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A check in the box indicates that the port is blocked. Blocking the port prevents the attached

device from communicating with the director. A blocked port continuously transmits the

offline sequence.

Figure 46 Configure Ports dialog box

c. Select the 10-100 km box to enable extended distance buffering for a port.

A check in the box indicates the extended distance operation up to 100 kilometers (through

repeaters) is enabled.

NOTE: If the director supports BB_Credits by port, the 10-100 Km column is replaced by an RX BB

Credit column.

d. If the director supports BB_Credits by port, right-click the RX BB Credit column.

The RX BB Credits dialog box appears.

NOTE: The port must be offline to change the BB_Credit field.

• For switches without buffer pools, this dialog box allows you to:

Set all... to set all ports to a single value (the Set All RX BB Credits dialog box appears

for you to enter the RX BB value)

Set all to maximum to set all ports to a maximum BB_Credit value. Maximum allowable

port BB_Credit values vary by director

• For switches with buffer pools, this dialog box allows you to:

Set all... to set all ports to a single value (the Set All RX BB Credits dialog box appears

for you to enter the RX BB value)

Distribute to evenly distribute the pool buffers among all ports.