4 – Managing Switches
Configuring a Switch
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4.7.3
Advanced Switch Properties
The Advanced Switch Properties dialog enables you to set the timeout values,
Interop Mode, and Legacy Address Format settings. The Advanced Switch
Properties dialog is available for only the entry switch, because an in-band switch
can not be taken offline. The switch will automatically be taken offline temporarily
and will be restored to its original state after the changes are completed. To open
the Advanced Switch Properties dialog, open the Switch menu and select
Advanced Switch Properties
. After making changes, click the
OK
button to put
the new values into effect.
Use the Advanced Switch Properties dialog to change the following switch
configuration parameters:
Timeout values
Interop mode for zoning
Legacy port address format
Figure 4-10. Advanced Switch Properties Dialog
4.7.3.1
Interop Mode for Zoning
When a zone set is activated on an FC-SW-2 compliant switch, only the active
zone set is propagated to all switches in the fabric. When a zone set is activated
on a non-FC-SW-2 compliant switch, the active zone set and all inactive zone sets
(the entire zoning database stored in permanent memory) are propagated to all
switches in the fabric. Use the Standard option for FC-SW-2 compliant switches to
propagate only the active zone set to all switches in the fabric. Use the Interop_1
parameter for non-FC-SW-2 compliant switches to propagate the active zone set
and all inactive zone sets to all switches in the fabric.
