Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0 (OL-16598-01, June 2008)

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Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 27 Configuring Port Tracking
Configuring Port Tracking
• Tracking Multiple Ports, page 27-6
• About Monitoring Ports in a VSAN, page 27-6
• Monitoring Ports in a VSAN, page 27-6
• About Forceful Shutdown, page 27-6
• Forcefully Shutting Down a Tracked Port, page 27-6
Enabling Port Tracking
The port tracking feature is disabled by default in Nexus 5000 Series switches. When you enable this
feature, port tracking is globally enabled for the entire switch.
To configure port tracking, enable the port tracking feature and configure the linked ports for the tracked
port.
To enable port tracking with Fabric Manager, perform this task:
Step 1 In the Physical Attributes pane, expand Switches > Interfaces, and then choose Port Tracking
The port tracking information is displayed in the Information pane as shown in Figure 27-2. The default
tab is the Controls tab.
Figure 27-2 Port Tracking
Step 2
In the Command column, choose enable or disable for the port tracking.
Depending on your selection the corresponding entry in the Status column changes.
Step 3 Click the Apply Changes icon to save your changes.
The entry in the Result column changes to success.
About Configuring Linked Ports
You can link ports using one of two methods:
• Operationally binding the linked ports to the tracked port (default).
• Continuing to keep the linked port down forcefully, even if the tracked port has recovered from the
link failure.