Brocade OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS v6.0.0 (53-1000599-01, October 2007)

Fabric OS Command Reference 439
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portCfgEXPort
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If the Fabric Parameter value is “Auto Negotiate”, the port ID format, R_A_TOV, and E_D_TOV values
display the negotiated values indicated by “(N)” next to them. The negotiated values are what the
edge switch specifies in the ELP request. If the state is “Not OK”, the R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV
display “Not Applicable”. By default, all EX_Ports are auto-ELP enabled.
If the Fabric Parameter attribute value is “User configured”, the port ID format R_A_TOV and
E_D_TOV values display the configured values.
A configuration change that would result in an invalid domain ID for McDATA Open Fabric mode or
McDATA Fabric mode will cause the preferred domain ID to be set to the minimum valid McDATA
mode domain id of 1. The exception to this is if the configuration change includes setting the
preferred domain ID, in which case the configuration change will not take place and a
corresponding error message will be displayed.
The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place.
Operands This command has the following operands:
-a admin Enables or disables the specified port as an EX_Port. Valid values are 1
(enable as EX_Port), 2 (disable as EX_Port and enable as non-EX_Port).
portCfgDefault may also be used to disable EX_Ports.
-f fabricid Specifies the fabric ID. Valid values are 1-128.
-r ratov Specifies the R_A_TOV used for port negotiation. Valid values are 2000 -
120000. This operand is only applicable if the "Fabric Parameter" attribute
value is not "Auto Negotiate".
-e edtov Specifies the E_D_TOV used for port negotiation. Valid values are 1000 -
60000. This operand is only applicable if the "Fabric Parameter" attribute
value is not "Auto Negotiate".
-d domainid Specify the preferred domain ID. For Brocade native mode (-m 0) or McDATA
Open Fabric mode (-m 1), valid values are 1-239. For McDATA Fabric mode
(-m 2), valid values are 1-31.
-p pidformat Specifies the Port ID format. Valid values are 0-native, 1-core, 2-extended
edge. This operand is applicable only when port mode is set to 0 (native
mode). If port mode is not "Brocade Native", the Port ID format displays as
"Not applicable".
-t fabric_parameter Enables or disables negotiation of the fabric parameters. Valid values are:
1-enable, 2-disable.
-m port mode Specifies the Port mode. The -m option will enforce the same port mode for
all the ports connected to the same edge fabric. If -m option is selected, the
port mode will be compared against the online ports. If the modes are
different, an error message will be posted, and the command will fail. Valid
values are as follows:
0 Brocade Native mode.
1 McDATA Open Fabric mode.
2 McDATA Fabric mode.
Note that this mapping between mode values and modes is NOT the same as
the mapping used when setting interoperability modes with the interopMode,
command.