HP StorageWorks Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes (AA-RUQQL-TE, November 2009)

Activating zone configurations on a standalone B-series switch

To activate zone configurations on a standalone B-series switch:

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.

2. Enter the interopmode command with the option to activate the zone:

interopmode [0|2|3 [-z McDataDefaultZone] [-s McDataSafeZone]]

0: to turn interopMode off

2: to turn McData Fabric mode on

Valid McDataDefaultZone: 0 (disabled), 1 (enabled)

Valid McDataSafeZone: 0 (disabled), 1 (enabled)

3: to turn McData Open Fabric mode on

Activating zone configurations fabric-wide from a B-series switch

To activate zoning on all switches in a fabric:

1. Connect to the B-series switch and log in as admin.

2. Enter the cfgmcdtmode command with the option to activate the zone:

cfgmcdtmode [--enable | --disable | --help] [safezoning | defaultzoning]

cfgmcdtmode --enable safezoning

safezoning McDATA mode has been enabled ...

NOTE:

The interopmode and cfgmcdtmode commands perform the same function. However, the

interopmode command affects the local configuration only and must be issued on each switch in

the fabric; the cfgmcdtmode command affects the entire fabric.

Verifying the effective zone configuration

An effective zone configuration is a subset of the defined zone configuration, containing only the

zone configuration objects that are currently enabled. Only one configuration can be active at a time,

but multiple configurations can be defined in the database. You must verify that the active zone set

or zone configuration has correctly propagated to the other switches in the fabric. You can enter the

cfgenable command with the name of the zone configuration to activate the effective zone

configuration. Or you can enter the cfgdisable command with the name of the zone configuration

to deactivate the effective zone configuration.

When uploading and downloading configuration files, you must ensure that the file being moved

contains the correct information. After a configuration is committed, any inaccurate parameters must

be corrected manually.

In McDATA Fabric mode, you can set the effective zone configuration to the defined database. If the

defined database contains a configuration with the same name, the earlier version will be replaced.

Any nonduplicate zone sets or zones will remain unchanged. Before moving the effective zone

configuration to the defined database, HP recommends that you view the zoning configuration.

Use the cfgshow command to view the zoning configuration.