Reference Guide

618 Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference

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portCfg

Manages port configuration parameters for FC ports, VE_ports, and GbE/10GbE ports.

Synopsis portcfg action [slot/] port arguments

portcfg action [slot/] ge_port arguments

portcfg action [slot/]ve_port options arguments

portcfg action [slot/][ge_port options arguments

Description Use this command to manage port configuration parameters on FC ports as well as on Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)

ports on the Brocade 7840 switch and on the Brocade FX8-24 and Brocade SX6 blades.

You must use this command in a manner that honors the platform-specific differences in command syntax and

behavior. Some command options are not available on all platforms. Others behave differently depending on the

platform on which they are executed. Use the following section headings to navigate this page.

Commands supported on all platforms

• portcfg mirrorport - Configure a mirror port on the local FC port.

• portcfg rscnsupr - Manage registered state change notification (RSCN) suppression on the local port.

Configure IP interfaces on the Brocade 7840 switch, Brocade FX8-24 and Brocade SX6 blades.

• portcfg ipif - Configure the local IP interfaces.

• portcfg iproute - Configure a static route on the IP interface.

• portcfg vlantag - Manage the IP interface VLAN configuration for FCIP. This command is supported on

Brocade FX8-24 blade.

• portcfg ipsec-policy - Include the IPsec policy. Currently supported on the Brocade 7840 switch and

Brocade SX6 blade only.

• portcfg lag - Configure a link aggregation group (LAG) for a GE LAN port. Supported on the Brocade 7840

switch and Brocade SX6 blade only.

• portcfg tcl - Configure the Traffic Control List (TCL). Supported on the Brocade 7840 switch and Brocade

SX6 blade only.

• portcfg mgmtif - Creates the inband management interfaces.

• portcfg mgmtroute - Creates the routes for the inband management interfaces.

• portcfg autoneg - Configure autonegotiation settings for 1 GbE ports.

• portcfg sla - Configure an Service Level Agreement (SLA) session. Supported on the Brocade 7840 switch

and Brocade SX6 blade only.

Configure tunnels, circuits, and management interfaces on the Brocade 7840 switch, and Brocade FX8-24 and

Brocade SX6 blades.

• portcfg fciptunnel - Create, modify, and delete Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) tunnels

• portcfg fcipcircuit - Create, modify, and delete FCIP circuits.

To display the command usage on the switch, execute portcfg action without any further arguments.