beautypg.com

Portcfggemediatype – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

Page 709

background image

Fabric OS Command Reference

681

53-1002746-01

portCfgGeMediaType

2

portCfgGeMediaType

Sets the selected mode for the ge0 and ge1 ports on the Brocade 7800.

SYNOPSIS

portcfggemediatype ge_port [optical | copper]

portcfggemediatype --help

DESCRIPTION

Use this command to set the mode for ge0 and ge1 ports on the Brocade 7800.

Each of the ge0 and ge1 ports on the Brocade 7800 can be configured as a copper port (RJ45) or an
optical port (SFP). The copper ports (RJ45) can only accept copper connections. The optical ports can
accept any Brocade-branded SFP, optical or copper. Each of the ge0 and ge1 ports can be configured
either as a copper port or an optical port, but not both.

The following configurations are possible:

Default

ge0 (RJ45) - active and ge0 (SFP) - inactive

ge1 (RJ45) - active and ge1 (SFP) - inactive

One copper and one optical port active

ge0 (RJ45) - active and ge0 (SFP) - inactive

ge1 (RJ45) - inactive and ge1 (SFP) - inactive

Or:

ge1 (RJ45) - inactive and ge1 (SFP) - active

ge0 (RJ45) - active and ge0 (SFP) - active

Both copper ports inactive. Both optical SPP ports active

Ge0 (RJ45) - inactive and Ge0 (SFP) - active

Ge1 (RJ45) - inactive and Ge1 (SFP) - active

The copper-only GbE ports are selected by default. To select ge0 or ge1 as optical mode specify the
operand as optical. Specify copper to re-select the default copper port.

When used with the ge_port operand only, this command displays the currently selected GbE port and
media type.

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.

This command is supported only on the Brocade 7800 and only on ge1 and ge0 ports. On all other
platforms or ports, this command returns a "not supported message."

OPERANDS

This command has the following operands:

ge_Port

Specifies the GbE port to be selected. Valid ports are ge0 and ge1. This operand
is required.

optical | copper

Specifies which mode to select. Specifying optical selects the optical mode for the
GbE port. Specifying copper selects a copper mode for the GbE port. This
operand is optional; if omitted, the current media type is displayed for the specified
GbE port.