MultiDyne ACI-2058 User Manual
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Chapter 10: Settings
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Field
Description
Switch name
A name that identifies the switch. The default name is
Unnamed
.
Switch names are up to 31 characters and can include letters,
numbers, spaces, and most keyboard characters. Switch names
cannot include these characters:
< (Less-than symbol)
> (Greater-than symbol)
\ (Backslash)
Fiber Optic Blades
Options in this section specify behavior for Fiber Optic blades.
Note: I
NTELLA
P
ATCH
products do not negotiate links in the way a
Layer 2/3 switch does. The ACI-2059-E16-2/S15-2 and ACI-2059-
E16-4/S15-4 blades are the only exception, as they each have a
PHY chip and do negotiate a link with the end device.
ACI-2059-F16-5 auto
rate negotiation
Specifies rate negotiation for the F16-5 blades on the switch:
Unchecked: Transmission rates are set as specified on the
Rates
screen, as described on page 52. Under most
conditions, this option is preferred.
Checked: Each port tries to lock onto the negotiated data
rate of the peripherals, HBAs, and switches physically cabled
to the I
NTELLA
P
ATCH
switch. Check the box only when this
feature is needed as it may decrease system performance.
Note: Selecting this option requires that you also set the
port’s data rate to Auto. For details, see
Rates
on page 52.
Failure to use this rate may result in incorrect data rates
displaying for some ports on the Patch Ports, Realtime
screen. For information about this screen, see
Realtime
on
page 33.
ACI-2059-F16-6 auto
rate negotiation
Specifies rate negotiation for the F16-6 blades on the switch:
Unchecked: Transmission rates are set as specified on the
Rates
screen, as described on page 52. Under most
conditions, this option is preferred.
Checked: Each port tries to lock onto the negotiated data
rate of the peripherals, HBAs, and switches physically cabled
to the I
NTELLA
P
ATCH
switch. Select this option only when this
feature is needed as it may decrease system performance.
Note: Selecting this option requires that you also set the
port’s data rate to Auto. For details, see
Rates
on page 52.