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McDATA Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
Configuring the Switch
Configure Ports
Use the procedures in this section to configure names, blocked and
unblocked state, 10-100 km extended distance buffering, enable or
disable link incident (LIN) alerts for ports, port type, port speed, port
binding, and WWN binding name.
Port configuration data is stored in NV-RAM on the switch. The
following are descriptions of parameters that you can configure
through the Configure Ports dialog box. For procedures for using the
dialog box, refer to Configure Ports Procedure on page 3-13.
Parameter
Descriptions
You can configure the following parameters in the Configure Ports
dialog box.
•Port #
You cannot edit this field. This column identifies the port number.
The port numbers range from 0 through 23.
•Name
Enter a name for the port. The port names display in the Port
Properties dialog box and elsewhere in the Product Manager to
identify the port.
NOTE: To identify port numbers for which you want to provide names,
place the cursor over the ports in the Hardware View. As you move over a
port, a label displays that identifies the slot number where the port is
installed.
•Blocked
Placing a check mark in the check boxes of this column blocks the
operation of the port.
•LIN Alerts
A link incident (LIN) is a problem detected on a fiber optic link,
such as the loss of light or invalid sequences. When a problem
occurs, a LIN alert is sent to the Link Incident Log in the switch
Product Manager. LIN alerts warn you that there is a link incident
being detected through a port connection.