HP C-Series Compatibility Manual page 12

B-series
The following is a summary of interoperability mode behavior on B-series switches.
• The Msplmgmtdeactivate command must be run prior to connecting it to any C-series, or else
the fabric will be segmented.
• Zoning can only be defined with port WWNs. Port numbers and NWWNs are not valid fields to
zone by.
• To manage zoning administration from a B-series switch, all B-series must be interconnected to
facilitate the forwarding of the inactive zone configuration also.
• Domain IDs are restricted to the range 97–127 to accommodate nominal restriction by some
vendors.
• Private loop targets will automatically be registered in the fabric using translative mode.
• Fabric Watch is restricted to Brocade switches only.
• The full zoneset (configuration) is distributed to all switches in the fabric, but C-series accepts only
active zoneset.
• Disabled services:
• Secure Fabric OS is not supported.
• Management Server is not supported
• Virtual Channels are disabled.
• Quickloop is disabled.
• Domain/port representation in zones is not valid.
• Trunking between B-series is not supported.
Merging zones-examples
This example depicts the creation of three zones (vz1, vz2, and vz3) on one of the C-series switches;
and then the verification that these zones propagate to all the C-series and B-series switches in the
interoperating fabric.
MDS9509# conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.
MDS9509(config)# zone name vz1 vsan 1
MDS9509(config-zone)# member pwwn 50:06:01:60:88:02:90:cb
MDS9509(config-zone)# member pwwn 10:00:00:00:c9:24:3d:90
MDS9509(config-zone)# exit
MDS9509(config)#
MDS9509(config)# zone name vz2 vsan 1
MDS9509(config-zone)#
MDS9509(config-zone)# member pwwn 10:00:00:00:c9:24:3f:75
MDS9509(config-zone)# member pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:a7:ca:b7
MDS9509(config-zone)# member pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:a7:c7:e0
MDS9509(config-zone)# member pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:a7:c7:df
MDS9509(config-zone)#
MDS9509(config-zone)# exit
MDS9509(config)#
MDS9509(config)# zone name vz3 vsan 1
MDS9509(config-zone)#
MDS9509(config-zone)# member pwwn 10:00:00:e0:69:f0:43:9f
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