Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c Command Reference Manual page 284

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fabricPrincipal
--disable
[-f] mode
EXAMPLES
To enable a high fabric principal priority setting:
To disable the principal mode selection:
To display the current mode setting:
To disable the mode setting:
To enable the mode setting:
To enable the mode setting and force fabric rebuild:
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0x01
Highest priority. This is a user-defined value
0x02
Switch was principal prior to sending or receiving a build fabric (BF) request.
This value is generated by the switch to initiate a fabric reconfiguration. This
value should not be assigned.
0x3 - 0xFE
Priority value range. Choose a value in this range to indicate priority. Higher
numbers mean lower priority.
0xFF
Switch is not capable of acting as a principal switch. This is a user-defined
value. Use --enable with a new priority to revert to this condition.
-force | -f
Forces a fabric rebuild. This option is required when enabling principal switch
mode. This option is not valid with the --disable command.
Disables principal switch selection. This command resets the priority to the default
value 0xFE.
Sets the principal switch mode. Specify 1 to enable principal switch mode. Specify
0 to disable principal switch mode. Optionally, use the -f operand to force a fabric
rebuild. Mode changes take effect when the fabric rebuilds. This operand is
optional.
switch:admin> fabricprincipal --enable -p 0xff -f
Principal Selection Mode enabled (Activate in \
next fabric rebuild)
switch:admin> fabricprincipal --disable
Principal Selection Mode disabled
switch:admin> fabricprincipal -q
Principal Selection Mode: Enable
switch:admin> fabricprincipal 0
Principal Selection Mode disabled
switch:admin> fabricprincipal 1
Principal Selection Mode enabled
switch:admin> fabricprincipal -f 1
Principal Selection Mode enabled \
(Forcing fabric rebuild)
Fabric OS Command Reference
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