Deployment Guide

NOTE
Long distance does not display from the General or Table subtabs if the EGM license is not
enabled on the switch.
5. Select Edit from the Actions list.
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.
6. 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 Admin tab 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.
E_Port The port can be used to connect to another switch. On the Brocade FC8-64,
ports 56 through 63 are not available as E_Ports. This option is unavailable for
these ports.
U_Port For a physical FC port: the port can be any one of E_Port, F_Port, or L_Port.
For a logical FC port: the port can be either VE_Port or VEX_Port.
When the wizard prompts you to select allowed port types, if all of these boxes are selected, there are
no constraints on port type. The port negotiated to its preferred type when the switch comes up,
depending on what type of device or switch to which it is connected.
Clearing a check box guarantees that the port does not attempt to function as a port of the unchecked
type. At least one type must remain selected. An FC port cannot be configured as an E_Port or
L_Port.
L_Ports are not supported on the Brocade FC16-32, Brocade FC16-48, Brocade FC16-64, Brocade
FC8-32E, Brocade FC8-48E, Brocade 6505, Brocade 6510, and Brocade 6520.
Allowed port types
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