Portcfgvexport - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c Command Reference Manual

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portCfgVEXPort

portCfgVEXPort
Configures a port as a VEX_Port connected to an FC-IP and sets and displays VEX_Port configuration
parameters.
SYNOPSIS
portcfgvexport [slot/]port
portcfgvexport [-a admin]
portcfgvexport [-f fabricid]
portcfgvexport [-r ratov]
portcfgvexport [-e edtov]
portcfgvexport [-d domainid]
portcfgvexport [-p pidformat]
portcfgvexport [-t fabric_parameter]
portcfgvexport [-m portmode]
DESCRIPTION
Use this command to configure a port as a VEX_Port, to display the port's VEX_Port configuration, or to
change the configuration. If no optional parameter is specified, the command displays the currently
configured values; otherwise, it sets the specified attribute to its new value. The port must be disabled
prior to setting VEX_Port attributes. The port must be enabled before the port can become active
following VEX_Port parameter changes. Use portDisable and portEnable to disable or enable the port.
When the port is not active, the preferred domain ID is configurable. The preferred domain ID is used by
the VEX_Port's front phantom domain to request a domain ID from the principal switch. The domain ID
received becomes the subsequent preferred domain ID, which is persistent and is displayed.
NOTES
The fabric ID must be the same for every router port connected to the same edge fabric, and different for
every edge fabric. If two ports are connected to the same fabric but have been assigned different fabric
IDs, one of them will be disabled due to a fabric ID oversubscription. If two fabrics have been assigned
the same fabric ID, one of them will be disabled due to a fabric ID conflict.
The front domain WWN field displays the WWN of the front domain. If the port is enabled and the state is
"OK", the edge fabric principal switch domain ID and WWN also are displayed.
If the Fabric Parameter value is "Auto Negotiate", the port ID format, R_A_TOV, and E_D_TOV values
display the negotiated values indicated by "(N)" next to them. The negotiated values are what the edge
switch specifies in the ELP request. If the state is "Not OK", R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV display "Not
Applicable". By default, all VEX_Ports are auto-ELP enabled.
If the Fabric Parameter attribute value is "User configured", port ID format, R_A_TOV, and E_D_TOV
display the configured values.
A configuration change that would result in an invalid domain ID for McDATA Open Fabric mode or
McDATA Fabric mode causes the preferred domain ID to be set to the minimum valid McDATA mode
domain ID of 1. The exception to this is if the configuration change includes setting the preferred domain
ID, in which case the configuration change does not take place and a corresponding error message is
displayed.
The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.
698 Fabric OS Command Reference
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