Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 (53-1001336-02, November 2009)

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Supported platforms for Virtual Fabrics
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The following restrictions apply:
• EX_Ports and VEX_Ports can be in only the base switch.
• VE_Ports are supported on the base switch only for carrying FCR traffic to VEX_Ports. VE_Ports
in the base switch are not supported for carrying logical fabric traffic over XISLs.
• VE_Ports cannot be in a logical switch that is using XISLs.
• ICL ports cannot be in a logical switch that is using XISLs.
• The default logical switch cannot use XISLs.
• The default logical switch cannot be designated as the base switch.
Virtual Fabrics interaction with other Fabric OS features
Table 44 lists some of the Fabric OS features and considerations that apply when using Virtual
Fabrics.
TABLE 43 Blade and port types supported on logical switches
Blade type Default logical switch User-defined logical switch Base switch
FC8-16
FC8-32
FC8-48
Yes (F, E) Yes (F, E) Yes (E, EX, EX)
FA4-18 Yes (F, E, VE) No No
FC10-6 Yes (F, E) No No
FS8-18 Yes (F, E) No No
FCOE10-24 Yes (F, E) No No
FX8-24
FC ports
GE ports
Yes (F, E, VE)
Yes (VE)
Yes (F, E, VE)
Yes (VE)
Yes (E, EX, VEX, VE)
Yes (VE)
FR4-18i
FC ports
GE ports
Yes (F, E, VE)
Yes (VE)
No
Yes (VE)
No
Yes (VE, VEX)
ICL ports Yes Yes Yes
TABLE 44 Virtual Fabrics interaction with Fabric OS features
Fabric OS feature Virtual Fabrics interaction
Admin Domains Virtual Fabrics and Admin Domains are mutually exclusive and are not supported at the
same time on a switch. To use Admin Domains, you must first disable Virtual Fabrics; to
use Virtual Fabrics, you must first delete all Admin Domains.
See “Deleting all user-defined Admin Domains non-disruptively” on page 354 for
information on deleting Admin Domains without disrupting device-to-device
communication.
Configuration upload
and download
Virtual Fabrics uses a configuration file that is different from the configuration file used
to download system configuration parameters. See Chapter 8, “Maintaining the Switch
Configuration File,” for more information about how Virtual Fabrics affects the
configuration file.
Encryption Encryption functionality using the FS8-18 blade is available only on the default logical
switch.