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Fabric OS Command Reference

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portFencing

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The following operands are required with the --enable and --disable options.

port_type_list | all

Specifies one or more port types for which to enable or disable port fencing. When
specifying multiple port types, the list members must be separated by a comma.
Alternately, use the all option to specify all of the following port types:

e-port

Enables or disables port fencing for all E_Ports.

fop-port

Enables or disables port fencing for all optical F_Ports.

cu-port

Enables or disables port fencing for all copper F_Ports. This operand is
supported only on embedded platforms and only on copper ports.

port

Enables or disables port fencing for all physical ports.

-area area | -area all

Specifies one or more Fabric Watch areas to be monitored by the port fencing
feature. Areas are not case sensitive. Alternately, use the all option to specify all
of the following areas:

CRC

Cyclic redundancy check error.

ITW

Invalid word transmission

PE

Protocol error

ST

State Change

LR

Link reset

C3TX_TO

Class 3 frame discard due to timeout.

--help

Displays the command usage.

EXAMPLES

To enable port fencing for the CRC area on all E_Ports:

switch:admin> portFencing --enable e-port -area crc

To enable port fencing for all areas on all E_Ports:

switch:admin> portFencing --enable e-port -area all

To enable port fencing for the CRC, ITW, and PE areas on all E_Ports:

switch:admin> portFencing --enable e-port -area CRC,ITW,PE

To enable port fencing for the ST area on all E_Ports and optical F_Ports:

switch:admin> portFencing --enable e-port,fopport -area ST

To enable port fencing for the ST area on all port types:

switch:admin> portFencing --enable all -area ST