Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.0.0 (53-1002696-01, April 2013)

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Configuring FCIP tunnel advanced settings

3. Click OK to commit your selection.

For the 8 Gbps Extension Switch and 8 Gbps Extension Blade:

1. Select Advanced Settings on the Add FCIP Tunnel or Edit FCIP Tunnel dialog box to display the

Advanced Settings dialog box.

2. From the Transmission tab, select the Enable Compression check box to enable compression.

This enables the Compression Mode selector (Figure 350).

FIGURE 350 Selecting a compression mode

3. Select the desired compression mode.

A Standard option provides hardware compression and is available on all platforms. The 8

Gbps Extension Switch and the 8 Gbps Extension Blade provide three additional options for

compression. The Moderate option enables a combination of hardware and software

compression that provides more compression that hardware compression alone. This option

supports up to 8 Gbps of FC traffic. the Aggressive option is a software only compression

option that provides a more aggressive algorithm. This option supports up to 2.5 Gbps of FC

traffic. The Auto option allows the system to set the best compression mode based on the

tunnel’s configured bandwidth and the bandwidth of all tunnels in the system.

4. Click OK to commit you selection.

To disable compression, click the Enable Compression to clear the check mark, and click OK.