Brocade Mobility RFS Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 104)

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7. Refer to the following to assess port status and performance:
8. To edit or override the configuration of an existing controller or service platform port, select it
from amongst those displayed and select the Edit button. The Ethernet port Basic
Configuration screen displays by default.
Name Displays the physical port name reporting runtime data and statistics. Supported ports vary depending on
controller or service platform model.
RFS4000 - ge1, ge2, ge3, ge4, ge5, up1
RFS6000 - ge1, ge2, ge3, ge4, ge5, ge6, ge7, ge8, me1, up1
RFS7000 - ge1, ge2, ge3, ge4, me1
NX4500 - up1, up2
NX4524 - ge1-ge24, up1, up2
NX6500 - up1, up2
NX6524 - ge1-ge24, up1, up2
NX9000 series- ge1, ge2
Type Displays the physical controller or service platform port type. Cooper is used on RJ45 Ethernet ports and
Optical materials are used on fiber optic gigabit Ethernet ports.
Description Displays an administrator defined description for each listed controller or service platform port.
Admin Status A green check mark defines the port as active and currently enabled with the profile. A red “X” defines the
port as currently shut down and not available for use. The interface status can be modified with the port
configuration as needed.
Mode Displays the profile’s switching mode as either Access or Trunk (as defined within the Ethernet Port Basic
Configuration screen). If Access is selected, the listed port accepts packets only from the native VLAN. Frames
are forwarded untagged with no 802.1Q header. All frames received on the port are expected as untagged
and mapped to the native VLAN. If set to Trunk, the port allows packets from a list of VLANs added to the
trunk. A port configured as Trunk supports multiple 802.1Q tagged VLANs and one Native VLAN which can be
tagged or untagged.
Native VLAN Lists the numerical VLAN ID (1 - 4094) set for the native VLAN. The native VLAN allows an Ethernet device to
associate untagged frames to a VLAN when no 802.1Q frame is included in the frame. Additionally, the native
VLAN is the VLAN untagged traffic is directed over when using a port in trunk mode.
Tag Native VLAN A green check mark defines the native VLAN as tagged. A red “X” defines the native VLAN as untagged. When
a frame is tagged, the 12 bit frame VLAN ID is added to the 802.1Q header so upstream Ethernet devices
know which VLAN ID the frame belongs to. The device reads the 12 bit VLAN ID and forwards the frame to the
appropriate VLAN. When a frame is received with no 802.1Q header, the upstream device classifies the frame
using the default or native VLAN assigned to the Trunk port. A native VLAN allows an Ethernet device to
associate untagged frames to a VLAN when no 802.1Q frame is included in the frame.
Allowed VLANs Displays those VLANs allowed to send packets over the listed controller or service platform port. Allowed
VLANs are only listed when the mode has been set to Trunk.
Overrides A Clear option appears for each Ethernet port configuration that has an override applied to the profile’s
configuration. Select Clear to revert this specific interface configuration to the profile configuration originally
defined by the administrator for this interface.