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Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
OL-29284-01, Release 6.x
Chapter 2 Configuring Interfaces
Default Settings
Default Settings
Table 2-7 lists the default settings for interface parameters.
Configuring Interfaces
This section includes the following topics:
• Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces, page 2-21
• Setting the Interface Administrative State, page 2-22
• Configuring Interface Modes, page 2-22
• Configuring System Default Port Mode F, page 2-23
• Configuring Port Administrative Speeds, page 2-25
• Configuring Port Speed Group, page 2-26
• Configuring the Interface Description, page 2-26
• Specifying a Port Owner, page 2-27
• Configuring Beacon Mode, page 2-27
• Disabling Bit Error Threshold, page 2-28
• Configuring Switch Port Attribute Default Values, page 2-28
• Configuring TL Ports, page 2-29
• Manually Inserting Entries into the ALPA Cache, page 2-29
• Clearing the ALPA Cache, page 2-29
• Configuring Port Guard, page 2-30
• Configuring Port Monitor, page 2-31
• Configuring Port Group Monitor, page 2-34
Ta b l e 2-7 Default Interface Parameters
Parameters Default
Interface mode Auto
Interface speed Auto
Administrative state Shutdown (unless changed during initial setup)
Trunk mode On (unless changed during initial setup) on
non-NPV and NPIV core switches. Off on NPV
switches.
Trunk-allowed VSANs or VF-IDs 1 to 4093
Interface VSAN Default VSAN (1)
Beacon mode Off (disabled)
EISL encapsulation Disabled
Data field size 2112 bytes
