Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual page 759

3. Select the FMS Mode check box to manage the fabric by a host-based management program
4. Select the DLS check box to enable dynamic load sharing (DLS) or Lossless DLS on all switches
5. Select to enable port-based or exchange-based routing on switches.
6. Click OK if you want to proceed.
7.
Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual
53-1002168-01
using FICON CUP protocol.
If you select FMS Mode, each switch is checked for a CUP license. Any switches that do not
have a CUP license are listed, with a reminder that a CUP license is necessary to communicate
with the fabric management server.
in the fabric.
NOTE
DLS requires DLS support on the switch. Lossless DLS requires Lossless DLS support on the
switch.
DLS is only supported on the 40-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch, 80-port, 8 Gbps FC Switch, 512-port
Backbone Chassis, and 192-port Backbone Chassis.
Enabling DLS may result in dropped frames when paths fail over. It is recommended that you
set the preferred IOD Delay Time to minimize frame drops.
NOTE
To enable DLS, all switches in a fabric should have equal Fabric OS levels.
If you select Port-Based Routing, enables port-based routing on 4 Gbps platform switches.
If you select Exchange-Based Routing, enables exchange-based routing only if all switches in
the fabric are 8 Gbps platform switches running Fabric OS 6.4 or later. If these requirements
are not met, an error message displays.
Either exchange based routing or port based routing are enabled on all switches of selected
fabric. You cannot enable a mixed routing policy.
A warning message displays explaining that SCC and DCC policies will be created and activated
on the fabric. Click Yes to continue.
If configuration is successful, a confirmation message displays.
If FMS Mode was selected, each switch is checked for a CUP license. Any switches that do not
have a CUP license are listed, with a reminder that a CUP license is necessary to communicate
with the S/B FICON Management Server.
NOTE
FMS mode cannot be enabled on switches running Fabric OS 7.0 and later unless the switches
have an active CUP license.
Cascaded FICON fabric
23
715