Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 (53-1001337-01, July 2009)

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portCfgEport

Enables or disables E_Port capability on a port.

Synopsis portcfgeport [slot/]port,mode

Description Use this command to enable or disable E_Port capability on a port. E_Port capability is enabled by

default. When an interswitch link (ISL) is connected to a port and the port's E_Port capability is

disabled, the ISL is segmented, and all traffic between the switches stops. Fabric management

data, such as zoning information, can no longer be exchanged through this port.

Changes made by this command are persistent across switch reboots or power cycles.

Notes The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may

be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command

Availability" for details.

Regardless of how many E_Ports are connected between two switches, the maximum routing paths

are limited to 16 E_Ports.

The Fabric OS port configuration commands are not supported on FCoE ports. Use fcoe --cfg to

configure FCoE ports.

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 (/).

port Specifies the number of the port to be configured, relative to its slot for

bladed systems. Use switchShow to display a listing of valid ports.

mode Specify 1 to enable the port as an E_Port. This is the default port state.

Specify 0 to disable E_Port capability. Mode must be preceded by a comma.

Examples To disable E_Port capability on a port:

switch:admin> portcfgeport 1/3, 0

To enable E_Port capability on a port:

switch:admin> portcfgeport 1/3, 1