Port assignments for FC switches

You need to verify that you are using the specified port assignments when you cable the FC switches.

Ports that are not used for attaching initiator ports, FC-VI ports, or ISLs can be reconfigured to act as storage ports. However, if the supported RCFs are being used, the zoning must be changed accordingly.

If the supported RCFs are used, ISL ports might not connect to the same ports shown here and might need to be reconfigured manually.

Overall cabling guidelines

You should be aware of the following guidelines when using the cabling tables:

The Brocade and Cisco switches use different port numbering:
- On Brocade switches, the first port is numbered 0.
- On Cisco switches, the first port is numbered 1.
The cabling is the same for each FC switch in the switch fabric.
AFA DM7000F and DM7000H storage systems can be ordered with one of two options for FC-VI connectivity:
- Onboard ports 0e and 0f configured in FC-VI mode.
- Ports 1a and 1b on an FC-VI card in slot 1.
If you have two MetroCluster configurations sharing ISLs, use the same port assignments as that for an eight-node MetroCluster cabling.

Brocade port usage for controllers in a MetroCluster configuration

The following tables show port usage on Brocade switches. The tables show the maximum supported configuration, with eight controller modules in two DR groups. For smaller configurations, ignore the rows for the additional controller modules. Note that eight ISLs are supported only on the Lenovo BDB610S FC SAN switch, Brocade DCX 8510-8, G620, and DB630S switches.

Note

Port usage for the Lenovo B6505 FC SAN switch and Lenovo ThinkSystem DB610S 32G FC SAN switch switches in an eight-node MetroCluster configuration is not shown. Due to the limited number of ports, port assignments must be made on a site-by-site basis depending on the controller module model and the number of ISLs and bridge pairs in use.

Note

The Brocade DCX 8510-8 switch can use the same port layout as the B6510 switch.

Configurations using FibreBridge 7600N using one FC port (FC1 or FC2) only
MetroCluster 1 or DR Group 1
Component	Port	Lenovo switch models B6505, B6510, DB610S, G620, G620-1, G630, G630-1, DB630S, and DCX 8510-8
Component	Port	Connects to FC switch...	Connects to switch port...
controller_x_1	FC-VI port a	1	0
	FC-VI port b	2	0
	FC-VI port c	1	1
	FC-VI port d	2	1
	HBA port a	1	2
	HBA port b	2	2
	HBA port c	1	3
	HBA port d	2	3
controller_x_2	FC-VI port a	1	4
	FC-VI port b	2	4
	FC-VI port c	1	5
	FC-VI port d	2	5
	HBA port a	1	6
	HBA port b	2	6
	HBA port c	1	7
	HBA port d	2	7
Stack 1	bridge_x_1a	1	8
Stack 1	bridge_x_1b	2	8
Stack 2	bridge_x_2a	1	9
Stack 2	bridge_x_2b	2	9
Stack 3	bridge_x_3a	1	10
Stack 3	bridge_x_4b	2	10
Stack y	bridge_x_`y`a	1	11
Stack y	bridge_x_`y`b	2	11
Note On G620 and DB630S switches, additional bridges can be cabled to ports 12 - 17, 20 and 21. On DB610S switches, additional bridges can be cabled to ports 12 - 19.

Configurations using FibreBridge 7600N using one FC port (FC1 or FC2) only
MetroCluster 2 or DR Group 2
			Brocade switch model
Component	Port	Connects to FC_switch...	B6510, DCX 8510-8	DCX 8510-8	G620, G620-1, G630, G630-1, DB630S
controller_x_3	FC-VI port a	1	24	12	18
	FC-VI port b	2	24	12	18
	FC-VI port c	1	25	13	19
	FC-VI port d	2	25	13	19
	HBA port a	1	26	14	24
	HBA port b	2	26	14	24
	HBA port c	1	27	15	25
	HBA port d	2	27	15	25
controller_x_4	FC-VI port a	1	28	16	22
	FC-VI port b	2	28	16	22
	FC-VI port c	1	29	17	23
	FC-VI port d	2	29	17	23
	HBA port a	1	30	18	28
	HBA port b	2	30	18	28
	HBA port c	1	31	19	29
	HBA port d	2	32	19	29
Stack 1	bridge_x_51a	1	32	20	26
Stack 1	bridge_x_51b	2	32	20	26
Stack 2	bridge_x_52a	1	33	21	27
Stack 2	bridge_x_52b	2	33	21	27
Stack 3	bridge_x_53a	1	34	22	30
Stack 3	bridge_x_54b	2	34	22	30
Stack `y`	bridge_x_`y`a	1	35	23	31
Stack `y`	bridge_x_`y`b	2	35	23	31

