Resolving merge conflicts – Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual
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13. Perform the appropriate following action based on whether the connection is a long distance
connection:
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If it is not a long distance connection, click Next to view the Configure merge screen.
Proceed to
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If it is a long distance connection, expand the fabrics under Selected Fabrics to the switch
port level.
a. Select the E_Ports used for the connection on the local switch and on the remote
switch, and click the right arrow.
The selected E_Ports are moved to Selected Ports.
If there is no E_Port in the selected fabrics, a warning message displays.
b. Specify the Cable length between switch ports.
The range is from 10 through 500 km. The default is 50 km.
c. Select ARBs or IDLEs to configure the Fibre Channel Primitive Signal Fill Words.
For Fabric OS version 6.1.0b or earlier, the setting is always ARBs. You cannot change
to IDLEs.
For Fabric OS version 6.1.0c or later, the default setting is IDLEs; however, you can
change it to ARBs.
d. Click Next.
The Configure merge screen displays.
14. Read and review the information on the Configure merge screen. If you understand and agree,
click Next to confirm the information.
A Summary screen displays.
15. Read the information, and click Finish to close the wizard.
Resolving merge conflicts
You can resolve the following types of switch configuration conflicts:
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Domain ID
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TOV
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Buffer To Buffer Credit
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Disable Device Probe
NOTE
This test will be skipped if all primary and secondary fabric switches are found to be running
Fabric OS 7.0 and later.
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Route Priority Per Frame
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Sequence Level Switching
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Suppress Class F
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Long Distance Setting
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Data Field Size
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VC Priority
Note that not all tests support resolution. If a test supports resolution, the Description column
contains the text “Resolvable”.