8-8 CHAPTER 8: ADMINISTERING FDDI RESOURCES

Top-Level Menu

system

 

 

 

ethernet

station

 

fddi

path

 

bridge

mac

 

ip

port

 

 

snmp

 

 

 

analyzer

 

 

 

script

 

 

 

logout

 

 

 

 

 

To set tvxLowerBound:

1

From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

display

 

fddi path tvxLowerBound

tvxLowerBound

 

tmaxLowerBound

 

You are prompted for a station, path, and value. The Switch 2200 has one

maxTreq

 

 

 

station, which appears in brackets.

2

Press [Return].

 

3

Enter the path ( p = primary, s = secondary).

4

Enter the new minimum time value.

 

 

The default is 2500 microseconds (s).

 

 

See the following example:

 

 

Select

station

[1]:

 

 

Select

path(s)

(p,sall) [p]:

Station 1 Primary - Enter new value [2500]:

Setting tmaxLowerBound

The tmaxLowerBound attribute specifies the minimum time value of fddiMAC T-Max that will be used by any MAC that is configured onto this path. This value specifies the boundary for how high T-Req (the requested token rotation time) can be set.

To set tmaxLowerBound:

Top-Level Menu

system

 

 

 

ethernet

station

 

fddi

path

 

bridge

mac

 

ip

port

 

 

snmp

 

 

 

analyzer

 

 

 

script

 

 

 

logout

 

 

 

1

display tvxLowerBound

tmaxLowerBound maxTreq

2

From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

fddi path tmaxLowerBound

You are prompted for a station, path, and value. The Switch 2200 has one station, which appears in brackets.

Press Return.

3

4

Enter the path ( p = primary, s = secondary).

Enter the new minimum time value.

The default is 165000 microseconds (s).

See the example below:

Select station [1]:

Select path(s) (p,sall) [p]: s

Station 1 Primary - Enter new value [165000]:

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3Com 2200 manual To set tvxLowerBound, Station, which appears in brackets