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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
Configuring Module Interface Shared Resources
Configuring Module Interface Shared Resources
This section describes how to configure Generation 2 and Generation 3 module interface shared
resources and contains the following sections:
• Configuration Guidelines for 48-Port, 24-Port, and 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching
Modules, page 22-28
• Configuration Guidelines for 48-Port and 24-Port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules,
page 22-30
• Configuration Guidelines for 12-Port 4-Gbps Switching Module Interfaces, page 22-31
• Configuration Guidelines for 4-Port 10-Gbps Switching Module Interfaces, page 22-31
• Configuring Port Speed, page 22-32
• Configuring Rate Mode, page 22-33
• Configuring Oversubscription Ratio Restrictions, page 22-34
• Configuring Bandwidth Fairness, page 22-37
• Taking Interfaces Out of Service, page 22-40
• Releasing Shared Resources in a Port Group, page 22-41
Configuration Guidelines for 48-Port, 24-Port, and 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Fibre
Channel Switching Modules
The 48-Port, 24-Port, and 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules support the following
features:
• 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps, and 8-Gbps speed traffic
Generation 3
interfaces
Auto Auto Generation 1 Normal or force Fail
Auto max 2000 Auto Generation 1 Normal or force Pass
Auto max 2000 Auto Generation 2 Normal Fail
Force Pass
Auto Auto max 2000 Generation 2 Normal Fail
Force Pass
Auto max 2000 Auto Generation 3 Normal Fail
Force Pass
Auto Auto max 2000 Generation 3 Normal Fail
Force Pass
1. If resources are not available.
Table 22-20 PortChannel Configuration and Addition Results (continued)
PortChannel
Members
Configured Speed
New Member
Type Addition Type ResultPortChannel New Member