HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-0 - Page 498

2 Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability. portCfgVEXPort portCfgVEXPort Sets a port to be an VEX_Port, connected to a FC-IP and sets and displays VEX_Port configuration parameters. Synopsis portcfgexport [slotnumber/]portnumber [-a admin][-f fabricid][-r ratov][-e edtov][-d domainid][-p pidformat][-t fabric_parameter] Description Use this command to configure a port as an VEX_Port. This command also displays the port's VEX_Port configuration, or changes the configuration. If no optional operands are provided, it displays the currently configured values; otherwise, it sets the specified attributes to its new values. The port must be disabled (for example, using portDisable) prior to setting VEX_Port attributes. The port must be enabled (using portEnable) before the port can become active following VEX_Port parameter changes. When the port is not active, the preferred domain ID is settable. This is the domain ID that 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 and is persistent and displayed. The fabric ID must be the same for every router port that is 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 Fabric ID oversubscription. If two fabrics have been assigned the same fabric ID, one of them will be disabled due to Fabric ID conflict. 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's 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", the R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV display "Not Applicable". By default, all EX_Ports are auto-ELP enabled. The port ID format is applicable only when port_mode is "Brocade Native". If the Fabric Parameter attribute value is "User configured", the port ID format R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV values display the configured values. The port ID format is applicable only when port_mode is "Brocade Native". Note The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place. Operands This command has the following operands: -a admin Specify 1 to enable or 2 to disable the admin. -f fabricid Specify 1 to 128 for the fabric ID. -r ratov Specify the R_A_TOV used for port negotiation (E_D_TOV*2000 - 12000). -e edtov Specify the E_D_TOV used for port negotiation (1000 - R_A_TOV/2). -d domainid Specify 1 to 239 for the preferred domain ID. -p pidformat Specify 0 for native, 1 for core, 2 for extended edge format. -t fabric_parameter Specify 1 to enable or 2 to disable negotiate fabric parameters. 2-464 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01