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Description
Change the default setting for a Fibre Channel port.
Default: p2p.
NOTE: According to best practices, the front-end ports should be set to the default p2p and connected to the hosts via a
switched fabric.
WARNING: It is not recommended to change the topology on the local COM ports, as it can lead to the directors
going down and data unavailability.
Example
Navigate to a Fibre Channel port context and set the topology as p2p:
VPlexcli:/> cd /clusters/cluster-1/directors/Cluster_1_Dir1A/hardware/ports/A4-FC02
VPlexcli:/clusters/cluster-1/directors/Cluster_1_Dir1A/hardware/ports/A4-FC02> set
topology p2p
VPlexcli:/clusters/cluster-1/directors/Cluster_1_Dir1A/hardware/ports/A4-FC02> ll
Name Value
------------------ ------------------
address 0x5000144240014742
current-speed 8Gbits/s
description -
enabled true
max-speed 8Gbits/s
node-wwn 0x500014403ca00147
operational-status ok
port-status up
port-wwn 0x5000144240014742
protocols [fc]
role wan-com
target-port -
topology p2p
See also
set
show-use-hierarchy
Display the complete usage hierarchy for a storage element from the top-level element down to the storage-array.
Contexts
All contexts.
Syntax
show-use-hierarchy
[-t|--targets] path, path,...
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Commands