Stage 2: Configuring the local switches

Log in to the switch, using the console port and hyperterm, and set the appropriate variables and IP addresses, as described in the appropriate Brocade switch hardware reference manual.

Note
Use telnet for subsequent switch login sessions, using the switch IP address.

Check the switch firmware by entering the following command:

version

Result

The currently installed switch firmware is displayed.

Check the MetroCluster Fabric Switch download page on http://now.netapp.com for the currently supported version of the switch firmware.

Note
To access this page, go to Fibre Channel Switch link on the Download Software page, selecting Brocade in the platform list.

If the switch firmware is...

Then...

Not the supported version

1. Download the switch firmware from http://now.netapp.com and install it, as described in the appropriate Brocade switch hardware reference manual.
2. Reboot the switch.

Current

Go to Step 5.

Disable the switch by entering the following command:

switchdisable

Clear any existing configuration on the switch by entering the following command:

cfgclear

Disable the configuration by entering the following command: cfgdisable

Save the configuration by entering the following command:
cfgsave

Ensure that the switch is configured with default settings by entering the following command:

configdefault

Set the switch parameters by entering the following command:

configure

You should set the following parameters only:

• Fabric parameters = y
• domain_id = XXX (See your system administrator for this value.)
• Disable device probing = 1

Exit the configuration utility by entering the following command:

ctrl-d

Reboot the switch so that the default settings take effect by entering the following command:

fastboot

Log in to the switch and disable the switch by entering the following command:

switchdisable

Set the switch port speeds to half duplex by entering the following command for each switch port into which a disk is plugged:

portcfglport <port#>,0,0,1

Note
You only need to run this command on the ports to which disks are attached.

If the distance between switches is...

Then...

Less than 10 kilometers

Set the ISL port distance on each ISL port to short distance by entering the following command:

portCfgLongDistance ISL-port#, "LE"

Between 10 and 30 kilometers

Set the ISL port distance on each ISL port to long distance by entering the following command:

portCfgLongDistance ISL-port#, "L1"

Enable the switch by entering the following command:

switchenable

Set the switch name by entering the following command:

switchname "Metro1_sw1"

Metro1_sw1 is the name given to the current switch. Use a meaningful name up to 12 characters long.

Check the switch settings by entering the following command:

configshow

Repeat Step 1 through Step 18 for the second switch on the local node.

Go to Stage 3: Cabling the local node.