Cabletron Systems SFCS-1000 Configuration Manual

Also see for MMAC-Plus SFCS-1000: User guide

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1-15Configuring PVCs1.5 Creating Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs)This section contains examples of the steps necessary to create a virtual pathor a virtual channel through the network.NOTE: When these virtual paths and virtual chan-nels are created, a command is entered auto-matically into the current configurationdatabase, which means that this PVC will becreated every time the switch control proces-sor (SCP) is restarted. Note that this configu-ration database can not be edited. The usercan, however, enter AMI and manually deletethe PVC that was created. It is recommendedthat users back up the configuration databasefrequently.1.5.1 Creating a Virtual PathTo create a new virtual path, log in to AMI (see Appendix A of this manual forinformation about logging into AMI), and enter the following parameters:configuration vpc new [-upc ]orconfiguration vpc new term [-reserved ] [-maxvci ]orconfiguration vpc new orig [-reserved ] [-maxvci ]advanced options:[-shapeovpi ] [-vbrob ] [-vbrbuffob ]or[-shapeivpi ]iport Indicates the incoming port number.ivpi Indicates the incoming virtual path number.oport Indicates the outgoing port number.