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Vixel Model 335 Installation & Configuration Guide CHAPTER 3 Management
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Changing the Switching Mode
The Switch Menu allows you to configure the switch, view specific switch information,
and turn on/off the switching mode.
To activate the switch control command, type sw at the prompt. The Switch Menu
appears.
Additional information on the available options follows:
Command Description
Switching Mode
When "on", allows data to be sent directly to a specified port. If "off", the
data is sent to every port. Disabling Switching Mode may be necessary
when passing data to legacy devices.
To change the switching mode, type
1 and then enter 2 ("on") or 3 ("off")
for the desired setting.
Link Speed
Displays the current switch speed.
To change the switch speed, type
2 and then enter 1 to set the link speed
for the next boot. Select
2 (1 Gbps) or 3 (Gbps) for the desired speed
setting.
Blocking ARB
When two ports start a communication session, the Blocking ARB is sent
to any other ports trying to communicate with those specific ports until
their connection is terminated. Blocking Arb is only active when the
switching mode is on.
Note: This setting should not be modified unless directed to do so by Vixel
Customer Service.
Connect user
data
Non-functional feature designated for future use.
Hardware
Displays the switch hardware information. Also allows you to configure
thresholds and error count time period.
Note: These settings should not be modified unless directed to do so by
Vixel Customer Service.
To view the switch hardware, type
5 at the prompt.
Enclosure
Displays information on fan status, temperature, controller status, and
management status.
To view the switch enclosure, type
6 at the prompt.
SWITCH MENU (switch ID=14000147)
(1) Switching Mode : on
(2) Link speed : 2 GBPS
(3) Blocking ARB : 255 (0xFF)
(4) Connect user data : 0
(5) Hardware
(6) Enclosure
(7) Ports
(8) Zones
(9) Sweep
(10) Diagnostics
(11) Reset counters