Dell Brocade 6520 Command Reference Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 706

2 portCfgFillword portCfgFillword Configures the fill word for a single 8G FC port. SYNOPSIS portcfgfillword [slot/]port, mode [passive] portcfgfillword --help DESCRIPTION NOTES OPERANDS EXAMPLES Use this command to configure the fill word of an 8G FC port. By default, this command disables and re-enables the port and the port comes online with the new fill word setting. When used with the passive option, the new settings are not applied until the next time the port goes offline and comes back online. The configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory and is persistent across switch reboots or power cycles. This command applicable only to 8G FC ports; it is not supported on Condor 3-based platforms. This configuration cannot be set on VE_Ports or VEX_Ports. Use the portCfgShow command to display user-configured fill word settings. 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. This command has the following operands: slot For bladed systems only, specifies the slot number of the port to be configured, followed by a slash (/). port Specifies the number of the port to be configured, relative to its slot for bladed systems. Use switchShow for a listing of valid ports. mode Specifies the fill word for the port number. This operand is required. Valid values are one of the following: 0 | -idle-idle Sets IDLE mode in the Link Init and IDLE as the fill word (default). 1 | -arbff-arbff Sets ARB(ff) in the Link Init and ARB(ff) as the fill word. 2 | -idlef-arbff Sets IDLE mode in the Link Init and ARB(ff) as the fill word. 3 | -aa-then-ia Attempts hardware arbff-arbff (mode 1) first. If the attempt fails to go into active state, this command executes software idle-arb (mode 2). Mode 3 is the preferable to modes 1 and 2 as it captures more cases. passive Postpones the new settings to take effect only after the next time the port goes offline and comes back up. This operand is optional. It prevents immediate application of the new settings through a disruptive portDisable and portEnable operation. To set the fill word of a port to ARBFF-ARBFF using the numeric mode notation: switch:admin> portcfgfillword 2/3, 1 678 Fabric OS Command Reference 53-1002746-01