Vixel 335 manual Changing the Switching Mode, Command Description

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Vixel Model 335 Installation & Configuration Guide

CHAPTER 3 Management

 

 

Changing the Switching Mode

The Switch Menu allows you to configure the switch, view specific switch information, and turn on/off the switching mode.

To activate the switch control command, type sw at the prompt. The Switch Menu appears.

SWITCH

MENU

(switch ID=14000147)

(1)

Switching Mode

: on

(2)

Link speed

: 2 GBPS

(3)

Blocking ARB

: 255 (0xFF)

(4)

Connect user data : 0

(5)

Hardware

 

(6)

Enclosure

 

(7)

Ports

 

 

(8)

Zones

 

 

(9)

Sweep

 

 

(10)

Diagnostics

 

(11)

Reset counters

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information on the available options follows:

Command

Description

 

 

Switching Mode

When "on", allows data to be sent directly to a specified port. If "off", the

 

data is sent to every port. Disabling Switching Mode may be necessary

 

when passing data to legacy devices.

 

To change the switching mode, type 1 and then enter 2 ("on") or 3 ("off")

 

for the desired setting.

 

 

Link Speed

Displays the current switch speed.

 

To change the switch speed, type 2 and then enter 1 to set the link speed

 

for the next boot. Select 2 (1 Gbps) or 3 (Gbps) for the desired speed

 

setting.

 

 

Blocking ARB

When two ports start a communication session, the Blocking ARB is sent

 

to any other ports trying to communicate with those specific ports until

 

their connection is terminated. Blocking Arb is only active when the

 

switching mode is on.

 

Note: This setting should not be modified unless directed to do so by Vixel

 

Customer Service.

 

 

Connect user

Non-functional feature designated for future use.

data

 

 

 

Hardware

Displays the switch hardware information. Also allows you to configure

 

thresholds and error count time period.

 

Note: These settings should not be modified unless directed to do so by

 

Vixel Customer Service.

 

To view the switch hardware, type 5 at the prompt.

 

 

Enclosure

Displays information on fan status, temperature, controller status, and

 

management status.

 

To view the switch enclosure, type 6 at the prompt.

 

 

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