HP 4400 HP B-series Fabric OS 6.3.2d Release Notes (5697-1105, July 2011) - Page 32

The portCfgFillWord command has no effect on 1-Gb, 2-Gb, or 4-Gb devices, but the mode is persistent. If a device attempts to negotiate or is fixed at 8 Gb, the configured mode will take effect. The persistent configuration is on a port-by-port basis; that is, if an 8-Gb device is connected to a 2-Gb or 4-Gb SFP, and that SFP is replaced with an 8-Gb SFP, then the current behavior of the mode is activated. • The following table provides a portcfgfillword summary. Fabric OS version All 8-Gb switches except 8-Gb SAN Fab- 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem cric OS version Switch for HP BladeSystem Class c-Class Any Fabric OS Any Fabric OS earlier than 6.1.2 earlier than 6.1.2 All ports set to idle. No mode 1 capability existed. NOTE: Fabric OS 6.1.2 was not supported on this switch. 6.2.0x prior to 6.2.0c The default setting for all ports is mode 1 Default setting for all ports is mode 1 (in- and cannot be changed. ternal and external) and cannot be changed. 6.1.2x and 6.2.0c and later (HP did not support 6.1.2c or 6.2.0c) Added the ability to change portcfgfillword to mode 0 or mode 1 on a port-by-port basis. Added the ability to change portcfgfillword to mode 0 or mode 1 on a port-by-port basis. NOTE: Fabric OS 6.1.2 was not supported on this switch. 6.1.2x and 6.2.0d through 6.3.0x The default setting for all ports is mode 0, regardless of what Fabric OS version was previously installed. However, ports previously set to mode 1 by the user via the portcfgfillword command are persistent, and will therefore remain at mode 1 after Fabric OS upgrade. • If version 6.2.0d was installed in the factory, the default setting is mode 1 for the internal ports and mode 0 for the external ports. The setting can be changed by the user on a port-by-port basis and will be persistent. Upgrading to a 6.3.0x version does not affect the current mode settings. • If a pre-6.2.0d version was installed in the factory, the default setting for all internal and external ports is mode 0. The setting can be changed by the user on a port-by-port basis and will be persistent. Upgrading to one of the versions in the left column does not affect the current mode settings. 32