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

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portFencing
Configures the Fabric Watch port fencing feature.
Synopsis portfencing --show
portfencing --enable port_type -area_type area
portfencing --disable port_type -area_type area
portfencing --help
Description Use this command to enable error reporting for the Fabric Watch port fencing feature on all ports of
a specified type and to configure the ports to report errors for a certain Fabric Watch area.
Supported port types include E_Ports, F_Ports, and physical ports. A specified port type can be
configured to report errors for one or more areas.
Use the --disable option to disable reporting of errors for a specified area on all ports of a given
type. Use the --show option to display the configuration. The display includes the configured port
types, error types, and port fencing status (disabled or enabled).
Port fencing monitors ports for erratic behavior and disables a port if specified error conditions are
met. The portFencing command enables and configures reporting options for the port fencing
feature; it does not enable the port fencing feature itself or set the thresholds for port fencing. You
must enable the port fencing feature and set the thresholds with the fwConfigure command before
you can configure reporting options with the portFencing command. Port fencing is by default
disabled.
Note 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.
Operands This command has the following operands:
--show Displays the port fencing status of all configured port types and area types.
--enable Enables ports of a specified type to report errors for a specified area.
Specifying a port type and an area type is required. This command fails if
thresholds are not set. Refer to fwConfigure help for more information.
--disable Disables error reporting for a specified area on all ports of a given type. Upon
successful execution Fabric Watch ceases reporting errors for the disabled
area. You must specify a port type and an area type when disabling error
reporting.
The following operands are required with the --disable and --disable options.
port_type Specifies the port type for which to enable or disable port fencing. Valid port
types include one of the following:
e-port Configures error reporting for all E_Ports.
f-port Configures error reporting for all F_Ports.
port Configures error reporting for all physical ports.
-area_type area
Specifies the area for which errors should be reported by the port fencing
feature. Configurable areas include the following: