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Brocade Communications Systems PowerEdge M915 Administrator's Manual (586 pages)

Brocade Communications Systems Iron User Manual

Brand: Brocade Communications Systems | Category: Software | Size: 8 MB

Table of Contents
5
About this Document
33
- In this Chapter
  33
- How this Document Is Organized
  33
- Supported Hardware and Software
  34
- What's New in this Document
  35
- Document Conventions
  35
- Notice to the Reader
  37
- Additional Information
  37
- Getting Technical Help
  38
- Document Feedback
  39
Standard Features

41
Chapter 1 Understanding Fibre Channel Services

43
- In this Chapter
  43
- Fibre Channel Services Overview
  43
- Figure 1 Well-Known Addresses
  43
- The Management Server
  44
- Platform Services
  44
- Management Server Database
  45
- Topology Discovery
  49
- Device Login
  50
  - Principal Switch
    50
  - E_Port Login
    50
  - Fabric Login
    51
  - Port Login Process
    51
  - RSCN Causes
    52
- High Availability of Daemon Processes
  52
- Table 1 Daemons that Are Automatically Restarted
  53
Chapter 2 Performing Basic Configuration Tasks

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- In this Chapter
  55
- Fabric os Overview
  55
- Fabric os Command Line Interface
  56
- Password Modification
  58
  - Default Account Passwords
    59
  - Table 2 Default Administrative Account Names and Passwords
    59
- The Ethernet Interface on Your Switch
  60
- Date and Time Settings
  65
  - Setting the Date and Time
    65
  - Time Zone Settings
    66
  - Network Time Protocol
    67
- Domain Ids
  68
  - Displaying the Domain Ids
    69
  - Setting the Domain ID
    70
- Switch Names
  70
  - Customizing the Switch Name
    70
- Chassis Names
  71
  - Customizing Chassis Names
    71
- Switch Activation and Deactivation
  71
  - Disabling a Switch
    71
  - Enabling a Switch
    71
- Switch and Enterprise-Class Platform Shutdown
  71
  - Powering off a Brocade Switch
    72
  - Powering off a Brocade Enterprise-Class Platform
    72
- Basic Connections
  73
  - Device Connection
    73
  - Switch Connection
    73
Chapter 3 Performing Advanced Configuration Tasks

75
Chapter 4 Routing Traffic

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- About this Chapter
  103
- Routing Overview
  103
  - Path Versus Route Selection
    104
  - Fspf
    104
  - Figure 5 Principal Isls
    104
  - Fibre Channel NAT
    105
- Inter-Switch Links
  106
  - Figure 6 New Switch Added to Existing Fabric
    106
  - Buffer Credits
    107
  - Virtual Channels
    107
  - Figure 7 Virtual Channels on a 1/2/4 Gbps ISL
    108
- Gateway Links
  109
- Inter-Chassis Links
  111
  - Figure 10 DCX-4S Allowed ICL Connections
    111
  - Supported Topologies
    112
  - Table 8 LED Behavior
    112
- Routing Policies
  113
  - Figure 11 ICL Triangular Topology
    113
  - Displaying the Current Routing Policy
    114
  - Exchange-Based Routing
    114
  - Port-Based Routing
    114
  - AP Route Policy
    115
  - Routing in Virtual Fabrics
    115
- Route Selection
  116
  - Dynamic Load Sharing
    116
  - Static Route Assignment
    117
- Frame Order Delivery
  118
  - Forcing In-Order Frame Delivery Across Topology Changes
    118
  - Restoring Out-Of-Order Frame Delivery Across Topology Changes78
    118
- Lossless Dynamic Load Sharing on Ports
  119
- Frame Redirection
  121
  - Creating a Frame Redirect Zone
    122
  - Deleting a Frame Redirect Zone
    122
  - Viewing Redirect Zones
    122
  - Figure 12 Single Host and Target
    122
Chapter 5 Managing User Accounts

