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McDATA Sphereon 4400 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual
Installation Tasks
d. Select from the Interop Mode drop-down list to set the product
operating mode. This setting affects the management mode
and does not affect port operation. Available selections are:
• McDATA Fabric 1.0 - Select this option if the product is
fabric-attached only to other McDATA directors or
switches operating in McDATA fabric mode.
• Open Fabric 1.0 - Select this option (default) for managing
heterogeneous fabrics and if the product is fabric-attached
to McDATA directors or switches and other open-fabric
compliant switches.
NOTE: With Open Fabric 1.0 enabled, the default zone set is
disabled.
e. Select from one of the options to change the ISL cost.
• By Port Speed - The fastest fabric path is determined by
port (ISL) speed. Cost is inversely proportional to speed.
• Ignore Port Speed - ISL speed is ignored, and the fastest
fabric path is determined by the number of hops. Cost is
directly proportional to hop count.
4. Click Activate to save the information and close the dialog box.
5. Set the product online. Refer to Setting Online State for
instructions.
Configure Ports
Follow the procedure in this section to configure the ports for the
product.
To configure Fibre Channel ports, use the following steps:
1. Select Ports from the Configure menu (Configure>Ports). The
Configure Ports dialog box appears (Figure 2-31).