Setting The Gbe Port Operating Mode (Fx8-24 Blade Only) - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

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Configuration steps

Setting the GbE port operating mode (FX8-24 blade only)

The GbE ports on an FX8-24 blade can operate in one of three ways:
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You must configure the desired GbE port mode of operation for the FX8-24 blade using the
bladeCfgGeMode - -set command. The command options are as follows.
1g|10g|dual
<slot_number>
The following example enables GbE ports 0 through 9 on an FX8-24 blade in slot 8. Ports XGE0 and
XGE1 are disabled.
You can use the bladecfggemode --show command to display the GbE port mode for the FX8-24
blade in slot 8, as shown in the following example.
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GbE ports 0 through 9 may be enabled as GbE ports, with the XGE ports disabled (the 10GbE
license is not required).
10GbE ports XGE0 and XGE1 may be enabled, with GbE ports 0 through 9 disabled The 10GbE
license is required and must be assigned to the slot in which the FX8-24 blade resides.
GbE ports 0 through 9 and 10GbE port XGE0 may be enabled, with XGE1 disabled. The 10GbE
license is required and must be assigned to the slot in which the FX8-24 blade resides.
Where: 1g enables the GbE ports 0 through 9 (XGE0 and XGE1 are disabled).
10g enables ports XGE0 and XGE1 (ge0-ge9 ports are disabled).
dual Enables the GbE ports 0 through 9 and XGE0 (XGE1 is disabled).
Specifies the slot number for the FX8-24 blade
switch:admin> bladecfggemode --set 1g –slot 8
switch:admin> bladecfggemode --show –slot 8
bladeCfgGeMode: Blade in slot 8is configured in 1GigE Mode
1GigE mode: ge0-9 ports are enabled (xge0 and xge1 are disabled)
switch:admin>
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