To configure buffer management for the 7210 SAS

Before you begin

For the 7210 SAS-M and 7210 SAS-T, queue buffer resources are by default allocated equally to all ports on the device. You can decommission unused ports and assign their buffer resources to other ports. Decommissioned ports cannot be turned up or used for any function. Configurations deployed to a device with decommissioned ports will not take effect on the decommissioned ports.

Port decommissioning and buffer resource assignment are configured using profiles. You can configure up to 30 buffer management profiles per NE. Changes to profile configuration take effect when the NE is rebooted. The status for a profile indicates whether it is currently active or if it requires a reboot before it takes effect.

For the 7210 SAS-T, you must configure the system resource profile before you configure buffer management; see To configure the global system resource profile on a 7210 SAS or 7250 IXR .

See the NE documentation for more information about buffer management.

Steps
 
1 

On the equipment tree, right-click on a 7210 SAS NE and choose Properties. The Network Element (Edit) form opens.

2 

Click on the Globals tab, then on the Port Decommission tab. A list of buffer management profiles is displayed.

3 

Delete one or more buffer management profiles, if required. Choose the profile and click Delete.

4 

Configure a buffer management profile:

  1. Click Create or choose a profile and click Properties. The Buffer Management form opens.

  2. Configure the ID and Description parameters.

  3. Click on the From tab, then click Add. The Select form opens.

  4. Select one or more ports to decommission and click OK. The Select form closes.

    The selected ports are decommissioned the next time the NE reboots.

  5. Click on the To tab, then click Add. The Select form opens.

  6. Select one or more ports and click OK. The Select form closes.

    The buffer resources of the decommissioned ports are assigned to the selected ports the next time the NE reboots.

  7. Save your changes and close the form.

5 

Repeat Step 4 to create additional profiles. You can create up to 30 profiles.

Note: You must reboot the NE for changes to buffer management profiles to take effect. The status for a profile indicates whether it is currently active or if it requires a reboot in order to take effect.

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