Dell PowerEdge M610x Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric - Page 268
force a fabric rebuild. Mode changes take effect when the fabric rebuilds., This operand is optional.
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2 fabricPrincipal Examples See Also 0x02 Switch was principal prior to sending or receiving a build fabric (BF) request. This value is generated by the switch to initiate a fabric reconfiguration. This value cannot be assigned. 0x3 - 0xFE Priority value range. Choose a value in this range to indicate priority. Higher numbers mean lower priority. 0xFF Switch is not capable of acting as a principal switch. This is a user-defined value. Use --enable with a new priority to revert to this condition. -force|-f Forces a fabric rebuild. This option is required when enabling principal switch mode. This option is not valid with the --disable command. --disable [-f ] mode Disables principal switch selection. This command resets the priority to the default value 0xFE. Sets the principal switch mode. Specify 1 to enable principal switch mode. Specify 0 to disable principal switch mode. Optionally use the -f operand to force a fabric rebuild. Mode changes take effect when the fabric rebuilds. This operand is optional. To enable a high fabric principle priority setting: switch:admin> fabricprincipal --enable -p 0xff -f Principal Selection Mode enabled (Activate in next fabric rebuild) To disable the principal mode selection: switch:admin> fabricprincipal --disable Principal Selection Mode disabled To display the current mode setting: switch:admin> fabricprincipal -q Principal Selection Mode: Enable To disable the mode setting: switch:admin> fabricprincipal 0 Principal Selection Mode disabled To enable the mode setting: switch:admin> fabricprincipal 1 Principal Selection Mode enabled To enable the mode setting and force fabric rebuild: switch:admin> fabricprincipal -f 1 Principal Selection Mode enabled (Forcing fabric rebuild) To display the principal switch selection priority: switch:admin> fabricprincipal --show Principal Selection Mode: Enable Principal Switch Selection Priority: 0x10 fabricShow 236 Fabric OS Command Reference 53-1001764-02
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