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1.Log in to any switch in a Brocade VCS Fabric cluster.

2.In the global configuration mode, enter the interface command to select the RBridge/slot/port for which you want to enable edge-loop detection.

3.In the interface configuration mode, enter the edge-loop-detection vlan command to specify the VLAN you want ELD to monitor on this port.

If you do not specify a VLAN, the command fails.

4.Optional: Enter the edge-loop-detectionport-prioritycommand to specify the ELD port priority of the specified port for the selected VLAN. Enabling switching is not mandatory when assigning a port-priority.

Example

This example sets the ELD port priority on two port/VLAN pairs: port 1/0/7 VLAN 10 and port 4/0/6 VLAN 10. If both these ports are detected in the same loop, ELD shuts down port 4/0/6 when the pdu-rx-limit for the Brocade VCS Fabric cluster is reached. Port 4/0/6 is chosen for shut down because it has been assigned the lower priority (higher number) then port 1/0/7.

(config)# interface

TenGigabitEthernet

1/0/7

(conf-if-te-1/0/7)#

edge-loop-detection

vlan 10

(conf-if-te-1/0/7)#

edge-loop-detection

port-priority 5

(conf-if-te-1/0/7)#

top

 

(config)# interface

TenGigabitEthernet 4/0/6

(conf-if-te-1/0/7)#

edge-loop-detection

vlan 10

(conf-if-te-1/0/7)#

edge-loop-detection

port-priority 7

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