Index

Symbols

* (asterisk)

first operational port 6-20

Numerics

12-port 4-Gbps switching modules

BB_credit buffers 4-13

configuration guidelines 3-28

default settings 3-25

See also switching modules

16-port switching modules

configuring BB_credits 4-1

LEDs 2-11

See also switching modules

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

See also switching modules

24-port 8-Gbps switching modules

default settings 3-25

example configurations 4-8

32-port switching modules

configuring BB_credits 4-1

See also switching modules

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

See also switching modules

48-port 8-Gbps switching modules

default settings 3-25

example configurations 3-46, 4-7

See also switching modules

4-port 10-Gbps switching modules

BB_credit buffers 4-15

configuration guidelines 3-28

default settings 3-25

See also switching modules

A

ACL adjacency sharing

disabling for downgrading 3-43

administrative speeds

configuring 2-10, 2-25

administrative states

description 2-6

setting 2-22

ALPA caches

allocation 2-50

clearing 2-29

description 2-14

displaying contents 2-51

inserting entries manually 2-29

auto mode

configuring 2-22

auto port mode

description 2-5

interface configuration 2-2

autosensing speed

Generation 2 switching modules 2-10

B

bandwidth fairness

disabling 3-41

enabling 3-40

BB_credit buffers

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

BB_credits

configuring 4-21

description 4-1

reason codes 2-8

BB_SC

enabling 4-20, 4-24

beacon modes

configuring 2-27

identifying LEDs 2-11

bit errors

reasons 2-12

bit error thresholds

configuring 2-11, 2-28

description 2-11, 2-28

B port mode

description 2-5

interface modes 2-5

bridge port mode. See B port mode

buffer pools

Generation 2 switching modules 4-2

buffer-to-buffer credits. See BB_credits

buffer-to-buffer start change. See BB_SC

C

Cisco MDS 9216i switches

configuring extended BB_credits 4-18

configuring NPV 7-10

D

dedicated rate mode

description 3-7

migrating from shared rate mode 3-26

migrating to shared rate mode 3-27

destination IDs

exchange based 6-5

flow based 6-4

domain IDs

assignment failures 2-9

domain manager

isolation 2-9

downgrading

disabling ACL adjacency sharing 3-43

dynamic bandwidth management

description 3-10

E

EISLs

PortChannel links 6-2

enhanced ISLs. See EISLs

E port mode

classes of service 2-3

description 2-3

E ports

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

extended BB_credits

configuring 4-23

displaying information 4-25

Generation 2 switching modules 4-17

licensing 4-17

F

fabric loop port mode. See FL port mode

fabric port mode. See F port mode

fcdomains

overlap isolation 2-9

Fiber Channel interfaces

configuring system default port mode f 2-23

Fibre Channel interfaces

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 2-41 to 2-48

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

FL port mode

classes of service 2-3

description 2-3

FL ports

configuring 2-22

description 2-3

nonparticipating code 2-9

See also Fx ports

F port mode

classes of service 2-3

description 2-3

F ports

configuring 2-22

description 2-3

See also Fx ports

frame encapsulation

configuring 2-10

Fx ports

32-port default 2-19

configuring 2-22

description 2-5

interface modes 2-5

See also F ports; FL ports 2-5

G

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

I

indirect link failures

recovering 9-1

interfaces

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 2-41 to 2-48

displaying SFP information 2-47

forced addition to PortChannels 6-9, 6-19

isolated states 6-9

suspended states 6-9

IPv4 default gateways

configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-17

ISLs

PortChannel links 6-2

L

LEDs

beacon mode states 2-11

speed 2-11

licenses

extended BB_credits 4-17, 4-18

link failures

