HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.X Administrator Guide (AA-RVHDD-TE, February 2006)

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Configuring the fabrics for interconnectivity
When connecting an HP fabric with a McDATA fabric using the MP Router, you must configure the switch
on both fabrics as well as the MP Router. This configuration is described in the following sections:
• Configuring the MP Router, next
• Preparing the HP StorageWorks switch for connectivity, page 63
• Configuring the McDATA fabric for interconnection, page 64
• Completing the configuration, page 68
Configuring the MP Router
When configuring your HP StorageWorks fabric to connect to a McDATA fabric, you must perform some
preparation on the MP Router:
1. Using the version command, make sure that XPath OS 7.4.x is installed on the MP Router:
2. On the MP Router, stop the EX_Port being configured (the one connected to the HP StorageWorks
switch) by issuing the portStop command.
You can verify that the port has been stopped by issuing the portShow command for the port.
In the following example, port 14 is used on the HP side to connect the HP fabric to a McDATA fabric.
The McDATA fabric is connected from port 1.
3. Using the portCfgExPort command, configure the port as an EX_Port and provide a Fabric ID (FID).
If no FID is specified, multiple links to the same fabric are assigned different FIDs. This results in a front
domain oversubscription.
For the HP StorageWorks fabric, use the -p flag of the portCfgExPort command to match the PID
setting for the fabric to which you are connecting. This port will connect to the HP StorageWorks switch.
router:admin> version
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Installed Packages:
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Package Name: xpath_os_v7.4.0_prealpha1_bld17
Install Date: Apr 14, 2005 18:48
router:admin>
router:admin> portshow 14
port 14 info
Configuration Current
Name : port 14
State: STARTED DOWN
Type : FC FC
Link Status: DISABLED DOWN
Topology: P-P P-P
Speed: AN AN
LinkCost: AUTO
Distance: L0 L0
WWN: 20:01:00:05:1e:16:1f:08
Licensed : NO
Diag result : PASSED
inFrames: 0
outFrames: 0
inOctets: 0
outOctets: 0
discards: 0
router:admin>