123
Chapter 6 Configuring Protocols

157
- In this Chapter
  157
- Security Protocols
  157
- Table 18 Secure Protocol Support
  157
- Secure Copy
  158
- Secure Shell Protocol
  159
  - SSH Public Key Authentication
    160
- Secure Sockets Layer Protocol
  162
  - Browser and Java Support
    162
  - SSL Configuration Overview
    163
  - Certificate Authorities
    163
  - Table 21 SSL Certificate Files
    163
  - The Browser
    165
  - Root Certificates for the Java Plug-In
    166
- Simple Network Management Protocol
  167
  - SNMP and Virtual Fabrics
    168
  - The Security Level
    169
  - The Snmpconfig Command
    169
- Telnet Protocol
  169
  - Blocking Telnet
    169
  - Unblocking Telnet
    170
- Listener Applications
  171
- Ports and Applications Used by Switches
  171
  - Table 22 Blocked Listener Applications
    171
  - Table 23 Access Defaults
    171
  - Port Configuration
    172
  - Table 24 Port Information
    172
Chapter 7 Configuring Security Policies

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- In this Chapter
  173
- ACL Policies Overview
  173
  - How the ACL Policies Are Stored
    173
  - Policy Members
    174
- ACL Policy Management
  174
- FCS Policies
  177
  - FCS Policy Restrictions
    177
  - Table 26 FCS Policy States
    177
  - Ensuring Fabric Domains Share Policies
    178
  - Creating an FCS Policy
    178
  - Table 27 FCS Switch Operations
    178
  - Modifying the Order of FCS Switches
    179
  - FCS Policy Distribution
    179
- DCC Policies
  180
  - Table 28 Distribution Policy States
    180
  - Creating a DCC Policy
    181
  - DCC Policy Restrictions
    181
  - Table 29 DCC Policy States
    181
  - Deleting a DCC Policy
    182
- SCC Policies
  183
  - Creating an SCC Policy
    183
  - Table 30 SCC Policy States
    183
- Authentication Policy for Fabric Elements
  184
  - Figure 16 DH-CHAP Authentication
    184
  - E_Port Authentication
    185
  - AUTH Policy Restrictions
    187
  - Device Authentication Policy
    187
  - Authentication Protocols
    188
  - Secret Key Pairs for DH-CHAP
    189
  - FCAP Configuration Overview
    190
  - Table 31 FCAP Certificate Files
    191
  - Fabric-Wide Distribution of the Auth Policy
    193
- IP Filter Policy
  193
Chapter 8 Maintaining the Switch Configuration File

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Chapter 9 Installing and Maintaining Firmware

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- In this Chapter
  229
- Firmware Download Process Overview
  229
- Preparing for a Firmware Download
  232
  - Connected Switches
    232
  - Finding the Switch Firmware Version
    233
  - Obtain and Decompress Firmware
    233
- Firmware Download on Switches
  233
  - Switch Firmware Download Process Overview
    234
- Firmware Download on an Enterprise-Class Platform
  236
- Firmware Download from a USB Device
  240
- FIPS Support
  241
- Test and Restore Firmware on Switches
  243
  - Testing a Different Firmware Version on a Switch
    243
- Test and Restore Firmware on Enterprise-Class Platforms
  244
- Validating a Firmware Download
  247
Chapter 10 Managing Virtual Fabrics

249
Chapter 11 Administering Advanced Zoning

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- In this Chapter
  277
- Special Zones
  277
- Zoning Overview
  278
  - Zone Types
    279
  - Figure 32 Zoning Example
    279
  - Table 48 Types of Zoning
    279
  - Zone Objects
    280
  - Table 49 Approaches to Fabric-Based Zoning
    280
  - Zone Aliases
    281
  - Zone Configurations
    282
  - Zoning Enforcement
    282
  - Considerations for Zoning Architecture
    283
  - Table 50 Considerations for Zoning Architecture
    283
  - Best Practices for Zoning
    284
- Broadcast Zones
  284
- Zone Aliases
  286
  - Creating an Alias
    286
  - Adding Members to an Alias
    287
  - Removing Members from an Alias
    287
  - Deleting an Alias
    288
  - Viewing an Alias in the Defined Configuration
    288
- Zone Creation and Maintenance
  289
  - Creating a Zone
    289
  - Adding Devices (Members) to a Zone
    289
  - Removing Devices (Members) from a Zone
    290
  - Deleting a Zone
    290
  - Viewing a Zone in the Defined Configuration
    291
  - Validating a Zone
    291
- Default Zoning Mode
  292
  - Setting the Default Zoning Mode
    292
  - Viewing the Current Default Zone Access Mode
    293
- Zoning Database Size
  293
- Zoning Configurations
  293
- Zone Object Maintenance
  299
  - Copying a Zone Object
    299
  - Deleting a Zone Object
    299
  - Renaming a Zone Object
    300
- Zoning Configuration Management
  301
  - New Switch or Fabric Additions
    301
  - Fabric Segmentation and Zoning
    303
- Security and Zoning
  303
- Zone Merging Scenarios
  304
- Table 51 Zone Merging Scenarios
  306
Chapter 12 Traffic Isolation Zoning

