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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 22 Configuring Generation 2 and Generation 3 Switching Modules
Port Groups and Port Rate Modes
Reserving Bandwidth Quickly for the 8-Gbps Modules
To quickly reserve bandwidth for all the ports in the port groups on the Generation 3 Fibre Channel
modules using the Device Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 On the Device Manager window, right-click the 8-Gbps Fibre Channel module.
Figure 22-1 Device Manager - 8 Gbps Module - Pop-Up Menu
Step 2
From the pop up menu, select Bandwidth Reservation Config...
Step 3 In the Bandwidth Reservation Configuration dialog box that is displayed, choose a bandwidth
reservation scheme. (Figure 22-2).
DS-X9248-48K9 4/44-port 8-Gbps
Host-Optimized
Fibre Channel
switching module
8 Gbps 4 Ports All the remaining ports
are 4 Gbps shared (8 Gbps
of bandwidth can be
provided only to one port
per port group in
Dedicated or Shared rate
mode).
4 Gbps 12 Ports
2 Gbps 24 Ports
1 Gbps 48 Ports
Table 22-6 Dedicated Rate Mode Bandwidth Reservation for Generation 3 Fibre Channel
Modules (continued)
Part Number
Product Name/
Description
Dedicated
Bandwidth
per Port
Maximum
Allowed Ports
that can come up Ports in Shared Mode