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first operational port 6-20
12-port 4-Gbps switching modules
BB_credit buffers 4-13
configuration guidelines 3-28
default settings 3-25
configuring BB_credits 4-1
LEDs 2-11
24-port 4-Gbps switching modules
bandwidth fairness 3-17
default settings 3-25
example configurations 3-46, 3-49, 4-12
oversubscription 3-11
shared resources 3-11
24-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 3-25
example configurations 4-8
configuring BB_credits 4-1
4/44-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 3-25
example configurations 4-9
48-port 4-Gbps switching modules
bandwidth fairness 3-17
default settings 3-25
example configurations 3-47, 3-48, 4-10
oversubscription 3-11
shared resources 3-11
48-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 3-25
example configurations 3-46, 4-7
4-port 10-Gbps switching modules
BB_credit buffers 4-15
configuration guidelines 3-28
default settings 3-25
disabling for downgrading 3-43
configuring 2-10, 2-25
description 2-6
setting 2-22
allocation 2-50
clearing 2-29
description 2-14
displaying contents 2-51
inserting entries manually 2-29
configuring 2-22
description 2-5
interface configuration 2-2
Generation 2 switching modules 2-10
disabling 3-41
enabling 3-40
12-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 4-13
12-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 4-14
24-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 4-12
24-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 4-12, 4-13
24-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 4-8
4/44-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 4-9
48-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 4-10
48-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 4-7
4-port 10-Gbps switching module allocations 4-15
4-port 10-Gbps switching module considerations 4-15, 4-16
allocation defaults (table) 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10
configuring 4-21
description 4-1
reason codes 2-8
enabling 4-20, 4-24
configuring 2-27
identifying LEDs 2-11
reasons 2-12
configuring 2-11, 2-28
description 2-11, 2-28
description 2-5
interface modes 2-5
bridge port mode. See B port mode
Generation 2 switching modules 4-2
buffer-to-buffer credits. See BB_credits
buffer-to-buffer start change. See BB_SC
configuring extended BB_credits 4-18
configuring NPV 7-10
description 3-7
migrating from shared rate mode 3-26
migrating to shared rate mode 3-27
exchange based 6-5
flow based 6-4
assignment failures 2-9
isolation 2-9
disabling ACL adjacency sharing 3-43
description 3-10
PortChannel links 6-2
classes of service 2-3
description 2-3
32-port guidelines 2-18
32-port switching module configuration guidelines 6-14
configuring 2-22
isolation 2-9
exchange link parameter. See ELP
expansion port mode. See E port mode
configuring 4-23
displaying information 4-25
Generation 2 switching modules 4-17
licensing 4-17
fabric loop port mode. See FL port mode
fabric port mode. See F port mode
overlap isolation 2-9
configuring system default port mode f 2-23
administrative states 2-6
BB_credits 4-1
configuring 2-21
configuring auto port mode 2-22
configuring beacon modes 2-27
configuring bit error thresholds 2-11, 2-28
configuring descriptions 2-26
configuring frame encapsulation 2-10
configuring port modes 2-22
configuring port speed group 2-26
configuring receive data field sizes 4-21
configuring speeds 2-10, 2-25
default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16
deleting from PortChannels 6-9
disabling 2-22
displaying capabilities on Generation 2 switching modules 3-44
displaying information 2-42 to 2-49
enabling 2-22
graceful shutdown 2-9
modes 2-2 to 2-6
operational states 2-6
performance buffers 4-2
reason codes 2-6
states 2-6
taking out of service on Generation 2 switching modules 3-41
troubleshooting operational states 2-8
See also interfaces 2-6
classes of service 2-3
description 2-3
configuring 2-22
description 2-3
nonparticipating code 2-9
classes of service 2-3
description 2-3
configuring 2-22
description 2-3
configuring 2-10
32-port default 2-19
configuring 2-22
description 2-5
interface modes 2-5
See also F ports; FL ports 2-5
Generation 1 switching modules
extended BB_credits 4-18
port index allocations 3-19
Generation 2 switching modules
buffer groups 4-2 to 4-15
configuring port speeds 3-29
configuring rate modes 3-30
default settings 3-25
description 3-1 to 3-3
disabling ACL adjacency sharing 3-43