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Chapter 13 Administering NPIV

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- In this Chapter
  331
- NPIV Overview
  331
  - Upgrade Considerations
    332
  - Fixed Addressing Mode
    332
  - 10-Bit Addressing Mode
    332
  - Table 53 Number of Supported NPIV Devices
    332
- Configuring NPIV
  333
- Enabling and Disabling NPIV
  334
- Viewing NPIV Port Configuration Information
  334
  - Viewing Virtual PID Login Information
    336

Brocade Communications Systems PowerEdge M915 Administrator's Manual (310 pages)

Supporting Fabric OS v6.4.0

Brand: Brocade Communications Systems | Category: Software | Size: 3.23 MB

Document History
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Table of Contents
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About this Document
21
How this Document Is Organized
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In this Chapter
21
Supported Hardware and Software
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What's New in this Document
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Document Conventions
24
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
24
Text Formatting
24
Additional Information
25
Brocade Resources
25
Key Terms
25
Notice to the Reader
25
Getting Technical Help
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Other Industry Resources
26
Document Feedback
27
In this Chapter
29
Web Tools Overview
29
Web Tools, the EGM License, and DCFM
29
Table 1 Basic Web Tools Features and EGM Licensed Features
30
Web Tools Features Enabled by the EGM License
30
Table 2 Web Tools Functionality Moved to DCFM
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Web Tools Functionality Moved to DCFM
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System Requirements
32
Setting Refresh Frequency for Internet Explorer
33
Table 3 Certified and Tested Platforms
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Deleting Temporary Internet Files Used by Java Applications
34
Figure 1 Configuring Internet Explorer
34
Java Installation on the Workstation
34
Installing Patches on Solaris
35
Installing the Java Plug-In on Windows
35
Installing the JRE on Your Solaris or Linux Client Workstation
35
Configuring the Java Plug-In for Mozilla Family Browsers
36
Configuring the Java Plug-In for Windows
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Java Plug-In Configuration
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Figure 2 Default Java for Browsers Option
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Opening Web Tools
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Value Line Licenses
37
Figure 3 Web Tools Interface
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Logging in
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Figure 4 Virtual Fabric Login Option
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Figure 5 Login Dialog Box with Admin Domain Options
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Figure 6 Invalid Admin Domain Dialog Box
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Logging out
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Role-Based Access Control
42
Session Management
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Table 4 Predefined Web Tools Roles
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Ending a Web Tools Session
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Web Tools System Logs
43
Requirements for Ipv6 Support
44
In this Chapter
45
Using the Web Tools Interface
45
Viewing Switch Explorer
45
Figure 7 Switch Explorer
47
Changes for Consistency with DCFM
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Table 5 Icon Image Changes
48
Figure 8 Right-Click for Copy, Export, and Search
49
Persisting GUI Preferences
50
Tasks
50
Changing the Admin Domain Context
51
Fabric Tree
51
Figure 9 Missing EGM License
51
Figure 10 Login Dialog Box with Admin Domain
52
Figure 11 Changing the Admin Domain Context
52
Switch View
53
Switch View Buttons
53
Figure 12 USB Port Storage Management
54
Switch Events and Switch Information
55
Displaying Tool Tips
56
Free Professional Management Tool
56
Figure 13 Right-Click Menu for Ports (from Switch Explorer)
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Right-Click Options
57
Displaying Switches in the Fabric
58
Refresh Rates
58
Table 6 Polling Rates
58
Opening a Telnet or SSH Client Window
59
Working with Web Tools: Recommendations
59
Collecting Logs for Troubleshooting
60
Fabric and Switch Management Overview
61
In this Chapter
