Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 929)

Fabric OS Command Reference 897
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• F_Ports connected to an HBA.
The following ports do not support the spinFab test:
• Interchassis links (ICL) ports
• F_Ports connected to an Access Gateway
• EX_Ports
• E_Ports connected to EX_Ports
• If Access Gateway mode is enabled, spinFab tests only the F_Ports connected to
Brocade-branded HBAs and skips all other ports (F_Ports connected to non-Brocade branded
HBAs and N_Ports).
When trunk groups are present, the entire trunk group must be included in the range of ports to
test or false failure notifications may occur. If multiple ISL links are present between two switches
that support trunking, then it is likely that trunk groups are present and all ports between the two
switches should be tested at the same time.
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:
-nmegs count Specifies the number of frames to send in millions. The test progresses until
the specified number of frames has been transmitted on each port. The
default value is 10 million frames. This command only approximately counts
the frames and the actual number of frames sent will be slightly larger,
particularly at link speeds of 4 Gbps or higher.
-ports itemlist Specifies a list of user ports to test. By default, all of the ISL ports in the
current switch are tested. Refer to itemList for further details.
-setfail mode Instructs spinFab how to mark failed ports. Valid values are:
0 Does not mark failing ports as FAILED (default). This option minimizes the
impact on live fabrics.
1 Marks the failing ports as FAILED. In test or qualification environments
without live traffic, this may be useful with large values of -nmegs count. This
mode is disabled by default.
-fports flag Instructs spinFab to include or exclude F_Ports in the testing. This feature is
disabled by default. If enabled, spinFab tests the F_Ports connected to
Brocade-branded HBAs along with other valid ports (E-ports & Loopback
ports) . The HBA must be running firmware v2.1.1or higher. Valid flag values
are:
0 Does not include F_Ports in the port list for testing (default).
1 Includes F_Ports in the port list for testing.