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Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 7-5
Publication Number: 53-0000522-09
Configuring Link Cost
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For information regarding link cost, refer to the linkCost command in the Fabric OS Command
Reference Manual.
To configure the link cost for a port
1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 4-3.
2. Click the Routing tab.
3. This step is switch-specific:
For SilkWorm 12000, 24000, and 48000 directors, click the slot number of the logical switch
under Link Cost in the navigation tree.
For SilkWorm 200E, 3014, 3016, 3250, 3850, 3900, 4012, and 4100 switches, click Link Cost in
the navigation tree.
4. Double-click in the row in the Cost column that corresponds to the appropriate port.
5. Type the link cost.
For a 1 Gbit/sec ISL, the default cost is 1000. For a 2 Gbit/sec or a 4 Gbit/sec ISL, the default cost
is 500.
Valid values for link cost are from 1 through 9999. Setting the value to 0 sets the link cost to the
default value for that port.
6. Click Apply.