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тАО05-10-2011 12:11 AM
тАО05-10-2011 12:11 AM
I want to add two more 4/64 switches to create two fabrics, so keeping the current zoning infomation. Are there any documents on how to do this? all switches are 4/64 base models do i need any license to put them into a fabric?
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Jeff
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тАО05-10-2011 12:36 AM
тАО05-10-2011 12:36 AM
Re: Creating a fabric with Storageworks 4/64 switches
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12345_div/12345_div.HTML
If you look at the details of which are included in the power pack license.
Depending on what you want to do, how close they are etc, you may want ISL trunking. But it's not necessary to create one ISL (not trunked then).
As for merging a new switch to a fabric, one way to do it is to do a configupload from the original switch, then configdownload the config on the new switch. (not all settings are in the config file though, it's text based so you can have a peak - I think IP, hostname, unique domain id, etc are not so you need to set those up first). Then you just need to put a cable between the switches, in an e_port, and you should be good to go :)
This guide looks pretty good actually:
http://networkadminkb.com/kb/Knowledge%20Base/SAN/How%20to%20merge%20two%20Brocade%20fabrics.aspx
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тАО05-10-2011 12:48 AM
тАО05-10-2011 12:48 AM
Re: Creating a fabric with Storageworks 4/64 switches
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тАО05-10-2011 01:39 AM
тАО05-10-2011 01:39 AM
Re: Creating a fabric with Storageworks 4/64 switches
If you put two ISLs between the switches they will not trunk unless you have the trunking license.
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тАО05-10-2011 02:06 AM
тАО05-10-2011 02:06 AM
Re: Creating a fabric with Storageworks 4/64 switches
looking at the existing 4/64 the licenseshow comes back with the following:
Fabric license
First Ports on Demand license - additional 16 port upgrade license
To be honest i was expecting to see a zoning license as well, anyway i assume the existing switch already has the necessary fabric license needed?
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тАО05-10-2011 02:12 AM
тАО05-10-2011 02:12 AM
SolutionAn ISL trunk is at least two links, uses two SFPs on each switch, with loadbalancing etc.
Here is a brochure from brocade about ISL trunking:
http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/ISLTrunking_DS_07.pdf
Yeah, you shouldn't need any extra licenses.
Here is some more info about the zoning license:
http://community.brocade.com/thread/3285
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тАО05-10-2011 02:32 AM
тАО05-10-2011 02:32 AM
Re: Creating a fabric with Storageworks 4/64 switches
My existing switch has a fabric license, so i will need a fabric license on the new switch to create a fabric. without a fabric license i presumably can't create E-ports?
I notice on an old brocade switch it has a 2 domain fabric license, what does this allow?
Regards
Jeff
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тАО05-10-2011 02:37 AM
тАО05-10-2011 02:37 AM
Re: Creating a fabric with Storageworks 4/64 switches
I suspect that the 2 domain license only allows for a fabric with two switches.
Each switch is often one domain. It is identified by a unique domain id - DID.
I don't know of an HP tool that does monitoring to identify congestion etc.
Brocade has some features with toptalker/fabric watch but they are not free.
But you can for example use SNMP and cacti to monitor the traffic on the switches.
Oh, right, I almost forgot: check out HP DCFM - It's a JAVA based tool that you can use to monitor.
The free version (DCFM Professional) however only manages one fabric at a time.
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тАО05-10-2011 02:46 AM
тАО05-10-2011 02:46 AM
Re: Creating a fabric with Storageworks 4/64 switches
One final question, are HP licenses transferable? i.e if we bought a second hand 4/64 (as they are EOL now) and we bought AG457A#ABA 4/64 FULL would all ports be useable? or if the previous owner had a power pack license would this be transferred if we bought a switch with the license already on it?
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Jeff
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тАО05-10-2011 02:55 AM
тАО05-10-2011 02:55 AM
Re: Creating a fabric with Storageworks 4/64 switches
I believe the license is tied to the serial number/wwn of the switch. If you want to transfer it you would need to do it via HP or Brocade = might get tricky.