Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.1 (53-1002446-01, March 2012)

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2. Configure each port that connects to an edge fabric as an EX_Port or VEX_Port. Note the
following:
• portCfgVEXPort works only on VE_Ports.
• portCfgEXPort (only on the FC ports on the FC router) commands work only on ports that
are capable of FC-FC routing.
Use the portCfgEXPort or portCfgVEXPort command to:
• Enable or disable EX_Port or VEX_Port mode.
• Set the fabric ID (avoid using fabric IDs 1 and 128, which are the default IDs for backbone
connections).
• Configure an EX_Port to connect to a Brocade Network OS fabric (portCfgEXPort only).
The following example configures an EX_Port and assigns a Fabric ID of 30 to port 10.
switch:admin> portcfgexport 7/10 -a 1 -f 30
switch:admin> portcfgexport 7/10
Port 7/10 info
Admin: enabled
State: NOT OK
Pid format: Not Applicable
Operate mode: Brocade Native
Edge Fabric ID: 30
Preferred Domain ID: 160
Front WWN: 50:06:06:9e:20:38:6e:1e
Fabric Parameters: Auto Negotiate
R_A_TOV: Not Applicable
E_D_TOV: Not Applicable
Authentication Type: None
DH Group: N/A
Hash Algorithm: N/A
Edge fabric's primary wwn: N/A
Edge fabric's version stamp: N/A
This port can now connect to another switch.
The following example configures an EX_Port for connecting to a Brocade Network OS fabric.
The -m 5 option indicates Network OS connectivity.
switch:admin> portcfgexport 1/5 -a 1 -f 15 -m 5
switch:admin> portcfgexport 1/5
Port 1/5 info
Admin: enabled
State: NOT OK
Pid format: Not Applicable
Operate mode: Brocade NOS
Edge Fabric ID: 15
(output truncated)
For related FC-FC routing commands, refer to fcrEdgeShow, fcrXlateConfig, fcrConfigure, and
fcrProxyConfig in the Fabric OS Command Reference.
A Fibre Channel router can interconnect multiple fabrics. EX_Ports or VEX_Ports attached to
more than one edge fabric must configure a different fabric ID for each edge fabric.
3. (Optional) Configure FC router port cost if you want to change the default values. For
information about using FC router port cost operations, refer to “FC router port cost
configuration” on page 482.