Virtual Fabrics Interaction With Other Fabric Os Features; Table 45 Blade And Port Types Supported On Logical Switches - Brocade Communications Systems 1606 Administrator's Manual

Supported port configurations in the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S
Some of the ports in the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S are not supported on all types of logical
switches.
logical switch.
TABLE 45
Blade type
FC8-16
FC8-32
FC8-48
FC8-64
FA4-18
FC10-6
FS8-18
FCOE10-24
FX8-24
FR4-18i
ICL ports
1.
The Brocade DCX-4S does not have this limitation.
2.
DCX-4S does not have this limitation.
The following restrictions apply:
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Virtual Fabrics interaction with other Fabric OS features

Table 46
Fabrics.
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Table 45 on page 221 lists the blades and ports that are supported on each type of
Blade and port types supported on logical switches
Default logical switch
Yes (F, E)
1
Yes (F, E)
Yes (F, E, VE)
Yes (F, E)
Yes (F, E)
Yes (F, E)
FC ports Yes (F, E)
GE ports Yes (VE)
FC ports Yes (F, E)
GE ports Yes (VE)
Yes
In the Brocade DCX, ports 56–63 of the FC8-64 blade are not supported as E_Ports on the default logical switch.
In the Brocade DCX, ports 48–63 of the FC8-64 blade are not supported in the base switch. The Brocade
EX_Ports and VEX_Ports can be in only the base switch.
VE_Ports are supported on the base switch only for carrying FCR traffic to VEX_Ports. VE_Ports
in the base switch are not supported for carrying logical fabric traffic over XISLs.
VE_Ports cannot be in a logical switch that is using XISLs.
ICL ports cannot be in a logical switch that is using XISLs.
The default logical switch cannot use XISLs.
The default logical switch cannot be designated as the base switch.
lists some of the Fabric OS features and considerations that apply when using Virtual
Supported platforms for Virtual Fabrics
User-defined logical switch
Yes (F, E)
Yes (F, E)
No
No
No
No
Yes (F, E,)
Yes (VE)
No
Yes (VE)
Yes
10
Base switch
Yes (E, EX)
2
Yes (E, EX)
No
No
No
No
Yes (E, EX)
Yes (VE, VEX)
No
Yes (VE, VEX)
Yes
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