Configurations using FibreBridge 7600N using both FC ports (FC1 and FC2)
MetroCluster 1 or DR Group 1
Component		Port	Brocade switch models B6505, B6510, DB610S, G620, G620-1, G630, G630-1, DB630S, and DCX 8510-8
Component		Port	Connects to FC_switch...	Connects to switch port...
controller_x_1		FC-VI port a	1	0
		FC-VI port b	2	0
		FC-VI port c	1	1
		FC-VI port d	2	1
		HBA port a	1	2
		HBA port b	2	2
		HBA port c	1	3
		HBA port d	2	3
controller_x_2		FC-VI port a	1	4
		FC-VI port b	2	4
		FC-VI port c	1	5
		FC-VI port d	2	5
		HBA port a	1	6
		HBA port b	2	6
		HBA port c	1	7
		HBA port d	2	7
Stack 1	bridge_x_1a	FC1	1	8
	bridge_x_1a	FC2	2	8
	bridge_x_1B	FC1	1	9
	bridge_x_1B	FC2	2	9
Stack 2	bridge_x_2a	FC1	1	10
	bridge_x_2a	FC2	2	10
	bridge_x_2B	FC1	1	11
	bridge_x_2B	FC2	2	11
Stack 3	bridge_x_3a	FC1	1	12
	bridge_x_3a	FC2	2	12
	bridge_x_3B	FC1	1	13
	bridge_x_3B	FC2	2	13
Stack `y`	bridge_x_`y`a	FC1	1	14
	bridge_x_`y`a	FC2	2	14
	bridge_x_`y`b	FC1	1	15
	bridge_x_`y`b	FC2	2	15
Note Additional bridges can be cabled to ports 16, 17, 20 and 21 in G620 and DB630S switches.

Configurations using FibreBridge 7600N using both FC ports (FC1 and FC2)
MetroCluster 2 or DR Group 2
Component		Port	Brocade switch model
Component		Port	Connects to FC_switch...	B6510, DCX 8510-8	DCX 8510-8	G620, G620-1, G630, G630-1, DB630S
controller_x_3		FC-VI port a	1	24	12	18
		FC-VI port b	2	24	12	18
		FC-VI port c	1	25	13	19
		FC-VI port d	2	25	13	19
		HBA port a	1	26	14	24
		HBA port b	2	26	14	24
		HBA port c	1	27	15	25
		HBA port d	2	27	15	25
controller_x_4		FC-VI port a	1	28	16	22
		FC-VI port b	2	28	16	22
		FC-VI port c	1	29	17	23
		FC-VI port d	2	29	17	23
		HBA port a	1	30	18	28
		HBA port b	2	30	18	28
		HBA port c	1	31	19	29
		HBA port d	2	31	19	29
Stack 1	bridge_x_51a	FC1	1	32	20	26
	bridge_x_51a	FC2	2	32	20	26
	bridge_x_51b	FC1	1	33	21	27
	bridge_x_51b	FC2	2	33	21	27
Stack 2	bridge_x_52a	FC1	1	34	22	30
	bridge_x_52a	FC2	2	34	22	30
	bridge_x_52b	FC1	1	35	23	31
	bridge_x_52b	FC2	2	35	23	31
Stack 3	bridge_x_53a	FC1	1	36	-	32
	bridge_x_53a	FC2	2	36	-	32
	bridge_x_53b	FC1	1	37	-	33
	bridge_x_53b	FC2	2	37	-	33
Stack `y`	bridge_x_5`y`a	FC1	1	38	-	34
	bridge_x_5`y`a	FC2	2	38	-	34
	bridge_x_5`y`b	FC1	1	39	-	35
	bridge_x_5`y`b	FC2	2	39	-	35
Note Additional bridges can be cabled to ports 36 to 39 in G620 and DB630S switches.

Brocade port usage for ISLs in a MetroCluster configuration

The following table shows ISL port usage for the Brocade switches.

Switch model	ISL port	Switch port
Lenovo B6505 FC SAN switch	ISL port 1	20
	ISL port 2	21
	ISL port 3	22
	ISL port 4	23
Lenovo B6510 FC SAN switch and Brocade DCX 8510-8	ISL port 1	40
	ISL port 2	41
	ISL port 3	42
	ISL port 4	43
	ISL port 5	44
	ISL port 6	45
	ISL port 7	46
	ISL port 8	47
Brocade G610	ISL port 1	20
	ISL port 2	21
	ISL port 3	22
	ISL port 4	23
Brocade G620, G620-1, G630, and G630-1, and Lenovo ThinkSystem DB630S 32G FC SAN switch	ISL port 1	40
	ISL port 2	41
	ISL port 3	42
	ISL port 4	43
	ISL port 5	44
	ISL port 6	45
	ISL port 7	46
	ISL port 8	47

Cisco port usage for controllers in a MetroCluster configuration

The tables show the maximum supported configuration, with eight controller modules in two DR groups. For smaller configurations, ignore the rows for the additional controller modules.

