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Recommended port assignments for FC switches

You need to verify that you are using the recommended port assignments when you cable the FC switches.

The Brocade and Cisco switches use different port numbering: This difference is reflected in the following table.

Note: The cabling is the same for each FC switch in the switch fabric.
  FC_switch_x_1 FC_switch_x_2
Component and port Brocade 6505 Brocade 6510 Cisco 9148 Brocade 6505 Brocade 6510 Cisco 9148
controller_x_1 FC-VI port a 0 0 1 - - -
controller_x_1 FC-VI port b - - - 0 0 1
controller_x_1 HBA port a 1 1 2 - - -
controller_x_1 HBA port b - - - 1 1 2
controller_x_1 HBA port c 2 2 3 - - -
controller_x_1 HBA port d - - - 2 2 3
controller_x_2 FC-VI port a 3 3 4 - - -
controller_x_2 FC-VI port b - - - 3 3 4
controller_x_2 HBA port a 4 4 5 - - -
controller_x_2 HBA port b - - - 4 4 5
controller_x_2 HBA port c 5 5 6 - - -
controller_x_2 HBA port d - - - 5 5 6
bridge_x_1_port-number port 1 6 6 7 6 6 7
bridge_x_1_port-number port 1 7 7 8 7 7 8
bridge_x_1_port-number port 1 12 8 9 12 8 9
bridge_x_1_port-number port 1 13 9 10 13 9 10
ISL port 1 8 20 36 8 20 36
ISL port 2 9 21 40 9 21 40
ISL port 3 10 22 44 10 22 44
ISL port 4 11 23 48 11 23 48