Step 2: Adding a Secure Fabric

To add a new secure fabric named Secure Fabric 1, do the following:

  1. In the right-hand Details: Physical Fabric pane, click Add.

    The Add Secure Fabric window appears.

  2. In the Secure Fabric Name field, type Secure Fabric 1 as a name for the new secure fabric.

    Note: The following is a list of names that you cannot use to name a secure fabric:

    0

    forward-system

    forwardsystem

    localhost

    FMP-1

    FMP-2

    secure-fabric

    securefabric

    secure-fabrics

    securefabrics

    ip-lan

    iplan

    fmlan

    fm-lan

    hdlan

    hd-lan

    physical-fabric

    physicalfabric

    physicalfabrics

    physical-fabrics

    switch

    switches

    forwardsystems

    cpf-system

  3. In the Description field, type a description for the new secure fabric. For example, “Secure fabric for a partition on PEPP 1 and a partition on PEPP 2.”

  4. In the IPv4 Subnet Details section, fill in the following:

    • Subnet IP: Type the IP address of the subnet that you want the secure fabric associated with. Unisys recommends the use of private IPv4 address spaces.

      Note: The IP addresses should meet the following requirements:

      • Class ‘A’: First Octet should be between 1 and 126

      • Class ‘B’: First Octet should be between 128 and 191

      • Class ‘C’: First Octet should be between 192 and 223

    • QoS: Depending on anticipated bandwidth usage, select the Quality of Service (QoS) you want associated with the secure fabric.

      For more information on Quality of Service and service levels, see the ClearPath Forward Overview and Planning Guide.

    • Subnet Tag: Select the desired subnet tag.

      The subnet tags are the unique preexisting identifiers for secure fabrics. (Subnet tags are known in InfiniBand as PKEYs).

  5. Click Add.

    A confirmation message appears.

  6. Click OK.

    The new secure fabric named Secure Fabric 1 appears in the right-hand Details: Phyiscal Fabric pane.

For more information on adding secure fabrics, see the help associated with the Fabric Manager or Managing Secure Fabric.