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Task Flow for Migrating Interfaces from Shared Mode to Dedicated Mode

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The 48-Port, 24-Port, and 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules support the following 
features:

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<a name="wp1080040"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps, and 8-Gbps speed traffic
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<a name="wp1080041"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Shared and dedicated rate mode
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<a name="wp1080042"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">ISL and Fx port modes
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<a name="wp1080043"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Extended BB_credits
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The 48-port and 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules support the following features:

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<a name="wp1095297"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, and 4-Gbps speed traffic
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<a name="wp1095298"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Shared and dedicated rate mode
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<a name="wp1095299"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">ISL (E or TE) and Fx (F or FL) port modes
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<a name="wp1095300"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Extended BB_credits
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<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> If you change the port bandwidth reservation parameters on a 48-port or 24-port 4-Gbps module, the 
change affects only the changed port. No other ports in the port group are affected.

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To configure the 4-Gbps and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules when starting with the default 
configuration or when migrating from shared rate mode to dedicated rate mode, follow these steps:

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<a name="wp1080048"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Take unused interfaces out of service to release resources for other interfaces, if necessary.
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See the <a href="gen239.html">&quot;Taking Interfaces Out of Service&quot; topic</a>.

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<a name="wp1080053"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Configure the traffic speed to use (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, 8 Gbps, or autosensing with a maximum of 
2&#160;Gbps or 4 Gbps).
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See the <a href="gen232.html">&quot;Configuring Port Speed&quot; topic</a>.

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<a name="wp1080058"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Configure the rate mode (dedicated or shared).
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See the <a href="gen233.html">&quot;Configuring Rate Mode&quot; topic</a>.

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<a name="wp1080063"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Configure the port mode.
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See the <a href="intf47.html">&quot;Configuring Interface Modes&quot; topic</a>.

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<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> ISL ports cannot operate in shared rate mode.

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<a name="wp1080069"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Configure the BB_credits and extended BB_credits, as necessary.
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See the <a href="buffers29.html">&quot;Configuring Buffer-to-Buffer Credits&quot; topic</a> and the <a href="buffers31.html">&quot;Configuring Extended BB_credits&quot; topic</a>.

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