Finding The Physical Chassis For A Logical Switch; Finding The Logical Switch From A Physical Chassis; Assigning Ports To A Logical Switch - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

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Configuring Virtual Fabrics
20. Click Start to send these changes to the affected chassis.
21. When the changes are complete, click Close.
22. If the newly created switch is not part of a discovered fabric, then you must discover the switch.

Finding the physical chassis for a logical switch

The Management application enables you to locate the physical chassis in the Product List from
which the logical switch was created.
To find the physical chassis for a logical switch, right-click the logical switch in the Connectivity Map
or Product List and select Chassis.
The physical chassis is highlighted in the Product List.

Finding the logical switch from a physical chassis

The Management application enables you to locate the logical switch from the physical chassis.
To find the logical switch, right-click the physical chassis within the Chassis Group in the Product
List and select Logical Switches > Logical_Switch_Name.
The logical switch you selected is highlighted in the Product List and Connectivity Map.

Assigning ports to a logical switch

A port can be assigned to only one logical switch.
All ports are initially assigned to the default logical switch. When you create a logical switch, it has
no ports and you must explicitly assign ports to it.
When you assign a port to a logical switch, it is removed from the original logical switch and
assigned to the new logical switch.
1. Select a switch on the Product List or Connectivity Map and select Configure > Virtual Fabric >
2. Select the physical chassis from which you want to assign ports in the Chassis list.
3. Select the ports you want to include in the logical switch from the Ports table.
4. Right-click anywhere in the Existing Logical Switches table and select Table > Expand All.
5. Select the logical switch in the Existing Logical Switches table.
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NOTE
Most changes to logical switches will disrupt data traffic in the fabric.
The status of each change is displayed in the Status column and Status area in the dialog box.
a. Undiscover the physical chassis. See
b. Rediscover the physical chassis. See
When entering the IP address, use the IP address of the physical fabric.
Logical Switches.
The Logical Switches dialog box displays.
"Deleting a fabric" on page 56 for instructions.
"Discovering fabrics" on page 49 for instructions.
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