Reference Guide
634 Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference
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portCfg
To enable the autonegotiation of a 1GbE port:
switch:admin> portcfg autoneg 1/ge2 --enable
Operation Succeeded
switch:admin> portshow autoneg 1/ge2
Auto-Negotiation Configuration:
Port: 1/ge2
Auto-Negotiate: Enabled
To create an SLA session:
switch:admin> portcfg sla netA create --loss 0.5 \
--runtime 15 --timeout 60
Operation Succeeded
Function Configure tunnels, circuits, and management interfaces on the Brocade 7840 switch and Brocade FX8-24 and
Brocade SX6 extension blades.
Synopsis portcfg action [slot/]ve_port options arguments
Description Use this command to configure FCIP tunnels and FCIP circuits on the Brocade 7840 switch, and the Brocade
FX8-24 and Brocade SX6 extension blades only. The FCIP tunnels on the local and remote ports act as Virtual
E_Ports (VE_Ports) connecting the local and remote fabrics. The following operations can be performed with this
command:
• portcfg fciptunnel - Create, modify, and delete Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) tunnels.
- Configure a tunnel with the FCIP FastWrite feature.
- Enable or disable Tape Pipelining.
- Configure the compression options.
- Configure an IPsec-enabled tunnel.
- Configure VLAN tagging on the default FCIP circuit. This option is supported on Brocade FX8-24 blade
only.
- Configure Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) markings.
- Set the committed rate or minimum and maximum rates for the default circuit.
- Configure a tunnel for FICON emulation.
• portcfg fcipcircuit - Create, modify, and delete additional FCIP circuits.
- Set or modify the committed rate or minimum and maximum rates for the circuit.
- Configure or change VLAN tagging on the default circuit.
- Set or modify additional circuit parameters.
Notes You can configure up to 20 tunnels on the Brocade 7840 switch, and on the Brocade FX8-24 and Brocade SX6
extension blades.
Operands This command has the following operands:
slot
For bladed systems only, specifies the slot number of the port to be configured, followed by
a slash (/).