Changing Domain ID

After completing login to the console of the FC Switch Module, change the domain ID of the FC Switch Module according to the procedure below.

„The setting may or may not be changed in no cascade connection. The

setting must be changed in cascade connection.

Setting at shipment from factory

The domain ID is set to 1 when an FC Switch Module is shipped from the factory.

„Change the domain ID when the FC Switch Module is installed. Changing the domain ID after starting the operation may cause a system fault to occur.

1.Type "switchdisable" on the console screen to disable the FC Switch Module.

HW060000955:admin> switchdisable

„Disabling the FC Switch Module makes it impossible for the FC Switch

Module to communicate with all fibre channel devices connected to it.

2.Type "configure" on the console screen.

„ Any commands used on the switch console should be specified with lowercase letters.

3.Type "configure" to display the setting input feature of the FC Switch Module.

Message "Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n):" appears to ask whether the setting is already provided or not. Type "y."

HW060000955:admin> configure

Configure...

Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y

4.On the menu for setting fabric parameters, enter a new value only for parameter "Domain ID" and press [Enter] for other parameters.

Example of setting change> 1(def) → 2

Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y

Domain: (1..239) [1] 2

R_A_TOV: (4000..120000) [10000]

E_D_TOV: (1000..5000) [2000]

WAN_TOV: (0..30000) [0]

MAX_HOPS: (7..19) [7]

Data field size: (256..2112) [2112]

Sequence Level Switching: (0..1) [0]

Disable Device Probing: (0..1) [0]

Suppress Class F Traffic: (0..1) [0]

Switch PID Format: (1..2) [1]

Per-frame Route Priority: (0..1) [0]

Long Distance Fabric: (0..1) [0]

BB credit: (1..27) [16]

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