Brocade Network OS NETCONF Operations Guide v4.1.1 - Manual (Page 170)

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Configuring a Fibre Channel port for long distance operation
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b. In the element, specify “auto”, “1gbps”, “2gbps”, “4gbps”, or “8gbps” to
set the port speed.
The following example sets the port speed to 4 Gbps for port 1 on routing bridge 8.
8/0/1
4gbps
Configuring a Fibre Channel port for long distance operation
You can use the NETCONF interface to establish the long distance mode and to allocate full-size
frame buffers on a specific port. Network OS supports the Normal Mode (LO), Extended Mode (LE),
Dynamic Long-Distance Mode (LD), and Static Long-Distance Mode (LS) long distance link modes.
For details about these long distance link modes, refer to the Network OS Administrator’s Guide.
Before configuring an extended ISL, ensure that the following conditions are met:
• The ports on both ends of the ISL are operating at the same port speed, and can be configured
at the same distance level without compromising local switch performance.
• Only qualified Brocade SFPs are used. Only Brocade-branded or certain Brocade-qualified
SFPs are supported.
To configure a Fibre Channel port for long distance operation, perform the following steps.
1. Issue the RPC to configure the node in the
urn:brocade.comn:mgmt:brocade-interface namespace.
2. Under the node, include the node element.
3. Under the node element, include the following leaf elements.
a. In the element, identify the port you want to configure. Identify the port by routing
bridge-ID/slot/port.
b. for 8 Gbps only, in the element, set the fill word to the same value as for the
remote port.
Possible values include “idle-idle”, “arbff-arbff”, “idle-arbff”, aa-then-ia”. The default value
is “idle-idle”.
c. In the element, set the long distance mode.