HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem p-Class - Manual (Page 211)

Fabric OS 5.0.0 procedures user guide 211
Changing to core PID format
In Fabric OS release v4.2.0 and later, Native PID format is not supported; the default format is the Core
PID format.
In Fabric OS v3.1.2 and later, Core PID format is the default configuration.
In Fabric OS v2.0.0 and later, Native PID format is the default configuration.
Although the PID format is listed in the configuration file, do not edit the file to change the setting there.
Instead, use the CLI
configure
command. When you use the
configure
command, switch databases
that contain PID-sensitive information are automatically updated. If you change the setting in the
configuration file and then download the edited file, the PID format is changed, but the database entries
are not, and so they are incorrect.
Table 37 maps the PID format names to the names used in the management interfaces.
Before changing the PID format, determine if host reboots are necessary. The section ” Host reboots ” on
page 205 summarizes the situations that may require a reboot.
Example:
Table 37 PID format and management interface names
PID format name Management interface name
native PID switch PID address mode 0
core PID switch PID address mode 1
extended edge PID switch PID address mode 2
switch:admin> switchdisable
switch:admin> configure
Configure...
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Domain: (1..239) [1]
BB credit: (1..27) [16]
R_A_TOV: (4000..120000) [10000]
E_D_TOV: (1000..5000) [2000]
WAN_TOV: (1000..120000) [0]
Data field size: (256..2112) [2112]
Sequence Level Switching: (0..1) [0]
Disable Device Probing: (0..1) [0]
Suppress Class F Traffic: (0..1) [0]
SYNC IO mode: (0..1) [0]
Switch PID Address Mode: (0..2) [1] < Set mode number here.
Per-frame Route Priority: (0..1) [0]
Long Distance Fabric: (0..1) [0]