Fibre Channel Interfaces
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Fibre Channel Interfaces
This section describes Fibre Channel interface characteristics, including (but not limited to) modes,
states, and speeds. I includes the following sections:
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide
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About Interface Modes, page 11-3
About Interface States, page 11-6
Configuring Fibre Channel Interface, page 11-9
Graceful Shut Down, page 11-9
Interface Modes, page 11-10
TL Port ALPA Caches, page 11-11
Administrative Speeds, page 11-12
Interface Descriptions, page 11-12
Buffer-to-Buffer Credits, page 11-12
Performance Buffers, page 11-14
Extended BB_credits, page 11-14
Frame Encapsulation, page 11-16
Receive Data Field Size, page 11-16
Beacon Mode, page 11-17
Identifying the Beacon LEDs, page 11-18
Bit Error Thresholds, page 11-18
Switch Port Attribute Default Values, page 11-19
SFP Transmitter Types, page 11-20
Chapter 11
Configuring Interfaces
OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x