Recommended port configuration settings, Port fencing requirements, Port fencing threshold areas supported on bna – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Recommended port configuration settings

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Port fencing requirements

To configure port fencing using the DCFM management application, all Fabric OS devices must
have Fabric Watch and must be running firmware Fabric OS 6.2 or later.

Port fencing threshold areas supported on BNA

You can add, edit, view, or remove thresholds on the following area types using Brocade Network
Advisor (BNA). You can then assign the thresholds to available objects in the BNA tree.

Port fencing threshold areas include the following:

C3 Discard Frames (Fabric OS only)

Invalid CRCs (Fabric OS only)

Invalid Transmission Words (Fabric OS only)

Link Reset (Fabric OS only)

Protocol Errors (M-EOS and Fabric OS)

Security (M-EOS)

State Changes (Fabric OS only)

Refer to Chapter 5, “Device Configuration,” of the Brocade Network Advisor User Manual for
detailed instructions on how to add, edit, view, and remove thresholds.

Recommended port configuration settings

Table 22

lists the recommended settings for physical port, E_Port, FOP_Port, and FCU_Port for both

the host device and the storage device.

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