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Two Brocade Switches Have Principal Switch Role

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Applies to

  • Brocade Fabric OS (FOS)
  • Brocade SAN switch
  • Inter-Switch Link (ISL)

Issue

  • Two switches attached to the same storage have switchRole: Principal:
switchshow        :
switchName: switch1
switchType: 170.0
switchState:      Online  
switchMode: Native
switchRole: Principal
 
switchshow        :
switchName: EZL1910S0HF
switchType: 170.0
switchState:      Online  
switchMode: Native
switchRole: Principal
  • The switches are in separate fabrics, one per fabric:
fabricshow        :
Switch ID   Worldwide Name          Enet IP Addr    FC IP Addr      Name
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
1: fffc01 10:00:d8:1f:cc:12:34:56 192.168.1.56    0.0.0.0        >"switch1"
 
fabricshow        :
Switch ID   Worldwide Name          Enet IP Addr    FC IP Addr      Name
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1: fffc01 10:00:d8:1f:cc:23:45:67 192.168.1.57    0.0.0.0        >"switch2"
  • Expectation of one primary/Principal and one secondary/Subordinate switch.

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