Connectivity Modes; Configuring The Fc Router; Portcfgexport -M Values - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Connectivity modes

You can connect to M-EOS fabrics in both McDATA Open mode or McDATA Fabric mode. If the mode is
not configured correctly, the port is disabled because of incompatibility.
To allow interconnectivity with M-EOS SANs, the command line interface (CLI) command portCfgExPort
uses the -m option to indicate the connectivity mode.
option to set the connectivity mode.
Table 60

portCfgExPort -m values

Value Description
0 Brocade Native
1 McDATA Open Mode 1
2 McDATA Fabric Mode (native mode)
3 McData Fabric legacy mode
You can display the current operational mode of the EX_Port by issuing the portCfgExPort command
with the port number as the only parameter.
See "Configuring an interfabric
which is used for McDATA Fabric mode on Fabric OS v5.2.0 or later.

Configuring the FC router

When configuring an HP fabric to connect to a Native McDATA fabric, you must perform some preparation
on the FC router. The following procedure shows how to connect an EX_Port of an FC router fabric to a
Native McDATA fabric configured in Fabric mode.
1. Verify the Native McDATA firmware version. To display the front domain on the M-EOS fabric, use the
M-EOS show command.
2. Using the version command, make sure that Fabric OS 6.0 is installed on the 400 MP Router or
4/256 SAN Director or DC Director with an FR4- 1 8i blade, as shown in the following example:
fcr_switch:AD255:admin> version
Kernel:
Fabric OS:
Made on:
Flash:
BootProm:
248 Using the FC-FC routing service
link" on page 221 for details about the portCfgExPort command,
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lists the valid parameters to use with the -m
Table 60
Use
Default mode.
When the neighboring McDATA switch is
running in open mode.
When the neighboring McDATA switch is
running in native mode.
Not currently used.