Users Guide

4-12 Dell PowerVault 51F 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

Table 4-7 describes the arbitrated loop parameters.

VC Multicast Sets the virtual channel used for multicast frame

traffic. Verify that the multicast channel has the

frame class priority set to the frame class of the

expected traffic.

VC Priority 2-7 The numbers displayed show the priorities

assigned to each of the switch's virtual chan-

nels. Allowed values are 2 or 3, indicating that

the channel gives priority to either Class 2 or

Class 3 frame traffic, respectively.

2 or 3

Table 4-7. Arbitrated Loop Parameters

Field Description Default

Send FAN

frames?

Fabric Address Notification (FAN) frames are sent by

the fabric to notify public loop devices about their

node ID and address.

0 = No, do not send FAN frames.

1 = Yes, send FAN frames.

Always

send

RSCN?

Following the completion of loop initialization, a

remote state change notification (RSCN) is issued

only when F_Ports detect the presence of new

devices or the absence of preexisting devices. When

this feature is set, a RSCN will always be issued fol-

lowing the completion of loop initialization, regardless

of the presence or absence of new or preexisting

devices.

Table 4-6. Virtual Channel Parameters

(continued)

Field Description Default