Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 27
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Basic port configuration 3
Enabling and disabling rate limiting on the adapter side using HCM
Target rate limiting is supported only when the adapter port is connected to the fabric. Therefore,
target rate limiting is not supported when the port is directly connected with another device.
1. Select Configure > Basic Port Configuration from the Host Connectivity Manager.
The Basic Port Configuration dialog box displays.
2. Enable the Target Rate Limiting feature by clicking the corresponding check box.
3. Select the default rate limit from the list. Options include 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, and 4 Gbps; the
default is 2 Gbps.
4. Click OK to close the window.
Enabling and disabling rate limiting on the adapter side using the BCU
Enter the following commands to enable or disable rate limiting on the adapter side:
NOTE
You must first enter the bcu port --disable <port_id> command, followed by the
bcu port --enable <port_id> command, before the bcu ratelim --enable or
bcu ratelim --disable commands take effect.
•bcu ratelim --enable <port_id> ]
•bcu ratelim --disable <port_id>
•bcu ratelim --query <port_id>
•bcu ratelim --defspeed <port_id> [<1|2|4>]
Refer to “ratelim” on page 156 for details about this command.