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Field name	Description
Connection Mode	Connection mode of the uplink ports for this network. For a description of the
	connection modes, see "Defining a shared uplink set (on page 137)." This
	mode cannot be changed for shared uplink sets using an associated FCoE
	network.
LACP Timer	Applicable if Connection Mode is Auto. Shows the LACP timer configuration
	for this network. This setting controls the requested frequency of LACP control
	messages on a LACP capable interface. The domain default option shows
	the current default.

The following table describes the available actions in the Edit Shared Uplink Set screen. Clicking another link in the pull-down menu or left navigation tree causes current edits that have not been applied to be lost.

Task	Action
Rename shared uplink set	Click on the uplink set name and edit. Click Apply.
Add an external port	Use the cascading menu to select a port.
Set the Port Role to primary or	Click the down arrow in the Port Role column and select Primary or
secondary	Secondary. Only available if the connection mode is set to Failover. This
	setting cannot be changed for shared uplink sets with an associated FCoE
	network.
Change the uplink interface port	Click the pull-down box under Speed/Duplex, and then select a setting. For
speed or disable a port	shared uplink sets with an associated FCoE network, this setting is always
	Auto.
Delete a port	Click the Delete link in the Action column, or left-click to select a port,
	right-click to display a menu, and then select Delete Port.
Change connection mode	Select Auto or Failover. For shared uplink sets with an associated FCoE
	network, this setting is unavailable.
Change the LACP timer	Select Domain Default, Short, or Long for the LACP timer.
Add an associated FCoE network	Click Add in the table. For more information, see "Defining an FCoE network
	(on page 139)."
Add a single associated network	Click Add above the table, or right-click on the header row to display a menu,
	and then select Add. Select the a single Associated Network radio button. For
	more information, see "Defining a shared uplink set (on page 137)."
Add multiple associated networks	Click Add above the table, or right-click on the header row to display a menu,
	and then select Add. Select the multiple Associated Networks radio button,
	and then enter the network name prefix and suffix and the VLAN ID ranges in
	the fields provided.
Enabled native VLAN on the	Edit the associated network properties and select the box next to Native. Only
network	one VLAN can be designated as the native VLAN.
Enable Smart Link on the Network	Edit the associated network properties and select the box next to Smart Link.
Designate the network as a	Edit the associated network properties and select the box next to Private
private network	Network.
Edit associated FCoE network	Click Edit.
properties
Edit associated network	Click the Edit link in the Action column, or left-click to select an associated
properties	network, right-click to display a menu, and then select Edit.
Delete an associated FCoE	Click Delete. You cannot delete an associated FCoE network if it is assigned
network	to a profile.

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