Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0(1a)N1 (OL-16597-01, January 2009)

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Chapter 32 Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
Configuring the Interface Description
Interface descriptions should help you identify the traffic or use for that interface. The interface
description can be any alphanumeric string.
To configure a description for an interface, perform this task:
Configuring Port Speeds
Port speed can be configured on a physical Fibre Channel interface (but not on a virtual Fibre Channel
interface). By default, the port speed for an interface is automatically calculated by the switch.
Caution Changing the interface speed is a disruptive operation.
To configure the port speed of the interface, perform this task:
Step 3
switch(config-if)# switchport mode F
For a virtual Fibre Channel, only the F port mode is
supported.
switch(config-if)# switchport mode E
| F | SD | auto
For a Fibre Channel interface, you can set the mode to E,
F, or SD port mode. Set the mode to auto to
auto-negotiate an E, F, TE port mode (not SD port mode)
of operation.
Note SD ports cannot be configured automatically.
They must be administratively configured.
Command Purpose
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# interface {fc
slot/port}|{vfc vfc-id}
Selects a Fibre Channel interface and enters interface
configuration mode.
Step 3
switch(config-if)# switchport
description cisco-HBA2
Configures the description of the interface. The string can
be up to 80 characters long.
switch(config-if)# no switchport
description
Clears the description of the interface.
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# interface fc
slot/port
Selects the specified interface and enters interface
configuration mode.