Cisco 9396S
Component	Port	Switch 1	Switch 2
controller_x_1	FC-VI port a	1	-
	FC-VI port b	-	1
	FC-VI port c	2	-
	FC-VI port d	-	2
	HBA port a	3	-
	HBA port b	-	3
	HBA port c	4	-
	HBA port d	-	4
controller_x_2	FC-VI port a	5	-
	FC-VI port b	-	5
	FC-VI port c	6	-
	FC-VI port d	-	6
	HBA port a	7	-
	HBA port b	-	7
	HBA port c	8	-
	HBA port d	-	8
controller_x_3	FC-VI port a	49
	FC-VI port b	-	49
	FC-VI port c	50
	FC-VI port d	-	50
	HBA port a	51
	HBA port b	-	51
	HBA port c	52
	HBA port d	-	52
controller_x_4	FC-VI port a	53	-
	FC-VI port b	-	53
	FC-VI port c	54	-
	FC-VI port d	-	54
	HBA port a	55	-
	HBA port b	-	55
	HBA port c	56	-
	HBA port d	-	56

Cisco 9148S
Component	Port	Switch 1	Switch 2
controller_x_1	FC-VI port a	1	-
	FC-VI port b	-	1
	FC-VI port c	2	-
	FC-VI port d	-	2
	HBA port a	3	-
	HBA port b	-	3
	HBA port c	4	-
	HBA port d	-	4
controller_x_2	FC-VI port a	5	-
	FC-VI port b	-	5
	FC-VI port c	6	-
	FC-VI port d	-	6
	HBA port a	7	-
	HBA port b	-	7
	HBA port c	8	-
	HBA port d	-	8
controller_x_3	FC-VI port a	25
	FC-VI port b	-	25
	FC-VI port c	26	-
	FC-VI port d	-	26
	HBA port a	27	-
	HBA port b	-	27
	HBA port c	28	-
	HBA port d	-	28
controller_x_4	FC-VI port a	29	-
	FC-VI port b	-	29
	FC-VI port c	30	-
	FC-VI port d	-	30
	HBA port a	31	-
	HBA port b	-	31
	HBA port c	32	-
	HBA port d	-	32

Cisco 9132T
MDS module 1
Component	Port	Switch 1	Switch 2
controller_x_1	FC-VI port a	1	-
	FC-VI port b	-	1
	FC-VI port c	2	-
	FC-VI port d	-	2
	HBA port a	3	-
	HBA port b	-	3
	HBA port c	4	-
	HBA port d	-	4
controller_x_2	FC-VI port a	5	-
	FC-VI port b	-	5
	FC-VI port c	6	-
	FC-VI port d	-	6
	HBA port a	7	-
	HBA port b	-	7
	HBA port c	8	-
	HBA port d	-	8
MDS module 2
Component	Port	Switch 1	Switch 2
controller_x_3	FC-VI port a	1	-
	FC-VI port b	-	1
	FC-VI port c	2	-
	FC-VI port d	-	2
	HBA port a	3	-
	HBA port b	-	3
	HBA port c	4	-
	HBA port d	-	4
controller_x_4	FC-VI port a	5	-
	FC-VI port b	-	5
	FC-VI port c	6	-
	FC-VI port d	-	6
	HBA port a	7	-
	HBA port b	-	7
	HBA port c	8	-
	HBA port d	-	8

Cisco 9148 or 9250i*
Component	Port	Switch 1	Switch 2
controller_x_1	FC-VI port a	1	-
	FC-VI port b	-	1
	HBA port a	2	-
	HBA port b	-	2
	HBA port c	3	-
	HBA port d	-	3
controller_x_2	FC-VI port a	4	-
	FC-VI port b	-	4
	HBA port a	5	-
	HBA port b	-	5
	HBA port c	6	-
	HBA port d	-	6
controller_x_3	FC-VI port a	7	-
	FC-VI port b	-	7
	HBA port a	8	-
	HBA port b	-	8
	HBA port c	9	-
	HBA port d	-	9
controller_x_4	FC-VI port a	10	-
	FC-VI port b	-	10
	HBA port a	11	-
	HBA port b	-	11
	HBA port c	13	-
	HBA port d	-	13

* - The Cisco 9250i switch is not supported for eight-node MetroCluster configurations.