recovering 9-1

load balancing

description 6-4

PortChannels 6-2

M

management interfaces

configuring 2-17, 2-37

default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16

displaying information 2-54

features 2-17

mgmt0 interfaces

configuring 2-17, 2-37

default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16

features 2-17

MPS-14/2 modules

configuring extended BB_credits 4-18

N

NL ports

interface modes 2-6

nonparticipating codes

description 2-9

NPIV

description 7-2

enabling 7-10

NP links 7-5

N port identifier virtualization. See NPIV

NL ports

See also Nx ports

NP-ports 7-5

NPV, configuring 7-10

NPV mode 7-4

O

operational states

configuring on Fibre Channel interfaces 2-22

description 2-6

out-of-service interfaces

description 3-11

oversubscription

disabling restrictions 3-37

enabling restrictions 3-39

Generation 2 switching modules 3-11

ratios 3-12

P

performance buffers

configuring 4-22

description 4-2

PortChannel modes

description 6-6

PortChannel Protocol

autocreation 6-12

configuring autocreation 6-20

converting autocreated groups to manually configured 6-12

creating channel group 6-10

description 6-9

enabling autocreation 6-20

PortChannels

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

port groups

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

port indexes

description 3-19

port modes

auto 2-5

description 2-2 to 2-6

port rate modes

configuring 3-30

dedicated 3-7

description 3-5

oversubscribed 3-8

shared 3-8

See also rate modes

port speed group

configuring 2-26

port speeds

configuring 2-10, 2-25

configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-29

displaying configuration 3-30

port tracking

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

private devices

TL ports 2-50

R

rate modes

configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-30

verifying configuration 3-31

See also port rate modes

reason codes

description 2-6

receive buffer groups. See buffer groups

receive data field sizes

configuring 4-21

recovery

from powered-down state 3-21

S

SD port mode

description 2-5

interface modes 2-5

SD ports

configuring 2-22

SFPs

displaying transmitter types 2-47

transmitter types 2-12

shared rate mode

description 3-8

migrating from dedicated rate mode 3-27

migrating to dedicated rate mode 3-26

oversubscription 3-11

source IDs

exchange based 6-5

flow based 6-4

SPAN destination port mode. See SD port mode

SPAN tunnel port mode. See ST port mode

ST port mode

description 2-5

interface modes 2-5

limitations 2-5

ST ports

interface modes 2-5

subnet masks

configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-17

switch ports

configuring attribute default values 2-28

T

TE port mode

classes of service 2-4

description 2-4

TE ports

trunking restrictions 5-3

TF port mode

classes of service 2-4

description 2-4

TL port mode

classes of service 2-4

description 2-4

TL ports

ALPA caches 2-14

configuring 2-22, 2-29

description 2-13

displaying information 2-50

private devices 2-50

virtual devices 2-50

tracked ports

binding operationally 9-4

translative loop port mode. See TL port mode

trunk-allowed VSAN lists

description 5-5 to 5-7

trunking

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

trunking protocol

default settings 5-11

default state 5-4

detecting port isolation 5-10

disabling 5-11

enabling 5-11

trunk mode

administrative default 2-28

configuring 5-4, 5-12

status 5-4

trunk ports

displaying information 5-13

V

virtual devices

TL ports 2-50

VSAN IDs

allowed list 5-10

multiplexing traffic 2-4

VSAN interfaces

creating 2-38

description 2-18

displaying information 2-54

VSANs

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

VSAN trunking. See trunking

W

WWNs

suspended connections 2-9

Z

zones

merge failures 2-9

Index

Symbols

* (asterisk)

