Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide (53-10000196-01-HP, November 2006)

19-8 Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP
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4. Select the devices you want to share using any of the following methods. You must select at least
one device from the Available Devices list, and at least one device using any of the following
methods:
• Click the name of a device you want to share in the Available Devices list, and click the right
arrow to move the device to the Selected Devices list.
• Type the full path name of a valid .csv file in the Import Device Ports from file field and click
the Select Device Port(s) button. You can also use the Browse button to locate the .csv file.
Typically the .csv file contains name server entries of the switches that are not managed by
Fabric Manager but are connected to a fabric managed by Fabric Manager. This step is
required if you want to share devices among fabrics managed by Fabric Manager and those not
managed by Fabric Manager, but where all the fabrics are connected to an FC Router in the
backbone fabric.
• Type the device port WWN in the Device Port WWN field and click Add.
5. Click Next.
A summary displays the devices that will be shared in the new LSAN. The summary also displays
whether the FC Router is properly configured for the selected device sharing.
6. Read the summary.
If something is incorrect, click Previous and then correct it. If you added devices from an
undiscovered fabric using the manual method (using a .csv file or typing the WWN in step 4), you
must manually create the LSAN on the undiscovered fabric, as Fabric Manager creates LSANs
only in discovered or managed fabrics.
7. Click Finish to automatically create the LSAN and exit the wizard.
If the FC Router is not properly configured, the devices cannot communicate with each other, even
though an LSAN is created. See “Connecting Edge Fabrics” on page 19-4 for information on
configuring the FC Router.
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The LSAN View (see Figure 19-7 on page 19-9) displays information about the LSANs that span the
selected edge fabric. The LSAN View is not available for AD-enabled fabrics.
To display the LSAN View and modify LSANs
1. Select an edge fabric and click Tasks > Device Sharing and Troubleshooting > Show LSAN
View.
The LSAN View displays.
2. Click the + next to an LSAN name to display the devices in that LSAN.
3. Optional: Select an LSAN and click Modify. This launches the Share Devices wizard, which
allows you to add or remove devices from the LSAN.
4. Optional: Select an LSAN and click Delete to delete the LSAN from the selected fabric.
Note
The Modify and Delete buttons are enabled only for users with the Admin role.