Clearing a stale entry – Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Virtual FCoE port configuration

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There is a dynamic binding between the virtual FCoE port and the physical port or LAG.

There is a static binding between the virtual FCoE port and the physical port or lag and there
are end devices connected to it.

To view the virtual FCoE ports, complete the following steps:

1. Select Configure > FCoE from the menu bar.

or

Right-click the DCB device and select FCoE.

The FCoE Configuration dialog box displays.

2. Select the Virtual FCoE Ports tab.

The Virtual FCoE Ports tab displays, as shown in

Figure 333

.

FIGURE 333

Virtual FCoE Ports dialog box

3. Select one or more virtual ports from the Ports list.

4. Perform one of the following tasks:

Click Enable to enable a selected virtual FCoE port from the Virtual FCoE Ports tab.

Click Disable to disable a selected virtual FCoE port from the Virtual FCoE Ports tab.

Click Connected Devices to view a list of FCoE virtual ports and to what they are directly
connected.

5. Click Close to close the dialog box.

Clearing a stale entry

A stale entry is a device that logged in and logged off but, because a port went down after an FLOGI
was received, the device failed to receive the message. The entry in the FCoE Connected Devices
table becomes stale and you must clear it manually.

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