Configuring Tl Ports; About Tl Port Alpa Caches - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 20 Configuring Interfaces
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Private
target (T1)

Configuring TL Ports

To configure the TL interface mode using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Expand Switches > Interfaces and then select FC Physical. You see the interface configuration in the
Step 1
Information pane.
Choose the General tab and click Mode Admin.
Step 2
Set the Mode Admin drop-down menu to TL.
Step 3
Optionally, set other configuration parameters using the other tabs.
Step 4
Click Apply Changes.
Step 5

About TL Port ALPA Caches

Although TL ports cannot be automatically configured, you can manually configure entries in arbitrated
loop physical address (ALPA) caches. Generally, ALPA cache entries are automatically populated when
an ALPA is assigned to a device. Each device is identified by its port world wide name (pWWN). When
a device is allocated an ALPA, an entry for that device is automatically created in the ALPA cache.
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TL Port Translation Support Examples
Private
initiator (I4)
NL port
NL port TL port
Private
loop
Public
target (3)
Private
initiator (I1)
Public
target (T2)
NL port
Private
loop
N port
F port
TL port
FL port
Public
NL port
loop
NL port
Public
initiator (I3)
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TL Ports for Private Loops
Public
initiator (I2)
N port
F port
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