Brocade switch - Virtual Fabric

[Mahesh Cheruku]

Hi , 

Not sure why the virtual fabrics is not supported on our switch (brocade 300 series). I've checked the switch admin guide, but no details regarding this.

Inorder to support the virtual fabrics on the swtich , what should be done. can you please let know. thanks.

Brocade300-1:user - fosconfig --show

FC Routing service: Service not supported on this platform

iSCSI service: Service not supported on this Platform

iSNS client service: Service not supported on this Platform

Virtual Fabric: Service not supported on this Platform

Ethernet Switch Service: Service not supported on this Platform

switch version info...

Brocade300-1:admin -  version

Kernel:     2.6.14.2   

Fabric OS:  v7.2.1a

Made on:    Thu Mar 6 22:25:36 2014

Flash:     Fri Nov 14 14:49:22 2014

BootProm:   1.0.11

[Antonio Bongiorno T…]

Virtual Fabric is supported only of VF Capable Switches.

Brocade 300 is not VF Capable.

[Mahesh Cheruku]

what brocade switches are capable of VF  ? is it VDX series?

I thought Brocade 300 is VF capable, as  in Brocade Nework Advisor 12.3 SAN User manual it's mentioned -

"Virtual Fabrics requires that you have at least one Virtual Fabrics-enabled physical chassis running

Fabric OS 6.2.0 or later in your SAN."

My switch is running Fabric OS 7.2.

Thanks

[Antonio Bongiorno T… · Accepted solution]

--->>>Virtual Fabrics requires that you have at least one Virtual Fabrics-enabled physical chassis...

that meanig for Virtual Fabric capable Switches.

--->>>....running Fabric OS 6.2.0 or later in your SAN

VF was introduced by FOS 6.2.0

VF capable Switeches are i.e. Brocade 6510, 6520, DCX Class Directors

Brocade 300 have no VF Support, same i.e.  ( Brocade 8000 - this is end of life )

[alexey.stepanov]

> Virtual Fabric: Service not supported on this Platform
- it is the answer to your question right inside your question.

[Mahesh Cheruku]

Thank you.