Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0 (53-1002156-01, April 2011)

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Per-Port NPIV login limit
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• Ingress rate limiting is not enforced on trunked ports.
Per-Port NPIV login limit
The Per-Port NPIV login limit feature allows you to set a specific maximum NPIV login limit on
individual ports. This feature works in both Native and Access Gateway modes. Using this feature,
you can use additional tools to design and implement a virtual infrastructure. In Access Gateway
mode, this feature allows smaller login limits for F_Ports and larger limits for N_Ports. Note that
N_Ports are restricted by the NPIV login limit of the connecting port on the Edge switch.
Note the following aspects of this feature:
• Upgrading or downgrading between Fabric OS v6.4.0 and v7.0.0 will retain the NPIV settings.
• The value that you set is persistent across reboots and firmware upgrades.
• This feature supports virtual switches, so each port can have a specific NPIV login limit value in
each logical switch.
• The login limit default is 126. This value will be set for a port when the portCfgDefault
command is used to reset port default values.
• Before changing the login limits, you must disable the port.
• This feature only applies to ports enabled for NPIV operation. To enable NPIV functionality for a
port, you can use the portCfgNPIVPort --enable command when the switch is in Fabric OS
Native mode. For details, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual.
Setting the login limit
Use the following procedure to set the NPIV login limit for a port.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Disable the port by entering the portdisable port command.
3. Enter the portcfgnpiv --setloginlimit [Slot/]Port loginlimit command to set the login limit. For
example, the following example sets the login limit on port 12 to 200.
portcfgnpivport --setloginlimit 12 200
Advanced Performance Monitoring
Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) is a licensed feature that allows you to monitor traffic on
a specific port. This feature supports End to End and Frame monitors.
The following licenses must be appropriately installed on the AG switch to use End to End and
Frame monitors:
• APM
• Fabric Watch
You can use the following Fabric OS commands used to manage APM in switch mode to also
manage End to End and Frame monitoring in AG mode. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference
Manual and Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide for details.
• perfAddEEMonitor