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McDATA Sphereon 4500 Switch
Timeout Values
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AGE 192 QLOGIC SWITCH INTEROPERABILITY GUIDE
VERSION 1.0, MARCH 2003
Timeout Values
As per FC-SW-2 Fibre Channel standards, set all switches to the following timeout values (TOV)
in order to successfully establish an E-port connection:
R_A_TOV = 10 seconds
E_D_TOV = 2 seconds
This section provides the steps to change these values.
McDATA Sphereon Web Management
1. Start McDATA Sphereon Web Management. The Main Switch View dialog box displays.
2. On the navigation panel, select Configure. The Configure dialog box displays. Select the
Switch tab, then select the Fabric Parameters tab. Verify that R_A_TOV is set to 100 and
E_D_TOV is set to 20. If the settings are not correct, proceed to step 3. If the settings are
correct, no changes need to be made; proceed to the next appropriate section.