You must enable the FC switch fabric and ensure that the switches and devices are operating correctly.
Procedure
- Enable the switches: switchCfgPersistentEnable
If this command is not available, the switch should be in the enabled state after the fastBoot command is issued.
The following example shows the command issued on FC_switch_A_1:
FC_switch_A_1:admin> switchCfgPersistentEnable
The following example shows the command issued on FC_switch_B_1:
FC_switch_B_1:admin> switchCfgPersistentEnable
- Verify that the switches are online and all devices are properly logged in: switchShow
The following example shows the command issued on FC_switch_A_1:
FC_switch_A_1:admin> switchShow
The following example shows the command issued on FC_switch_B_1:
FC_switch_B_1:admin> switchShow
- Run the fmc_dc utility to ensure that the 7-Mode fabric MetroCluster is functioning correctly.
You can ignore errors related to Traffic Isolation (TI) zoning and trunking.
- Repeat the tasks for the second switch fabric.