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Fabric OS Command Reference

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fwConfigure

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fwConfigure

Displays and modifies the Fabric Watch configuration.

Synopsis

fwconfigure

fwconfigure --enable --port port

fwconfigure --disable --port port

Description

This command is being deprecated in Fabric OS v6.4.0; it will be removed in a subsequent release.
Functional equivalents for configuring Fabric Watch thresholds are provided by the portThConfig,
thConfig, and sysMonitor commands.

Use this command to display and modify threshold information for the Fabric Watch configuration.
Switch elements monitored by Fabric Watch are divided into classes, which are further divided into
areas. Each area can include multiple thresholds. In addition, the command can be used to disable
or enable all thresholds associated with a given port. When executed without operands, this
command runs interactively.

On switches running Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later, use this command to enable Port Fencing. This
feature allows the OS to disable a port that is operating outside the bounds of normal operation.
When an erratically behaving port is fenced, the port is placed into the disabled state and is kept
offline, thereby preventing the port to transmit or receive frames. Refer to the Fabric Watch
Administrator’s Guide
for information on how to enable Port Fencing.

The Fabric Watch classes and areas are provided in

Table 18

. The following restrictions apply:

1. The Port class does not support VE _Ports and VEX_Ports, except for State Changes.

2. The E_Port class has the same port limitations as the port class except under the following

condition: On a Brocade 48000 with a FR4-18i blade, or on the Brocade 7500, the E_Port
class monitors the following additional ports and creates monitors for each of the logical ports:

-

FCR (includes EX_Ports)

-

FCIP (includes VE_Ports, VEX_Ports)

3. SFP Class: SFPs connected to GbE ports are not monitored. For more Information, refer to the

Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide.

TABLE 18

fwConfigure Fabric Watch classes and areas

Class

Area

Environment Temperature

Fan*
Power Supply*

SFP

Temperature
RXP
TXP
Current
Voltage