Add or Remove an Element From the Fabric Configuration

1. Initiate a fabric configuration session.

   FabMan@switch_name->fdconfig start-fabric-config from-current
   FabMan@switch_name->

2. Add an element to the fabric configuration.

   FabMan@switch_name->fdconfig define-element -name name -ip IP_address -type type -role role1 [-role role2]

   where:

   • name is the host name of the element as configured by Oracle ILOM.

   • IP_address is the IP address of an element.

   • type is the identifier of the type of element:

     • sw36 – Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36

     • sw36gw – Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch

     • unknown – The element type is unknown.

   • role is the purpose of the element:

     • gateway – The element acts as a gateway.

     • spineSwitch – The element acts as a spine switch.

     • leafSwitch – The element acts as a leaf switch.

     • unknown – The element role is unknown.

   For example:

   FabMan@switch_name->fdconfig define-element -name secondary -ip 123.45.67.90 -type sw36gw -role gateway
   Element added
   FabMan@switch_name->

3. Or, remove an element from the fabric configuration.

   FabMan@switch_name->fdconfig remove-element -name name

   where name is the identifier of the element. For example.

   FabMan@switch_name->fdconfig remove-element -name secondary
   Element deleted
   FabMan@switch_name->

4. Verify the fabric configuration.

   FabMan@switch_name->fdconfig list-in-progress-fabric-config
   Name            IP Addr           Type    Role(s)          isMaster  Fabricname
   --------------  ----------------  ------  ---------------  --------  ----------
   primary         123.45.67.89      sw36    leafSwitch                 test
   secondary       123.45.67.90      sw36gw  gateway          no        test
   FabMan@switch_name->

5. End the configuration session and commit to the new configuration.

   FabMan@switch_name->fdconfig complete-fabric-config
   FabMan@switch_name->

6. Perform Step 1 through Step 5 on the management controllers of all elements of the fabric.
7. If you added a new element, create a fabric configuration on the management controller of that element using the same configuration information.

   See Create a Fabric Configuration.

Related Information

• Switch Reference, fdconfig command

• Display the InfiniBand Fabric Configuration

• Fabric Director and Fabric Elements

• fdconfig Command Overview

• Create a Fabric Configuration

• Modify an Element of the Fabric Configuration