Appendix A Fabric Watch Configuration Using Legacy Commands; In This Appendix; Port Threshold Configuration Using The Fwconfigure Command - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

Fabric Watch Configuration Using Legacy Commands

In this appendix

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Port threshold configuration using the fwConfigure command

The fwConfigure command is being deprecated in Fabric OS v6.4.0. The thConfig, portThConfig,
sysMonitor, and fwFruCfg commands provide functional equivalents for configuring Fabric Watch
thresholds. You can configure classes and areas using the commands that were detailed in earlier
chapters:
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The Fabric Watch classes and areas are provided in
Components". The following restrictions apply:
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Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide
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Port threshold configuration using the fwConfigure command 101
Configuring port fencing using the fwConfigure command 109
Advanced options using the fwConfigure command 112
Chapter 6, "Fabric, Security, SFP, and Performance Monitoring"
Fabric class, Security class, SFP class, and Performance class areas and actions are
configured using the thConfig command.
Chapter 7, "Port Monitoring"
The physical port and its subclass areas and actions are configured using the portThConfig
command (recommended) or the fwConfigure command (which is being phased out).
Chapter 8, "System Monitoring"
The Resource class and Environment class areas and actions are configured using the
sysMonitor command. The FRU class actions are configured using the fwFruCfg command.
The Port class does not support VE _Ports and VEX_Ports, except for State Changes.
The E_Port class has the same port limitations as the Port class except under the following
condition: On a Brocade 48000 with a FR4-18i blade, or on the Brocade 7500, the E_Port
class monitors the following additional ports and creates monitors for each of the logical ports:
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FCR (includes EX_Ports)
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FCIP (includes VE_Ports, VEX_Ports)
SFP class: The SFP class does not monitor SFPs.
Chapter 3, "Fabric Watch Threshold
Appendix
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