Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) User Manual

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portPeerBeacon

NOTES

The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.

OPERANDS

This command has the following operands:

slot

Specifies the slot number on which the port peer beaconing is available.

port

Specifies the number of the port to be configured, relative to its slot for bladed
systems. Use switchShow for a list of valid ports.

--enable

Enables the port peer beaconing on a particular port.

--disable

Disables the port peer beaconing on a particular port.

--show -all

Displays the ports on which the Port Peer Beaconing is active. It helps to find the
ports that receive the ELS and start beaconing. The administrator can verify the
connectivity from the Telnet instead of physically verifying the connection.

--help

Displays the command usage.

EXAMPLES

To enable the port peer beacon on a port:

switch:admin> portpeerbeacon --enable 2/15

To disable the port peer beacon on a port:

switch:admin> portpeerbeacon --disable 15

To display the status of the port peer beacon on a chassis:

switch:admin> portpeerbeacon --show -all

portPeerBeacon is enabled on port : 2/15 in logical switch : 128

To display the trunk port port peer beacon information:

switch:admin> portpeerbeacon --show -all

portPeerBeacon is enabled on trunked ports :10,11 of switch :10