Zone Name Restrictions; Enabling And Disabling Interoperability Mode; To Enable Interoperability Mode; To Disable Interoperability Mode - HP AA979A - StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V Administrator's Manual

You can use the cfgSize command to check both the maximum available size and the currently saved
size. If you believe you are approaching the maximum, you can save a partially completed zoning
configuration and use the cfgSize command to determine the remaining space

Zone name restrictions

The name field must contain the ASCII characters that actually specify the name, not including any required
fill bytes. Names must follow these rules:
• Length must be between 1 and 64 characters.
• All characters must be 7-bit ASCII.
• The first character must be a letter, which can be either upper case (A-Z) or lower case (a-z).
• Any character other than the first character must be lower case (a-z), upper case (A-Z), a single-digit
number (0-9), dash (-), or underscore (_).

Enabling and disabling interoperability mode

Before enabling interoperability mode, inspect the individual fabrics for compatibility.
• Make sure that zones meet the zone criteria and restrictions listed in
page 401).
• Use the msplMgmtDeactivate command to disable any platform management functions. (Refer to
the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for additional command information).

To enable interoperability mode

1. Verify that you have implemented all the prerequisites necessary to enable interoperability mode on the
fabric (refer to
2. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
3. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch.
4. Use the configure command to set the domain ID to a number in the range from 97 to 126. (For
detailed instructions, refer to
5. Enter the interopmode 1 command to enable interoperability. This command resets a number of
parameters and enables interactive mode.
6. You must reboot the switch after changing the interoperability mode:
switch:admin> switchdisable
switch:admin> configure
Configure...
Fabric Parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Domain (1...239): [1] 97
...
switch:admin> interopmode 1
Please make sure the MS Platform service is disabled.
Please run "msPlMgmtDeactivate" command to disable the Platform service.
The switch effective configuration will be lost when the operating mode is changed;
do you want to continue? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Interopmode is enabled
Note: You must reboot this switch for the new change to take effect.
switch:admin>
7. Repeat step 2
8. Enable interoperability on each non-HP StorageWorks switch (refer to the switch documentation).
9. After enabling interoperability mode on all switches, physically connect the non-HP StorageWorks
switches into the fabric, one at a time.

To disable interoperability mode

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch.
402 Configuring interoperability mode
"Configuration recommendations" and
"Working with domain
through step 6 on all HP StorageWorks switches in the fabric.
"Zoning
"Configuration restrictions" on page 400.
IDs" on page 37.)
restrictions" on