Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.0.0 (53-1002148-02, June 2011)

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FC-FC routing service overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .461
License requirements for Fibre Channel Routing . . . . . . . . . .462
Supported platforms for Fibre Channel routing . . . . . . . . . . . .462
Supported configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .462
Fibre Channel routing concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463
Proxy devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .467
Types of FC routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .467
Phantom domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468
Setting up the FC-FC routing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .470
Verifying the setup for FC-FC routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Backbone fabric IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472
Assigning backbone fabric IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472
FCIP tunnel configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .473
Inter-fabric link configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .473
Configuring an IFL for both edge and backbone connections 474
FC Router port cost configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Port cost considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478
Setting router port cost for an EX_Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479
EX_Port frame trunking configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480
LSAN zone configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480
Use of Admin Domains with LSAN zones and FCR . . . . . . . . .480
Zone definition and naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .481
LSAN zones and fabric-to-fabric communications. . . . . . . . . .481
Controlling device communication with the LSAN . . . . . . . . . .481
Setting the maximum LSAN count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484
Configuring backbone fabrics for interconnectivity . . . . . . . . .484
HA and downgrade considerations for LSAN zones . . . . . . . .485
LSAN zone policies using LSAN tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485
LSAN zone binding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489
Proxy PID configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .493
Fabric parameter considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .494
Inter-fabric broadcast frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .494
Displaying the current broadcast configuration. . . . . . . . . . . .495
Enabling broadcast frame forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
Disabling broadcast frame forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
Resource monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
FC-FC Routing and Virtual Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .496
Logical switch configuration for FC routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .497
Backbone-to-edge routing with Virtual Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . .499
Upgrade and downgrade considerations for FC-FC routing . . . . . .499
How replacing port blades affects EX_Port configuration. . . .500
Displaying the range of output ports connected to xlate domains 500
Appendix A Interoperation of Fabric OS and M-EOS Fabrics Using FC Router
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .501