Fabric Manager Users Guide, Version 6.1, Revision A - QLogic

4–Virtual Fabrics
Configuration
Table 4-3. VirtualFabric Parameters (Continued)
Parameter
Description
PKey
MaxMTU
MaxRate
Index
Partition Pkey to use for vFabric.
By default the Subnet Manager picks an available
PKey. However, if required, a user-selected PKey can
be specified.
The PKey is a 16-bit value, and the high bit is ignored.
The Subnet Manager uses the appropriate high-bit
based on the Security and Member/LimitedMember
status per device.
Maximum MTU for SM to return in any PathRecord or
Multicast group for the VirtualFabric.
Actual values returned may be further reduced by
hardware capabilities or if the PathRecord or Multicast
group is requested to have a smaller MTU.
However, SM considers it an error to create a Multicast
group with MTU larger than that of the Virtual-
Fabric.
The value can also be stated as Unlimited. If not specified,
the default MaxMTU is unlimited.
Maximum static rate for SM to return in any PathRecord
or Multicast group for the VirtualFabric.
Actual values returned may be further reduced by
hardware capabilities or if the PathRecord or Multicast
group is requested to have a smaller rate.
However, SM considers it an error to create a Multicast
group with rate larger than that of the VirtualFabric.
The value can also be stated as Unlimited. If not specified,
the default MaxRate is unlimited.
Unique VirtualFabric 16-bit numeric index
By default the QLogic Fabric Manager picks an available
VirtualFabric Index. However if required, a
user-supplied Index can be specified.
Specification may be necessary for applications that
want to query VirtualFabrics by Index instead of by
Name.
The Index is returned as the record ID (RID) for Virtual-
Fabric SA queries.
The Index must be unique within the given FM
instance.
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