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Brocade port usage for controllers in a MetroCluster FC configuration

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Learn about the port assignments required to cable Brocade FC switches to your controllers.

The following tables show the maximum supported configuration, with four controller modules per DR group. For smaller configurations, ignore the rows for the additional controller modules. Note that eight ISLs are supported only on the Brocade 6510, Brocade DCX 8510-8, G620, G630, G620-1, G630-1, G720, and G730 switches.

Review the following information before using these tables:

  • Port usage for the Brocade 6505, G610, and G710 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.

  • The Brocade DCX 8510-8 switch can use the same port layout as the 6510 switch or the 7840 switch.

  • Brocade 6520, 7810, and 7840 switches aren't supported on systems that use eight FC-VI ports (AFF A900 and FAS9500 systems).

  • Brocade 7810 switches only support one DR group.

MetroCluster 1 or DR group 1

The following table shows the supported controller configurations in MetroCluster 1 or DR group 1 on Brocade switches.

Component Port Connects to FC switch…​ 6505, G610, G710 port 6510, DCX 8510-8 port 6520 port 7810 port 7840 port G620, G620-1, G630, G630-1 port G720, G730 port

controller_x_1

FC-VI port a

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

FC-VI port b

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

FC-VI port c

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

FC-VI port d

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

FC-VI-2 port a

1

16

20

n/a

n/a

n/a

16

2

FC-VI-2 port b

2

16

20

n/a

n/a

n/a

16

2

FC-VI-2 port c

1

17

21

n/a

n/a

n/a

17

3

FC-VI-2 port d

2

17

21

n/a

n/a

n/a

17

3

HBA port a

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

8

HBA port b

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

8

HBA port c

1

3

3

3

3

3

3

9

HBA port d

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

9

controller_x_2

FC-VI port a

1

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

FC-VI port b

2

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

FC-VI port c

1

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

FC-VI port d

2

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

FC-VI-2 port a

1

18

22

n/a

n/a

n/a

20

6

FC-VI-2 port b

2

18

22

n/a

n/a

n/a

20

6

FC-VI-2 port c

1

19

23

n/a

n/a

n/a

21

7

FC-VI-2 port d

2

19

23

n/a

n/a

n/a

21

7

HBA port a

1

6

6

6

6

6

6

12

HBA port b

2

6

6

6

6

6

6

12

HBA port c

1

7

7

7

7

7

7

13

HBA port d

2

7

7

7

7

7

7

13

MetroCluster 2 or DR group 2

The following table shows the supported controller configurations in MetroCluster 2 or DR group 2 on Brocade switches.

Component Port Connects to FC switch…​ 6505, G610, G710 port 6510, DCX 8510-8 port 6520 port 7810 port 7840 port G620, G620-1, G630, G630-1 port G720, G730 port

controller_x_3

FC-VI port a

1

n/a

24

48

n/a

12

18

18

FC-VI port b

2

n/a

24

48

n/a

12

18

18

FC-VI port c

1

n/a

25

49

n/a

13

19

19

FC-VI port d

2

n/a

25

49

n/a

13

19

19

FC-VI-2 port a

1

n/a

36

n/a

n/a

n/a

36

24

FC-VI-2 port b

2

n/a

36

n/a

n/a

n/a

36

24

FC-VI-2 port c

1

n/a

37

n/a

n/a

n/a

37

25

FC-VI-2 port d

2

n/a

37

n/a

n/a

n/a

37

25

HBA port a

1

n/a

26

50

n/a

14

24

26

HBA port b

2

n/a

26

50

n/a

14

24

26

HBA port c

1

n/a

27

51

n/a

15

25

27

HBA port d

2

n/a

27

51

n/a

15

25

27

controller_x_4

FC-VI port a

1

n/a

28

52

n/a

16

22

22

FC-VI port b

2

n/a

28

52

n/a

16

22

22

FC-VI port c

1

n/a

29

53

n/a

17

23

23

FC-VI port d

2

n/a

29

53

n/a

17

23

23

FC-VI-2 port a

1

n/a

38

n/a

n/a

n/a

38

28

FC-VI-2 port b

2

n/a

38

n/a

n/a

n/a

38

28

FC-VI-2 port c

1

n/a

39

n/a

n/a

n/a

39

29

FC-VI-2 port d

2

n/a

39

n/a

n/a

n/a

39

29

HBA port a

1

n/a

30

54

n/a

18

28

30

HBA port b

2

n/a

30

54

n/a

18

28

30

HBA port c

1

n/a

31

55

n/a

19

29

31

HBA port d

2

n/a

31

55

n/a

19

29

31

MetroCluster 3 or DR group 3

The following table shows the supported controller configurations in MetroCluster 3 or DR group 3 on Brocade switches.

Component Port Connects to FC switch…​ G630, G630-1 port G730 port

controller_x_5

FC-VI port a

1

48

48

FC-VI port b

2

48

48

FC-VI port c

1

49

49

FC-VI port d

2

49

49

FC-VI-2 port a

1

64

50

FC-VI-2 port b

2

64

50

FC-VI-2 port c

1

65

51

FC-VI-2 port d

2

65

51

HBA port a

1

50

56

HBA port b

2

50

56

HBA port c

1

51

57

HBA port d

2

51

57

controller_x_6

FC-VI port a

1

52

52

FC-VI port b

2

52

52

FC-VI port c

1

53

53

FC-VI port d

2

53

53

FC-VI-2 port a

1

68

54

FC-VI-2 port b

2

68

54

FC-VI-2 port c

1

69

55

FC-VI-2 port d

2

69

55

HBA port a

1

54

60

HBA port b

2

54

60

HBA port c

1

55

61

HBA port d

2

55

61

MetroCluster 4 or DR group 4

The following table shows the supported controller configurations in MetroCluster 4 or DR group 4 on Brocade switches.

Component Port Connects to FC switch…​ G630, G630-1 port G730 port

controller_x_7

FC-VI port a

1

66

66

FC-VI port b

2

66

66

FC-VI port c

1

67

67

FC-VI port d

2

67

67

FC-VI-2 port a

1

84

72

FC-VI-2 port b

2

84

72

FC-VI-2 port c

1

85

73

FC-VI-2 port d

2

85

73

HBA port a

1

72

74

HBA port b

2

72

74

HBA port c

1

73

75

HBA port d

2

73

75

controller_x_8

FC-VI port a

1

70

70

FC-VI port b

2

70

70

FC-VI port c

1

71

71

FC-VI port d

2

71

71

FC-VI-2 port a

1

86

76

FC-VI-2 port b

2

86

76

FC-VI-2 port c

1

87

77

FC-VI-2 port d

2

87

77

HBA port a

1

76

78

HBA port b

2

76

78

HBA port c

1

77

79

HBA port d

2

77

79