McDATA 3232 Switch User Manual


 
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McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual
Installation Tasks
b. At the Insistent Domain ID field, select Enabled or Disabled.
When this parameter is enabled, the domain ID configured in
the Preferred Domain ID field becomes the active domain
identification when the fabric initializes.
c. At the Rerouting Delay field, select Enabled or Disabled. When
this parameter is enabled, traffic is delayed through the fabric
by the specified error detect time out value (E_D_TOV). This
delay ensures Fibre Channel frames are delivered to their
destination in order, even if a change to the fabric topology
creates a new (shorter) transmission path.
d. At the Domain RSCNs field, select Enabled or Disabled. When
this parameter is enabled, attached devices can register to
receive notification when another attached device changes
state.
4. Click Activate to save and activate the changes. The message Your
changes to the operating parameters configuration have been
successfully activated appears.
5. If fabric parameters require configuration, go to Configure Fabric
Parameters below. If the configuration is complete, set the switch
online as follows:
a. At the Configure panel, select the Operations option at the left
side of the panel. The Operations panel opens and the Switch
page displays with the Beacon tab selected
b. Click the Online State tab, then click Set Online. The message
Your operations changes have been successfully activated
appears.
Configure Fabric
Parameters
Perform this procedure to configure the fabric operating parameters,
including resource allocation time out value (R_A_TOV), E_D_TOV,
switch priority, and interop mode. The switch must be set offline. To
configure parameters:
1. If required, set the switch offline as follows:
a. At the Configure panel, select the Operations option at the left
side of the panel. The Operations panel opens and the Switch
page displays with the Beacon tab selected
b. Click the Online State tab, then click Set Offline. The message
Your operations changes have been successfully activated
appears.