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Index
Numerics
12-port 4-Gbps switching modules
BB_credit buffers 6-12
configuration guidelines 5-17
default settings 5-30
See also switching modules
16-port switching modules
configuring BB_credits 6-1
LEDs 2-16
See also switching modules
24-port 4-Gbps switching modules
bandwidth fairness 5-24
configuration guidelines 5-16
default settings 5-30
example configurations 6-11
oversubscription 5-20
shared resources 5-10
See also switching modules
24-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 5-30
example configurations 6-7
32-port switching modules
configuring BB_credits 6-1
See also switching modules
4/44-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 5-30
example configurations 6-8
48-port 4-Gbps switching modules
bandwidth fairness 5-24
configuration guidelines 5-16
default settings 5-30
example configurations 6-9
oversubscription 5-20
shared resources 5-10
See also switching modules
48-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 5-30
example configurations 6-6
See also switching modules
4-port 10-Gbps switching modules
BB_credit buffers 6-13
configuration guidelines 5-18
default settings 5-30
See also switching modules
A
administrative speeds
configuring 2-12
administrative states
description 2-8
setting 2-11
ALPA caches
description 2-22
auto port mode
description 2-7
interface configuration 2-3
autosensing speed
Generation 2 switching modules 2-13
B
bandwidth fairness
disabling 5-26
enabling 5-24
Generation 2 switching modules 5-24
BB_credit buffers
12-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 6-12
12-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 6-12
24-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 6-10
24-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 6-11, 6-12
24-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 6-7
4/44-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 6-8
48-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 6-9
48-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 6-6
4-port 10-Gbps switching module allocations 6-13
4-port 10-Gbps switching module considerations 6-13, 6-14, 6-15
allocation defaults (table) 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9
BB_credits
configuring 6-2
description 6-1
reason codes 2-9
BB_SC
enabling 6-19
beacon modes
configuring 2-17
identifying LEDs 2-16
bit errors
reasons 2-17
bit error thresholds
configuring 2-17
description 2-17
B port mode
description 2-7
interface modes 2-7
bridge port mode. See B port mode
buffer pools
Generation 2 switching modules 6-3
buffer-to-buffer credits. See BB_credits
buffer-to-buffer start change. See BB_SC
C
Cisco MDS 9216i switches
configuring extended BB_credits 6-17
configuring NPV 9-8
D
dedicated rate mode
description 5-6
migrating from shared rate mode 5-15, 5-16
migrating to shared rate mode 5-16, 5-17
destination IDs
exchange based 8-5
flow based 8-4
domain IDs
assignment failures 2-10
domain manager
isolation 2-10
dynamic bandwidth management
description 5-9
E
EISLs
PortChannel links 8-2
enhanced ISLs. See EISLs
E port mode
classes of service 2-4
description 2-4
E ports
32-port guidelines 2-3
32-port switching module configuration guidelines 8-8
configuring 2-12
isolation 2-10
Ethernet interface
configuring 3-1
default settings 3-3
interface information 3-1
Device Manager 3-2
Fabric Manager 3-1
overview 3-1
exchange link parameter. See ELP
expansion port mode. See E port mode
extended BB_credits
configuring 6-18
Generation 2 switching modules 6-16
licensing 6-16
F
fabric loop port mode. See FL port mode
fabric port mode. See F port mode
fcdomains
overlap isolation 2-10
FCoE Configuration Wizard 4-8
Fibre Channel interface
default settings 2-29
Fibre Channel interfaces
administrative states 2-8
BB_credits 6-1
characteristics2-2to 2-11
configuring 2-10
configuring beacon modes 2-17
configuring bit error thresholds 2-17
configuring descriptions 2-13
configuring frame encapsulation 2-16
configuring port modes 2-12
configuring receive data field sizes 6-19
configuring speeds 2-12
deleting from PortChannels 8-20
disabling 2-11
enabling 2-11
graceful shutdown 2-11
modes2-3to 2-7
operational states 2-8
performance buffers 6-2
reason codes 2-8
states 2-8
taking out of service on Generation 2 switching modules 5-26
troubleshooting operational states 2-9
See also interfaces 2-8
FL port mode
classes of service 2-5
description 2-5
FL ports
configuring 2-12
description 2-5
nonparticipating code 2-10
See also Fx ports
F port mode
classes of service 2-5
description 2-5
F ports
configuring 2-12
description 2-5
See also Fx ports
frame encapsulation
configuring 2-16
Fx ports
32-port default 2-3
configuring 2-12
description 2-7
interface modes 2-7
See also F ports; FL ports 2-7
G
Generation 1 switching modules
extended BB_credits 6-16
port index allocations 5-11
Generation 2 switching modules
buffer groups6-3to 6-14
configuring5-14to 6-19
configuring port speeds 5-18
configuring rate modes 5-19
default settings 5-30
description5-1to 5-3
dynamic bandwidth management 5-9
extended BB_credits 6-16, 6-17
