Brocade Communications Systems 8 Documentation Update

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17 December 2010
Fabric OS

Documentation Updates

Supporting Fabric OS v6.4.1

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  • Page 1: Documentation Updates

    53-1002063-03 53-1002063-03 ® 17 December 2010 Fabric OS Documentation Updates Supporting Fabric OS v6.4.1...
  • Page 2: Document History

    Copyright © 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Brocade, the B-wing symbol, BigIron, DCFM, DCX, Fabric OS, FastIron, IronView, NetIron, SAN Health, ServerIron, TurboIron, and Wingspan are registered trademarks, and Brocade Assurance, Brocade NET Health, Brocade One, Extraordinary Networks, MyBrocade, and VCS are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Document In this chapter ..........v How this document is organized .
  • Page 4 Chapter 6 DCX Backbone Hardware Reference Manual In this chapter ......... . . 17 Appendix D, Port Numbering Template .
  • Page 5: About This Document

    About This Document In this chapter • How this document is organized ........v •...
  • Page 6: Document Feedback

    Document feedback Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you think that a topic needs further development, we want to hear from you. Forward your feedback to: documentation@brocade.com Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about your comment, including the topic heading and page number and your suggestions for improvement.
  • Page 7: Access Gateway Administrator's Guide

    Chapter Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide In this chapter The updates in this chapter are for the Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide, part number: 53-10001760-01, published March 2010. • Chapter 3, Managing Policies and Features in Access Gateway Mode ..1 Chapter 3, Managing Policies and Features in Access Gateway Mode Under the heading “Trunking in Access Gateway Mode”...
  • Page 8 Chapter 3, Managing Policies and Features in Access Gateway Mode Fabric OS Documentation Updates 53-1002063-03...
  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Fabric Os Administrator's Guide

    Chapter Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide In this chapter The updates in this chapter are for the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide, part number: 53-1001763-02, published September 2010. • Chapter 14, Interoperability for Merged SANs......3 •...
  • Page 10: Chapter 21, Using The Fc-Fc Routing Service

    Chapter 21, Using the FC-FC Routing Service Chapter 21, Using the FC-FC Routing Service In the section “Verifying the setup for FC-FC routing,” on page 466 add the following step: 6. Delete fabric mode Top Talker monitors, if they are configured. FC-FC routing and fabric mode Top Talker monitors are not concurrently supported.
  • Page 11: Fabric Os Commands Reference

    Chapter Fabric OS Commands Reference In this chapter The updates in this chapter are for the Fabric OS Command Reference, part number: 53-1001763-02, published September 2010. • New commands in Fabric OS v6.4.1 ....... . 5 •...
  • Page 12 bufOpMode bufOpMode Changes or displays the Buffer Optimized Mode. SYNOPSIS bufopmode --set slot -f bufopmode --reset slot bufopmode --show slot bufopmode --showall DESCRIPTION Use this command to display or change the buffer optimized mode on a switch. When buffer optimized mode is enabled on a slot, additional buffers are allocated on the internal ports. Use this feature, if you have slow draining devices connected to the slot and there are no long distance links on that slot.This command can provide more credit flexibility and may help with congestion.
  • Page 13 bufOpMode To display current buffer optimized mode for a single slot switch:admin> bufopmode --show 12 Slot 12: buffer optimized mode - On To enable buffer optimized mode for a given slot: switch:admin> bufopmode --set 11 The operation is not supported when the slot is online switch:admin>...
  • Page 14 portCfgFaultDelay portCfgFaultDelay Configures the fault delay for a single FC port. SYNOPSIS portcfgfaultdelay --enable [slot/]port mode portcfgfaultdelay --help DESCRIPTION Use this command to configure the fault delay of an FC port. In the event that the link is noisy after a host power cycle, the switch may go into a soft fault state, which means a delay of R_A_TOV.
  • Page 15 portCfgFaultDelay Mirror Port F_Port Buffers Fault Delay 1(1.2sec) switch:admin> portcfgshow Ports of Slot 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---------------+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+--+---+--+--+--+---+--+--+-- Speed AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN Fill Word AL_PA Offset 13 ..
  • Page 16: Revised Commands In Fabric Os V6.4.0

    Revised commands in Fabric OS v6.4.0 Revised commands in Fabric OS v6.4.0 A new configurable parameter has been added to the configure command under Fabric Parameters: In Table 6 on page 133 add the following row: TABLE 6 Configure command fabric parameters Field Type Default...
  • Page 17 Revised commands in Fabric OS v6.4.0 To configure Edge hold time on an enabled switch: Switch:admin> configure Not all options will be available on an enabled switch. To disable the switch, use the "switchDisable" command. Configure... Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] yes Configure edge hold time (yes, y, no, n): [no] yes Edge hold time: (100..500) [220] System services (yes, y, no, n): [no]...
  • Page 18: Command Rbac Permissions And Ad Types

    Command RBAC permissions and AD types Command RBAC permissions and AD types Refer to Table 7 for the RBAC and Admin Domain availability of new Fabric OS v6.4.1 commands. TABLE 7 RBAC availability and admin domain type Command Name User Admin Operator Switch...
  • Page 19: Chapter 4 Fabric Os Message Reference Manual

    Chapter Fabric OS Message Reference Manual In this chapter The updates in this chapter are for the Fabric OS Message Reference, part number: 53-1001767-01, published March 2010. • SULB System Messages ......... 13 SULB System Messages On page 620, in the SULB System Messages chapter, correct the severity level for the message SULB-1037.
  • Page 20 SULB System Messages Fabric OS Documentation Updates 53-1002063-03...
  • Page 21: Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide

    Chapter Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide In this chapter The updates in this chapter are for the Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide, part number: 53-10001770-01, published March 2010. • Chapter 1, Fabric Watch notification types ......15 •...
  • Page 22: Chapter 2, Fabric Watch Thresholds

    Chapter 2, Fabric Watch Thresholds Chapter 2, Fabric Watch Thresholds On page 15 and 16, the sections “High and low thresholds” have been changed to include the following expanded threshold categories: • Above high threshold • Below high threshold • Above low threshold •...
  • Page 23: Appendix D, Port Numbering Template

    Chapter DCX Backbone Hardware Reference Manual In this chapter The updates in this chapter are for the DCX Backbone Hardware Reference Manual, part number: 53-10000685-12, published March 2010. • Appendix D, Port Numbering Template ......17 Appendix D, Port Numbering Template In two illustrations the port numbers have been reversed in the tables under each figure.
  • Page 24 Appendix D, Port Numbering Template Fabric OS Documentation Updates 53-1002063-03...
  • Page 25: Chapter 3, Brocade 5100 Operation

    Chapter Brocade 5100 Hardware Reference Manual In this chapter The updates in this chapter are for the Brocade 5100 Hardware Reference Manual, part number: 53-10000854-02, published July 2008. • Chapter 3, Brocade 5100 Operation ....... 19 Chapter 3, Brocade 5100 Operation For Table 1 on page 19, replace the first row, with the LED Name Power Supply Status (right) with the following row.
  • Page 26 Chapter 3, Brocade 5100 Operation LED Name LED Color Status of Hardware Recommended Action Port Status No light No signal or light carrier (media or Check transceiver and cable. cable) detected. Slow flashing Port is online but segmented No action required. green (flashing in because of a loopback cable or two-second...

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