Chapter 18, Optimizing Fabric Behavior; Chapter 20, Managing Long-Distance Fabrics; Chapter 21, Using The Fc-Fc Routing Service; Documentation Updates For Fabric Os V6.4.1 And Later - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Documentation Update

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Documentation Updates for Fabric OS v6.4.1 and later

Chapter 18, Optimizing Fabric Behavior

In the section "Limitations and restrictions for traffic prioritization" on page 413, delete the
following item:
In Fabric OS 6.3.0 and later, QoS is supported with FC-FC routing.

Chapter 20, Managing Long-Distance Fabrics

In the section "Configuring an extended ISL" on page 443, in step 3, change the default value of
R_A_TOV from 1000 to 10000.

Chapter 21, Using the FC-FC Routing Service

In the section "Verifying the setup for FC-FC routing," on page 466 add the following step:
Documentation Updates for Fabric OS v6.4.1 and later

Chapter 19, Managing Trunking Connections

In the section "Trunking overview," on page 425, add the following bullet:
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Add the following section at the end of the chapter:
Configuring N_Port trunking for Brocade adapters
N_Port trunking requires configuration on the FC switch as well as on the Brocade HBAs. This
section describes the configuration steps you do on the switch. See the Brocade Adapters
Administrator's Guide for a detailed description and requirements of N_Port trunking.
1. On the switch side, perform the following steps:
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Traffic prioritization is not supported over LSAN zones. The traffic is always medium priority
in the ingress edge fabric, the backbone fabric, and the egress edge fabric.
6. Delete fabric mode Top Talker monitors, if they are configured.
FC-FC routing and fabric mode Top Talker monitors are not concurrently supported. See
"Deleting the fabric mode Top Talker monitors" on page 396 for instructions.
N_Port Trunking configurations are between a switch and a Brocade Host Bus Adapter (HBA).
See "Configuring N_Port trunking for Brocade adapters"
Administrators Guide for more information about configuring this type of trunking.
a. Configure both ports for trunking using the portCfgTrunkPort command.
switch:admin> portcfgtrunkport 3/40 1
switch:admin> portcfgtrunkport 3/41 1
b. Disable the ports to be used for trunking using the portDisable command.
switch:admin> portdisable 3/40
switch:admin> portdisable 3/41
and the Brocade Adapters
Fabric OS Documentation Updates
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