Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual page 91

Configuring an E_Port with a Class 3 Discards area
Class 3 (C3) discards frames because of timeouts (on 8 Gbps platforms only).
1. Enter the portThConfig command using the following parameters:
2. Apply the changes.
Configuring an E_Port with a Link Reset area
Link reset errors occur on ports in which the number of link resets exceed the specified threshold
value.
1. Enter the portThConfig command using the following parameters:
2. Apply the changes.
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portthconfig set e-port -area c3tx_to -highth -value 5 -trigger above -action
raslog,snmp,email,portlog
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Unlike other areas, take a conservative approach for the C3 Discards area. Use the default
setting of 5.
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Triggers specify actions for in-range port behavior. Set the trigger to above.
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Set the action to collect all notifications (raslog, snmp, email, and portlog).
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portthconfig apply e-port -area crc -action_level cust -thresh_level cust
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portthconfig set e-port -area lr -highth -value 5 -trigger above -action
raslog,snmp,email,portlog
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Change the high threshold value from 500 (the default) to 5 (per minute).
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Triggers specify actions for in-range port behavior. Set the trigger to above.
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Set the action to collect all notifications (raslog, snmp, email, and portlog).
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Set the alarm to fence the port. This prevents a "flapping" E_Port, which could lead to
congestion or frame loss. See
command" on page 75 for instructions.
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portthconfig apply port -area lr -action_level cust -thresh_level cust
portThConfig command procedures
"Port fencing configuration using the portFencing
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