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

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Disabling Virtual Fabrics

Example

The following example checks whether Virtual Fabrics is enabled or disabled and then enables it.

switch:admin> fosconfig --show

FC Routing service: disabled

iSCSI service: Service not supported on this Platform

iSNS client service: Service not supported on this Platform

Virtual Fabric: disabled

Ethernet Switch Service: Service not supported on this Platform

switch:admin> fosconfig --enable vf

WARNING: This is a disruptive operation that requires a reboot to take

effect.

All EX ports will be disabled upon reboot.

Would you like to continue [Y/N] y

VF has been enabled. Your system is being rebooted.

Disabling Virtual Fabrics

When you disable Virtual Fabrics, the following occurs:

• The CPs are rebooted.

• If F_Port trunking is enabled on ports in the default switch, the F_Port trunking information is

deleted.

If you want to use Admin Domains in a fabric, you must first disable Virtual Fabrics.

1. Connect to the physical chassis and log in using an account assigned to the admin role with

the chassis-role permission.

2. Enter the following command to check whether Virtual Fabrics is disabled:

fosconfig --show

3. Delete all of the non-default logical switches, as described in “Deleting a logical switch” on

page 218.

4. Enter the following command to disable Virtual Fabrics:

fosconfig --disable vf

5. Enter y at the prompt.

Example

The following example checks whether Virtual Fabrics is enabled or disabled and then disables it.

switchA:FID128:admin> fosconfig --show