Configuring Fabric Binding - McDATA 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

Configuring Fabric Binding

Fabric Binding functionality, provided by the SANtegrity Binding
feature, allows you to bind the product to specified fabrics so that it
can communicate only with those fabrics. With Fabric Binding
enabled, the product can communicate only with fabrics that are
included in the Fabric Binding Member List (FBML).
Using Fabric Binding, you can allow specific products to attach to
specific fabrics in the SAN. This provides security from accidental
fabric merges and potential fabric disruption when fabrics become
segmented because they cannot merge.
The Fabric Binding page allows the user to modify Fabric Binding
configuration, to save and activate any changes that have been made
to Fabric Binding configuration, and to deactivate Fabric Binding.
Fabric Binding is available only if the SANtegrity Binding feature is
installed.
A number of settings must be configured correctly on the product for
Fabric Binding to function. For a description of these, see
Disable, and Online State Functions
To configure Fabric Binding, select Security > Fabric Binding on the
navigation panel. The Fabric Binding page
showing the current FBML. Use this page to perform the following
tasks:
• Determine Fabric Binding status, which is described in
Fabric Binding Status
• Load members of the current fabric to the FBML, which is
described in
Load the Current Fabric to the FBML
• Add members to the FBML, which is described in
on page 5-27.
the FBML
• Delete members from the FBML, which is described in
Members from the FBML
• Activate Fabric Binding, which is described in
on page 5-28.
Binding
• Deactivate Fabric Binding, which is described in
on page 5-28.
Binding
on page 5-26.
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on page 5-27.
on page 5-27.
Configuring Security

Configuring Fabric Binding

Enable,
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Identify
on page 5-27.
Add Members to
Delete
Activate Fabric
Deactivate Fabric
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