Brocade initialization steps

• IP config
• DNS
• switchname
• Domain ID
• Timezone
• NTP
• Licenses

sansw01:FID128:admin> license --show -port

• firmware update
• Virtual fabric

sansw01:FID128:admin> lscfg --create 10

sansw01:FID128:admin> lscfg --show -instance

sansw01:FID128:admin> lscfg --config 10 -port 0-3

• ISL

sansw01:FID128:admin> portdisable 4
sansw01:FID128:admin> portcfgcompress --enable 4
sansw01:FID128:admin> portcfglongdistance 4 LD 1 -buffers 1000
Warning: port may be buffer limited if cable is longer than estimated.
sansw01:FID128:admin> portenable 4
sansw01:FID128:admin> portbuffershow