Changing The Context To A Different Logical Fabric; Creating A Logical Fabric Using Xisls - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

where fabricID is the fabric ID of the Logical Switch you want to switch to and manage.
3. Enter the switchshow command and check the Allow XISL Use parameter to verify whether the switch
is configured to use XISLs:
switch218:FID128:admin>
switchName:
switchType:
switchState:
switchMode:
switchRole:
switchDomain:
switchId:
switchWwn:
zoning:
switchBeacon:
blade4 Beacon:
blade9 Beacon:
blade10 Beacon: OFF
FC Router:
Allow XISL Use: OFF
LS Attributes:
Area Port Media Speed State
=====================================
0 0
1 1
4. Enter the following command to disable the switch:
switchdisable
5. Enter the following command:
configure
6. Enter y after the Fabric Parameters prompt:
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no]
7. Enter 1 at the Allow XISL Use prompt to allow XISL use; enter 0 at the prompt to disallow XISL use:
Allow XISL Use[0]:
8. Respond to the remaining prompts or press Ctrl-d to accept the other settings and exit.
9. Enter the following command to re-enable the switch:
switchenable

Changing the context to a different Logical Fabric

You can change the context to a different Logical Fabric. Your user account must have permission to access
the Logical Fabric.
1. Connect to the physical chassis and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the following command to change to a different Logical Switch in the chassis:
setcontext fabricID
where fabricID is the fabric ID of the Logical Switch you want to switch to and manage.

Creating a Logical Fabric using XISLs

This procedure describes how to create a Logical Fabric using multiple chassis and XISLs (similar to the
configuration shown in
188 Managing virtual fabrics
switchshow
switch218
62.1
Online
Native
Principal
1
fffc01
10:00:00:60:69:80:04:92
ON (testcfg1)
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
[FID: 128, Base Switch: No, Default Switch: Yes]
id N8 No_Sync
id N8 No_Sync
1
Figure 19 on page 189).
Proto
Disabled (Persistent)
Disabled (Persistent)
y