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80 Web Tools Adminstrator’s Guide
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Configuring FC ports
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• Brocade 7800
For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionality is available without EGM license.
The following procedure describes how to open the FC Port Configuration wizard. The wizard is
self-explanatory, so the explicit steps are not documented here.
1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window.
2. Select the Auto Refresh check box to automatically refresh the port details.
Clear the check box to disable auto refresh.
3. When enabled, enter the interval time in seconds in the Auto-Refresh Interval field.
The port details are automatically refreshed, based on the configured time interval. The
minimum value is 45 seconds.
4. Select the port you want to configure from the tree on the left.
5. Click the General subtab.
NOTE
Long distance does not display from the General or Table subtabs if the EGM license is not
enabled on the switch.
6. Click Edit Configuration.
The FC Port Configuration wizard displays. The fields are populated with the current
configuration values.
NOTE
Long distance is not displayed from the Edit Configuration window. You can view long distance
from the View tab when you display the port details.
7. Follow the steps in the wizard.
NOTE
If you configure a disabled port as an EX_Port, the wizard displays the Enable Port after
configuration check box. If you select the check box, the disabled port is automatically enabled
after configuration; otherwise, the port remains in the same state after configuration.
Allowed port types
For FC ports, the Port Administration window displays the following values relating to port type:
Port Type This is the actual or current port type. If the port is offline, this value is the
allowed types (or U_Port, if no type constraint is specified). If the port is
online, this value is the type to which the port has been configured.
Allowed Port Type The allowed or configured port type.
The allowed port types indicate any constraints on what types the port can be configured when it
comes online. For normal (that is, non-EX_Port) ports, the following are the allowed port types:
L_Port The port can be used to connect a loop device.
F_Port The port can be used to connect a non-loop device.