Table Of Contents

Numerics - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - I - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - V - W - Z

Index

Numerics

12-port 4-Gbps switching modules

BB_credit buffers 6-12

configuration guidelines 5-17

default settings 5-30

See also switching modules

16-port switching modules

configuring BB_credits 6-1

LEDs 2-16

See also switching modules

24-port 4-Gbps switching modules

bandwidth fairness 5-24

configuration guidelines 5-16

default settings 5-30

example configurations 6-11

oversubscription 5-20

shared resources 5-10

See also switching modules

24-port 8-Gbps switching modules

default settings 5-30

example configurations 6-7

32-port switching modules

configuring BB_credits 6-1

See also switching modules

4/44-port 8-Gbps switching modules

default settings 5-30

example configurations 6-8

48-port 4-Gbps switching modules

bandwidth fairness 5-24

configuration guidelines 5-16

default settings 5-30

example configurations 6-9

oversubscription 5-20

shared resources 5-10

See also switching modules

48-port 8-Gbps switching modules

default settings 5-30

example configurations 6-6

See also switching modules

4-port 10-Gbps switching modules

BB_credit buffers 6-13

configuration guidelines 5-18

default settings 5-30

See also switching modules

A

administrative speeds

configuring 2-12

administrative states

description 2-8

setting 2-11

ALPA caches

description 2-22

auto port mode

description 2-7

interface configuration 2-3

autosensing speed

Generation 2 switching modules 2-13

B

bandwidth fairness

disabling 5-26

enabling 5-24

Generation 2 switching modules 5-24

BB_credit buffers

12-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 6-12

12-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 6-12

24-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 6-10

24-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 6-11, 6-12

24-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 6-7

4/44-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 6-8

48-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 6-9

48-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 6-6

4-port 10-Gbps switching module allocations 6-13

4-port 10-Gbps switching module considerations 6-13, 6-14, 6-15

allocation defaults (table) 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9

