FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-320, April 2005)

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Installation Tasks
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Installation Tasks
• Generic port (G_Port). A generic port setting allows
F_Port and E_Port behavior only.
• Generic mixed port (GX_Port). A generic mixed port
setting allows F_Port, fabric loop port (FL_Port), and
E_Port behavior. This is the default selection.
• 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 Switch
Identification
Perform this procedure to configure the switch name, description,
location, and contact person. The Name, Location, and Contact
variables configured here correspond respectively to the SNMP
variables sysName, sysLocation, and sysContact. These variables are
used by SNMP management workstations when obtaining data from
managed switches. To configure the switch identification:
1. At the Configure panel, click the Switch tab. The Switch page
displays with the Identification tab selected (Figure 2-9 on
page 2-18).
a. Type a switch name of 24 alphanumeric characters or less in
the Name field. Each switch should be configured with a
unique name.
If the switch is installed on a public LAN, the name should
reflect the switch’s Ethernet network domain name system
(DNS) host name. For example, if the DNS host name is
sphereon4500.mcdata.com, the name entered in this dialog
box should be sphereon4500.