E-Port (segmented,incompatible,(Unknown incompat))

[Mike.MA]

Hello,

I'm trying to connect 2 brocade switches over the fiber. 3800 & 2800.

This is dump from 3800:

broc_3800_2:admin> switchshow
switchName: broc_3800_2
switchType: 17.2
switchState: Online
switchMode: Native
switchRole: Principal
switchDomain: 3
switchId: fffc03
switchWwn: 10:00:00:60:69:XX:XX:XX
switchBeacon: OFF
Zoning: ON (XX)
port 0: id N2 Online F-Port 10:00:00:00:c9:41:af:48
port 1: id N2 Online F-Port 20:00:00:e0:8b:0a:a9:80
port 2: id N1 In_Sync
port 3: id N2 Online F-Port 20:00:00:e0:8b:0a:5b:a7
port 4: id N2 Online F-Port 20:00:00:e0:8b:0a:b4:a6
port 5: id N1 In_Sync
port 6: id N2 In_Sync
port 7: id N2 Online F-Port 20:00:00:e0:8b:0a:6d:16
port 8: id N2 Online F-Port 20:00:00:e0:8b:0a:7c:16
port 9: id N2 Online F-Port 20:00:00:e0:8b:0a:fd:a7
port 10: id N2 Online F-Port 20:00:00:e0:8b:0a:45:d2
port 11: id N2 Online F-Port 50:03:08:c0:01:4d:38:03
port 12: id N2 Online F-Port 50:03:08:c0:01:4d:38:04
port 13: id N2 Online F-Port 50:03:08:c0:01:4d:38:0a
port 14: id N2 No_Light
port 15: id 1G Online E-Port (segmented,incompatible,(Unknown incompat))

broc_3800_2:admin> configshow
diag.postDisable: 0
fabric.domain: 3
fabric.ops.BBCredit: 16
fabric.ops.E_D_TOV: 2000
fabric.ops.R_A_TOV: 10000
fabric.ops.dataFieldSize: 2112
fabric.ops.max_hops: 7
fabric.ops.mode.SeqSwitching: 0
fabric.ops.mode.fcpProbeDisable: 0
fabric.ops.mode.isolate: 0
fabric.ops.mode.longDistance: 0
fabric.ops.mode.noClassF: 0
fabric.ops.mode.pidFormat: 1
fabric.ops.mode.sync: 0
fabric.ops.mode.unicastOnly: 0
fabric.ops.mode.useCsCtl: 0
fabric.ops.mode.vcEncode: 0
fabric.ops.vc.class.2: 2
fabric.ops.vc.class.3: 3
fabric.ops.vc.config: 0xc0
fabric.ops.vc.linkCtrl: 0
fabric.ops.vc.multicast: 7
fabric.ops.wan_tov: 0

broc_3800_2:admin> portshow 15
portName:
portHealth: No License
Authentication: None
portFlags: 0x20280d7 portLbMod: 0x0 PRESENT ACTIVE E_PORT G_PORT U_PORT SEGMENTED LOGIN LED WAS_EPORT
portType: 4.1
portState: 1 Online
portPhys: 6 In_Sync
portScn: 7 Segmented Flow control mode 0
portRegs: 0x81170000
portData: 0x11dd0980
portId: 030f00
portWwn: 20:0f:00:60:69:5a:1f:bc
portWwn of device(s) connected: 6e:6b:6e:75:00:6e:77:6f
Distance: normal
Speed: 1Gbps

Interrupts: 10 Link_failure: 0 Frjt: 0
Unknown: 1 Loss_of_sync: 2 Fbsy: 0
Lli: 6 Loss_of_sig: 0
Proc_rqrd: 4 Protocol_err: 0
Timed_out: 0 Invalid_word: 0
Rx_flushed: 0 Invalid_crc: 0
Tx_unavail: 0 Delim_err: 0
Free_buffer: 0 Address_err: 0
Overrun: 0 Lr_in: 2
Suspended: 0 Lr_out: 0
Parity_err: 0 Ols_in: 0
Ols_out: 1


