Data Center Fabric Manager Professional Plus User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001356-01, November 2009)
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Adding thresholds
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• Minute—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of link resets allowed is
reached within a minute.
• Hour—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of link resets allowed is
reached within a hour.
• Day—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of link resets allowed is reached
within a day.
8. Click OK to add the Link Resets threshold to the table and close the Add Link Reset Threshold
dialog box.
To assign this threshold to fabrics, switches, or switch ports, refer to “Assigning thresholds” on
page 198.
9. Click OK on the Port Fencing dialog box.
Adding a Protocol Error threshold
To add a Protocol Error threshold, complete the following steps.
1. Select Configure > Port Fencing.
The Port Fencing dialog box displays.
2. Select Protocol Error from the Violation Type list.
3. Click Add.
The Add Protocol Error Threshold dialog box displays.
4. Enter a name for the threshold in the Name field.
5. (M-EOS devices only) Select the M-EOS check box.
a. Select the number of protocol errors allowed for the threshold from the Threshold errors
list.
b. Select the time period for the threshold (in minutes) from the errors per list.
6. (Fabric OS devices only) Select the FOS check box.
a. Select one of the following options:
• Default—Uses device defaults. Go to step 7.
• Custom—Uses your selections. Continue with step b.
b. Enter the number of protocol errors allowed for the threshold from the Threshold errors
field.
c. Select the time period for the threshold from the errors per list. The following choices are
available:
• None—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of protocol errors allowed
is met.
• Second—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of protocol errors
allowed is reached within a second.
• Minute—the port is blocked as soon as the specified number of protocol errors allowed
is reached within a minute.