FW 08.01.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-330, November 2005)

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McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual
Installation Tasks
Figure 2-9 Basic Information View
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), generic port (G_Port), generic mixed
port (GX_Port), and fabric mixed port (FX_Port).
e. Select from the drop-down list in the Speed column to
configure the port transmission rate. Available selections are
auto-negotiate between speeds (Negotiate), 1.0625 gigabit per
second (Gbps) operation (1 Gb/sec), and 2.1250 Gbps
operation (2 Gb/sec).
2. Click OK to save and activate changes.
Configure Port
BB_Credit
The switch provides a port buffer pool of 150 receive BB_Credits.
Each port can be assigned between two and 12 credits, provided the
total credits allocated to all ports does not exceed 150. The default
value is 12 credits for the first four ports (0 through 3), and five
credits for the remaining ports. Perform this procedure to configure
port receive BB_Credit: