Allowed Port Types - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

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Configuring FC ports
1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window.
2. Click the FC Ports tab.
3. Select the port you want to configure from the tree on the left.
4. Click the General subtab.
5. Click Edit Configuration. The FC Port Configuration wizard displays.
6. Follow the steps in the wizard.

Allowed port types

For FC ports, the Port Administration window displays the following values relating to port type:
Port Type
Allowed Port Type
The allowed port types indicate any constraints on what types the port can be configured when it
comes online. For normal (that is, non-EX_Port) ports, the following are the allowed port types:
L_Port
F_Port
E_Port
U_Port
When the wizard prompts you to select allowed port types, if all of these boxes are selected, there
are no constraints on port type. The port negotiated to its preferred type when the switch comes
up, depending on what type of device or switch to which it is connected.
Clearing a check box guarantees that the port does not attempt to function as a port of the
unchecked type. At least one type must remain selected. L_Port and F_Port, cannot both be
cleared. An FC port cannot be configured as an E_Port and L_Port.
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NOTE
Long distance does not display from the General or Table subtabs if the EGM license is not
enabled on the switch.
The fields are populated with the current configuration values.
NOTE
Long distance is not displayed from the Edit Configuration window. You can view long distance
from the View tab when you display the port details.
NOTE
If you configure a disabled port as an EX_Port, the wizard displays the Enable Port after
configuration check box. If you select the check box, the disabled port is automatically enabled
after configuration; otherwise, the port remains in the same state after configuration.
This is the actual or current port type. If the port is offline, this value is the
allowed types (or U_Port, if no type constraint is specified). If the port is
online, this value is the type to which the port has been configured.
The allowed or configured port type.
The port can be used to connect a loop device.
The port can be used to connect a non-loop device.
The port can be used to connect to another switch.
For a physical FC port: the port can be any one of E_Port, F_Port, or L_Port.
For a logical FC port: the port can be either VE_Port or VEX_Port.
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