Customizing A Chassis Name; Setting The Domain Id; Verifying The Pid Mode - Brocade DCX 8510-8 Guia De Inicio Rapido

Customizing a chassis name

The chassis name of the Brocade DCX 8510-8 can be up to 15 characters long; can include letters, numbers,
hyphens, and underscore characters; and must begin with a letter.
1. Enter chassisName followed by the new name in double quotes.
switch:admin> chassisname "DCX8510_chassis"
Committing configuration...
Done.
2. Enter chassisName by itself to show the name.
switch:admin> chassisname
DCX8510_chassis
3. Record the new name for reference.

Setting the Domain ID

Each switch in the fabric must have a unique domain ID. The domain ID can be manually set through the configure
command or can be automatically set. The default domain ID for the Brocade DCX 8510-8 is 1. Use the fabricShow
command to view the already assigned domain IDs.
1. Enter switchDisable to disable the Brocade DCX 8510-8.
2. Enter configure.
3. Enter y at the Fabric parameters prompt:
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
4. Enter a unique domain ID:
Domain: (1.239) [1] 3
5. Complete the remaining prompts or press Ctrl+D to accept the settings and exit.
6. Enter switchEnable to reenable the Brocade DCX 8510-8.

Verifying the PID mode

Before connecting the Brocade DCX 8510-8 to the fabric, verify that the WWN Based persistent port identifier (PID)
feature on the Brocade DCX 8510-8 matches the other switches in the fabric. This parameter must be identical for
all switches in the fabric and is set using the configure command as shown below:
switch:admin>configure
Configure...
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Domain: (1..239) [1]
Enable a 256 Area Limit
(0 = No,
1 = Zero Based Area Assignment,
2 = Port Based Area Assignment): (0..2) [0] 1
WWN Based persistent PID (yes, y, no, n): [no] yes
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