Communications Network Router User Manual

Configuring the Router

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To change the Loop ID:

From the System Menu, select Configuration Menu and press Enter.

The Configuration Menu screen displays.

2 Select Host Configuration and press Enter.

The Host Configuration screen displays.

Select the topology you want and press Enter, or press Enter if the correct topology

is already selected.

The current setting is marked with an * next to it. For information about the topology

selection, see Selecting the Topology on page 3-7.

The Loop ID screen displays if Loop Topology was selected.

Select the option or number you want to use and press Enter.

The Router LUN screen displays. The text inside the parenthesis ( ) shows the current

Router LUN.

To Do this

Let the FC loop initialization process

determine the Loop ID each time the

router powers up

Select SOFT and press Enter.

This is the default setting

Keep the same Loop ID for the router

at all times

Select the [Loop ID] you want to use

and press Enter.

This can be any number from 0 to 125.

Note: See Appendix A, Address and Device Mapping for more details on

how the value selected for the Loop ID will correspond to the AL_PA.