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Installation Tasks
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Installation Tasks
b. At the E_D_TOV field, type a value between 2 through 600
tenths of a second (0.2 through 60 seconds).
NOTE: If the switch is attached to a fabric element, the switch and
elementmust be setto the sameE_D_TOV value. If the values arenot
identical, the E_Port connection to the element segments and the
switch cannot communicate with the fabric. In addition, the
E_D_TOV value must be less than the R_A_TOV value.
c. Select from the Switch Priority drop-down list to set the
director priority. Available selectionsare Default,Principal,and
Never Principal. The default setting is Default.
This value designates the fabric principal switch. The
principal switch is assigned a priority of 1 and controls the
allocation and distribution of domain IDs for all fabric
elements (including itself).
Principal is the highest priority setting, Default is the next
highest, and Never Principal is the lowest priority setting. The
setting Never Principal means the switch is incapable of
becoming a principal switch. If all switches are set to Principal
or Default, the switch with the highest priority and the lowest
WWN becomes the principal switch.
At least one switch in a fabric must be set as Principal or
Default. If all switches are set to Never Principal,allISLs
segment.
d. Select from the Interop Mode drop-down list to set the director
operating mode. This setting only affects the mode used to
manage the director; it does not affect port operation.
Available selections are:
• McDATA Fabric 1.0 - Select this option if the director 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 director is fabric-attached
to McDATA directors or switches and open-fabric
compliant switches produced by other OEMs.
3. Click Activate to save the information and close the dialog box.
4. Set the director online (Setting the Director Online or Offline on
page 4-36).