HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1 administrator guide (5697-0235, December 2009)

Fabric OS 6.1.1 administrator guide 133
To display the fabric-wide consistency policy:
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Issue the fddCfg --showall command.
The following example shows policies for a fabric where no consistency policy is defined.
switch:admin> fddcfg --showall
Local Switch Configuration for all Databases:-
DATABASE - Accept/Reject
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SCC - accept
DCC - accept
PWD - accept
FCS - accept
AUTH - accept
IPFILTER - accept
Fabric Wide Consistency Policy:- ""
To set the fabric-wide consistency policy:
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Issue the following command:
fddCfg --fabwideset "<policy_ID>"
where policy_ID is a semicolon-separated list database_setting;database_setting equal
to:
The following example shows how to set a strict SCC and tolerant DCC fabric-wide consistency policy.
switch:admin> fddcfg --fabwideset "SCC:S;DCC"
switch:admin> fddcfg --showall
Local Switch Configuration for all Databases:-
DATABASE - Accept/Reject
---------------------------------
SCC - accept
DCC - accept
PWD - accept
FCS - accept
AUTH - accept
IPFILTER - accept
Fabric Wide Consistency Policy:- "SCC:S;DCC"
Table 36 Fabric-wide consistency policy settings
Setting Value When a policy is activated
Absent null Database is not automatically distributed to other switches in the fabric.
Tolerant database_id
All updated and new policies of the type specified (SCC, DCC, or both)
are distributed to all Fabric 5.2.0 and later switches in the fabric.
Pre-Fabric OS 5.2.0 switches are allowed in the fabric, but no auto-
mated means are provided to ensure those switches have consistent
databases. A warning is issued if the databases do not match.
Strict database_id:S All updated and new policies of the type specified (SCC, DCC, or both)
are distributed to all switches in the fabric.
null Exclude the database ID from the list to set the policy to absent.
database_id Sets a tolerant policy for a database. The database ID is either SCC, DCC, or FCS.
database_id:S Sets the policy to strict. The database ID is either SCC, DCC, or FCS.