Setting Persistently Disabled Ports; Configuring Vex_Ports - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

Setting persistently disabled ports

Ports used on an FCIP tunnel must be persistently disabled before you can configure FCIP tunnels.
You must change their state from persistently enabled to persistently disabled. Once the FCIP
tunnels have been fully configured on both ends of the tunnel, you can persistently enable the
ports.
1. Enter the portCfgShow command to view ports that are persistently disabled.
2. Enter the portCfgPersistentDisable command to disable any ports that you will use in the FCIP

Configuring VEX_Ports

If you are going to use a VEX_Port in your tunnel configuration, use the portCfgVEXPort command to
configure the port as a VEX_Port. Remember that a VEX_Port must be paired with a VE_Port.
VEX_Ports cannot communicate with other VEX_Ports.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the portCfgVEXPort command to configure a port to a VEX_Port. The command syntax is
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tunnel configuration.
as follows.
portCfgVEXPort [slot/]portnumber [ge0|ge1] [-a 1|2] [-f fabricid] [-r ratov] [-e edtov]
[-d domainid] [-p 0|1|2] [-t 1|2]
where:
slot The number of the slot in a Brocade 48000 or Brocade DCX or DCX-4S
enterprise-class platform that contains an FC4-18i blade. This parameter
does not apply to the stand-alone Brocade 7500 Extension Switch.
ge0|ge1 The Ethernet port used by the tunnel (ge0 or ge1).
-a 1|2 Enables or disables admin (1 to enable or 2 to disable).
-f fabricid The fabric ID (a number from 1 to 128).
-r ratov The R_A_TOV used for port negotiation. Valid values are 2000 - 120000. This
operand is only applicable if the Fabric Parameter attribute value is not Auto
Negotiate.
-e edtov The E_D_TOV used for port negotiation. Valid values are 1000 - 60000. This
operand is only applicable if the Fabric Parameter attribute value is not Auto
Negotiate.
-d domainid The preferred domain ID (a number from 1 to 239).
-p 1|2|3 The port ID format (1 for core, 2 for extended edge, and 3 for native).
-t 1|2 Specify 1 to enable or 2 to disable negotiate fabric parameters.
The following example configures a port as a VEX_Port for slot number 8 in port number 18,
enables admin, and specifies fabric ID 2 and preferred domain ID 220:
switch:admin> portcfgvexport 8/18 -a 1 -f 2 -d 220
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