Configuring the Router

To change the Loop ID:

1From the System Menu, select Configuration Menu and press Enter. The Configuration Menu screen displays.

2Select Host Configuration and press Enter. The Host Configuration screen displays.

3Select the topology you want and press Enter, or press Enter if the correct topology is already selected.

The current setting is marked with an * next to it. For information about the topology selection, see Selecting the Topology on page 3-7.

The Loop ID screen displays if Loop Topology was selected.

4Select the option or number you want to use and press Enter.

To

Do this

Let the FC loop initialization process



Select SOFT and press Enter.

determine the Loop ID each time the

 

This is the default setting

router powers up

 

 

Keep the same Loop ID for the router



Select the [Loop ID] you want to use

at all times

 

and press Enter.

 

 

This can be any number from 0 to 125.

 

 

 

Note: See Appendix A, Address and Device Mapping for more details on how the value selected for the Loop ID will correspond to the AL_PA.

The Router LUN screen displays. The text inside the parenthesis ( ) shows the current Router LUN.

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