Virtual Fabrics Requirements - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

Virtual Fabrics requirements

To configure Virtual Fabrics, you must have at least one Virtual Fabrics-enabled physical chassis
running Fabric OS 6.2.0 or later in your SAN. Use one of the following options to discover a Virtual
Fabrics-enabled physical chassis on the Management application topology:
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For more information about enabling Virtual Fabrics on a physical chassis, refer to
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allowed for each of those physical chassis.
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Physical chassis
40-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch
80-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch
48-port, 16 Gbps FC Switch
384-port Backbone Chassis
192-port Backbone Chassis
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For the switches, any port can be assigned to any logical switch. However, depending on the
partition type, the backbone chassis have the port requirements shown in
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Logical switch type
Default logical switch
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Discover a Virtual Fabrics-capable seed physical chassis running Fabric OS 6.2.0 or later.
Virtual Fabrics is disabled by default. This physical chassis displays as a legacy switch. Once
discovered, you must enable Virtual Fabrics.
Discover a Virtual Fabrics-enabled seed physical chassis running Fabric OS 6.2.0 or later with
Virtual Fabrics enabled, and at least one logical switch defined on the core switch. The physical
chassis displays as a virtual switch.
Upgrade a physical chassis already in your SAN to Fabric OS 6.2.0 or later. Virtual Fabrics is
disabled by default. This switch displays as a legacy switch. Once upgraded, you must enable
Virtual Fabrics.
on page 417.
lists the Virtual Fabric-capable physical chassis and the number of logical switches
Maximum number of logical switches per chassis
The maximum is 3 logical switches if you are using FC-FC routing.
Blade and port types supported on logical switches for backbone chassis
Virtual Fabrics requirements
Number of logical switches allowed
3
4
1
4
8
8
Ports
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Extension Blade—E_, F_, GE_, and VE_Ports
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FC 10-6 ISL Blade—E_ and F_Ports
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FC 8 GB Port Blade—E_ and F_Ports
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FC 16 GB Port Blade—E_ and F_Ports
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10 Gig FCoE port Blade—E_ and F_Ports
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8 Gbps Extension Blade
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FC ports: E_, F_, and VE_Ports
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GE ports: VE_Ports
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384-port and 192-port Backbone Chassis— ICL ports
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