Switch Manager
the broadcast is in a hard zone, the frame is retransmitted on all online F_Ports within the hard zone. If the originator of the broadcast frame is not in a hard zone, the frame is retransmitted on online F_Ports that are not in a hard zone. The default setting is disabled.
Interop Mode parameter
When a zone set is activated, this and other
Legacy Address Format parameter
Legacy Address Format should be enabled only to permit interoperation with certain older
Timeout Values parameters
The switch timeout values determine the timeout values for all ports on the switch. Table 14 describes the switch timeout parameters. The timeout values must be the same for all switches in the fabric.
Note: Mismatched timeout values disrupt the fabric. These values should not be changed unless absolutely necessary. The switch must be offline to change the values. Use the Switch Properties dialog box to take the switch offline.
Table 14: Timeout values |
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R_A_TOV |
| Resource Allocation Timeout: Represents the maximum time a frame |
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| could be delayed in the fabric and still be delivered. The default is |
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| 10000 milliseconds. |
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E_D_TOV |
| Error Detect Timeout: Represents the maximum round trip time that an |
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| operation between two N_Ports could require. The default is 2000 |
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| milliseconds. |
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