Portcfgvexport - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Command Reference Manual

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portCfgVEXPort

portCfgVEXPort
Configures a port as a VEX_Port connected to an FC-IP and sets and displays VEX_Port
configuration parameters.
Synopsis portcfgvexport [slot/]port
portcfgvexport [-a admin]
portcfgvexport [-f fabricid]
portcfgvexport [-r ratov]
portcfgvexport [-e edtov]
portcfgvexport [-d domainid]
portcfgvexport [-p pidformat]
portcfgvexport [-t fabric_parameter]
portcfgvexport [-m portmode]
Description Use this command to configure a port as a VEX_Port, to display the port's VEX_Port configuration,
or to change the configuration. If no optional parameter is specified, the command displays the
currently configured values; otherwise, it sets the specified attribute to its new value. The port must
be disabled prior to setting VEX_Port attributes. The port must be enabled before the port can
become active following VEX_Port parameter changes. Use portDisable and portEnable to disable
or enable the port.
When the port is not active, the preferred domain ID is configurable. The preferred domain ID is
used by the VEX_Port's front phantom domain to request a domain ID from the principal switch. The
domain ID received becomes the subsequent preferred domain ID, which is persistent and is
displayed.
Notes The fabric ID must be the same for every router port connected to the same edge fabric, and
different for every edge fabric. If two ports are connected to the same fabric but have been
assigned different fabric IDs, one of them will be disabled due to a fabric ID oversubscription. If two
fabrics have been assigned the same fabric ID, one of them will be disabled due to a fabric ID
conflict.
The front domain WWN field displays the WWN of the front domain. If the port is enabled and the
state is "OK", the edge fabric principal switch's domain ID and WWN also are displayed.
If the Fabric Parameter value is "Auto Negotiate", the port ID format, R_A_TOV, and E_D_TOV values
display the negotiated values indicated by "(N)" next to them. The negotiated values are what the
edge switch specifies in the ELP request. If the state is "Not OK", R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV display
"Not Applicable". By default, all VEX_Ports are auto-ELP enabled.
If the Fabric Parameter attribute value is "User configured", port ID format, R_A_TOV, and E_D_TOV
display the configured values.
A configuration change that would result in an invalid domain ID for McDATA Open Fabric mode or
McDATA Fabric mode causes the preferred domain ID to be set to the minimum valid McDATA mode
domain ID of 1. The exception to this is if the configuration change includes setting the preferred
domain ID, in which case the configuration change does not take place and a corresponding error
message is displayed.
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