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60 Brocade MLX Series and NetIron Family Documentation Updates

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Fabric Auto Tuning SNMP and syslog enhancement

Brocade (config)# sysmon tm link threshold 5 10

Syntax: [no] sysmon tm link threshold error-threshold poll-window-size

Set the error-threshold parameter for the error threshold value for a 60 second monitoring period.

The minimum value is 1 the maximum value is 300. The default is 5.

Set the poll-window-size parameter to the number of 60 second monitoring periods in the polling

window. The minimum value is 1 the maximum value is 300. The default is 10.

Brocade (config)# sysmon tm link action none

Syntax: [no] sysmon tm link action none | shutdown-link | syslog

Set the action for the link when the error threshold has been exceeded.

None - takes no action.

Shutdown-link - powers down the link when the error threshold has been exceeded.

Syslog - sends a syslog message when the error threshold has been exceeded.

Shutdown-link and syslog can be used together to send a syslog message and power down the link.

Brocade (config)# sysmon tm link log-backoff 60

Syntax: [no] sysmon tm link log-backoff num

Specify the log back-off period in which only one log message is sent. This parameter is only

applicable when syslog is set as an action.

The num parameter is the number of seconds in which only one log message is sent. The

acceptable range from 1 - 14400 seconds. The default value is 60 seconds.

Message examples

SYSLOG(If no action taken, just logging message):

Apr 30 15:32:16: I: System: Health Monitoring: TM link CRC errors: SNM5/FE1/Link16

? LP15/TM1/Link4

SYSLOG(If link is shutdown):

Apr 30 15:32:16: I: System: Health Monitoring: TM link shutdown due to CRC errors:

SNM5/FE1/Link16 ? LP15/TM1/Link4

TM Log Message (show tm log command output when CRC is detected):

Mar 4 20:33:57: TM Link CRC errors: SNM5/FE1/Link16 ? LP15/TM1/Link4

TM Log Message (show tm log command output when auto tuning started):

Mar 4 20:33:57: TM Link auto tuning started: SNM5/FE1/Link16 ? LP15/TM1/Link4

TM Log Message (show tm log command output when auto tuning finished):

Mar 4 20:33:57: TM Link auto tuning completed: SNM5/FE1/Link16 ? LP15/TM1/Link4