FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000171-010, April 2005)

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Installation Tasks
d. Select from the drop-down list in the Type column to configure
the port type. Available selections are:
• Fabric port (F_Port).
•Expansion port (E_Port). This selection is available
only if enabled through an optional PFE key.
• Generic port (G_Port). A generic port setting allows
F_Port and E_Port behavior only. This selection is
available only if enabled through an optional PFE key.
• Generic mixed port (GX_Port). A generic mixed port
setting allows F_Port, fabric loop port (FL_Port), and
E_Port behavior. This selection is available only if
enabled through an optional PFE key.
• Fabric mixed port (FX_Port). A fabric mixed port
setting allows F_Port and FL_Port behavior only.
e. Select from the drop-down list in the Speed column to
configure the port transmission rate. Available selections are:
• Auto-negotiate between 1.0625 and 2.125 gigabit per
second (Gbps) operation (Negotiate). This is the default
selection.
• 1.0625 Gbps operation (1 Gb/sec).
• 2.125 Gbps operation(2 Gb/sec).
2. Click Activate to save and activate the changes. The message Your
changes to the port configuration have been successfully
activated appears.
Configure BB Credit
Perform this procedure to configure the BB Credit allocation for all
ports on the product. For each type of port, there is a maximum and
minimum BB Credit limit which is displayed as a range. To configure
the BB Credit allocation, the port must be set to offline. The simplest
way to set the port to offline is to block the port. As you enter the BB
Credit value, the value will be validated and an error message will be
displayed for each port if applicable. The BB Credit configuration will
not be activated if there are any outstanding errors.
To configure BB credits: