About Frame Encapsulation; Identifying The Beacon Leds - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Fibre Channel Interfaces
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
To specify or remove the port owner, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
Step 2
switch(config)# interface fc1/1
Step 3
switch(config)# switchport owner description
switch(config)# no switchport owner
The port guard and port owner features are available for all ports regardless of the operational mode.
Note
To display the owner description specified for a port, use the following commands:
switch# show running interface fc module-number/interface-number
switch# show port internal info interface fc module-number/interface-number

About Frame Encapsulation

The switchport encap eisl command only applies to SD port interfaces. This command determines the
frame format for all frames transmitted by the interface in SD port mode. If the encapsulation is set to
EISL, all outgoing frames are transmitted in the EISL frame format, regardless of the SPAN sources.
The switchport encap eisl command is disabled by default. If you enable encapsulation, all outgoing
frames are encapsulated, and you will see a new line (Encapsulation is eisl) in the show interface
SD_port_interface command output (see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS System Management
Configuration Guide).

Identifying the Beacon LEDs

Figure 2-2
Figure 2-2
1
2
1. See the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
2-16
displays the status, link, and speed LEDs in a 16-port switching module.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switch Interface Modes
1 3
1
Status LED
1/2-Gbps Fibre Channel port group
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Selects the port interface.
The description can include name of the owner
and the purpose for which the port is used. The
description can be up to 80 characters long.
Removes (default) the port owner description.
2
1
3 Link LEDs and speed LEDs
3 4
4 Asset tag
OL-19445-02, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(x)
Chapter 2 Configuring Interfaces
4
2