Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000599-02, June 2008)

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interopMode
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In v6.0.0, when McDATA Fabric interoperability mode is turned on, the OUI portion of the switch
WWN is no longer replaced with a McDATA OUI. The Brocade OUI is used. However, upgrading from
Fabric OS 5.2.1_NI to Fabric OS v6.0.0 will be non-disruptive, preserving the McDATA OUI and the
given interopMode. Unless the switch is taken offline, and the interopMode is changed, or the OUI
is changed with the configure command, the McDATA OUI is preserved.
When interoperability mode is disabled, all configuration parameters return to their default states
and can be modified using the configure command.
For information on supported hardware platforms and procedures regarding OS v5.2.1_NI to v6.0.0
migration, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide.
The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place. Refer
to chapter 1, "Understanding Admin Domain Restrictions" and Appendix A, "Command Availability"
for details.
Operands When invoked without operands, the command displays the current mode and usage. The following
operands are optional:
mode Specify “0” to disable interoperability mode.
Specify “2” to enable McDATA Fabric mode.
Specify “3” to enable McDATA Open Fabric mode
Use the following operands to set McDATA zoning features. These features are available only in
McDATA Fabric Mode (interopMode 2): McDATA Default Zone and McDATA Safe Zone are
fabric-wide features. If one of these features is enabled on one switch, it has to be enabled on all
other switches. Otherwise the E_Port is segmented.
Enabling or disabling the McDATA Zoning does not require a reboot.
-z Default Zone
Specify “1” to enable the McDATA default zone feature.
Specify “0” to disable the McDATA default zone feature.
-s Safe Zone Specify “1” to enable the McDATA Safe Zone feature.
Specify “0” to disable the McDATA Safe Zone feature.
Examples To display the current interop mode and command usage:
switch:admin> interopmode
InteropMode: McDATA Fabric
Default Zone: Off
Safe Zone: On
usage: InteropMode [0|2|3 [-z McDataDefaultZone] [-s McDataSafeZone]]
0: to turn interopMode off
2: to turn McDATA Fabric mode on
Valid McDataDefaultZone: 0 (disabled), 1 (enabled)
Valid McDataSafeZone: 0 (disabled), 1 (enabled)
3: to turn McDATA Open Fabric mode on