Setting Port Thresholds Using The Fwconfigure Command - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

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Port threshold configuration using the fwConfigure command

Setting port thresholds using the fwConfigure command

Use the fwConfigure command to display and modify threshold information for the Fabric Watch
configuration. Switch elements monitored by Fabric Watch are divided into classes, which are
further divided into areas. Each area can include multiple thresholds. In addition, the command
can be used to disable or enable all thresholds associated with a given port. When executed
without operands, this command runs interactively.
On switches running Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later, you can use this command to enable port fencing.
This feature allows the operating system to disable a port that is operating outside the bounds of
normal operation. When an erratically behaving port is fenced, the port is placed into the disabled
state and is kept offline, thereby preventing the port from transmitting or receiving frames. Refer to
the "Configuring port fencing using the fwConfigure command"
how to enable port fencing.
During your planning activities, you should determine which elements or monitors you want to
configure, and in which class they reside. After you have made this decision, you must identify the
classes and the corresponding areas.
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the fwConfigure command to display the list of classes.
3. Enter the number from the list that corresponds to the class that you want to configure. For
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The fwConfigure menu displays. The Quit menu item, which is the default, exits the fwConfigure
menu.
NOTE
For switches with embedded ports or copper ports, the fwConfigure menu has an additional
menu item for the FOP_Port and FCU_Port classes.
example, if you enter 5, the menu corresponding to the E_Port class displays.
switch:admin> fwconfigure
1 : Environment class
2 : SFP class
3 : Port class
4 : Fabric class
5 : E-Port class
6 : F/FL Port (Optical) class
7 : Alpa Performance Monitor class (not supported)
8 : EE Performance Monitor class
9 : Filter Performance Monitor class
10 : Security class
11 : Resource class
12 : Quit
Select a class => : (1..12) [12] 5
In this example, the E_Port class was selected. For each class that you select, Fabric Watch
provides a list of the areas of the class available for configuration. The final item in the list,
which is always the default, returns you to the previous selection screen.
on page 109 for information on
Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide
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