Data Center Fabric Manager Professional Plus User Manual - Supporting DCFM 10.3.x (53-1001356-01, October 2009)

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Adding thresholds
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• Minute—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of C3 discarded frames
allowed is reached within a minute.
• Hour—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of C3 discarded frames allowed
is reached within a hour.
• Day—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of C3 discarded frames allowed
is reached within a day.
8. Click OK to add the C3 discarded frames threshold to the table and close the Add C3 Discard
Frames Threshold dialog box.
To assign this threshold to fabrics, switches, or switch ports, refer to “Assigning thresholds” on
page 198.
9. Click OK on the Port Fencing dialog box.
Adding an Invalid CRCs threshold
NOTE
This threshold is only available for Fabric OS devices.
To add an Invalid CRCs threshold, complete the following steps.
1. Select Configure > Port Fencing.
The Port Fencing dialog box displays.
2. Select Invalid CRCs (FOS only) from the Violation Type list.
3. Click Add.
The Add Invalid CRCs Threshold dialog box displays.
4. Enter a name for the threshold in the Name field.
5. Select one of the following options:
• Default—Uses device defaults. Go to step 8.
• Custom—Uses your selections. Continue with step 6.
6. Enter the number of invalid CRCs allowed for the threshold in the Threshold errors field.
7. Select the time period for the threshold from the errors per list. The following choices are
available:
• None—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of invalid CRCs allowed is met.
• Second—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of invalid CRCs allowed is
reached within a second.
• Minute—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of invalid CRCs allowed is
reached within a minute.
• Hour—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of invalid CRCs allowed is
reached within a hour.
• Day—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of invalid CRCs allowed is
reached within a day.