Example: Disabling Fc Fastwrite On A Switch; Disabling Fc Fastwrite On A Port; Fcip Services Configuration Guidelines - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Example: Disabling FC Fastwrite on a switch

switch:admin> fastwritecfg --disable 7
!!!! WARNING !!!!
Disabling FC Fastwrite will require powering off and back on the and it may take
up to 5 minutes. For non bladed system, the switch will be rebooted. Data traffic
will be disrupted.
Continue
Slot 7 is being powered off

Disabling FC Fastwrite on a port

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the following command:
switch:admin> portcfg fastwrite [slot/]port --disable
where slot is the slot in which the B-Series Multi-Protocol Router Blade is installed, and port is the port
number. A slot number is not required for the BHP StorageWorks 400 Multi-Protocol Router.

FCIP services configuration guidelines

There are multiple configuration requirements and options associated with FCIP services. The following
general guidelines may be helpful. The steps are presented in an order that minimizes the number of times
ports need to be disabled and enabled. In practice, the steps do not have to be taken in this order.
1. Determine if you are implementing IPsec.
IPsec configuration may be done at any time, but defining IPsec policies first ensures that they will be
available when FCIP tunnels are configured. See
instructions.
2. Determine which FCIP tunnel you want to configure.
Each FCIP tunnel is associated with a specific virtual port, and a specific Ethernet port, as shown in
Table 90 on page 457. For example, if you want to configure FCIP tunnel 0, you need to configure
virtual port 16, and define an IP interface and one or more IP routes over ge0.
3. Persistently disable the virtual ports before you configure them.
Ports on a new HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-Protocol Router or B-Series Multi-Protocol Router Blade are
persistently disabled by default. On an HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-Protocol Router or FC4- 1 8i blade
that has already been installed and configured, check the EX_Port status using the portCfgShow
command, and persistently disable the ports using the portCfgPersistentDisable command
before you configure them. See
4. The Ethernet port associated with the tunnel should also be disabled. Before disabling an Ethernet port,
be sure there are no other tunnels active on the port. If there are, disabling the port will disable the
tunnel or tunnels.
5. Determine if any of the virtual ports should be VEX_Ports, and configure them using the
portCfgVEXPort command. See
6. Create an IP interface using the portCfg ipif command. See
page 476 for specific instructions.
7. Create one or more IP routes using the portCfg iproute command. See
routes" on page 476 for specific instructions.
8. If you are implementing VLAN tagging, create a static ARP entry for the IP interface using the portCfg
arp command. See
9. Test the IP connection using the portCmd
on page 476 for specific instructions.
10. Create an FCIP tunnel using the portCfg fciptunnel command. See
page 478 for specific instructions.
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