Protocol Error Threshold; State Change Threshold; Security Threshold - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

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Thresholds

Protocol error threshold

Use Protocol Error thresholds to block a port when one of the following protocol errors meet the
threshold:
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State Change threshold

NOTE
This threshold is only available for Fabric OS devices running 6.3 or later.
Use this type of threshold to block a port when a state change violation type meets the Fabric OS
switch threshold.
For 4 Gbps Router, Extension Switches and Blades only, when you apply this threshold on an E Port,
the threshold is also applied to the VE Ports (internally by Fabric OS).

Security threshold

NOTE
This threshold is only available for M-EOS devices.
Use this type of threshold to block a port when one of the following security violations occur:
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ISL Bouncing–ISL has repeatedly become unavailable due to link down events.
ISL Segmentation (M-EOS only)–ISL has repeatedly become segmented.
ISL Protocol Mismatch–ISL has been repeatedly put into the Invalid Attachment state due to a
protocol error.
Authentication–the switch has repeatedly become unavailable due to authentication events.
Fabric Binding–the switch has repeatedly become unavailable due to fabric binding events.
Switch Binding–the switch has repeatedly become unavailable due to switch binding events.
Switch Binding is enabled through a product's Element Manager.
Port Binding–the switch has repeatedly become unavailable due to port binding events.
ISL Security–(Generic Security Error) the switch on the other side of the ISL has detected a
specific security violation, but is only able to indicate that a generic security violation has
occurred or a security configuration mismatch was detected.
N_port Connection Not Allowed–the switch has repeatedly become unavailable due to N_port
connection not allowed events.
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