Connecting Devices And Completing The Setup - Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Connecting devices and completing the setup

The final step in the switch configuration is to connect your devices to the switch in a way that
matches a configured array of connection reservations (HBA or Storage) on the ports. In the
interactive switch graphic that is displayed on the Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen,
these connection reservations are shown by the letters H or S against a blue or green background
on the ports, and will automatically match the types of the devices that have already been
connected, with existing connections shown as green lines that connect the ports with icons
representing the devices. If you have indicated on the previous screen that you intend to connect
more devices, connection reservations of matching types will also have been made for your
planned devices, with dotted blue lines to show you where these devices should be attached.
Finally, as you actually attach the new devices, the dotted blue lines will change to solid green (for
correctly attached devices), or to solid red (when devices are attached at ports with non-matching
reservations). When a red line appears, the mismatch may be corrected either by moving the
device to a different port as suggested by a dotted blue line for a device of that type, or else by
changing the reservation type of the port where the device is currently connected by clicking on the
port icon. In either case, the solid red and dotted blue line should both disappear, and be replaced
by a single solid green line to indicate the correct connection. For connected devices you can also
view details of the device by hovering your cursor over the host or storage icon.
The Next button for this screen is not enabled until all non-matching or missing connection issues
(indicated by solid red and/or dotted blue lines) have been resolved.
If you change your mind about the number of devices you want to connect, you can click the
Previous button and adjust the values you have selected in the dropdown device type lists on the
Specify Devices screen. You must always select at least as many devices of each type as have
actually been connected, and you must also connect as many devices of each type as you have
selected. On the Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen you may also pre-reserve some
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Specify Devices screen
Connecting devices and completing the setup
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