displaying port resources 3-42
dynamic bandwidth management 3-10
extended BB_credits 4-17, 4-19
interface capabilities 3-44
out-of-service interfaces 3-11
port groups 3-3
port index allocations 3-19
port rate modes 3-5
recovering from powered-down state 3-21
releasing shared resources 3-42
taking interfaces out of service 3-41
Generation 3 switching modules
default settings 3-25
recovering 9-1
adding to PortChannels 6-8, 6-18
configuring descriptions 2-26
default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16
deleting from PortChannels 6-9
displaying information 2-42 to 2-49
displaying SFP information 2-48
forced addition to PortChannels 6-9, 6-19
isolated states 6-9
suspended states 6-9
configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-17
PortChannel links 6-2
beacon mode states 2-11
speed 2-11
extended BB_credits 4-17, 4-18
recovering 9-1
description 6-4
PortChannels 6-2
configuring 2-17, 2-37
default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16
displaying information 2-55
features 2-17
configuring 2-17, 2-37
default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16
features 2-17
configuring extended BB_credits 4-18
interface modes 2-6
description 2-9
description 7-2
enabling 7-10
NP links 7-5
N port identifier virtualization. See NPIV
NP-ports 7-5
NPV, configuring 7-10
NPV mode 7-4
configuring on Fibre Channel interfaces 2-22
description 2-6
description 3-11
disabling restrictions 3-37
enabling restrictions 3-39
Generation 2 switching modules 3-11
ratios 3-12
configuring 4-22
description 4-2
description 6-6
autocreation 6-11
configuring autocreation 6-20
converting autocreated groups to manually configured 6-12
creating channel group 6-10
description 6-9
enabling autocreation 6-20
adding interfaces 6-8, 6-18
administratively down 2-9
comparison with trunking 6-3
compatibility checks 6-8
creating 6-17
default settings 6-16
deleting 6-7
deleting interfaces 6-9
examples 6-2
forcing interface additions 6-9, 6-19
Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-21
interface states 6-9
load balancing 6-4
misconfiguration error detection 6-13
verifying configurations 6-21 to 6-24
assigning extended BB_credits 4-18
description 3-3
Generation 2 Fibre Channel switching modules 3-3
Generation 3 Fibre Channel switching modules 3-9
description 3-19
auto 2-5
description 2-2 to 2-6
configuring 3-30
dedicated 3-7
description 3-5
oversubscribed 3-8
shared 3-8
configuring 2-26
configuring 2-10, 2-25
configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-29
displaying configuration 3-30
default settings 9-2
description 9-1
displaying information 9-6
enabling 9-3
guidelines 9-2
monitoring ports in a VSAN 9-5
multiple ports 9-4
shutting down ports forcefully 9-6
TL ports 2-50
configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-30
verifying configuration 3-31
description 2-6
receive buffer groups. See buffer groups
configuring 4-21
from powered-down state 3-21
description 2-5
interface modes 2-5
configuring 2-22
displaying transmitter types 2-48
transmitter types 2-12
description 3-8
migrating from dedicated rate mode 3-27
migrating to dedicated rate mode 3-26
oversubscription 3-11
exchange based 6-5
flow based 6-4
SPAN destination port mode. See SD port mode
SPAN tunnel port mode. See ST port mode
description 2-5
interface modes 2-5
limitations 2-5
interface modes 2-5
configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-17
configuring attribute default values 2-28
classes of service 2-4
description 2-4
trunking restrictions 5-3
classes of service 2-4
description 2-4
classes of service 2-4
description 2-4
ALPA caches 2-14
configuring 2-22, 2-29
description 2-13
displaying information 2-50
private devices 2-50
virtual devices 2-51
binding operationally 9-4
translative loop port mode. See TL port mode
description 5-5 to 5-7
comparison with PortChannels 6-3
configuration guidelines 5-10
configuring modes 5-4
link state 5-4
merging traffic 5-10
restrictions 5-3, 5-7
trunking E port mode. See TE port mode
trunking F port mode. See TF port mode
default settings 5-11
default state 5-4
detecting port isolation 5-10
disabling 5-11
enabling 5-11
administrative default 2-29
configuring 5-4, 5-12
status 5-4
displaying information 5-13
TL ports 2-51
allowed list 5-10
multiplexing traffic 2-4
creating 2-38
description 2-18
displaying information 2-55
allowed-active 5-7
configuring allowed-active lists 5-12
configuring trunk-allowed lists 5-5 to ??
