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4 – Managing Switches
Configuring a Switch
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However, you can remedy this by resetting the new switch or taking it offline then
back online. The principal switch will reassign the domain ID and the switch will
join the fabric.
4.8.1.4
Broadcast Support
Broadcast is supported on the SANbox2 which allows for TCP/IP support.
Broadcast is implemented using the proposed standard specified in Multi-Switch
Broadcast for FC-SW-3, T11 Presentation Number T11/02-031v0. FSPF is used
to setup a fabric spanning tree used in transmission of broadcast frames.
Broadcast frames are retransmitted on all ISLs indicated in the spanning tree and
all online F/FL_Ports. Broadcast zoning is supported with Access Control List
(ACL) and Virtual Private Fabric (VPF) hard zones. When a broadcast frame is
received, these hard zones are enforced at the F/FL_Port. If the originator of the
broadcast is in a hard zone, the frame is retransmitted on all online F/FL_Ports
within the hard zone. If the originator of the broadcast frame is not in a hard zone,
the frame is retransmitted on online F/FL_Ports that are not in a hard zone.
4.8.1.5
Inband Management
Inband management is the ability to manage switches across inter-switch links
using SANbox Manager, SNMP, IPFC, management server, or the application
programming interface. The switch comes from the factory with inband
management enabled. If you disable inband management on a particular switch,
you can no longer communicate with that switch by means other than a direct
Ethernet or serial connection.
4.8.1.6
FC-SW-2 Compliance for Zoning
When a zone set is activated, SANbox2 switches and other FC-SW-2 compliant
switches propagate the active zone set to all switches in the fabric. Some non-FC-
SW-2 compliant switches propagate not only the active zone set, but the entire
zoning database. Disabling this parameter causes the SANbox2 switch to
propagate the zoning database, and therefore, interoperate with non-FC-SW-2
switches. For FC-SW-2 compliant fabrics, this parameter should be enabled.
Note: Domain ID reassignment is not reflected in zoning that is defined by
domain ID and port number pair. You must reconfigure zones that are
affected by domain ID reassignment.
Note: The FC-SW-2 Compliant setting must be the same on all switches in
the fabric, otherwise the inter-switch links will not connect.