Brocade Command Line Interface

how to telnet to and use the command line on a brocade switch:

Basic Configuration
*** Initial Switch Commands and Setup ***
network IP interface settings
ipAddrShow
ipAddrSet
switch and chassis name
switchName <switchname>
chassisName <new chassisname>
time, timezone and NTP
date "mmddHHMMyy"
tsTimeZone
tsClockServer
*** Domain, FCID Stuff ***
Domains
fabricShow (to display domain IDs)
set domain id
switchDisable
configure (fabric parameters: = y)
domain: (1..239) [1] <enter domainid here>
answer remaining prompts (or ctrl-d)
switchEnable
*** Licensing ***
NOTE:
before upgrading/downgrading Fabric OS, to preserve licenses on switch:
configUpload
configDownload
view installed licenses:
licenseIdShow
add a licensed feature:
licenseadd "key"
licenseShow (to verify license was added)
remove a licensed feature
licenseRemove "key"
feature is disabled after reboot or switchDisable
*** Port Commands ***
activating ports on demand (see also dynamic PoD)
portShow (to see current state)
install ports-on-demand license
portEnable (or switchDisable/switchEnable)
portShow (to see new ports)
dynamic ports on demand
4016, 4018, 4020, 4024 sw mods for blade servers
pod licenses from a pool of available licenses
ports will show No Sync or In Sync if no more licenses available
switchShow to display port states
display port license assignments
licensePort --show
enable dynamic ports on demand
will erase any prior port license assignements if currently in static POD mode
licensePort --method dynamic
reboot (to restart and apply new mode)
licensePort --show
disable dynamic Ports on Demand
licensePort --method static

reboot
licensePort -- show
*** POD license management ***
reserve a port license
licensePort --show
licensePort --reserve 0
disable a port
if all reservations are assigned
portDisable
remove the port from POD license
licensePort --relase 0
releasing a port from a POD set
switchDisable
switchShow
licensePort --release 0
licensePort --show
switchEnable
switchShow
Switch activation and deactivation
switchDisable
switchEnable
port activation and deactivation
portDisable (or portEnable slot#/port#)
portEnable (or portEnable slot#/port#)
*** Basic Connections ***
NOTE:
before connecting a swtich to a fabric that contains switches running diff fw ve
rsions, make sure PID format is the same on all switches
configShow (to check PID format)
std or default ISL mode is L0
maximum ISL distances:
10km @ 1Gbps
5km @ 2Gbps
2.5km @ 4Gbps
ISL mode L0 avail on all fabric os releases
*** ISL Configuration, etc ***
Gateway links
a gateway merges SANs into a single fabric by establishing point-to-point E_Port
connectivity between two fibre channel switches that are sparated by a network
with a protocol such as IP or SONET except for link initialization, gatewas are
transparent to switches; the gateway simply provides e_port connectivity from on
switch to another. by default, switchports initialize links using the exchange
link parms (ELP) mode 1. however, gaeways expect initialization with ELP mode 2,
also referred to as ISL R_RDY mode. Therefore, to enable two swithes to link th
ru a gateway, the ports on both switches must be set for ELP mode 2
Any number of e_ports can be configured for gateway links, provided the follwoin
g guidelines are followed:
all switches in fabric must be upgraded to fabos v5.2.0 or later
all switches in fab are using cor PID format
swithes connected to both sides of gateway are included when determining switch
count maximums
extended links (thos created using the extended fabrics licensed feature) are no
t supported thru gateway links.
configuring a link through a gateway
enter configShow on all switches to make sure PID format is consistent across en
tire fabric. If necessary,k change pid format on any nonconforming switches
connect to switch at one end of gw
portCfgIslMode ( or <slot/port, mode> )
repeat 1 thru 3 for any add'l ports

repeat procedure for switch at other end of gw

Equipment status
switchShow
switchStatusShow
HA features
chassisShow
haShow
slotShow -m (inventory and current status of each slot)
verify fabric connectivity
fabricShow
verify device connectivity
switchShow
nsShow
nsAllShow
tracking changes on switch
enabling track changes feature
trackChangesSet 1
view the log using the commands
errDump | more
errShow (one line at a time)
display status of the track changes feature
trackChangesShow
viewing the switch status policy threshold values
switchStatusPolicyShow
switch change results in logged error message and
SNMP connUnitStatusChange trap sent
setting switch status policy threshold values
switchStatusPolicySet
setting value to 0,0 disables parm from being used to set overall status for swi
tch
Audit Log Configuration
verify host syslog prior to config'ing audit log
syslogIpAdd (add ipaddr of host to rcv audit events)
config'ing audit log for specific event classes
auditCfg --class 2,4 (which classes to filter)
auditCfg --enable (audidCfg --disable to disable)
auditCfg --show
Shutdown
sysShutdown