loop devices 2-50
mismatches 2-9
port tracking 9-5
TE port mode 2-4
TF port mode 2-4
trunk-allowed 5-7
suspended connections 2-9
merge failures 2-9
Index
first operational port 6-20
12-port 4-Gbps switching modules
BB_credit buffers 4-13
configuration guidelines 3-28
default settings 3-25
configuring BB_credits 4-1
LEDs 2-11
24-port 4-Gbps switching modules
bandwidth fairness 3-17
default settings 3-25
example configurations 3-46, 3-49, 4-12
oversubscription 3-11
shared resources 3-11
24-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 3-25
example configurations 4-8
configuring BB_credits 4-1
4/44-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 3-25
example configurations 4-9
48-port 4-Gbps switching modules
bandwidth fairness 3-17
default settings 3-25
example configurations 3-47, 3-48, 4-10
oversubscription 3-11
shared resources 3-11
48-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 3-25
example configurations 3-46, 4-7
4-port 10-Gbps switching modules
BB_credit buffers 4-15
configuration guidelines 3-28
default settings 3-25
disabling for downgrading 3-43
configuring 2-10, 2-25
description 2-6
setting 2-22
allocation 2-50
clearing 2-29
description 2-14
displaying contents 2-51
inserting entries manually 2-29
configuring 2-22
description 2-5
interface configuration 2-2
Generation 2 switching modules 2-10
disabling 3-41
enabling 3-40
12-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 4-13
12-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 4-14
24-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 4-12
24-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 4-12, 4-13
24-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 4-8
4/44-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 4-9
48-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 4-10
48-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 4-7
4-port 10-Gbps switching module allocations 4-15
4-port 10-Gbps switching module considerations 4-15, 4-16
allocation defaults (table) 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10
configuring 4-21
description 4-1
reason codes 2-8
enabling 4-20, 4-24
configuring 2-27
identifying LEDs 2-11
reasons 2-12
configuring 2-11, 2-28
description 2-11, 2-28
description 2-5
interface modes 2-5
bridge port mode. See B port mode
Generation 2 switching modules 4-2
buffer-to-buffer credits. See BB_credits
buffer-to-buffer start change. See BB_SC
configuring extended BB_credits 4-18
configuring NPV 7-10
description 3-7
migrating from shared rate mode 3-26
migrating to shared rate mode 3-27
exchange based 6-5
flow based 6-4
assignment failures 2-9
isolation 2-9
disabling ACL adjacency sharing 3-43
description 3-10
PortChannel links 6-2
classes of service 2-3
description 2-3
32-port guidelines 2-18
32-port switching module configuration guidelines 6-14
configuring 2-22
isolation 2-9
exchange link parameter. See ELP
expansion port mode. See E port mode
configuring 4-23
displaying information 4-25
Generation 2 switching modules 4-17
licensing 4-17
fabric loop port mode. See FL port mode
fabric port mode. See F port mode
overlap isolation 2-9
configuring system default port mode f 2-23
administrative states 2-6
BB_credits 4-1
configuring 2-21
configuring auto port mode 2-22
configuring beacon modes 2-27
configuring bit error thresholds 2-11, 2-28
configuring descriptions 2-26
configuring frame encapsulation 2-10
configuring port modes 2-22
configuring port speed group 2-26
configuring receive data field sizes 4-21
configuring speeds 2-10, 2-25
default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16
deleting from PortChannels 6-9
disabling 2-22
displaying capabilities on Generation 2 switching modules 3-44
displaying information 2-42 to 2-49
enabling 2-22
graceful shutdown 2-9
modes 2-2 to 2-6
operational states 2-6
performance buffers 4-2
reason codes 2-6
states 2-6
taking out of service on Generation 2 switching modules 3-41
troubleshooting operational states 2-8
See also interfaces 2-6
classes of service 2-3
description 2-3
configuring 2-22
description 2-3
nonparticipating code 2-9
classes of service 2-3
description 2-3
configuring 2-22
description 2-3
configuring 2-10
32-port default 2-19
configuring 2-22
description 2-5
interface modes 2-5
See also F ports; FL ports 2-5
Generation 1 switching modules
extended BB_credits 4-18
port index allocations 3-19
Generation 2 switching modules
buffer groups 4-2 to 4-15
configuring port speeds 3-29
configuring rate modes 3-30
default settings 3-25
description 3-1 to 3-3
disabling ACL adjacency sharing 3-43
displaying port resources 3-42
