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Displaying Management Interface Configuration 2-55

Displaying VSAN Interface Information 2-55

C H A P T E R 3

Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces

3-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information About Fibre Channel Interfaces

3-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generations of Modules and Switches

3-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port Groups

3-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port Rate Modes

3-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dedicated Rate Mode

3-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shared Rate Mode

3-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dedicated Rate Mode Configurations for the 8-Gbps Modules

3-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port Speed

3-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynamic Bandwidth Management

3-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out-of-Service Interfaces

3-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oversubscription Ratio Restrictions 3-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bandwidth Fairness

3-17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upgrade or Downgrade Scenario

3-17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guidelines and Limitations

3-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combining Generation 1, Generation 2, Generation 3, and Generation 4 Modules 3-18

 

 

 

 

Local Switching Limitations

 

3-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port Index Limitations

3-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PortChannel Limitations

3-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default Settings

3-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces

3-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task Flow for Migrating Interfaces from Shared Mode to Dedicated Mode

3-26

 

 

 

 

 

Task Flow for Migrating Interfaces from Dedicated Mode to Shared Mode

3-27

 

 

 

 

 

Task Flow for Configuring 12-Port4-Gbps Module Interfaces

3-28

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task Flow for Configuring 4-Port10-Gbps Module Interfaces

3-28

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Port Speed

3-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Rate Mode

3-30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Displaying the Rate Mode Configuration for Interfaces 3-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Local Switching

 

3-36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabling Restrictions on Oversubscription Ratios

3-37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enabling Restrictions on Oversubscription Ratios

3-39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enabling Bandwidth Fairness

3-40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabling Bandwidth Fairness

3-41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taking Interfaces Out of Service

3-41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Releasing Shared Resources in a Port Group 3-42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabling ACL Adjacency Sharing for System Image Downgrade

3-43

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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