Note: You should begin the commissioning process by selecting a blueprint in the Blueprint tab.
Prerequisites:
You should have assigned sufficient memory to the partition image because the secure fabrics consume more memory. For more information about the memory usage by secure fabrics see Secure Fabrics and Memory Requirements.
If you are planning to associate a Windows partition image to a secure fabric, see Restrictions on Partitions Associated with Secure Fabrics.
In the Secure Fabric tab, perform the following actions and then click Next:
Select one or more secure fabrics that you want to associate with this partition.
Note: Fabric Manager allows you to associate a partition image to more than one secure fabric.
(Optional) You can enable the FM LAN, by selecting the FM-LAN check box. The FM LAN is disabled by default.
CautionBefore you enable the FM-LAN option, it is important that you understand the security risks associated with the use of the FM LAN. It is possible for an FM LAN Ethernet switch monitored by the Fabric Manager to have an access vulnerability. For more information on the security risks associated with the FM LAN, see Enabling and Disabling the FM LAN.
Select a logical port from the Logical Ports (BDF) drop-down list of the selected secure fabric.
The Bus Device Function (BDF), also called as logical port, identifies the logical port. You can assign the same logical port for multiple secure fabrics.
Note: If you are associating the secure fabrics without assigning the first logical port, then the Unisys aa78 device will be added automatically.
For more information about secure fabrics, see Managing Secure Fabric.