dynamic bandwidth management 3-10
extended BB_credits 4-17, 4-19
interface capabilities 3-44
out-of-service interfaces 3-11
port groups 3-3
port index allocations 3-19
port rate modes 3-5
recovering from powered-down state 3-21
releasing shared resources 3-42
taking interfaces out of service 3-41
Generation 3 switching modules
default settings 3-25
recovering 9-1
adding to PortChannels 6-8, 6-18
configuring descriptions 2-26
default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16
deleting from PortChannels 6-9
displaying information 2-42 to 2-49
displaying SFP information 2-48
forced addition to PortChannels 6-9, 6-19
isolated states 6-9
suspended states 6-9
configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-17
PortChannel links 6-2
beacon mode states 2-11
speed 2-11
extended BB_credits 4-17, 4-18
recovering 9-1
description 6-4
PortChannels 6-2
configuring 2-17, 2-37
default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16
displaying information 2-55
features 2-17
configuring 2-17, 2-37
default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16
features 2-17
configuring extended BB_credits 4-18
interface modes 2-6
description 2-9
description 7-2
enabling 7-10
NP links 7-5
N port identifier virtualization. See NPIV
NP-ports 7-5
NPV, configuring 7-10
NPV mode 7-4
configuring on Fibre Channel interfaces 2-22
description 2-6
description 3-11
disabling restrictions 3-37
enabling restrictions 3-39
Generation 2 switching modules 3-11
ratios 3-12
configuring 4-22
description 4-2
description 6-6
autocreation 6-11
configuring autocreation 6-20
converting autocreated groups to manually configured 6-12
creating channel group 6-10
description 6-9
enabling autocreation 6-20
adding interfaces 6-8, 6-18
administratively down 2-9
comparison with trunking 6-3
compatibility checks 6-8
creating 6-17
default settings 6-16
deleting 6-7
deleting interfaces 6-9
examples 6-2
forcing interface additions 6-9, 6-19
Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-21
interface states 6-9
load balancing 6-4
misconfiguration error detection 6-13
verifying configurations 6-21 to 6-24
assigning extended BB_credits 4-18
description 3-3
Generation 2 Fibre Channel switching modules 3-3
Generation 3 Fibre Channel switching modules 3-9
description 3-19
auto 2-5
description 2-2 to 2-6
configuring 3-30
dedicated 3-7
description 3-5
oversubscribed 3-8
shared 3-8
configuring 2-26
configuring 2-10, 2-25
configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-29
displaying configuration 3-30
default settings 9-2
description 9-1
displaying information 9-6
enabling 9-3
guidelines 9-2
monitoring ports in a VSAN 9-5
multiple ports 9-4
shutting down ports forcefully 9-6
TL ports 2-50
configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-30
verifying configuration 3-31
description 2-6
receive buffer groups. See buffer groups
configuring 4-21
from powered-down state 3-21
description 2-5
interface modes 2-5
configuring 2-22
displaying transmitter types 2-48
transmitter types 2-12
description 3-8
migrating from dedicated rate mode 3-27
migrating to dedicated rate mode 3-26
oversubscription 3-11
exchange based 6-5
flow based 6-4
SPAN destination port mode. See SD port mode
SPAN tunnel port mode. See ST port mode
description 2-5
interface modes 2-5
limitations 2-5
interface modes 2-5
configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-17
configuring attribute default values 2-28
classes of service 2-4
description 2-4
trunking restrictions 5-3
classes of service 2-4
description 2-4
classes of service 2-4
description 2-4
ALPA caches 2-14
configuring 2-22, 2-29
description 2-13
displaying information 2-50
private devices 2-50
virtual devices 2-51
binding operationally 9-4
translative loop port mode. See TL port mode
description 5-5 to 5-7
comparison with PortChannels 6-3
configuration guidelines 5-10
configuring modes 5-4
link state 5-4
merging traffic 5-10
restrictions 5-3, 5-7
trunking E port mode. See TE port mode
trunking F port mode. See TF port mode
default settings 5-11
default state 5-4
detecting port isolation 5-10
disabling 5-11
enabling 5-11
administrative default 2-29
configuring 5-4, 5-12
status 5-4
displaying information 5-13
TL ports 2-51
allowed list 5-10
multiplexing traffic 2-4
creating 2-38
description 2-18
displaying information 2-55
allowed-active 5-7
configuring allowed-active lists 5-12
configuring trunk-allowed lists 5-5 to ??
loop devices 2-50
mismatches 2-9
port tracking 9-5
TE port mode 2-4
TF port mode 2-4
trunk-allowed 5-7
suspended connections 2-9
merge failures 2-9