NAME

       fence_brocade - I/O Fencing agent for Brocade FC switches

SYNOPSIS

       fence_brocade [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

       fence_brocade is an I/O Fencing agent which can be used with Brocade FC switches.  It logs into a Brocade
       switch  via  telnet  and  disables  a specified port.  Disabling the port which a machine is connected to
       effectively fences that machine.  Lengthy telnet connections to the switch should be avoided while a  GFS
       cluster is running because the connection will block any necessary fencing actions.

       fence_brocade accepts options on the command line as well as from stdin.  fenced sends parameters through
       stdin  when  it  execs  the agent.  fence_brocade can be run by itself with command line options which is
       useful for testing.

       After a fence operation has taken place the fenced machine can  no  longer  connect  to  the  Brocade  FC
       switch.  When the fenced machine is ready to be brought back into the GFS cluster (after reboot) the port
       on  the  Brocade  FC switch needs to be enabled. This can be done by running fence_brocade and specifying
       the enable action.

       Vendor URL: http://www.brocade.com

OPTIONS

       -a IPaddress
              IP address of the switch.

       -h     Print out a help message describing available options, then exit.

       -l login
              Login name for the switch.

       -n port
              The port number to disable on the switch.

       -o action
              The action required.  disable (default) or enable.

       -p password
              Password for login.

       -S path
              Full path to an executable to generate the password for login.

       -q     Quiet mode: print only error messages.

       -V     Print out a version message, then exit.

STDIN PARAMETERS

       agent = < param >
              This option is used by fence_node(8) and is ignored by fence_brocade.

       ipaddr = < hostname | ip >
              IP address or hostname of the switch.

       login = < param >
              Login name.

       option = < param >
              The action required.  disable (default) or enable.

       passwd = < param >
              Password for login.

       passwd_script = < param >
              Full path to an executable to generate the password for login.

       port = < param >
              The port number to disable on the switch.

SEE ALSO

       fence(8), fence_node(8)

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