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Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 999

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setContext

Sets the logical switch context to a specified FID.

Synopsis setcontext [FID | switchname]

Description Use this command to set the logical switch context to a specified fabric ID (FID) or unique switch name. The FID

uniquely defines a partition as a logical switch. Use lscfg --show to display currently configured partitions and their

FIDs.

A logical switch context defines the boundaries within which a user can execute commands in a Virtual

Fabric-aware environment. In a Virtual Fabric-aware environment, all commands are context-specific. When a user

executes a switch-wide command, the command applies to the current logical switch context.

On legacy platforms, or if a logical switch context is not set explicitly, switch commands apply to the default logical

switch context (FID 128). When the context is changed, switch-wide commands apply to the new logical switch

context.

You must have chassis permissions to access all logical switches in the chassis and to use the setContext

command to change the current context to any partition configured on the chassis. A user without chassis

permissions can change contexts only within the list of FIDs specified in the user's access permissions. Refer to

userConfig for more information.

Notes The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric restrictions that may be in place. Refer to "Using Fabric

OS Commands" and "Command Availability" for details.

If a logical switch FID is deleted, users logged in to that switch are logged out.

Operands This command has the following operand:

FID

Specifies the fabric ID of the logical switch instance for which the context is set.

switchname

Specifies the name of the logical switch for which the context is set.

Examples To change the logical switch context to FID 20:

switch:admin> setcontext 20

To change the logical switch context to switch_20:

switch:admin> setcontext switch_20