Brocade Communications Systems 804 manual Basic port configuration

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> [<124>]

Refer to “ratelim” on page 156 for details about this command.

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