out-of-service interfaces 5-10
port groups 5-3
port index allocations 5-11
port rate modes 5-4
recovering from powered-down state 5-12
releasing shared resources 5-27
taking interfaces out of service 5-26
Generation 3 switching modules
default settings 5-30
I
interfaces
adding to PortChannels 8-17, 8-18
configuring data field size 6-19
configuring descriptions 2-13
default settings 2-29
deleting from PortChannels 8-20
forced addition to PortChannels 8-19
isolated states 8-18
SFP types 2-19
suspended states 8-18
interface statistics
gathering 2-19
IPv4 default gateways
configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-27
ISLs
PortChannel links 8-2
L
LEDs
beacon mode states 2-16
speed 2-17
licenses
extended BB_credits 6-16
load balancing
description 8-4
PortChannels 8-2
M
management interfaces
configuring 2-27
default settings 2-29
features 2-27
mgmt0 interfaces
configuring 2-27
default settings 2-29
features 2-27
MPS-14/2 modules
configuring extended BB_credits 6-17
N
NL ports
interface modes 2-7
nonparticipating codes
description 2-10
NPIV
description 9-1
enabling 9-2
NP links 9-4
N port identifier virtualization. See NPIV
NL ports
See also Nx ports
NP-ports 9-4
NPV, configuring 9-8
NPV mode 9-4
O
operational states
configuring on Fibre Channel interfaces 2-12
description 2-8
out-of-service interfaces
description 5-10
oversubscription
disabling restrictions 5-22
enabling restrictions 5-23
Generation 2 switching modules 5-20
ratios 5-20
P
performance buffers
configuring 6-2
description 6-2
PortChannel modes
description 8-6
PortChannel Protocol
autocreation 8-22
configuring autocreation 8-23
converting autocreated groups to manually configured 8-23
creating channel group 8-21
description 8-20
enabling autocreation 8-23
PortChannels
adding interfaces 8-17, 8-18
administratively down 2-10
comparison with trunking 8-3
compatibility checks 8-18
configuration guidelines 8-10
creating 8-16
default settings 8-25
deleting 8-16
deleting interfaces 8-20
description 8-1
examples 8-2
forcing interface additions 8-19
Generation 2 switching module interfaces 5-12
interface states 8-18
load balancing 8-4
misconfiguration error detection 8-11
verifying configurations 8-24
port groups
assigning extended BB_credits 6-17
description 5-3
Generation 2 Fibre Channel switching modules 5-3
Generation 3 Fibre Channel switching modules 5-7
port indexes
description 5-11
port modes
auto 2-7
description2-3to 2-7
port rate modes
configuring 5-19
dedicated 5-6
description 5-4
oversubscribed 5-7
shared 5-7
See also rate modes
port speeds
configuring 2-12
configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 5-18
R
rate modes
configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 5-19
See also port rate modes
reason codes
description 2-8
receive buffer groups. See buffer groups
receive data field sizes
configuring 6-19
recovery
from powered-down state 5-12
S
SD port mode
description 2-6
interface modes 2-6
SD ports
configuring 2-12
SFPs
displaying transmitter types 2-19
transmitter types 2-18
shared rate mode
description 5-7
migrating from dedicated rate mode 5-16, 5-17
migrating to dedicated rate mode 5-15, 5-16
oversubscription 5-20
source IDs
exchange based 8-5
flow based 8-4
SPAN destination port mode. See SD port mode
SPAN tunnel port mode. See ST port mode
ST port mode
description 2-7
interface modes 2-7
limitations 2-7
ST ports
interface modes 2-7
subnet masks
configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-27
switch ports
configuring attribute default values 2-18
T
TE port mode
classes of service 2-6
description 2-6
TE ports
trunking restrictions 7-3
TF port mode
classes of service 2-6
description 2-6
TL port mode
classes of service 2-5
description 2-5
TL ports
ALPA caches 2-22
configuring 2-12, 2-22
description 2-20
translative loop port mode. See TL port mode
trunk-allowed VSAN lists
description7-9to 7-11
trunking
comparison with PortChannels 8-3
configuration guidelines 7-4
configuring modes 7-7
default settings 7-11
description 7-1
link state 7-7
merging traffic 7-4
restrictions 7-3
trunking E port mode. See TE port mode
trunking F port mode. See TF port mode
trunking protocol
default settings 7-11, 7-12
default state 7-6
description 7-6
detecting port isolation 7-4
disabling 7-7
enabling 7-7
trunk mode
configuring 7-7, 7-8
default settings 7-11
status 7-7
V
virtual FC interface
assigning to VSANs 4-7
configuring 4-2
Device Manager 4-4
Fabric Manager 4-2
creating
Device Manager 4-12
Fabric Manager 4-10
default settings 4-13
deleting 4-13
limitations 4-1
overview 4-1
virtual interface
configuring
FCoE Configuration Wizard 4-8
VLANs
mapping to VSANs 4-4
using Device Manager 4-6
using Fabric Manager 4-5
VSAN IDs
allowed list 7-11
multiplexing traffic 2-6
VSAN interfaces
configuring 2-28
creating 2-28
description 2-28
VSANs
allowed-active 7-4
configuring allowed-active lists 7-11
configuring trunk-allowed lists7-9to 7-11
mismatches 2-10
TE port mode 2-6
TF port mode 2-6
trunk-allowed 7-4
VSAN trunking. See trunking
W
WWNs
suspended connections 2-10
Z
zones
merge failures 2-10