first operational port 6-20

Numerics

12-port 4-Gbps switching modules

BB_credit buffers 4-13

configuration guidelines 3-28

default settings 3-25

See also switching modules

16-port switching modules

configuring BB_credits 4-1

LEDs 2-11

See also switching modules

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

See also switching modules

24-port 8-Gbps switching modules

default settings 3-25

example configurations 4-8

32-port switching modules

configuring BB_credits 4-1

See also switching modules

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

See also switching modules

48-port 8-Gbps switching modules

default settings 3-25

example configurations 3-46, 4-7

See also switching modules

4-port 10-Gbps switching modules

BB_credit buffers 4-15

configuration guidelines 3-28

default settings 3-25

See also switching modules

A

ACL adjacency sharing

disabling for downgrading 3-43

administrative speeds

configuring 2-10, 2-25

administrative states

description 2-6

setting 2-22

ALPA caches

allocation 2-50

clearing 2-29

description 2-14

displaying contents 2-51

inserting entries manually 2-29

auto mode

configuring 2-22

auto port mode

description 2-5

interface configuration 2-2

autosensing speed

Generation 2 switching modules 2-10

B

bandwidth fairness

disabling 3-41

enabling 3-40

BB_credit buffers

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

BB_credits

configuring 4-21

description 4-1

reason codes 2-8

BB_SC

enabling 4-20, 4-24

beacon modes

configuring 2-27

identifying LEDs 2-11

bit errors

reasons 2-12

bit error thresholds

configuring 2-11, 2-28

description 2-11, 2-28

B port mode

description 2-5

interface modes 2-5

bridge port mode. See B port mode

buffer pools

Generation 2 switching modules 4-2

buffer-to-buffer credits. See BB_credits

buffer-to-buffer start change. See BB_SC

C

Cisco MDS 9216i switches

configuring extended BB_credits 4-18

configuring NPV 7-10

D

dedicated rate mode

description 3-7

migrating from shared rate mode 3-26

migrating to shared rate mode 3-27

destination IDs

exchange based 6-5

flow based 6-4

domain IDs

assignment failures 2-9

domain manager

isolation 2-9

downgrading

disabling ACL adjacency sharing 3-43

dynamic bandwidth management

description 3-10

E

EISLs

PortChannel links 6-2

enhanced ISLs. See EISLs

E port mode

classes of service 2-3

description 2-3

E ports

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

extended BB_credits

configuring 4-23

displaying information 4-25

Generation 2 switching modules 4-17

licensing 4-17

F

fabric loop port mode. See FL port mode

fabric port mode. See F port mode

fcdomains

overlap isolation 2-9

Fiber Channel interfaces

configuring system default port mode f 2-23

Fibre Channel interfaces

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 2-41 to 2-48

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

FL port mode

classes of service 2-3

description 2-3

FL ports

configuring 2-22

description 2-3

nonparticipating code 2-9

See also Fx ports

F port mode

classes of service 2-3

description 2-3

F ports

configuring 2-22

description 2-3

See also Fx ports

frame encapsulation

configuring 2-10

Fx ports

32-port default 2-19

configuring 2-22

description 2-5

interface modes 2-5

See also F ports; FL ports 2-5

G

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

I

indirect link failures

recovering 9-1

interfaces

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 2-41 to 2-48

displaying SFP information 2-47

forced addition to PortChannels 6-9, 6-19

isolated states 6-9

suspended states 6-9

IPv4 default gateways

configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-17

ISLs

PortChannel links 6-2

L

LEDs

beacon mode states 2-11

speed 2-11

licenses

extended BB_credits 4-17, 4-18

link failures

recovering 9-1

load balancing

description 6-4

PortChannels 6-2

M

management interfaces

configuring 2-17, 2-37

default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16

displaying information 2-54

features 2-17

mgmt0 interfaces

configuring 2-17, 2-37

default settings 2-20, 3-25, 5-10, 6-16

features 2-17

MPS-14/2 modules

configuring extended BB_credits 4-18

N

NL ports

interface modes 2-6

nonparticipating codes

description 2-9

NPIV

description 7-2

enabling 7-10

NP links 7-5

N port identifier virtualization. See NPIV

NL ports

See also Nx ports

NP-ports 7-5

NPV, configuring 7-10

NPV mode 7-4

O

operational states

configuring on Fibre Channel interfaces 2-22

description 2-6

out-of-service interfaces

description 3-11

oversubscription

disabling restrictions 3-37

enabling restrictions 3-39

Generation 2 switching modules 3-11

ratios 3-12

P

performance buffers

configuring 4-22

description 4-2

PortChannel modes

description 6-6

PortChannel Protocol

autocreation 6-12

configuring autocreation 6-20

converting autocreated groups to manually configured 6-12

creating channel group 6-10

description 6-9

enabling autocreation 6-20

PortChannels

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

port groups

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

port indexes

description 3-19

port modes

auto 2-5

description 2-2 to 2-6

port rate modes

configuring 3-30

dedicated 3-7

description 3-5

oversubscribed 3-8

shared 3-8

See also rate modes

port speed group

configuring 2-26

port speeds

configuring 2-10, 2-25

configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-29

displaying configuration 3-30

port tracking

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

private devices

TL ports 2-50

R

rate modes

configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-30

verifying configuration 3-31

See also port rate modes

reason codes

description 2-6

receive buffer groups. See buffer groups

receive data field sizes

configuring 4-21

recovery

from powered-down state 3-21

S

SD port mode

description 2-5

interface modes 2-5

SD ports

configuring 2-22

SFPs

displaying transmitter types 2-47

transmitter types 2-12

shared rate mode

description 3-8

migrating from dedicated rate mode 3-27

migrating to dedicated rate mode 3-26

oversubscription 3-11

source IDs

exchange based 6-5

flow based 6-4

SPAN destination port mode. See SD port mode

SPAN tunnel port mode. See ST port mode

ST port mode

description 2-5

interface modes 2-5

limitations 2-5

ST ports

interface modes 2-5

subnet masks

configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-17

switch ports

configuring attribute default values 2-28

T

TE port mode

classes of service 2-4

description 2-4

TE ports

trunking restrictions 5-3

TF port mode

classes of service 2-4

description 2-4

TL port mode

classes of service 2-4

description 2-4

TL ports

ALPA caches 2-14

configuring 2-22, 2-29

description 2-13

displaying information 2-50

private devices 2-50

virtual devices 2-50

tracked ports

binding operationally 9-4

translative loop port mode. See TL port mode

trunk-allowed VSAN lists

description 5-5 to 5-7

trunking

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

trunking protocol

default settings 5-11

default state 5-4

detecting port isolation 5-10

disabling 5-11

enabling 5-11

trunk mode

administrative default 2-28

configuring 5-4, 5-12

status 5-4

trunk ports

displaying information 5-13

V

virtual devices

TL ports 2-50

VSAN IDs

allowed list 5-10

multiplexing traffic 2-4

VSAN interfaces

creating 2-38

description 2-18

displaying information 2-54

VSANs

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

VSAN trunking. See trunking

W

WWNs

suspended connections 2-9

Z

zones

merge failures 2-9