This post is more than 5 years old
259 Posts
0
666
legacy ds16b2 isl to legacy ds4400m switch
It's been a long time since I worked with comparable switches. We have a subsidiary that has 2 ds4400m switches currently in use and inherited two ds16b2 switches. they want to ISL the ds16b2's to the ds4400m's and I don't recall if I need to change the ds16b2's from Native mode to a different mode to enable this.
I haven't found any documentation to provide me with the answer.
Hopefully, someone can assist me here.
thanks.
Jim
dynamox
2 Intern
2 Intern
•
20.4K Posts
0
December 21st, 2010 10:00
wow ..that's ancient ..can you try to upgrade those to 5.x ?
Home > Support > Software Downloads and Licensing > Downloads C > Connectrix Firmware B Series
they only list ds16b3 ..not sure if 5.2.3c would work on ds16b2.
So if McData is in open fabric mode, you will need to set ds16 to initerop mode 1 (on code 5.x) and set domain id between 97-127. When you change interop mode on Brocade ..it will wipe it clean. You don't need to mess with port mode type, typically it should auto negotiate to E-port.
jimkunysz
259 Posts
0
December 21st, 2010 10:00
maybe I got lucky - the mcdata's are in OpenFabric mode
Firmware: 08.01.01 4
domain id=1
the ds16b2's
I already deleted the old zoning database off of the brocades and set new switchnames and domain id's = 2.
If I remember correctly, with OpenFabric mode, I can bring brocade's directly in and they should auto negotiate as an E-Port? Or do I need to set the mcdata side to an E-Port?
Thanks.
Jim
dynamox
2 Intern
2 Intern
•
20.4K Posts
0
December 21st, 2010 10:00
what FOS code on ds16 ?
jimkunysz
259 Posts
0
December 21st, 2010 10:00
brocades are 3.2.1b
dynamox
2 Intern
2 Intern
•
20.4K Posts
0
December 21st, 2010 10:00
what fabric mode and code level on 4400m ? So DS16B2 are "brand" new switches ..safe to be wiped clean ?
dynamox
2 Intern
2 Intern
•
20.4K Posts
0
December 21st, 2010 11:00
Merry Christmas to you as well ..enjoy holidays.
jimkunysz
259 Posts
0
December 21st, 2010 11:00
thanks dynamox.
I don't see fw for the ds16b2 on powerlink. Hopefully I can track it down somewhere.
Merry Christmas