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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards
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Figure 42. A/B Connectors for DAS Interfaces
Configuring SAS versus DAS
Only the top or bottom pair of FDDI interfaces can be set to dual attach.
Interfaces 1 and 2, for example, must not be paired. It is recommended to set
unused FDDI interfaces to single in the Card profiles (which is the default
anyway).
All possible FDDI configurations are shown in Figure 43.
Figure 43. Allowed SAS and DAS Configurations
In the Card profile, specify SAS or DAS as
single
or
dual
in the ports/fddi
field. This example shows how to set interfaces 0 and 1 as DAS and do a
write
at the end to save the changes. The following shows the path to change
the setting of a port from SAS to DAS.
You have to
exit
from the
#
prompt to the
super>
prompt of the GRF and
read
card <slot_number>
. We assume the FDDI card seated in port 0, therefore the
command is
read card 0
.
The system responds with:
CARD/0 read
super>
Now provide the lower number of the two ports you want to assign DAS to,
with
list ports 0,
and then issue
list fddi
to get the following from the
system:
FDDI
A0
B1
A1
B0
A
A
B
B
A A B B
A A B B
A A B B
...
Station
1
Station
3
Station
2
Station
N...
A
A
B
B
Logical ring
FDDI
0
3
2
1
FDDI
0
3
2
1
FDDI
0
3
2
1
FDDI
0
3
2
1
4 single attach: 2 dual attach: 1 dual, 2 single attach: 2 single, 1 dual attach: