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portCfgShow

B

LM

The link is up to 25 km.

L1


L2


LD

The distance is determined dynamically.

LS

The distance is determined statically by user input.

This value is set by the

portCfgLongDistance

command.

VC Link Init

Displays (..) or OFF when the long distance link initialization option is turned

off. Displays ON when it is turned on for long distance mode. This value is set

by the

portCfgLongDistance

command.

Locked L_Port

Displays ON when the port is locked to L_Port only. Displays (..) or OFF when

L_Port lock mode is disabled and the port behaves as a U_Port). This value is

set by the

portCfgLport

command.

Locked G_Port

Displays ON when the port is locked to G_Port only. Displays (..) or OFF when

G_Port lock mode is disabled and the port behaves as a U_Port. This value is

set by the

portCfgGport

command.

Disabled E_Port

Displays ON when the port is not allowed to be an E_Port. Displays (..) or OFF

when the port is allowed to function as an E_Port. This value is set by the

portCfgEport

command.

ISL R_RDY Mode

Displays ON when ISL R_RDY mode is enabled on the port. Displays (..) or OFF

when ISL R_RDY mode is disabled. This value is set by the

portCfgISLMode

command.

RSCN Suppressed

Displays ON when RSCN suppression is enabled on the port. Displays (..) or

OFF when RSCN suppression is disabled. This value is set by the

portCfg

rscnsupr

command.

Persistent Disable

Displays ON when the port is persistently disabled; otherwise displays (..) or

OFF. This value is set by the

portCfgPersistentDisable

command.

NPIV capability

Displays ON when N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) is enabled on the port

(default). Displays (..) or OFF when NPIV capability is disabled. This value is

set by the

portCfgNPIVPort

command.

QOS E_Port

Displays ON when Quality of Service (QoS) is enabled on the E_Port (or

EX_Port) when QoS is enabled in an FCR deployment scenario. Displays (..) or

OFF when QoS is disabled. By default, QoS is enabled if sufficient buffers are

available. Displays

AE when QOS is configured as Auto Enabled.

In the AE

state, QoS is enabled based on the availability

of buffers. Use

islShow

to

determine the current status of QoS (on or off) in the AE state. This value is

set by the

portCfgQos

command.

EX_port

.

Displays ON when the port is configured as an EX_Port. Otherwise displays (..)

or OFF. This value is set by the

portCfgExPort

command.

Mirror Port

Displays ON when Mirror Port is enabled on the port. Displays (..) or OFF when

Mirror Port is disabled. This value is set by the

portCfg mirrorport

command.

Section	Page
8/4Gbps FC SAN Module	1
How this document is organized	9
Document conventions	9
Text formatting	9
Command syntax conventions	10
Notes, cautions, and warnings	10
Notice to the reader	11
Key terms	11
Additional information	12
Industry resources	12
Getting technical help	12
In this chapter	15
NPIV overview	15
FC SAN Module port types	16
FC SAN Module limitations	16
In this chapter	17
Port state description	17
Port mapping	18
Default port mapping	19
Remapping ports	19
Removing internal ports (F_Ports) from external ports (N_Ports)	20
In this chapter	21
Policies overview	21
Displaying current policies	21
FC SAN Module policy enforcement matrix	22
Advanced Device Security policy	22
How the ADS policy works	22
Enabling and disabling the Advanced Device Security policy	22
Setting the list of devices allowed to log in	23
Setting the list of devices not allowed to log in	23
Removing devices from the list of allowed devices	23
Adding new devices to the list of allowed devices	24
Displaying the list of allowed devices on the FC SAN Module	24
ADS policy considerations	25
Automatic Port Configuration policy	25
How the APC policy works	25
Enabling and disabling the APC policy	25
Enabling APC policy	25
Disabling APC policy	25
Automatic Port Configuration policy considerations	26
Port Grouping policy	26
How port groups work	26
Adding an external port (N_Port) to a port group	27
Deleting an external port (N_Port) from a port group	28
Removing a port group	28
Renaming a port group	28
Disabling the Port Grouping policy	29
Port Grouping policy modes	29
Creating a port group and enabling login balancing mode	29
Rebalancing internal ports (F_Ports)	30
Enabling Managed Fabric Name Monitoring mode	31
Disabling Managed Fabric Name Monitoring mode	31
Displaying the current fabric name monitoring timeout value	31
Setting the current fabric name monitoring timeout value	31
Port Grouping policy considerations	32
Failover	32
Failover configurations	33
Enabling and disabling Failover on an external port (N_Port)	34
Enabling and disabling Failover for a port group	35
Adding a preferred secondary external port (N_Port)	35
Deleting internal ports from a preferred secondary external port	35
Failback	36
Failback configurations in the FC SAN Module	36
Enabling and disabling Failback on an external port (N_Port)	37
Enabling and disabling Failback for a port group	38
In this chapter	39
Connectivity of multiple devices overview	39
Fabric and Edge switch configuration	39
Verifying the switch mode	40
Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches	41
Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics	41
Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch	41
Understanding role-based access control	45
Understanding Virtual Fabric restrictions	46
Understanding Admin Domain restrictions	47
Using the command line interface	47
Commands	48
configUpload	48
configDownload	51
firmwareDownload	56
firmwareDownloadStatus	61
firmwareShow	63
licenseShow	64
licenseAdd	65
portCfgShow	66
portCfgSpeed	70
portShow	71
supportSave	75
supportShow	77
version	79

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