Portcfglport - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Command Reference Manual

portCfgLport

Configures a port as an L_Port.
Synopsis portcfglport [[slot/]port] locked_mode [private_mode] [duplex_mode]]
Description Use this command to designate a port as an L_Port, and to configure its behavior. When a port is
designated as an L_Port, the switch attempts to initialize that port as a fabric L_Port (FL_Port). The
switch will never attempt a point-to-point (F_Port) initialization on the port. By default the L_Port will
be a public L_Port. It can be configured as a private L_Port, in which case it will reject fabric login
(FLOGI).
Notes This configuration can be cleared but not set on VE/VEX_Ports.
VE_Ports on the Brocade 7800 and FX8-24 platforms do not support Arbitrated Loops. If one of the
virtual FC ports (16-31) is preconfigured as an L_Port, and a Brocade FX8-24 Extension blade is
inserted into the slot, the configuration is not honored. The system logs a RASLOG error and the
port defaults back to a G_Port. Attempts to configure a VE_Port as an L_Port are rejected with a
corresponding system message.
The Fabric OS port configuration commands are not supported on FCoE ports.
The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.
Operands When invoked without operands, this command reports the L_Port conditions for all ports present.
The following operands are supported:
slot
port
locked_mode
private_mode
duplex_mode
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For bladed systems only, specify the slot number of the port to be configured,
followed by a slash (/).
Specify a port number to be configured, relative to its slot for bladed systems.
Use switchShow to display a list of valid ports. This operand is optional; if
omitted, this command displays the L_Port conditions for all ports.
Specify 1 to configure the specified port as a locked L_Port. Specify 0 to
remove the locked L_Port configuration from the port (default). This operand
is required, if a port is specified.
Specify 1 to configure the L_Port as a private L_Port. Specify 0 to configure
the L_Port as a public L_Port. This operand is optional; if omitted; the default
value of 0 is used. On unsupported platforms, this command is blocked and
returns an appropriate message.
Specify 2 to configure the specified port as a full-duplex L_Port with fairness.
Specify 0 to configure the L_Port as a full-duplex L_Port. This operand is
optional; if omitted, the default value of 0 is used.
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