61
Managing Fabrics and Switches
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Figure 14 Switch Administration Window, Switch Tab
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Opening the Switch Administration Window
63
Configuring Auto Refresh
64
Configuring IP and Subnet Mask Information
64
Configuring a Syslog IP Address
65
Removing a Syslog IP Address
65
Blade Management
66
Configuring IP Filtering
66
Enabling or Disabling a Blade
66
Figure 15 Blade Tab
67
Setting a Slot-Level IP Address
67
Enabling and Disabling a Switch
68
Switch Configuration
68
Viewing IP Addresses
68
Changing the Switch Domain ID
69
Changing the Switch Name
69
Viewing and Printing a Switch Report
69
Performing a Fast Boot
70
Performing a Reboot
70
Switch Restart
70
System Configuration Parameters
70
Configuring Fabric Settings
71
Table 7 Switches that Support WWN-Based Persistent PID on Web Tools
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WWN-Based Persistent PID Assignment
71
Enabling Insistent Domain ID Mode
72
Configuring Arbitrated Loop Parameters
73
Configuring Virtual Channel Settings
73
Configuring Signed Firmware
74
Configuring System Services
74
Activating a License on a Switch
75
Licensed Feature Management
75
Assigning Slots for a License Key
76
Removing a License from a Switch
76
Admin Domain Considerations
77
High Availability Overview
77
Launching the High Availability Window
77
Universal Time-Based Licensing
77
Figure 17 High Availability Window, Service Tab
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Figure 18 High Availability Window, CP Tab
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Synchronizing Services on the CP
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Event Monitoring
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Initiating a CP Failover
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Displaying Switch Events
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Table 8 Event Severity Levels
82
Filtering Events by Event Severity Levels
83
Filtering Events by Message ID
83
Filtering Switch Events
83
Displaying the Name Server Entries
84
Filtering Events by Service Component
84
Displaying Name Server Information for a Particular Device
85
Displaying Zone Members for a Particular Device
85
Physically Locating a Switch Using Beaconing
85
Printing the Name Server Entries
85
Locating Logical Switches Using Chassis Beaconing
86
Selecting a Logical Switch from the Switch View
86
Virtual Fabrics Overview
86
Figure 19 Logical Switch Selector
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Viewing Logical Ports
87
Creating a Configuration Backup File
89
Figure 20 USB Configuration Upload
89
In this Chapter
89
Maintaining Configurations and Firmware
89
Figure 21 Information Dialog Box
90
Figure 22 Fabric ID Selector
90
Figure 23 USB Configuration Download
91
Figure 24 USB Information Dialog Box
91
Restoring a Configuration
91
Admin Domain Configuration Maintenance
92
Figure 25 USB Port Management Wizard-Right-Click Options
93
Performing a Firmware Download
93
Uploading and Downloading from USB Storage
93
SAS and SA Firmware Download
95
Switch Configurations for Mixed Fabrics
95
Enabling Interoperability
96
Administrative Domain Overview
97
In this Chapter
97
Managing Administrative Domains
97
Requirements for Admin Domains
97
System-Defined Admin Domains
98
User-Defined Admin Domains
98
Admin Domain Membership
99
Enabling Admin Domains
99
Admin Domain Window
100
Figure 26 Admin Domain Window, Summary View
101
Figure 27 Admin Domain Window, Single Admin Domain Detail
102
Figure 28 Searching for a Text String in a Table
103
Opening the Admin Domain Window
103
Refreshing Admin Domain Information
104
Refreshing Fabric Information
104
Saving Local Admin Domain Changes
104
Closing the Admin Domain Window
105
Creating an Admin Domain
105
Creating and Populating Domains
105
Adding Ports or Switches to the Fabric
106
Activating or Deactivating an Admin Domain
107
Modifying Admin Domain Members
107
Deleting Admin Domains
108
Renaming Admin Domains
108
Clearing the Admin Domain Configuration
109
In this Chapter
111
Managing Ports
111
Opening the Port Administration Window
111
Port Management Overview
111
Port Administration Window Components
112
Controllable Ports
114
Configuring FC Ports
115
Figure 29 Port Administration Window, Table View
115
Allowed Port Types
116
Assigning a Name to a Port
117
FC Fastwrite
117
Ingress Rate Limit
117
Long Distance Mode
117
Enabling and Disabling a Port
118
Port Beaconing
118
Considerations for Enabling or Disabling a Port
