Configure Interop mode

Backup config

configupload

Firmware and Software Version Compatibility

list all in Interopmode Supported Release will be available soon. In the meantime refer please the FabricOS Release Notes.

Domain ID setting

domainsshow

IBM_B24_02:admin> switchdisable 
IBM_B24_02:admin> switchshow
switchName: IBM_B24_02
switchType: 71.2
switchState:    Offline  
switchMode: Native
switchRole: Disabled
switchDomain:   1 (unconfirmed)
switchId:   fffc01
switchWwn:  10:00:50:eb:1a:09:40:52
zoning:     OFF
switchBeacon:   OFF

IBM_B24_02:admin> configure
Configure...
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] yes
Domain: (1..239) [1] 2

IBM_B24_02:admin> switchenable

interopmode setting

   1 interopmode

   1 interopmode 3

   1 IBM_B24_02:admin> switchshow
   2 switchName:     IBM_B24_02
   3 switchType:     71.2
   4 switchState:    Online   
   5 switchMode:     Native
   6 switchRole:     Subordinate
   7 switchDomain:   2
   8 switchId:       fffc02
   9 switchWwn:      10:00:50:eb:1a:09:40:52
  10 zoning:         ON (ZONE_CONFIG)
  11 switchBeacon:   OFF
  12 
  13 Index Port Address Media Speed State     Proto
  14 ==============================================
  15   0   0   020000   id    N8   Online      FC  E-Port  10:00:00:05:33:f9:ff:fb "BladeH_BR_02" (downstream)
  16   1   1   020100   id    N8   Online      FC  F-Port  50:05:07:68:02:35:8b:8f 
  17   2   2   020200   id    N8   Online      FC  F-Port  50:05:07:68:02:15:8b:90 
  18   3   3   020300   id    N2   Online      FC  F-Port  21:00:00:d0:23:10:00:01 
  19   4   4   020400   id    N8   Online      FC  E-Port  10:00:00:05:33:d3:4a:3e "brocade8Gb_1" (upstream)
  20   5   5   020500   id    N8   No_Light    FC  
  21   6   6   020600   id    N4   Online      FC  F-Port  50:0a:09:82:88:2a:60:73 
  22   7   7   020700   id    N4   Online      FC  F-Port  50:0a:09:82:98:2a:60:73 
  23   8   8   020800   id    N8   No_Light    FC  
  24   9   9   020900   id    N8   No_Light    FC  

IBM BladeE_FC_SW02

nys23bb89:USERID> configure

Configure...

  Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] yes

    Domain: (1..239) [1] 101
    R_A_TOV: (4000..120000) [10000] 
    E_D_TOV: (1000..5000) [2000] 
    WAN_TOV: (0..30000) [0] 
    MAX_HOPS: (7..19) [7] 
    Data field size: (256..2112) [2112] 
    Sequence Level Switching: (0..1) [0] 
    Disable Device Probing: (0..1) [0] 
    Suppress Class F Traffic: (0..1) [0] 
    Switch PID Format: (1..2) [1] 
    Per-frame Route Priority: (0..1) [0] 
    Long Distance Fabric: (0..1) [0] 
    BB credit: (1..27) [16] 

  Insistent Domain ID Mode (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  Virtual Channel parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  Zoning Operation parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  RSCN Transmission Mode (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  Arbitrated Loop parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  System services (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  Portlog events enable (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  ssl attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  http attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  snmp attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  rpcd attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  cfgload attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] 
  webtools attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] 



WARNING: The domain ID will be changed. The port level zoning may be affected

nys23bb89:USERID> switchName  BladeE_FC_SW02
Committing configuration...
Done.
BladeE_FC_SW02:USERID>

BladeE_FC_SW02:USERID> switchEnable
BladeE_FC_SW02:USERID> switchShow

BladeE_FC_SW02:USERID> msPlMgmtDeactivate
Switch is in Offline state.

BladeE_FC_SW02:USERID> interopMode
InteropMode: Off

Usage: InteropMode 0|1
         0: to turn it off
         1: to turn it on
BladeE_FC_SW02:USERID> interopMode 1
The switch effective configuration will be lost when the operating mode is changed; do you want to continue? (yes, y, no, n): [no] yes
Interopmode is enabled

Note: It is recommended that you reboot this switch for the new change to take effect.
BladeE_FC_SW02:USERID> fastBoot


Broadcast message from root (pts/0) Wed Aug  1 11:02:57 2001...

The system is going down for reboot NOW !!

BladeE_FC_SW02:USERID> portcfgpersistentenable 15
BladeE_FC_SW02:USERID> switchshow
switchName:     BladeE_FC_SW02
switchType:     37.1
switchState:    Online   
switchMode:     Native
switchRole:     Principal
switchDomain:   107
switchId:       fffc6b
switchWwn:      10:00:00:05:1e:05:9c:df
zoning:         OFF
switchBeacon:   OFF

Area Port Media Speed State 
==============================
  0   0   id    N4   No_Light  
  1   1   cu    N4   Online    F-Port  21:00:00:24:ff:2b:e9:15
  2   2   cu    N4   Online    F-Port  21:01:00:1b:32:b7:fe:50
  3   3   cu    N4   Online    F-Port  10:00:00:00:c9:b6:0b:85
  4   4   cu    N4   Online    F-Port  10:00:00:00:c9:b6:15:6f
  5   5   cu    N4   Online    F-Port  10:00:00:90:fa:49:8d:bb
  6   6   cu    N4   Online    F-Port  10:00:00:90:fa:49:aa:bf
  7   7   cu    AN   No_Sync   
  8   8   cu    N4   Online    F-Port  21:00:00:24:ff:59:f5:b5
  9   9   cu    N4   Online    F-Port  21:00:00:24:ff:59:f5:c3
 10  10   cu    N4   Online    F-Port  21:00:00:24:ff:59:f5:91
 11  11   cu    AN   No_Sync   
 12  12   cu    AN   No_Sync   
 13  13   cu    AN   No_Sync   
 14  14   cu    AN   No_Sync   
 15  15   id    N4   Online    E-Port  segmented,(FCSW version incompat)
 16  16   --    N4   No_Module Disabled (Persistent)
 17  17   --    N4   No_Module Disabled (Persistent)
 18  18   --    N4   No_Module Disabled (Persistent)
 19  19   --    N4   No_Module Disabled (Persistent)
BladeE_FC_SW02:USERID> portcfgpersistentenable 
Slot 0     0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15 
---------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---
Enabled   YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 

Slot 0    16  17  18  19 
---------+---+---+---+---
Enabled    -   -   -   -  

References

http://community.brocade.com/t5/User-Contributed/How-To-Configure-Interoperability-in-Mixed-Fabric-with-Brocade/ta-p/36382

http://community.brocade.com/t5/User-Contributed/How-To-Configure-Interoperability-in-Mixed-Fabric-with-Brocade/tac-p/36390#M14

http://community.brocade.com/t5/Fibre-Channel-SAN/problem-with-module-for-IBM-bladecenter/td-p/14399

http://community.brocade.com/t5/Fibre-Channel-SAN/Swap-configuration-port-Dynamic-POD/td-p/26750

https://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.netapp.doc.dot-mcc-inst-cnfg-fabric%2FGUID-B2BBB025-02A9-442C-9910-00FEF253CE52.html

désert/FabricSwitch/Brocade/howto-Interop mode (last edited 2019-04-17 15:40:18 by merlyn)