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Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
OL-29284-01, Release 6.x
Displaying Management Interface Configuration 2-55
Displaying VSAN Interface Information 2-55
CHAPTER
3 Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces 3-1
Information About Fibre Channel Interfaces 3-1
Generations of Modules and Switches 3-1
Port Groups 3-3
Port Rate Modes 3-5
Dedicated Rate Mode 3-7
Shared Rate Mode 3-8
Dedicated Rate Mode Configurations for the 8-Gbps Modules 3-9
Port Speed 3-10
Dynamic Bandwidth Management 3-10
Out-of-Service Interfaces 3-11
Oversubscription Ratio Restrictions 3-11
Bandwidth Fairness 3-17
Upgrade or Downgrade Scenario 3-17
Guidelines and Limitations 3-18
Combining Generation 1, Generation 2, Generation 3, and Generation 4 Modules 3-18
Local Switching Limitations 3-19
Port Index Limitations 3-19
PortChannel Limitations 3-21
Default Settings 3-25
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces 3-26
Task Flow for Migrating Interfaces from Shared Mode to Dedicated Mode 3-26
Task Flow for Migrating Interfaces from Dedicated Mode to Shared Mode 3-27
Task Flow for Configuring 12-Port 4-Gbps Module Interfaces 3-28
Task Flow for Configuring 4-Port 10-Gbps Module Interfaces 3-28
Configuring Port Speed 3-29
Configuring Rate Mode 3-30
Displaying the Rate Mode Configuration for Interfaces 3-31
Configuring Local Switching 3-36
Disabling Restrictions on Oversubscription Ratios 3-37
Enabling Restrictions on Oversubscription Ratios 3-39
Enabling Bandwidth Fairness 3-40
Disabling Bandwidth Fairness 3-41
Taking Interfaces Out of Service 3-41
Releasing Shared Resources in a Port Group 3-42
Disabling ACL Adjacency Sharing for System Image Downgrade 3-43