Reference Guide

Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 671
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portCfgEXPort
-d domainid
Specifies the preferred domain ID. For Brocade native mode (-m 0), valid values are 1 to
239.
-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 for enable and 2
for disable.
-m port mode
Specifies the port mode. The -m option enforces the same port mode for all the ports
connected to the same edge fabric. If this option is selected, the port mode is compared
against the online ports. If the modes are different, an error message is posted, and the
command fails. Valid values are as follows:
0
Brocade Native mode.
5
Brocade Network OS fabric mode.
-i mode
Enables or disables Insistent Domain Id (IDID) for the specified EX_Port. Specify 1 to enable
IDID, specify 2 to disable IDID. This command must be issued from a McDATA edge
switch attached to a single or dual FCR configuration.
-- help
Displays the command usage.
Examples To set the fabric ID of port 2/1 to 5 and the port ID format to core:
switch:admin> portcfgexport 2/1 -f 5 -p 1
To configure port 2/0 to be an EX_Port and set the fabric ID to 4:
switch:admin> portcfgexport 2/0 -a 1 -f 4
To disable fabric parameter negotiation on port 2/0 of an EX_Port:
switch:admin> portcfgexport 2/0 -t 2
To enable IDID on port 2:
switch:admin> portcfgexport 2 -i 1
To enable Brocade Network OS (NOS) fabric mode on port 1/5:
switch:admin> portcfgexport 1/5 -a 1 -m 5
To enable Brocade Network OS (NOS) fabric mode using alias name:
switch:admin> portcfgexport 1/5 -a 1 -f Red_fabric