Reference Guide

Example to configure the Dynamic Portname feature
The configure command is used to configure the Dynamic Portname. The option to configure the Dynamic Portname appears under
Fabric parameters.
switch:admin> configure
Configure...
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] yes
WWN Based persistent PID (yes, y, no, n): [no]
Location ID: (0..4) [0]
Dynamic Portname (on, off): [off] on
Edge Hold Time(Low(80ms), Medium(220ms), High(500ms), UserDefined(80-500ms): (80..500) [220]
Remote Fosexec feature: (on, off): [on]
High Integrity Fabric Mode (yes, y, no, n): [no]
D-Port Parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no]
RDP Polling Cycle(hours)[0 = Disable Polling]: (0..24) [0]
System services (yes, y, no, n): [no]
ssl attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no]
rpcd attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no]
cfgload attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no]
webtools attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no]
This example shows that the FDMI Host Name and Dynamic Portname features are mutually exclusive. If you try to enable Dynamic
Portname feature along with FDMI Host Name feature, the configure command fails and exits with an error message.
switch:admin> configure
Configure...
Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] yes
Domain: (1..239) [1]
WWN Based persistent PID (yes, y, no, n): [no]
F-Port Device Update Mode: (on, off): [on]
Allow XISL Use (yes, y, no, n): [yes]
R_A_TOV: (4000..120000) [10000]
E_D_TOV: (1000..5000) [2000]
WAN_TOV: (0..30000) [0] MAX_HOPS: (7..19) [7]
Data field size: (256..2112) [2112]
Sequence Level Switching: (0..1) [0]
Disable Device Probing: (0..1) [0]
Suppress Class F Traffic: (0..1) [0]
Per-frame Route Priority: (0..1) [0]
Long Distance Fabric: (0..1) [0]
BB credit: (1..27) [16]
Disable FID Check (yes, y, no, n): [no]
Insistent Domain ID Mode (yes, y, no, n): [no]
Disable Default PortName (yes, y, no, n): [no]
Display FDMI Host Name (yes, y, no, n): [yes]
Dynamic Portname (on, off): [off] on
Error: "Dynamic Portname" and "Display FDMI Host Name" are mutually exclusive.
Please set "Display FDMI Host Name" to "no" to enable "Dynamic Portname".
Performing Advanced Configuration Tasks
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