Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual page 94

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SAN discovery overview
3. Enter a name for the fabric in the Fabric Name field.
4. Enter an IP address for a device in the IP Address field.
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FIGURE 22
Add Fabric Discovery dialog box (IP Address tab)
For seed switch requirements, refer to
NOTE
The Backbone Chassis cannot be used as seed switch to discover and manage edge fabrics.
You must discover a seed switch from each edge fabric to discover and manage the edge
fabric.
NOTE
The Backbone Chassis can only discover and manage the backbone fabric.
NOTE
Professional and Professional Plus editions cannot manage the Backbone Chassis.
Professional edition cannot manage pure M-EOS fabrics.
NOTE
Professional edition can discover only 1 fabric.
NOTE
Professional Plus edition can discover up to 4 fabrics.
For M-EOS devices, the Management application accepts IP addresses in IPv4 and IPv6
formats. The IPv4 format is valid when the Operating System has IPv4 mode only or dual stack
mode. The IPv6 format is valid when the Operating System has IPv6 mode only or dual stack
mode.
If the firmware version is between M-EOS 9.6.X and 9.9.2, only the domain ID, WWN, and
topology are obtained for fabric members. To manage other fabric members, you must enter
specific IP addresses in the Add Fabric Discovery dialog box.
For Admin Domain (AD) discovery, Fabric OS switch must have Physical AD visibility.
"Seed switch requirements"
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual
on page 63.
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