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accidental fabric merges and potential fabric disruption when fabrics
become segmented because they cannot merge.
Fabric Binding
Commands
The config.security.fabricBinding commands function in a different
way from most CLI commands, which are single action commands
that take effect immediately. Most of the Fabric Binding commands
affect a temporary copy of an FBML in the work area called the
Pending FBML. When this temporary copy is activated to the fabric,
it is called the Active FBML.
NOTE: The EFCM Basic interface can change Fabric Binding status and
FBMLs if it is used along with the CLI.
Because not all the verification of the Pending FBML can occur on the
temporary copy in the work area, it is possible, however unlikely,
that the copy of the list encounters no errors until the list is activated
to the fabric.
NOTE: A Sphereon 4300 Switch cannot participate in a fabric unless the
Fabric Capable feature is enabled. For more information, refer to the
McDATA Sphereon 4300 Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000171).
Fabric Binding
Membership
Terminology
Two types of FBMLs are configured using the CLI:
• Active FBML: When fabric binding is active, the active FBML is
the list of fabric members with which the product is allowed to
communicate. If fabric binding is disabled, this list is empty.
• Pending FBML: A list used to configure an FBML before it is
made active on the director or switch. Changes to the pending
FBML are not implemented in the fabric until they are saved and
activated using the config.security.fabricBinding.activatePending
command as documented on page 2-63.
The following terms apply to the switches and directors that are part
of FBMLs:
• Local: The switch or director that is being configured. This is a
required FBML member.
• Attached: A switch or director that is currently in a fabric with the
local switch or director. Any switch and director that is attached
to the local switch or director is a required FBML member.
• Unattached: A switch or director that is not currently in a fabric
with the local switch or director. These switches and directors are