Virtual Fabrics Interaction With Other Fabric Os Features; Limitations And Restrictions Of Virtual Fabrics; Table 51 Virtual Fabrics Interaction With Fabric Os Features - HP StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

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Limitations and restrictions of Virtual Fabrics

Virtual Fabrics interaction with other Fabric OS features

Table 51
TABLE 51
Fabric OS feature
Access Gateway
Admin Domains
Configuration upload
and download
Encryption
FC-FC Routing Service
FICON
Licensing
Performance
monitoring
QoS
Traffic Isolation

Limitations and restrictions of Virtual Fabrics

The maximum number of logical switches per chassis varies depending on the switch model.
Table 52
default logical switch) supported on each.
TABLE 52
Platform
Brocade DCX
Brocade DCX-4S
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lists some Fabric OS features and considerations that apply when using Virtual Fabrics.
Virtual Fabrics interaction with Fabric OS features
Virtual Fabrics interaction
Virtual Fabrics is not supported on a switch if AG mode is enabled.
Virtual Fabrics and Admin Domains are mutually exclusive and are not supported at the
same time on a switch. To use Admin Domains, you must first disable Virtual Fabrics; to
use Virtual Fabrics, you must first delete all Admin Domains.
Refer to "Deleting all user-defined Admin Domains non-disruptively"
information on deleting Admin Domains without disrupting device-to-device
communication.
Virtual Fabrics uses a configuration file that is different from the configuration file used
to download system configuration parameters. Refer to
Switch Configuration File,"
configuration file.
Encryption functionality using the FS8-18 blade is available only on the default logical
switch.
All EX_Ports must reside in a base switch.
You cannot attach EX_Ports to a logical switch that has XISL use enabled. You must use
ISLs to connect the logical switches in an edge fabric.
Refer to Chapter 24, "Using FC-FC Routing to Connect Fabrics,"
about Virtual Fabrics and FC-FC routing.
Up to two logical switches per chassis can run FICON Management Server (CUP), but the
FICON logical switch can use both ISLs and XISLs.
Licenses are applicable for all logical switches in a chassis.
Performance monitors are supported in a limited number of logical switches, depending
on the platform type. Refer to
information about performance monitoring when Virtual Fabrics is enabled.
QoS VCs are maintained across the base fabric. Refer to
Behavior," for more information about using the Adaptive Networking features with
Virtual Fabrics.
Traffic Isolation zones with failover disabled are not supported in logical fabrics. Refer to
Chapter 21, "Optimizing Fabric Behavior,"
with Virtual Fabrics.
lists the supported platforms and the maximum number of logical switches (including the
Maximum number of logical switches per chassis
Maximum number of logical switches
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Chapter 8, "Maintaining the
for more information about how Virtual Fabrics affects the
Chapter 20, "Monitoring Fabric Performance,"
for additional information about using TI Zones
on page 450 for
for more information
for more
Chapter 21, "Optimizing Fabric
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