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4 – Managing Switches
Configuring a Switch
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you can no longer communicate with that switch by means other than a direct
Ethernet or serial connection.
4.9.2.7
FC-SW-2 Compliance for Zoning
When a zone set is activated, SANbox2 switches and other FC-SW-2 compliant
switches propagate the active zone set to all switches in the fabric. Some
non-FC-SW-2 compliant switches propagate not only the active zone set, but the
entire zoning database. Disabling this parameter causes the SANbox2 switch to
propagate the zoning database, and therefore, interoperate with non-FC-SW-2
switches. For FC-SW-2 compliant fabrics, this parameter should be enabled.
4.9.2.8
Legacy Port Address Format
Legacy Address Format should be enabled only to permit interoperation with
certain older non-FC-SW-2 switches. Enabling this setting under other
circumstances will disable zoning that is defined by domain ID and port number.
This setting is available only when the FC-SW-2 Compliant setting is disabled.
Contact your authorized maintenance provider for assistance in using this feature.
Refer to the QLogic Switch Interoperability Guide on the QLogic Web site for a
complete discussion of configuring for operation with non-Qlogic Switches.
4.9.2.9
Timeout Values
The switch timeout values determine the timeout values for all ports on the switch.
Table 4-7 describes the switch timeout parameters. The timeout values must be
the same for all switches in the fabric.
Note: The FC-SW-2 Compliant setting must be the same on all switches in
the fabric, otherwise the inter-switch links will not connect.
Note: The Legacy Address Format setting must be the same on all
switches in the fabric, otherwise the inter-switch links will not connect.
Note: Mismatched timeout values will disrupt the fabric. These should not be
changed unless absolutely necessary. Therefore, the switch must be
offline to change these values. Use the Switch Properties dialog to take
the switch offline.