Configuring Gbe Ports - Brocade Communications Systems A7990A - StorageWorks SAN Director 4/16 Blade Switch Administrator's Manual

To configure FCIP ports
1. Click a port in the Switch View to launch the Port Management module (see
page 5-2).
2. Click the FC Ports tab.
3. Select the logical port you want to configure in the tree on the left side of the window.
4. Click the General subtab.
5. Click Edit Configuration in the task bar.
The FC Port Configuration wizard launches. The wizard fields are populated with the current
configuration values.
Figure 5-4
6. Follow the steps outlined in the wizard.
For VEX_Ports, you will need to specify the Fabric ID. You can choose any unique fabric ID as
long as it is consistent for all VEX_Ports that connect to the same edge fabric.
If you configure a disabled port as a VEX_Port, the wizard provides the Enable Port after
configuration checkbox (shown in
is automatically enabled after configuration. If you leave this box unchecked, the port remains in
the same state after configuration.

Configuring GbE Ports

With the GigE Port Configuration wizard, you can configure IP interfaces, IP routes, and FCIP tunnels.
You must have an FCIP license installed on the switch to configure the GbE ports. Without an FCIP
license, you can view existing FCIP tunnels on the GbE ports, but cannot configure additional tunnels.
For setting up iSCSI Target Gateway, please see
Gateway".
Admin Domain considerations: You can configure GbE ports only when the current Admin Domain
owns the switch.
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