Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

Document Title 651
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Adding an FCIP circuit
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10. If the physical connection exists, click Verify IP Connectivity to test the connection between
switch one and switch two. The IP connectivity of the connection is tested with the ping utility.
11. Select Advanced Settings and continue if you want to do any of the following:
• Set the keep alive timeout to a value other than the default of 10 seconds.
• Set the minimum retransmission time to a value other than the default of 100 ms.
• Set the maximum retransmits to a value other than the default.
• Use TCP/IP DSCP or L2CoS to prioritize FC traffic.
If you select Advanced Settings, the Transmission tab of the FCIP Circuit Advanced Settings
dialog box displays (Figure 290).
FIGURE 290 FCIP Circuit Advanced Settings
- Use the Keep Alive Time Out (ms) option to override the default value of 10000 ms. As
shown, the range is from 500 to 7200000.
- Use the Max. Retransmission Time (ms) option to override the default value of 100 ms.
- Use the Max. Retransmits option to override the default value of 8. As shown, the range is
1 to 8.
- Select L2CoS and DSCP priorities. Refer to “QOS, DSCP, and VLANs” on page 642 for more
information.
- Select OK to save the settings and close the dialog box.
12. Click Apply on the Add FCIP Circuit dialog box to add the circuit and leave the dialog box open
to add additional circuits. Click OK to add the circuit and close the dialog box.
13. Click OK to close the Add FCIP Tunnel dialog box.