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Configuring the non-E-ports on the Brocade switch

You must configure the non-E-ports on the FC switch. In the MetroCluster configuration, these are the ports that connect the switch to the HBA initiators, FC-VI interconnects, and FC-to-SAS bridges. These steps must be done for each port.

About this task

In the following example, the ports connect an FC-to-SAS bridge:
  • Port 6 on FC_FC_switch_A_1 at Site_A
  • Port 6 on FC_FC_switch_B_1 at Site_B

Steps

  1. Configure the port speed for each non-E-port: portcfgspeed port speed
    You should use the highest common speed, which is the highest speed supported by all components in the data path: the SFP, the switch port that the SFP is installed on, and the connected device (HBA, bridge, etc).

    For example, the components might have the following supported speeds:

    • The SFP is capable of 1/2/4 GB.
    • The switch port is capable of 1/2/4/8 GB.
    • The connected HBA maximum speed is 4 GB.
    The highest common speed in this case is 4 GB, so the port should be configured for a speed of 4 GB.
    Example
    FC_switch_A_1:admin> portcfgspeed 6 4
     
    FC_switch_B_1:admin> portcfgspeed 6 4
  2. Verify the settings using the portcfgshow command:
    Example
    FC_switch_A_1:admin> portcfgshow
    
    FC_switch_B_1:admin> portcfgshow
    In the example output, port 6 has the following settings:
    • Speed is set to 4G
    Ports of Slot 0 0   1   2   3     4   5   6   7     8   9  10  11    12  13  14  15 
    -----------------+---+---+---+---+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+---+---
    Speed              AN  AN  AN  AN    AN  AN  4G  AN    AN  AN  AN  AN    AN  AN  AN  AN 
    Fill Word          0   0   0   0     0   0   3   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0  
    AL_PA Offset 13    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    Trunk Port         ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    Long Distance      ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    VC Link Init       ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    Locked L_Port      ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    Locked G_Port      ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    Disabled E_Port    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    Locked E_Port      ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    ISL R_RDY Mode     ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    RSCN Suppressed    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    Persistent Disable ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    LOS TOV enable     ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    NPIV capability    ON  ON  ON  ON    ON  ON  ON  ON    ON  ON  ON  ON    ON  ON  ON  ON 
    NPIV PP Limit     126 126 126 126   126 126 126 126   126 126 126 126   126 126 126 126 
    QOS E_Port         AE  AE  AE  AE    AE  AE  AE  AE    AE  AE  AE  AE    AE  AE  AE  AE 
    Mirror Port        ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    Rate Limit         ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    Credit Recovery    ON  ON  ON  ON    ON  ON  ON  ON    ON  ON  ON  ON    ON  ON  ON  ON 
    Fport Buffers      ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    Port Auto Disable  ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    CSCTL mode         ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  ..    ..  ..  ..  .. 
    
    Fault Delay        0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0