Configuring Fabric Binding; Fabric Binding Membership Terminology - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

Configuring Fabric Binding

Fabric Binding functionality, provided by the SANtegrity Binding feature, allows
you to bind the switch or director to specified fabrics so that it can communicate
only with those fabrics. With Fabric Binding enabled, the product can
communicate only with fabrics that are included in the Fabric Binding
Membership List (FBML).
Using Fabric Binding, you can allow specific switches to attach to specific fabrics
in the SAN. This provides security from accidental fabric merges and potential
fabric disruption when fabrics become segmented because they cannot merge.
The Fabric Binding tab allows the user to modify Fabric Binding configuration,
to save and activate any changes that have been made to Fabric Binding
configuration, and to deactivate Fabric Binding. Fabric Binding is available only
if the SANtegrity Binding feature is installed.

Fabric Binding Membership Terminology

The following terms apply to FBMLs and their members, as they are configured
using the EWS interface. Two types of FBMLs are configured using the Fabric
Binding tab.
The following terms apply to the switches or directors that are part of the FBMLs:
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Active FBML — When fabric binding is active, the active FBML is the list of
fabric members with which the product is allowed to communicate. If fabric
binding is disabled, this list is empty.
Pending FBML — A list shown on the Fabric Binding tab, used to configure
an FBML before it is made active on the product. Changes to the pending
FBML are not implemented in the fabric until they are saved and activated.
Local — The switch or director product that you are configuring. This is a
required FBML member.
Attached — A switch or director that is currently in a fabric with the local
product. Any switch or director that is attached is a required FBML member.
Unattached — A switch or director that is not currently in a fabric with the
local product. These switches and directors are unattached if they have been
added manually to the pending FBML, or if the ISL between the local product
and the switch or director was removed.
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