Procedure
Purpose
Command or Action
Enters global configuration mode.
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 1
Enters configuration mode for the specified FEX.
fex chassis_id
Step 2
Example:
switch(config)# fex 100
switch(config-fex)#
The range of the
chassis_id
value is 100 to 199.
Specifies the no-drop distance between the FEX
and the switch.
hardware N2248PQ uplink-pause-no-drop
distance distance-value
Step 3
Example:
switch(config-fex)# hardware N2248PQ
uplink-pause-no-drop distance 3000
The maximum distance is 3000 meters.
The
hardware N2248PQ
uplink-pause-no-drop distance
command
specifies the default 300 meter cable
length.
Note
This example shows how to configure the uplink distance.
switch#
configure terminal
switch(config)#
fex 100
switch(config-fex)#
hardware N2248PQ uplink-pause-no-drop distance 3000
switch(config-fex)#
Configuring Slow Drain
Procedure
Purpose
Command or Action
Enters global configuration mode.
switch#
configure terminal
Step 1
Enters configuration mode for the specified FEX.
switch(config)#
fex chassis_id
Step 2
The range of the
chassis_id
value is 100 to 199.
Specifies the FEX and the time threshold.
switch(config-fex)#
hardware fex
slow-port-error-disable-time val
Step 3
The value of
fex
is the PID of the configured FEX. The
range of
val
is from 200ms to 1000ms. The default value
is 1000 ms.
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Configuring the Fabric Extender
Configuring Slow Drain