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Symbols - Numerics - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - I - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - V - W - Z
Index
Symbols
* (asterisk)
first operational port 6-21
Numerics
12-port 4-Gbps switching modules
BB_credit buffers 4-13
configuration guidelines 3-18
default settings 3-40
16-port switching modules
configuring BB_credits 4-1
LEDs 2-16
24-port 4-Gbps switching modules
bandwidth fairness 3-32
configuration guidelines 3-17
default settings 3-40
example configurations 3-37, 3-39, 4-12
oversubscription 3-26
shared resources 3-9
24-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 3-41
example configurations 4-8
32-port switching modules
configuring BB_credits 4-1
4/44-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 3-41
example configurations 4-9
48-port 4-Gbps switching modules
bandwidth fairness 3-32
configuration guidelines 3-17
default settings 3-40
example configurations 3-38, 3-39, 4-10
oversubscription 3-26
shared resources 3-9
48-port 8-Gbps switching modules
default settings 3-41
example configurations 3-36, 4-7
4-port 10-Gbps switching modules
BB_credit buffers 4-15
configuration guidelines 3-18
default settings 3-40
A
ACL adjacency sharing
disabling for downgrading 3-35
administrative speeds
configuring 2-14
administrative states
description 2-8
setting 2-12
ALPA caches
allocation 2-31
clearing 2-32
description 2-30
displaying contents 2-32
inserting entries manually 2-32
auto mode
configuring 2-13
auto port mode
description 2-7
interface configuration 2-3
autosensing speed
Generation 2 switching modules 2-15
B
bandwidth fairness
disabling 3-33
enabling 3-32
Generation 2 switching modules 3-32
BB_credit buffers
12-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 4-13
12-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 4-14
24-port 4-Gbps switching module allocations 4-12
24-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 4-12, 4-13
24-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 4-8
4/44-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 4-9
48-port 4-Gbps switching module considerations 4-10
48-port 8-Gbps switching module considerations 4-7
4-port 10-Gbps switching module allocations 4-15
4-port 10-Gbps switching module considerations 4-15, 4-16, 4-17
allocation defaults (table) 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10
BB_credits
configuring 4-2
description 4-1
reason codes 2-9
BB_SC
enabling 4-21
beacon modes
configuring 2-17
identifying LEDs 2-16
bit errors
reasons 2-18
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 4-3
buffer-to-buffer credits. See BB_credits
buffer-to-buffer start change. See BB_SC
C
Cisco MDS 9216i switches
configuring extended BB_credits 4-19
configuring NPV 7-9
D
dedicated rate mode
description 3-6
migrating from shared rate mode 3-16, 3-17
migrating to shared rate mode 3-16, 3-17
destination IDs
exchange based 6-5
flow based 6-4
domain IDs
assignment failures 2-10
domain manager
isolation 2-10
downgrading
disabling ACL adjacency sharing 3-35
dynamic bandwidth management
description 3-8
E
EISLs
PortChannel links 6-2
E port mode
classes of service 2-4
description 2-4
E ports
32-port guidelines 2-2
32-port switching module configuration guidelines 6-8
configuring 2-13
isolation 2-10
exchange link parameter. See ELP
expansion port mode. See E port mode
extended BB_credits
configuring 4-20
displaying information 4-22
Generation 2 switching modules 4-18
licensing 4-18
F
fabric loop port mode. See FL port mode
fabric port mode. See F port mode
fcdomains
overlap isolation 2-10
Fiber Channel interfaces
configuring system default port mode f 2-13
Fibre Channel interface
default settings 2-49
Fibre Channel interfaces
administrative states 2-8
BB_credits 4-1
configuring 2-11
configuring auto port mode 2-13
configuring beacon modes 2-17
configuring bit error thresholds 2-17
configuring descriptions 2-15
configuring frame encapsulation 2-16
configuring port modes 2-13
configuring receive data field sizes 4-22
configuring speeds 2-14
deleting from PortChannels 6-15
disabling 2-12
displaying capabilities on Generation 2 switching modules 3-15
displaying information2-20to 2-27
enabling 2-12
graceful shutdown 2-12
operational states 2-8
performance buffers 4-3
reason codes 2-8
states 2-7
taking out of service on Generation 2 switching modules 3-33
troubleshooting operational states 2-9
See also interfaces 2-7
FL port mode
classes of service 2-5
description 2-5
FL ports
configuring 2-13
description 2-5
nonparticipating code 2-10
F port mode
classes of service 2-5
description 2-5
F ports
configuring 2-13
description 2-5
frame encapsulation
configuring 2-16
Fx ports
32-port default 2-3
configuring 2-13
description 2-7
interface modes 2-7
See also F ports; FL ports 2-7
G
Generation 1 switching modules
extended BB_credits 4-18
port index allocations 3-10
Generation 2 switching modules
buffer groups4-3to ??
