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Configuration of IP-Forwarding Media Cards

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Figure 42. A/B Connectors for DAS Interfaces

Configuring SAS versus DAS
Only the top or bottom pair of FDDI interfaces can be set to dual attach.
Interfaces 1 and 2, for example, must not be paired. It is recommended to set
unused FDDI interfaces to single in the Card profiles (which is the default
anyway).

All possible FDDI configurations are shown in Figure 43.

Figure 43. Allowed SAS and DAS Configurations

In the Card profile, specify SAS or DAS as

single

or

dual

in the ports/fddi

field. This example shows how to set interfaces 0 and 1 as DAS and do a

write

at the end to save the changes. The following shows the path to change

the setting of a port from SAS to DAS.

You have to

exit

from the

#

prompt to the

super>

prompt of the GRF and

read

card <slot_number>

. We assume the FDDI card seated in port 0, therefore the

command is

read card 0

.

The system responds with:

CARD/0 read

super>

Now provide the lower number of the two ports you want to assign DAS to,
with

list ports 0,

and then issue

list fddi

to get the following from the

system:

FDDI

A0

B1

A1

B0

A

A

B

B

A

A

B

B

A

A

B

B

A

A

B

B

...

Station

1

Station

3

Station

2

Station

N...

A

A

B

B

Logical ring

FDDI

0

3

2

1

FDDI

0

3

2

1

FDDI

0

3

2

1

FDDI

0

3

2

1

4 single attach:

2 dual attach:

1 dual, 2 single attach:

2 single, 1 dual attach:

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