Cisco port usage for FC-to-SAS bridges in a MetroCluster configuration

Cisco 9396S
FibreBridge 7500 using two FC ports	Port	Switch 1	Switch 2
bridge_x_1a	FC1	9	-
bridge_x_1a	FC2	-	9
bridge_x_1b	FC1	10	-
bridge_x_1b	FC2	-	10
bridge_x_2a	FC1	11	-
bridge_x_2a	FC2	-	11
bridge_x_2b	FC1	12	-
bridge_x_2b	FC2	-	12
bridge_x_3a	FC1	13	-
bridge_x_3a	FC2	-	13
bridge_x_3b	FC1	14	-
bridge_x_3b	FC2	-	14
bridge_x_4a	FC1	15	-
bridge_x_4a	FC2	-	15
bridge_x_4b	FC1	16	-
bridge_x_4b	FC2	-	16
		Additional bridges can be attached using ports 17 through 40 and 57 through 88 following the same pattern.

Cisco 9148S
FibreBridge 7500 using two FC ports	Port
FibreBridge 7500 using two FC ports	Port	Switch 1	Switch 2
bridge_x_1a	FC1	9	-
bridge_x_1a	FC2	-	9
bridge_x_1b	FC1	10	-
bridge_x_1b	FC2	-	10
bridge_x_2a	FC1	11	-
bridge_x_2a	FC2	-	11
bridge_x_2b	FC1	12	-
bridge_x_2b	FC2	-	12
bridge_x_3a	FC1	13	-
bridge_x_3a	FC2	-	13
bridge_x_3b	FC1	14	-
bridge_x_3b	FC2	-	14
bridge_x_4a	FC1	15	-
bridge_x_4a	FC2	-	15
bridge_x_4b	FC1	16	-
bridge_x_4b	FC2	-	16
		Additional bridges for a second DR group or second MetroCluster configuration can be attached using ports 33 through 40 following the same pattern.

Cisco 9132T
FibreBridge 7500 using two FC ports	Port
FibreBridge 7500 using two FC ports	Port	Switch 1	Switch 2
bridge_x_1a	FC1	9	-
bridge_x_1a	FC2	-	9
bridge_x_1b	FC1	10	-
bridge_x_1b	FC2	-	10
bridge_x_2a	FC1	11	-
bridge_x_2a	FC2	-	11
bridge_x_2b	FC1	12	-
bridge_x_2b	FC2	-	12
		Additional bridges for a second DR group or second MetroCluster configuration can be attached using the same port numbers on the second MDS module.

Cisco 9148 or 9250i
FibreBridge 7500 using two FC ports	Port
FibreBridge 7500 using two FC ports	Port	Switch 1	Switch 2
bridge_x_1a	FC1	14	-
bridge_x_1a	FC2	-	14
bridge_x_1b	FC1	15	-
bridge_x_1b	FC2	-	15
bridge_x_2a	FC1	17	-
bridge_x_2a	FC2	-	17
bridge_x_2b	FC1	18	-
bridge_x_2b	FC2	-	18
bridge_x_3a	FC1	19	-
bridge_x_3a	FC2	-	19
bridge_x_3b	FC1	21	-
bridge_x_3b	FC2	-	21
bridge_x_4a	FC1	22	-
bridge_x_4a	FC2	-	22
bridge_x_4b	FC1	23	-
bridge_x_4b	FC2	-	23
		Additional bridges for a second DR group or second MetroCluster configuration can be attached using ports 25 through 48 following the same pattern.

Cisco port usage for ISLs in an eight-node configuration in a MetroCluster configuration

The following table shows ISL port usage. ISL port usage is the same on all switches in the configuration.

Switch model	ISL port	Switch port
Cisco 9396S	ISL 1	44
	ISL 2	48
	ISL 3	92
	ISL 4	96
Cisco 9148 with 24 port license or 9250i	ISL 1	12
	ISL 2	16
	ISL 3	20
	ISL 4	24
Cisco 9148, 9148S	ISL 1	20
	ISL 2	24
	ISL 3	44
	ISL 4	48
Cisco 9132T	ISL 1	MDS module 1 port 13
	ISL 2	MDS module 1 port 14
	ISL 3	MDS module 1 port 15
	ISL 4	MDS module 1 port 16

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Port assignments for FC switches

Overall cabling guidelines​

Brocade port usage for controllers in a MetroCluster configuration​

Brocade port usage for ISLs in a MetroCluster configuration​

Cisco port usage for controllers in a MetroCluster configuration​

Cisco port usage for FC-to-SAS bridges in a MetroCluster configuration​

Cisco port usage for ISLs in an eight-node configuration in a MetroCluster configuration​