1fence_mcdata(8) System Manager's Manual fence_mcdata(8)
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6 fence_mcdata - I/O Fencing agent for McData FC switches
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10 fence_mcdata [OPTION]...
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14 fence_mcdata is an I/O Fencing agent which can be used with McData FC
15 switches. It logs into a McData switch via telnet and disables a spec‐
16 ified port. Disabling the port which a machine is connected to effec‐
17 tively fences that machine. Lengthy telnet connections to the switch
18 should be avoided while a GFS cluster is running because the connection
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21 fence_mcdata accepts options on the command line as well as from stdin.
22 fenced sends parameters through stdin when it execs the agent.
23 fence_mcdata can be run by itself with command line options which is
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26 After a fence operation has taken place the fenced machine can no
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32 Vendor URL: http://www.brocade.com
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37 IP address of the switch.
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39 -h Print out a help message describing available options, then
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43 Username name for the switch.
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46 The port number to disable on the switch.
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49 The action required. disable (default) or enable.
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52 Password for login.
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55 Full path to an executable to generate the password for login.
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64 This option is used by fence_node(8) and is ignored by
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67 ipaddr = < hostname | ip >
68 IP address or hostname of the switch.
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71 Login name.
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74 The action required. disable (default) or enable.
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77 Password for login.
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80 Full path to an executable to generate the password for login.
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83 The port number to disable on the switch.
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