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Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide
Set the Principal Switch Selection mode.
Synopsis
fabricprincipal [-fhq][ 1 | 0 ]
Availability
All users can display current setting.
Admin can modify current setting.
Release
V4.1.x
Description
Use this command to set Principal Switch Selection Mode for the switch.
The implementation of the
fabricprincipal
command is based solely on
mechanisms specified in the Fibre Channel standards. These mechanisms provide
a preference for a switch requesting to be the principal switch in a fabric, but they
do not provide an absolute guarantee that a switch requesting to be the principal
switch will actually achieve this status.
When dealing with larger fabrics, the selection of the principal switch is less
deterministic. In these cases, to help ensure that the desired switch is selected as
the principal switch, a small selection of switches should be connected together
first, followed by the addition of the rest of the fabric.
Operands
This command has the following operands:
fabricprincipal
-f
Specify the
-f
option to force a fabric rebuild. This option is
required with when enabling principal switch mode.
-h
Specify the
-h
option to display out command usage summary.
-q
Specify the
-q
option to display the current mode state.
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