Brocade Communications Systems 1606 Administrator's Manual page 355

TABLE 61
Fabric OS
switch
VE_ to VE_Port
Passive
Active
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E_Port authentication between Fabric OS and M-EOS switches
VE_Port-to-VE_Port authentication policy with unknown switch secret
Passive Active
Yes No
Connected without E_Port does not
any authentication connect
(Fabric builds (Authentication
normally). Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the reject,
it disables the Fabric
OS port. When the
M-EOS switch
generates the reject,
it goes to an invalid
attachment state.
No No
E_Port does not E_Port does not
connect connect
(Authentication (Authentication
Rejected). When the Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch Fabric OS switch
generates the reject, generates the reject,
it disables the Fabric it disables the Fabric
OS port. When the OS port. When the
M-EOS switch M-EOS switch
generates the reject, generates the reject,
it goes to an invalid it goes to an invalid
attachment state. attachment state
On Off
No Yes
E_Port does not Connected without any
connect authentication (Fabric
(Authentication builds normally).
Rejected). When
the Fabric OS
switch generates
the reject, it
disables the
Fabric OS port.
When the M-EOS
switch generates
the reject, it
goes to an
invalid
attachment
state.
No No
E_Port does not E_Port does not connect
connect (Authentication Rejected).
(Authentication When the Fabric OS switch
Rejected). When generates the reject, it
the Fabric OS disables the Fabric OS port.
switch generates When the M-EOS switch
the reject, it generates the reject, it goes
disables the to an invalid attachment
Fabric OS port. state
When the M-EOS
switch generates
the reject, it
goes to an
invalid
attachment
state
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