Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX4000 User Manual - page 81
Configuring Physical Ports
6-3
Database and System Memory Values
Two sets of values exist for Port parameters: Database values exist in the software, and
are recorded as System Memory values when the node is booted. If the port type is the
same in both sets of values, both sets will be displayed.
Any change you make will be recorded as a Database value, and will be copied to the
System Memory side only if you press
[F7]
. Note that changes will not be actually be
saved to the database until you press
[F3]
to exit the record.
Pressing
[F7]
will display:
On-line changes disable link, are you sure you want to?
If
you press
[Y]
, the link will be disabled, parameters copied, and the link re-enabled. If
you press
[N]
, you will be prompted:
Do you want to change port parameters partially
without disable?
Pressing
[Y]
will propagate any changes to those parameters that do
not require disabling the link. Pressing
[N]
will return you to the next higher screen.
Configuring a Physical Port
Before configuring a physical port, make sure that the following have been properly
configured:
●
Node parameters
. See Chapter 4. This is general configuration that must be done
no matter which protocols will be run in the node.
●
RLP
that contains the port, plus Line Interface Card that supports the port. See
Chapter 5.
●
Protocol(s)
that will be transmitted over the physical port and any logical ports
on the physical port. See Chapter 5.
Once these necessary records have been configured, press
[A]
(
Configuration
), then
[C]
(
Configure Ports
), then
[A]
from the Main Menu. As prompted, enter:
●
(FRX6000 only)
RLP
containing the port:
0–7
. (The default is
0
.) (
RLP numbers
are described in Chapter 5.)
●
Port
(see
Figure 6-1
or
Figure 6-2
):
0–7
. (The default is
0
.)
The display for an existing record will show the configured parameter values, while
the display for a new record will show values stored in a default database record. The
following figure is an example of a new record.