Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual v6.2.0 (53-1001186-01, April 2009)

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• Default zoning should be off, but there is no check that it is turned off. The configuration is
reset. If you have a defined or effective configuration and default zoning is on, when you
disable the switch and change to McDATA Open Fabric mode, you are informed that all
configurations will be lost and that the system will reboot. Responding “yes” puts the system in
McDATA Open Fabric mode with default zoning and safe zoning turned off.
In v6.0.0 or later, 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 or later 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.x
migration, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide.
The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" 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)