Fill-word, Fill-word, int – Brocade Network OS Command Reference v4.1.0 User Manual

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fill-word

Configures the link initialization and fill word primitives for an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel port.

Synopsis

fill-word {idle-idle | arbff-arbff | idle-arbff | aa-then-ia}

Operands

idle-idle

Sets IDLE mode for the link initialization and IDLE as the fill word.

arbff-arbff

Sets ARB(ff) for the link initialization and ARB(ff) as the fill word,

idle-arbff

Sets IDLE mode for the link initialization and ARB(ff) as the fill word,

aa-then-ia

Attempts arbff-arbff first. If the attempt fails, goes into idle-arbff mode.
The aa-then-ia mode is preferable as it captures more cases.

Defaults

The fill-word value is idle-idle.

Command Modes

Interface Fibre Channel configuration mode

Description

Use this command to configure the link initialization and fill word for an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel port.
By default, this command disables and re-enables the port and the port comes online with the
new fill word setting.

Usage Guidelines

This command can be used only on Network OS platforms with Fibre Channel ports
(Brocade VDX 6730-32 and Brocade VDX 6730-76 switches), in Brocade VCS Fabric mode, and
with the FCoE license installed.

This command should be left at the default setting unless the remote port requires a specific
setting for fill word.

Examples

To set the fill word Fibre Channel port attribute:

switch(config)# interface FibreChannel 7/0/2

switch(config-FibreChannel-7/0/2)# fill-word arbff-arbff