configuring port speeds 3-19
configuring rate modes 3-21
default settings 3-40
disabling ACL adjacency sharing 3-35
displaying port resources 3-34
dynamic bandwidth management 3-8
example configurations3-36to 3-40
extended BB_credits 4-18, 4-19
interface capabilities 3-15
out-of-service interfaces 3-8
port groups 3-3
port index allocations 3-10
port rate modes 3-4
recovering from powered-down state 3-12
releasing shared resources 3-34
taking interfaces out of service 3-33
Generation 3 switching modules
default settings 3-41
I
interfaces
adding to PortChannels 6-13, 6-14
configuring descriptions 2-15
default settings 2-49
deleting from PortChannels 6-15
displaying information2-20to 2-27
displaying SFP information 2-26
forced addition to PortChannels 6-14
isolated states 6-13
suspended states 6-13
IPv4 default gateways
configuring mgmt0 interfaces 2-46
ISLs
PortChannel links 6-2
L
LEDs
beacon mode states 2-16
speed 2-17
licenses
extended BB_credits 4-18
load balancing
description 6-4
PortChannels 6-2
M
management interfaces
default settings 2-49
displaying information 2-47
features 2-46
mgmt0 interfaces
default settings 2-49
features 2-46
MPS-14/2 modules
configuring extended BB_credits 4-19
N
NL ports
interface modes 2-7
nonparticipating codes
description 2-10
NPIV
description 7-1
enabling 7-2
NP links 7-5
N port identifier virtualization. See NPIV
NL ports
NP-ports 7-5
NPV, configuring 7-9
NPV mode 7-4
O
operational states
configuring on Fibre Channel interfaces 2-13
description 2-8
out-of-service interfaces
description 3-8
oversubscription
disabling restrictions 3-28
enabling restrictions 3-31
Generation 2 switching modules 3-26
ratios 3-26
P
performance buffers
configuring 4-3
description 4-3
PortChannel modes
description 6-6
PortChannel Protocol
autocreation 6-18
configuring autocreation 6-18
converting autocreated groups to manually configured 6-19
creating channel group 6-16
description 6-15
enabling autocreation 6-18
PortChannels
administratively down 2-10
comparison with trunking 6-3
compatibility checks 6-13
configuration guidelines 6-10
creating 6-11
default settings 6-25
deleting 6-12
deleting interfaces 6-15
description 6-1
examples 6-2
forcing interface additions 6-14
Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-12
interface states 6-13
load balancing 6-4
misconfiguration error detection 6-11
verifying configurations6-21to 6-24
port groups
assigning extended BB_credits 4-19
description 3-3
Generation 2 Fibre Channel switching modules 3-3
Generation 3 Fibre Channel switching modules 3-7
port indexes
description 3-10
port modes
auto 2-7
port rate modes
configuring 3-21
dedicated 3-6
description 3-4
oversubscribed 3-7
shared 3-7
port speeds
configuring 2-14
configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-19
displaying configuration 3-20
private devices
TL ports 2-31
R
rate modes
configuring on Generation 2 switching module interfaces 3-21
verifying configuration 3-21
reason codes
description 2-8
receive buffer groups. See buffer groups
receive data field sizes
configuring 4-22
recovery
from powered-down state 3-12
S
SD port mode
description 2-6
interface modes 2-6
SD ports
configuring 2-13
SFPs
displaying transmitter types 2-26
transmitter types 2-19
shared rate mode
description 3-7
migrating from dedicated rate mode 3-16, 3-17
migrating to dedicated rate mode 3-16, 3-17
oversubscription 3-26
source IDs
exchange based 6-5
flow based 6-4
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 2-46
switch ports
configuring attribute default values 2-18
T
TE port mode
classes of service 2-6
description 2-6
TE ports
trunking restrictions 5-3
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 2-30
description 2-28
displaying information 2-31
private devices 2-31
virtual devices 2-31
translative loop port mode. See TL port mode
trunk-allowed VSAN lists
trunking
comparison with PortChannels 6-3
configuration guidelines 5-4
configuring modes 5-8
default settings 5-14
description 5-1
displaying information 5-13
link state 5-8
merging traffic 5-4
restrictions 5-3
trunking E port mode. See TE port mode
trunking F port mode. See TF port mode
trunking protocol
default settings 5-14
default state 5-7
description 5-7
detecting port isolation 5-4
disabling 5-8
enabling 5-8
trunk mode
administrative default 2-19
default settings 5-14
status 5-9
trunk ports
displaying information 5-14
V
virtual devices
TL ports 2-31
VSAN IDs
allowed list 5-14
multiplexing traffic 2-6
VSAN interfaces
configuring 2-48
creating 2-48
description 2-48
displaying information 2-49
VSANs
allowed-active 5-4
configuring allowed-active lists 5-12
loop devices 2-31
mismatches 2-10
TE port mode 2-6
TF port mode 2-6
trunk-allowed 5-4
W
WWNs
suspended connections 2-10
Z
zones
merge failures 2-10