Setting Up Ip Addresses For A Virtual Fabric; Removing An Ip Address For A Virtual Fabric; Configuring A Logical Switch To Use Xisls - Brocade Communications Systems 1606 Administrator's Manual

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Setting up IP addresses for a Virtual Fabric

Setting up IP addresses for a Virtual Fabric
NOTE
IPv6 is not supported when setting the IPFC interface for Virtual Fabrics.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the ipAddrSet -ls command.
3. Enter the network information in dotted-decimal notation for the Ethernet IPv4 address with a

Removing an IP address for a Virtual Fabric

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the ipAddrSet -ls FID - -delete command.

Configuring a logical switch to use XISLs

When you create a logical switch, by default it is configured to use XISLs. Use the following
procedure to allow or disallow the logical switch to use XISLs in the base fabric.
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switch_25:FID7:admin> configure
Not all options will be available on an enabled switch.
To disable the switch, use the "switchDisable" command.
Configure...
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
WWN Based persistent PID (yes, y, no, n): [no]
Allow XISL Use (yes, y, no, n): [yes] n
WARNING!! Disabling this parameter will cause removal of LISLs to
other logical switches. Do you want to continue? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
System services (yes, y, no, n): [no]
switch_25:FID7:admin> lscfg --change 7 -base
Creation of a base switch requires that the proposed new base switch on this
system be disabled.
Would you like to continue [y/n]?: y
Disabling the proposed new base switch...
Disabling switch fid 7
Please enable your switches when ready.
switch_25:FID7:admin> switchenable
CIDR prefix.
Example of setting an IP address for a logical switch in a Virtual Fabric with an FID of 123 in
non-interactive mode with the CIDR prefix:
switch:admin> ipaddrset -ls 123 --add 11.1.2.4/24
switch:admin> ipaddrset -ls 123 –delete
N8 No_Module FC
N8 No_Module FC
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