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Task 23: Connect Product to a Fabric Element (Optional)
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Task 23: Connect Product to a Fabric Element (Optional)
To provide fabric-attached Fibre channel connectivity for devices
connected to the product, connect the product to an expansion port
(E_Port) of a fabric element (switch or director). Any switch can be
used to form this ISL. To connect the product to a fabric element and
create an ISL use the following steps:
1. Ensure that the fabric element is accessible by the EFCM Basic
Edition interface or defined to the SAN management application.
If the fabric element must be defined, refer to the appropriate
switch or director installation manual for instructions.
2. Ensure that the preferred domain ID for the product is unique
and does not conflict with the ID of another switch or director
participating in the fabric.
— If the domain ID must be changed from the EFCM Basic
Edition, refer to Task 4: Configure Product at the EFCM Basic
Edition Interface (Optional).
— If the domain ID must be changed from the management
server, refer to Task 19: Configure the Element Manager
Application.
3. Ensure that the R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV values for the product
are identical to the values for all switches or directors
participating in the fabric.
— If the values must be changed from the EFCM Basic Edition,
refer to Task 4: Configure Product at the EFCM Basic Edition
Interface (Optional).
— If the values must be changed from the management server,
refer to Task 19: Configure the Element Manager Application.
4. Route a multimode fiber-optic cable from a customer-specified
E_Port of the fabric element to the front of the product.
5. Connect the fiber-optic cable to a product port as directed by the
customer.
6. If the product is managed through the management server, go to
step 7. If the product is managed through EFCM Basic Edition:
a. Select Port List from the Product menu at any view. The Port
List View appears.