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

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portThConfig
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portThConfig
Configures Fabric Watch event thresholds per port type.
Synopsis porthconfig --set port_type -area area [optional_argumnents][-nosave]
portthconfig --set ve-port -area ve_port_area [optional_argumnents][-nosave]
portthconfig --show [port_type] [-area area] [optional_argumnents]
portthconfig --show [ve-port] [-area ve_port_area ] [optional_argumnents]
portthconfig --apply port_type -area area [-thresh_level default | custom] [-alarm_level default|
custom]
portthconfig --apply ve-port -area ve_port area [-thresh_level default | custom] [-alarm_level
default| custom]
portthconfig --help
Description Use this command to configure thresholds for Fabric Watch event monitoring for all ports of a
specified type and to display the configuration and current port status in real time. In addition to
the areas traditionally monitored by Fabric Watch, this command supports monitoring Class 3
discard frames on all ports of a specified type. If frame discard errors or any other configured areas
exceed the currently effective threshold settings, the Fabric Watch daemon can take one or more of
the following actions:
• Send an SNMP message.
• Log a RASlog message.
• Send an E-mail alert.
• Log a syslog message.
• Fence the port (not applicable to E_Ports).
Class 3 frames may be discarded on a port because of timeout, destination unreachable, or other
reasons. This command only monitors Class 3 frames that are discarded because of timeout, and
is applicable only to Brocade 8 G platforms.
For a detailed description of configurable Fabric Watch areas and thresholds, refer to the
fwConfigure help page.
The portThConfig command offers a command-driven alternative to the interactive fwConfigure
command. The command follows a transaction model. When you configure thresholds and actions
with the --set option, the changes are saved persistently to non-volatile storage, but it does not
become effective until you execute portThconfig --apply.
The --apply option allows you to toggle between default settings and your own saved custom
configuration. Unlike fwConfigure, the portThConfig command allows you to apply actions and
thresholds separately. You may choose to use default thresholds together with a customized subset
of available actions, or you may modify some of the thresholds and use the default actions.
This command configures thresholds per port type and the configuration is applied to all ports of
the specified type. Configurable ports include E_Ports, optical F_Ports, physical ports and Virtual
E_Ports (VE_Ports). Use fwConfigure if you wish to configure thresholds for individual ports.
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.