119
Persistent Enabling and Disabling Ports
119
Enabling and Disabling NPIV Ports
120
Port Activation
121
Table 9 Ports Enabled with POD Licenses and DPOD Feature
121
Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand
122
Enabling Ports on Demand
122
Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand
123
Reserving and Releasing Licenses on a Port Basis
123
Figure 30 Port Swapped Label
124
Port Swapping
124
Port Swapping Index
124
Configuring BB Credits on an F_Port
125
Determining if a Port Index was Swapped with Another Switch Port
125
Figure 31 Port Swapping Index
125
Web Tools Administrator's Guide
125
Figure 32 F-Port BB Credit Button
126
Disabling or Enabling ISL Trunking
127
Enabling ISL Trunking
127
In this Chapter
127
ISL Trunking Overview
127
Admin Domain Considerations
128
Viewing Trunk Group Information
128
Creating and Maintaining F_Port Trunk Groups
129
F_Port Trunk Groups
129
Advanced Monitoring
131
Basic Monitoring
131
In this Chapter
131
Monitoring Performance
131
Performance Monitor Overview
131
Admin Domain Considerations
132
Performance Graphs
132
Predefined Performance Graphs
133
Table 10 Basic Performance Graphs
133
Table 11 Advanced Performance Monitoring Graphs
133
Table 12 Supported Port Types for Brocade Switches
134
Figure 34 Accessing Performance Graphs
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User-Defined Graphs
135
Canvas Configurations
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Figure 35 Canvas of Six Performance Monitoring Graphs
136
Opening the Performance Monitoring Window
136
Creating Basic Performance Monitor Graphs
137
Customizing Basic Monitoring Graphs
137
Figure 36 Select Ports for Customizing the Switch Throughput Utilization Graph
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Advanced Performance Monitoring Graphs
139
Creating SID-DID Performance Graphs
139
Creating SCSI Command Graphs
140
Creating the SCSI Vs. IP Traffic Graph
140
Tunnel and TCP Performance Monitoring Graphs
141
Saving Graphs to a Canvas
142
Tunnel and TCP Graph Chart Properties
142
Adding Graphs to an Existing Canvas
144
Printing Graphs
144
Modifying Graphs
145
Administering Zoning
147
Basic Zones
147
In this Chapter
147
Table 13 Zoning Features Supported in DCFM Professional and Enterprise Edition
147
Zoning Overview
147
LSAN Zone Requirements
148
Qos Zone Requirements
148
Table 14 Qos Zone Name Prefixes
148
Traffic Isolation Zones
148
Opening the Zone Administration Window
149
Setting the Default Zoning Mode
149
Zoning Configurations
149
Zoning Management
149
Figure 37 Zone Administration Window
150
Refreshing Fabric Information
151
Refreshing Zone Administration Window Information
152
Saving Local Zoning Changes
152
Selecting a Zoning View
153
Adding and Removing Members of a Zone Alias
154
Creating and Populating Zone Aliases
154
Deleting Zone Aliases
155
Renaming Zone Aliases
155
Adding and Removing Members of a Zone
156
Creating and Populating Zones
156
Cloning Zones
157
Renaming Zones
157
Creating and Populating Enhanced Traffic Isolation Zones
158
Deleting Zones
158
Creating Zone Configurations
159
Figure 38 Sample Zoning Database
159
Zone Configuration and Zoning Database Management
159
Adding or Removing Zone Configuration Members
160
Cloning Zone Configurations
161
Deleting Zone Configurations
161
Renaming Zone Configurations
161
Disabling Zone Configurations
162
Enabling Zone Configurations
162
Displaying Enabled Zone Configurations
163
Viewing Detailed Information about the Enabled
163
Viewing the Enabled Zone Configuration Name Without Opening the Zone Administration Window
163
Zone Configuration
163
Adding a WWN to Multiple Aliases and Zones
164
Removing a WWN from Multiple Aliases and Zones
164
Replacing a WWN in Multiple Aliases and Zones
165
Searching for Zone Members
165
Best Practices for Zoning
166
Clearing the Zoning Database
166
Zone Configuration Analysis
166

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Table of Contents

Standard Features

Chapter 1 Understanding Fibre Channel Services

Chapter 2 Performing Basic Configuration Tasks

Chapter 3 Performing Advanced Configuration Tasks

Chapter 4 Routing Traffic

Chapter 5 Managing User Accounts

Chapter 6 Configuring Protocols

Chapter 7 Configuring Security Policies

Chapter 8 Maintaining the Switch Configuration File

Chapter 9 Installing and Maintaining Firmware

Chapter 10 Managing Virtual Fabrics

Chapter 11 Administering Advanced Zoning

Chapter 12 Traffic Isolation Zoning

Chapter 13 Administering NPIV

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