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Brocade VCS Fabric Technology with Nimble Storage CS220 Flash Array Validation Test Report

Part Number: -01

1. The Brocade VDX switches are configured to form a Brocade VCS fabric in a Logical Chassis cluster mode. Refer to the Brocade Network OS Administrator's guide (see the References section above) for how to configure a VCS Fabric.

   # sh vcs Config Mode : Distributed VCS Mode : Logical Chassis VCS ID : 2 VCS GUID : 47d42728-a8d7-4358-b7bc-6ff839e5a933 Total Number of Nodes : 7 Rbridge-Id WWN Management IP VCS Status Fabric Status HostName - - 55 10:00:50:EB:1A:62:84:1F 10.38.66.55 Online Online VDX6740_066_055 56 10:00:50:EB:1A:62:89:AB 10.38.66.56 Online Online VDX6740_066_056 111 10:00:50:EB:1A:22:27:DA 10.38.66.111 Online Online VDX6740_066_111 112 10:00:50:EB:1A:20:D3:81* 10.38.66.112 Online Online VDX6740_066_112 119 10:00:50:EB:1A:62:83:7B 10.38.66.119 Online Online VDX6740_066_119 120 10:00:50:EB:1A:62:8C:33 10.38.66.120 Online Online VDX6740_066_120 126 >10:00:00:05:33:14:47:80 10.38.66.126 Online Online VDX6740_066_126

2. Create a dedicated VLAN for data on VDX fabric.

   < ========== > # conf t (config)# interface Vlan 7 (config-Vlan-7)# exit < ========== >

3. Configure port settings on VDX switches.

   The host and storage network interfaces on the 192.168.7.0 subnet are placed in VLAN 7. Configure jumbo frames on storage and host ports. Example syntax for configuring VDX switch port below:

   < ========== > # conf t # int te 101/0/5 (conf-if-te-101/0/5)# mtu 9216 (conf-if-te-101/0/5)# no fabric isl enable (conf-if-te-101/0/5)# no fabric trunk enable (conf-if-te-101/0/5)# switchport (conf-if-te-101/0/5)# switchport mode access (conf-if-te-101/0/5)# switchport access vlan 7 (conf-if-te-101/0/5)# spanning-tree shutdown (conf-if-te-101/0/5)# no shutdown < =========== >