management address list
Information list
Table 8 Port attributes
Attribute
Port WWN
Port type
Description
WWN of the IE.
The IE type can only be Switch.
Domain ID of the IE.
Name of the fabric where the IE resides.
Device name of the IE, which can be configured by using the sysname
command.
Management protocol supported by the IE and management address.
Only SNMP is supported. The management address is in the form of a
URL. For example, snmp://192.168.6.100 indicates that the
management protocol is SNMP and the management address is
192.168.6.100.
An IE can have one or more management addresses.
Includes vendor name, product name/number, release code, and other
vendor-specific information.
Description
WWN of the port.
Port mode: E_Port or F_Port.
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Table
Table 8.