BB_credits

configuring 6-2

description 6-1

reason codes 2-9

BB_SC

enabling 6-19

beacon modes

configuring 2-17

identifying LEDs 2-16

bit errors

reasons 2-17

bit error thresholds

configuring 2-17

description 2-17

B port mode

description 2-7

interface modes 2-7

bridge port mode. See B port mode

buffer pools

Generation 2 switching modules 6-3

buffer-to-buffer credits. See BB_credits

buffer-to-buffer start change. See BB_SC

C

Cisco MDS 9216i switches

configuring extended BB_credits 6-17

configuring NPV 9-8

D

dedicated rate mode

description 5-6

migrating from shared rate mode 5-15, 5-16

migrating to shared rate mode 5-16, 5-17

destination IDs

exchange based 8-5

flow based 8-4

domain IDs

assignment failures 2-10

domain manager

isolation 2-10

dynamic bandwidth management

description 5-9

E

EISLs

PortChannel links 8-2

enhanced ISLs. See EISLs

E port mode

classes of service 2-4

description 2-4

E ports

32-port guidelines 2-3

32-port switching module configuration guidelines 8-8

configuring 2-12

isolation 2-10

Ethernet interface

configuring 3-1

default settings 3-3

interface information 3-1

Device Manager 3-2

Fabric Manager 3-1

overview 3-1

exchange link parameter. See ELP

expansion port mode. See E port mode

extended BB_credits

configuring 6-18

Generation 2 switching modules 6-16

licensing 6-16

F

fabric loop port mode. See FL port mode

fabric port mode. See F port mode

fcdomains

overlap isolation 2-10

FCoE Configuration Wizard 4-8

Fibre Channel interface

default settings 2-29

Fibre Channel interfaces

administrative states 2-8

BB_credits 6-1

characteristics2-2to 2-11

configuring 2-10

configuring beacon modes 2-17

configuring bit error thresholds 2-17

configuring descriptions 2-13

configuring frame encapsulation 2-16

configuring port modes 2-12

configuring receive data field sizes 6-19

configuring speeds 2-12

deleting from PortChannels 8-20

disabling 2-11

enabling 2-11

graceful shutdown 2-11

modes2-3to 2-7

operational states 2-8

performance buffers 6-2

reason codes 2-8

states 2-8

taking out of service on Generation 2 switching modules 5-26

troubleshooting operational states 2-9

See also interfaces 2-8

FL port mode

classes of service 2-5

description 2-5

FL ports

configuring 2-12

description 2-5

nonparticipating code 2-10

See also Fx ports

F port mode

classes of service 2-5

description 2-5

F ports

configuring 2-12

description 2-5

See also Fx ports

frame encapsulation

configuring 2-16

Fx ports

32-port default 2-3

configuring 2-12

description 2-7

interface modes 2-7

See also F ports; FL ports 2-7

G

Generation 1 switching modules

extended BB_credits 6-16

port index allocations 5-11

Generation 2 switching modules

buffer groups6-3to 6-14

configuring5-14to 6-19

configuring port speeds 5-18

configuring rate modes 5-19

default settings 5-30

description5-1to 5-3

dynamic bandwidth management 5-9

extended BB_credits 6-16, 6-17

out-of-service interfaces 5-10

port groups 5-3

port index allocations 5-11

port rate modes 5-4

recovering from powered-down state 5-12

releasing shared resources 5-27

taking interfaces out of service 5-26

Generation 3 switching modules

default settings 5-30

I

interfaces

adding to PortChannels 8-17, 8-18

configuring data field size 6-19

configuring descriptions 2-13

default settings 2-29

deleting from PortChannels 8-20

forced addition to PortChannels 8-19

isolated states 8-18

SFP types 2-19

suspended states 8-18

interface statistics

gathering 2-19

IPv4 default gateways

configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-27

ISLs

PortChannel links 8-2

L

LEDs

beacon mode states 2-16

speed 2-17

licenses

extended BB_credits 6-16

load balancing

description 8-4

PortChannels 8-2

M

management interfaces

configuring 2-27

default settings 2-29

features 2-27

mgmt0 interfaces

configuring 2-27

default settings 2-29

features 2-27

MPS-14/2 modules

configuring extended BB_credits 6-17

N

NL ports

interface modes 2-7

nonparticipating codes

description 2-10

NPIV

description 9-1

enabling 9-2

NP links 9-4

N port identifier virtualization. See NPIV

NL ports

See also Nx ports

NP-ports 9-4

NPV, configuring 9-8

NPV mode 9-4

O

operational states

configuring on Fibre Channel interfaces 2-12

description 2-8

out-of-service interfaces

description 5-10

oversubscription

disabling restrictions 5-22

enabling restrictions 5-23

Generation 2 switching modules 5-20

ratios 5-20

P

performance buffers

configuring 6-2

description 6-2

PortChannel modes

description 8-6

PortChannel Protocol

autocreation 8-22

configuring autocreation 8-23

converting autocreated groups to manually configured 8-23

creating channel group 8-21

description 8-20

enabling autocreation 8-23

PortChannels

adding interfaces 8-17, 8-18

administratively down 2-10

comparison with trunking 8-3

compatibility checks 8-18

configuration guidelines 8-10

creating 8-16

default settings 8-25

deleting 8-16

deleting interfaces 8-20

description 8-1

examples 8-2

forcing interface additions 8-19

Generation 2 switching module interfaces 5-12

interface states 8-18

load balancing 8-4

misconfiguration error detection 8-11

verifying configurations 8-24

port groups

assigning extended BB_credits 6-17

description 5-3

Generation 2 Fibre Channel switching modules 5-3

Generation 3 Fibre Channel switching modules 5-7

port indexes

description 5-11

port modes

auto 2-7

description2-3to 2-7

port rate modes

configuring 5-19

dedicated 5-6

description 5-4

oversubscribed 5-7

shared 5-7

See also rate modes

port speeds

configuring 2-12

configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 5-18

R

rate modes

configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 5-19

See also port rate modes

reason codes

description 2-8

receive buffer groups. See buffer groups

receive data field sizes

configuring 6-19

recovery

from powered-down state 5-12

S

SD port mode

description 2-6

interface modes 2-6

SD ports

configuring 2-12

SFPs

displaying transmitter types 2-19

transmitter types 2-18

shared rate mode

description 5-7

migrating from dedicated rate mode 5-16, 5-17

migrating to dedicated rate mode 5-15, 5-16

oversubscription 5-20

source IDs

exchange based 8-5

flow based 8-4

SPAN destination port mode. See SD port mode

SPAN tunnel port mode. See ST port mode

ST port mode

description 2-7

interface modes 2-7

limitations 2-7

ST ports

interface modes 2-7

subnet masks

configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-27

switch ports

configuring attribute default values 2-18

T

TE port mode

classes of service 2-6

description 2-6

TE ports

trunking restrictions 7-3

TF port mode

classes of service 2-6

description 2-6

TL port mode

classes of service 2-5

description 2-5

TL ports

ALPA caches 2-22

configuring 2-12, 2-22

description 2-20

translative loop port mode. See TL port mode

trunk-allowed VSAN lists

description7-9to 7-11

trunking

comparison with PortChannels 8-3

configuration guidelines 7-4

configuring modes 7-7

default settings 7-11

description 7-1

link state 7-7

merging traffic 7-4

restrictions 7-3

trunking E port mode. See TE port mode

trunking F port mode. See TF port mode

trunking protocol

default settings 7-11, 7-12

default state 7-6

description 7-6

detecting port isolation 7-4

disabling 7-7

enabling 7-7

trunk mode

configuring 7-7, 7-8

default settings 7-11

status 7-7

V

virtual FC interface

assigning to VSANs 4-7

configuring 4-2

Device Manager 4-4

Fabric Manager 4-2

creating

Device Manager 4-12

Fabric Manager 4-10

default settings 4-13

deleting 4-13

limitations 4-1

overview 4-1

virtual interface

configuring

FCoE Configuration Wizard 4-8

VLANs

mapping to VSANs 4-4

using Device Manager 4-6

using Fabric Manager 4-5

VSAN IDs

allowed list 7-11

multiplexing traffic 2-6

VSAN interfaces

configuring 2-28

creating 2-28

description 2-28

VSANs

allowed-active 7-4

configuring allowed-active lists 7-11

configuring trunk-allowed lists7-9to 7-11

mismatches 2-10

TE port mode 2-6

TF port mode 2-6

trunk-allowed 7-4

VSAN trunking. See trunking

W

WWNs

suspended connections 2-10

Z

zones

merge failures 2-10