Long Distance Mode; Ingress Rate Limit; Fc Fastwrite; Assigning A Name To A Port - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

NOTE
To configure a port as an EX_Port, the switch must be capable of supporting FCR or FCIP features.
The EX_Port option is disabled in the wizard if the switch does not meet these requirements.

Long distance mode

Port long distance configurations can be performed in the Switch Admin Extended Fabric tab if the
link is used over long distances. To configure the long-distance settings, the EGM license must be
enabled on the switch. Otherwise, access to this feature is denied and an error message displays.
For information about long-distance mode settings, refer to
Fabrics".
The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the following:
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For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionality is available without EGM license.

Ingress rate limit

Ingress rate limiting is a licensed feature that requires the Adaptive Networking license. Ingress
rate limiting restricts the speed of traffic from a particular device to the switch port.
Ingress rate limiting is applicable only to F_Ports and FL_Ports and is available only on the following
platforms:
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FC Fastwrite

FC Fastwrite reduces the number of round-trip times required to write data.
FC Fastwrite is available as a feature on the 7500 and 7500E Extension switches, Brocade 48000,
and Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms with FR4-18i blades. When FC Fastwrite is
enabled, all GbE ports and FCIP features are disabled.

Assigning a name to a port

Port names are optional. You can assign a name to an FC or FCIP port to make port grouping easier.
You can also rename FC and FCIP ports to new names. You cannot rename GbE ports. The Port
Name column in the Ports tab displays the port name, if one exists.
Port names can be from 1 through 32 alphanumeric characters, unless FICON Management Server
(FMS) mode is enabled. If FMS mode is enabled, port names should be limited from 1 through 24
alphanumeric characters. The comma (,), semicolon (;), and "at" symbol (@) are not allowed.
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