This is for brocade 2800

broc_2800:admin> switchshow
switchName: broc_2800
switchType: 2.4
switchState: Online
switchRole: Principal
switchDomain: 5
switchId: fffc05
switchWwn: 10:00:00:60:69:XX:XX:XX
switchBeacon: OFF
port 0: id Online E-Port (unknown)
port 1: id Online F-Port 20:00:00:e0:8b:04:03:ca
port 2: id Online F-Port 20:00:00:e0:8b:02:c7:03
port 3: id No_Light
port 4: id Online F-Port 20:00:00:e0:8b:05:d1:01
port 5: id No_Light
port 6: id Online F-Port 20:00:00:e0:8b:02:cc:03
port 7: id No_Light
port 8: id No_Light
port 9: id No_Light
port 10: -- No_Module
port 11: -- No_Module
port 12: -- No_Module
port 13: -- No_Module
port 14: -- No_Module
port 15: -- No_Module

broc_2800:admin> configshow
diag.postDisable: 0
fabric.domain: 5
fabric.ops.BBCredit: 16
fabric.ops.E_D_TOV: 2000
fabric.ops.R_A_TOV: 10000
fabric.ops.dataFieldSize: 2112
fabric.ops.mode.SeqSwitching: 0
fabric.ops.mode.fcpProbeDisable: 0
fabric.ops.mode.isolate: 0
fabric.ops.mode.longDistance: 1
fabric.ops.mode.noClassF: 0
fabric.ops.mode.pidFormat: 1
fabric.ops.mode.sync: 0
fabric.ops.mode.tachyonCompat: 0
fabric.ops.mode.unicastOnly: 0
fabric.ops.mode.useCsCtl: 0
fabric.ops.mode.vcEncode: 0
fabric.ops.vc.class.2: 2
fabric.ops.vc.class.3: 3
fabric.ops.vc.config: 0xc0
fabric.ops.vc.linkCtrl: 0
fabric.ops.vc.multicast: 7
fc4.fcIp.address: 0.0.0.0

broc_2800:admin> portshow 0
portFlags: 0x280d7 PRESENT ACTIVE E_PORT G_PORT U_PORT SEGMENTED LOGIN LED
portType: 3.1
portState: 1 Online
portPhys: 6 In_Sync
portScn: 7 Segmented
portRegs: 0x80030000
portData: 0x10f5f350
portId: 050000
portWwn: 20:00:00:60:69:12:2e:02

Distance: normal

Speed: 1Gbps

Interrupts: 35 Link_failure: 2 Frjt: 0
Unknown: 8 Loss_of_sync: 3 Fbsy: 0
Lli: 14 Loss_of_sig: 2
Proc_rqrd: 19 Protocol_err: 0
Timed_out: 0 Invalid_word: 1
Rx_flushed: 0 Invalid_crc: 1
Tx_unavail: 0 Delim_err: 0
Free_buffer: 0 Address_err: 0
Overrun: 0 Lr_in: 0
Suspended: 0 Lr_out: 2
Parity_err: 0 Ols_in: 1
Ols_out: 2




fabric.ops are the same, but switches refuse to join the fabric.

Thanks!

[krusty]

Hi Mike,

Send the output of the command "fabstatsshow". That will give you a clue as to why the fabrics won't join.

Since these are older switches, my first guess would be the PID formats are incompatible. But let's see the output before we jump the gun.

Sincerely,

Curt

[Sheldon Smith]

The two "configshow"s indicate both are using PID format 1.

I see "broc_3800_2" has fabric.ops.mode.longDistance: 0, while "broc_2800" has fabric.ops.mode.longDistance: 1.

Also, is any zoning configured on "broc_2800"? I thought the "switchshow" would have shown no zoning configuration in effect. If it is zoned, and the two switches' configurations do not match, that would also cause a segmented error.