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What’s new in this document
New information
• Added information about the four threshold types: above high threshold, below high threshold,
above low threshold, and below low threshold.
• Added information about the thMonitor command, which supports the SFP class.
• Added information about 10 Gbps, 16 Gbps and QSFP SFP support, including the new sfpType
operand.
• Added information about how the fwMailCfg command now supports multiple e-mail
recipients.
• Pause and continue monitoring functionality continued with the thConfig, portThConfig, and
sysMonitor command.
• Added information about the ITW counter, which includes a physical coding sublayer (PCS)
violation. ITW violations can occur due to an ITW violation, a PCS violation, or both.
Changed information
• Updated port fencing section and included moderate, aggressive, and conservative threshold
settings.
• Recommended settings for Port areas using the portThConfig command.
• Buffer settings which now enable the user to configure “in-between” buffer values for
thresholds that fall between the below high threshold and the above low threshold boundaries.
• Packet loss monitoring enhancements on the VE_Port.
Removed information
• All references to deprecated fwconfigure and fwshow commands
• Seconds timebase
• “In-between” and “Changed” default alarm setting options
• Continuous alerting mode has been removed from Fabric Watch
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Text formatting
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