Figure 16
Configure port BB_Credit
Basic Information View
d. Select from the drop-down list in the Type column to configure
the port type. Available selections are fabric port (F_Port),
expansion port (E_Port), generic port (G_Port), generic mixed
port (GX_Port), and fabric mixed port (FX_Port).
e. Select from the drop-down list in the Speed column to
configure the port transmission rate. Available selections are
auto-negotiate between 1.0625 and 2.1250 Gbps operation
(Negotiate), 1.0625 Gbps operation (1 Gb/sec), 2.1250 Gbps
operation(2 Gb/sec), and 4.2500 Gbps operation (4 Gb/sec).
2. Click OK to save and activate changes.
The switch provides two port buffer pools of 235 receive BB_Credits
each (470 credits total). Ports 0 through 3, 8 through 11, 16 through 19,
and 24 through 27 share buffer pool zero. Ports 4 through 7, 12
through 15, 20 through 23, and 28 through 31 share buffer pool one.
Each port can be assigned between two and 120 credits, provided the
total credits allocated to all ports in a pool does not exceed 235. The
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