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Installing and Configuring the Edge Switch 2/32

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d. Click LIN Alerts to enable or disable LIN alerts for a port. A check mark

in the box indicates alerts are enabled. When the feature is enabled and an

incident occurs on the link, an alert indicator (yellow triangle) displays at

the Hardware View, Port List View, and Port Card View pages, and a

message is sent to configured e-mail recipients. LIN alerts are enabled by

default.

e. Select a Type field and choose generic port (G_Port), fabric port

(F_Port), or expansion port (E_Port) from the list box.

f. Click the Speed field for a port. A Speed drop-down list displays. Choose

1Gb/sec, 2 Gb/sec, or Navigate as the desired setting depending on the

speed capability of the device to be plugged into the port.

A right-click in the Speed column allows you to choose from a menu to

set all ports to 1 Gb/sec, 2Gb/sec, or Navigate.

g. Click the Port Binding check box to display a check mark and enable

WWN binding for the port. This allows only a specific device to attach to

the port. This device is specified by the WWN or nickname entered into

the Bound WWN column. With the check box cleared, any device can

attach to the port even if a WWN or nickname is specified in the Bound

WWN column.

Enter a world wide name (WWN) in the Bound WWN field in the proper

format (xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx) or a nickname configured through the

Element Manager application. The device with this WWN or nickname

will have exclusive attachment to the port if Port Binding is enabled. If a

valid WWN or nickname is not entered in this field, but the Port Binding

check box is checked (enabled), then no devices can connect to the port. If

you enter a WWN or nickname in this field and do not place a check in

the Port Binding check box, the WWN or nickname will be stored, and

all devices can connect to the port.

2. Use the vertical scroll bar as necessary to display additional port information

rows (up to 32 ports).

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

Configure Preferred Ports

The preferred path feature lets you specify and configure one or more ISL data

paths between multiple directors or switches in a fabric. Each participating

director or switch must be configured as part of a desired path. The following

rules apply when configuring a preferred path: