Enabling Fabric Binding - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

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Fabric binding overview

Enabling fabric binding

Fabric Binding is enabled through the Fabric Binding dialog box. After you have enabled Fabric
Binding, use the Fabric Membership List/Add Detached Switch to add switches that you want to
allow into the fabric.
NOTE
In a pure Fabric OS environment, Fabric Binding is only supported on Fabric OS 5.2 or later.
In a mixed Fabric OS and M-EOS environment, Fabric Binding is only supported on Fabric OS 6.0 or
later and M-EOS manageable switches and fabrics.
1. Select Configure > Fabric Binding.
FIGURE 305
2. In the Fabric List table, click the Enable/Disable check box for fabrics for which you want to
3. Click OK.
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The Fabric Binding dialog box displays
Fabric Binding dialog box
configure fabric binding.
For instructions on adding and removing switches from the membership list, refer to
switches to the fabric binding membership list"
fabric binding membership"
(Figure 305).
on page 673 and
on page 674.
"Removing switches from
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