Enabling Bandwidth Fairness - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# interface fc2/1-2, fc2/4-5, fc2/8-38, fc2/43-48
Specifies the port interfaces for which you want to enable restrictions on oversubscription ratios.
Step 3
switch(config-if)# shutdown
Shuts down shared ports.
Step 4
switch(config-if)# out-of-service
Takes shared ports out of service.
Step 5 switch# rate-mode oversubscription-limit module 1
Enables restrictions on oversubscription ratios for the module.
Note You must enter this command separately for each module for which you want to add the restriction.
Step 6
switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 7 switch(config)# interface fc2/1-2, fc2/4-5, fc2/8-38, fc2/43-48
Specifies the port interfaces for which you want to enable restrictions on oversubscription ratios.
Step 8
switch(config)# no out-of-service
Returns all shared ports to service.
Step 9 switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Bring up shared ports.
Step 10
switch(config)# exit
Exits configuration mode.
Step 11
switch# copy running-config startup-config
Saves the new oversubscription ratio configuration to the startup configuration, and then the new configuration is
enforced upon subsequent reboots of the module.

Enabling Bandwidth Fairness

To enable bandwidth fairness on a switching module, perform these steps:
Step 1 switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
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