Dell Brocade G620 Brocade 8.0.1 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 382

flow Description Use this command to modify the port or device addressing mode and to change the control parameters of a flow or features. Operands The --control command has the following operands: flow_name Specifies the flow name. Specify "all" to modify the control parameters for all flows. If a flow name is not specified, the default values of the control parameters, -size and -pattern will be modified; the flows which are already present does not intake the modified control parameters. The modified control parameters will apply to all flows created in future. -feature feature_list Specifies a comma-separated list of features on which the control parameters should be applied. Valid values for feature_list include the following: generator and mirror. -deviceIdMode mode Specifies the mode for addressing the devices. The valid values for mode are pid and wwn. The default mode is pid. -portIdMode mode Specifies the mode for addressing the ports. The valid values for mode are slotport and index. The default mode is slotport. -simport port Enables or disables a port as a SIM port. The port can be in [slot/]port or D,I format depending on the port ID mode configured using the -portIdMode operand. You can specify a single port or a range of ports in slot/port, slot/port-port, slot/* (all ports in slot), */* (all ports in switch or logical switch), port, port-port, and * (all ports in switch or logical switch) formats. The flow name is not required for enabling or disabling a port as SIM port. -enable Enables the port as a SIM port. -disable Disables the SIM port configuration on the port. -size payload_size Specifies the size of the frame payload. The frame size must be specified in multiples of 4, for example, 64, 68, 120, or 320 characters. The valid range is from 64 through 2048 characters; 0 for random size. The default payload size is 2048 bytes. The following operands are specific to the flow generator feature: -pattern pattern_string Specifies the ASCII pattern of the payload. The valid range is from 1 through 32 bytes; 0 for random pattern. The default is random pattern. 358 Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 53-1004112-02