Promise Technology M500p, M500i, M500f, M300p, M300i, M300f, M200i, M200p, M200f Port Settings, Port SFP

Chapter 5: Management with the CLU

Port Settings

1.Highlight Fibre Channel Port Settings and press Enter.

2.Highlight the following parameters and press the spacebar to toggle though the choices:

•Configured Link Speed – 1GB, 2GB or Automatic selection

•Configured Topology – NL-Port (Arbitrated Loop), N-Port (Point to Point) or Automatic selection

3.Highlight Hard ALPA and press the backspace key to erase the current value, then type the new value.

The range is 0 to 255. 255 disables this feature.

4.Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.

The table below shows the type of attached topology you will achieve based on your connection type and the configured topology you select:

Fibre Channel Attached Topology

	Configured Topology
Connection Type	N-Port	NL-Port
Switch	Fabric Direct	Public Loop
Direct	Point to Point	Private Loop

Example 1: If you connect the VTrak to a Fibre Channel switch and select NL- Port topology, you will create a Public Loop attached topology.

Example 2: If you have a Point to Point attached topology, you made a direct connection (no switch) and selected N-port topology.

Note

In some cases, HBA settings to N-Port only work if connected to the switch. Refer to your HBA manual for more information.

Port SFP

This screen displays the following information about the SFPs (small form-factor plugable transceivers). There are no user settings on this screen.

•Connector type

•Bitrate

•Link Length – Maximum length depending on the type of fiber or copper

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