HP Brocade 8/12c HP Fabric OS 6.2.2f Release Notes (5697-1756, February 2012) - Page 30

◦ Changing the mode after Fabric OS 6.1.2x has been installed If you change the mode after installing Fabric OS 6.1.2x or later, with the exception as noted above for 6.2.0a and 6.2.0b, the portCfgFillWord command changes the configuration parameter in accordance with the selected mode, and automatically disables/enables the port for which the command was invoked. Subsequent Link Initializations will default to the new mode setting). ◦ Other scenarios The portCfgFillWord command has no effect on 1-Gb, 2-Gb, or 4-Gb devices, but the mode is persistent. If a device attempts to negotiate or is fixed at 8 Gb, the configured mode will take effect. The persistent configuration is on a port-by-port basis; that is, if an 8-Gb device is connected to a 2-Gb or 4-Gb SFP, and that SFP is replaced with an 8-Gb SFP, then the current behavior of the mode is activated. ◦ The following table provides a portcfgfillword summary: Fabric OS version All 8-Gb switches except 8-Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class 8-Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class Any Fabric OS earlier All ports set to IDLE. than 6.1.2 No ARB(FF) capability. All ports set to IDLE. No ARB(FF) capability. Note: Fabric OS 6.1.2x is not supported on this switch. Fabric OS 6.2.0x earlier than 6.2.0c ARB(FF) set by default on all ports and cannot be changed. All ports (internal and external) default to ARB(FF) mode and cannot be changed. Fabric OS 6.1.2x and 6.2.0c and later Note: HP does not support Fabric OS 6.1.2c or 6.2.0c. Added the ability to change portcfgfillword to IDLE or ARB(FF) mode Added the ability to change portcfgfillword to IDLE or ARB(FF) mode Note: Fabric OS 6.1.2x is not supported on this switch. Fabric OS 6.1.2x and Regardless of the Fabric OS version that - If Fabric OS 6.2.0d was 6.2.0d through 6.2.x was previously installed, all ports default factory-installed, all internal ports to IDLE [mode 0]. However if they were remain at ARB(FF) [mode 1], and changed to ARB(FF) [mode 1] manually, external ports remain in IDLE [mode they remain in ARB(FF) mode. 0]. Can be changed by the user. - If Fabric OS earlier than 6.2.0d was factory-installed, all internal and external ports remain at IDLE [mode 0]. However, if they were changed to ARB(FF) [mode 1] manually, then they remain in ARB(FF) mode. Can be changed by the user. Mode: 0 - IDLE for Link Init, IDLE for fill word 1 - ARB(FF) for Link Init, ARB(FF) for fill word (NOTE: not supported with XP storage arrays) • Updated command message: When executing the lscfg --create command with the following syntax: switch_128:FID128:admin> lscfg --create 1 About to create switch with fid=1. Please wait... Logical Switch with FID (1) has been successfully created. You should expect to see the following revised message: 30