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

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portCfgFillword

Configures the fill word for a single 8G FC port.

Synopsis portcfgfillword [slotnumber/]portnumber, mode

portcfgfillword --help

Description Use this command to configure the fill word of an 8G FC port. This command is not applicable to

non-8G FC ports. This command disables and re-enables the port and the port comes online with

the new fill word setting. The configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory and is persistent across

switch reboots or power cycles.

Notes This configuration cannot be set on VE_Ports or VEX_Ports.

Use the portCfgShow command to display user-configured fill word settings.

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

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

Availability" for details.

Operands This command has the following operands:

slotnumber For bladed systems only, specifies the slot number of the port to be

configured, followed by a slash (/).

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

bladed systems. Use switchShow for a listing of valid ports.

mode Specifies the fill word for the port number. This operand is required. Valid

values are one of the following:

0 |-idle-idle Sets IDLE mode in the Link Init and IDLE as the fill word (default).

1 | -arbff-arbff Sets ARB(ff) in the Link Init and ARB(ff) as the fill word.

Examples To set the fill word of a port to ARBFF-ARBFF using the numeric mode notation:

switch:admin> portcfgfillword 2/3, 1

To set the fill word of a port to ARBFF-ARBFF using the -arbff-arbff option:

switch:admin> portcfgfillword 2/3, -arbff-arbff