Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual page 561

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For more information about enabling Virtual Fabrics on a physical chassis, refer to
Fabrics"
Table 63
allowed for each of those physical chassis.
TABLE 63
Physical chassis
40-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch
80-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch
48-port, 16 Gbps FC Switch
8 Gbps Extension Switch
8-slot Backbone Chassis
4-slot Backbone Chassis
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NOTE
The 8 Gbps Extension Switch does not support base switches.
For the 8 Gbps Extension Switch, any port can be assigned to the logical switch or default logical
switch. For the other switches, any port can be assigned to any logical switch (logical switch,
default logical switch, or base switch).
Depending on the logical switch type, the backbone chassis have the port requirements shown in
Table
TABLE 64
Logical switch type
Default logical switch
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual
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Discover a Virtual Fabrics-enabled seed physical chassis running Fabric OS 6.2.0 or later with
Virtual Fabrics enabled, and at least one logical switch defined on the core switch. The physical
chassis displays as a virtual switch.
Upgrade a physical chassis already in your SAN to Fabric OS 6.2.0 or later. Virtual Fabrics is
disabled by default. This switch displays as a legacy switch. Once upgraded, you must enable
Virtual Fabrics.
on page 515.
lists the Virtual Fabrics-capable physical chassis and the number of logical switches
Maximum number of logical switches per chassis
The maximum is 3 logical switches if you are using FC-FC routing.
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Blade and port types supported on logical switches for backbone chassis
Virtual Fabrics requirements
Number of logical switches allowed
3
4
1
4
4
8
8
Ports
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Extension Blade—E_Ports, F_Ports, GE_Ports, and VE_Ports
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Application Platform Blade—E_Ports and F_Ports
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FC 10-6 ISL Blade—E_Ports and F_Ports
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Encryption Blade—E_Ports, F_Ports, and Encryption ports
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FC 8 GB Port Blade—E_Ports and F_Ports
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FC 16 GB Port Blade—E_Ports and F_Ports
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10 Gig FCoE port Blade—E_Ports and F_Ports
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8 Gbps Extension Blade
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FC ports: E_Ports, F_Ports, and VE_Ports
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GE ports: VE_Ports
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8-slot and 4-slot Backbone Chassis— ICL ports
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