Adding A Switch; Merging Fabrics - HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch User Manual

The switch configuration file can also be uploaded to the host for archiving and it can be
downloaded from the host to all switches in the fabric.

Adding a Switch

When a new FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, or FC 16B is added to the fabric, it automatically
takes on the zone configuration information from the fabric. To add the new switch, attach the
E_ports and the new switch is incorporated into the fabric and the enabled zone configuration.
Adding a QuickLoop zone requires changing the port types on the ports assigned to interswitch
links (ISLs), as shown in Figure 3-3. In addition, QuickLoop partnerships need to be established.
See Chapter 4, Zoning and Partnering with QuickLoops.
Figure 3-3
A new switch is a switch that has not previously been connected to a fabric with a zoning
configuration. A switch that is configured for zoning may be returned to this new switch state by
using the cfgClear and cfgSave commands before connecting to the fabric, or use
cfgDisable if there is an effective configuration.

Merging Fabrics

When a new fabric (with no zone configuration information) is added to an existing zoned fabric,
all switches in the new fabric take on the zoning characteristics present in the existing fabric.
If two fabrics that both contain zone configuration information are joined, the fabrics attempt to
merge the two sets of zone configuration data.
Zoning User's Guide
K-class
VA7400 FC10
FC10 FC10
A New Switch in a QuickLoop Zone
11.0
VA7400
3
Using Zoning
K-class
11.0
Switch QL Partner A
Switch QL Partner B
FC10 FC10 FC10
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