Tl Ports For Private Loops; About Tl Ports - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Chapter 20 Configuring Interfaces
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(Optional) Click the Pencil icon to reset the cumulative counters.
Step 4
(Optional) Click the Save icon to save the gathered statistics to a file or select the Print icon to print the
Step 5
statistics.
Click Close when you are finished gathering and displaying statistics.
Step 6

TL Ports for Private Loops

Private loops require setting the interface mode to TL. This section describes TL ports and includes the
following sections:
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About TL Ports

TL port mode is not supported on the following:
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Private loop devices refer to legacy devices that reside on arbitrated loops. These devices are not aware
of a switch fabric because they only communicate with devices on the same physical loop.
The legacy devices are used in Fibre Channel networks and devices outside the loop may need to
communicate with them. The communication functionality is provided through TL ports. See the
Interface Modes" section on page
Follow these guidelines when configuring private loops:
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OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Device Manager Interface Monitor Dialog Box
About TL Ports, page 20-23
Configuring TL Ports, page 20-24
About TL Port ALPA Caches, page 20-25
Generation 2 switching module interfaces
Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch
Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter
A maximum of 64 fabric devices can be proxied to a private loop.
Fabric devices must be in the same zone as private loop devices to be proxied to the private loop.
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
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