FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Intrepid 6064 Director Installation and Service Manual (620-000108-920, April 2005)

Task 8: Configure the Director at the Element Manager Application

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3. Click Activate to save the information and close the dialog box.

4. Set the director online (Set the Director Online or Offline on

page 4-43).

Subtask E: Configure Fabric Parameters

Perform this procedure to configure fabric parameters, including

BB_Credit, R_A_TOV, E_D_TOV, and switch priority.

To configure fabric parameters:

1. Ensure the director is set offline (Set the Director Online or Offline

on page 4-43).

2. At the Hardware View for the selected director, select Operating

Parameters, then Fabric Parameters from the Configure menu. The

Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box displays (Figure 2-44).

Figure 2-44 Configure Fabric Parameters Dialog Box

a. At the BB_Credit field, type a value between 1 and 60 buffers.

The default is 16.

b. At the R_A_TOV field, type a value between 10 and 1200

tenths of a second (one through 120 seconds). The default is

100.

NOTE: All fabric-attached directors and switches must be set to the

same R_A_TOV. If the value is not compatible, the E_Port connection

to the director segments and the director cannot communicate with

the fabric. In addition, the R_A_TOV must be greater than the

E_D_TOV.

c. At the E_D_TOV field, type a value between 2 and 600 tenths

of a second (0.2 through 60 seconds). The default is 20.