Installing and Configuring the Edge Switch 2/32

Figure 2–23: Configure Ports dialog box (S/390 mode)

a.Click 10-100 km to enable extended distance buffering for a port. A check mark in the box indicates extended distance operation up to 100 kilometers (through repeaters) is enabled.

b.Click LIN Alerts to enable or disable LIN alerts for a port. A check mark in the box indicates alerts are enabled. When the feature is enabled and an incident occurs on the link, an alert indicator (yellow triangle) displays at the Hardware View, Port List View, and Port Card View pages, and a message is sent to configured e-mail recipients. LIN alerts are enabled by default.

c.WWN Binding—Click this check box to display a check mark and enable WWN binding for the port. This allows only a specific device to attach to the port. This device is specified by the WWN or nickname entered into the Bound WWN column. With the check box cleared, any device can attach to the port even if a WWN or nickname is specified in the Bound WWN column.

d.Choose a port speed.