> # Information About Tracked Port

> A tracked port is one whose operational state is continuously monitored. The operational state of the tracked port is used to alter the operational state of one or more ports. Fibre Channel, VSAN, PortChannel, FCIP, or a Gigabit Ethernet port can be tracked. Generally, ports in E and TE port modes can also be Fx ports. Ports can be linked using one of the following two methods:

> - Operationally binding the linked port(s) to the tracked port (default). Operational binding comes to effect automatically when you configure the first tracked port.
> - Continuing to keep the linked port down forcefully—even if the tracked port has recovered from the link failure.

> When you configure the first tracked port, operational binding is automatically in effect. When you use this method, you have the option to monitor multiple ports or monitor ports in one VSAN.

> ## Detailed Steps

> To operationally bind a tracked port, follow these steps:

> 1. Expand Switches, expand Interfaces, and then select Port Tracking in the Physical Attributes pane.

> The port tracking information is displayed in the Information pane. The default is the Controls tab.

> 2. Click the Dependencies tab.
> 3. Click Create Row.

> You see the Create Port Tracking Dependencies dialog box .

> 4. Select the switch whose ports you want to track by and selecting a switch from the drop-down list.
> 5. Select the linked port(s) that should be bound to the tracked port(s) by clicking the browse button and selecting from the list.
> 6. Click the Single VSAN radio button if you want to track these ports only in one VSAN or click the All VSANs radio button if you want to track these ports in all the available VSANs.

> See "Information About Monitoring Ports in a VSAN" topic for details.

> 7. If you chose Single VSAN in the previous step, enter the ID of the VSAN where these ports will be monitored.
> 8. Check the Forceshut check box if you want to forcefully shutdown the tracked port.

> See "Information About Forceful Shutdown" topic for details.

> 9. Click Create to proceed with creating this dependency.

> If tracking is established, you see Success in the lower left corner of the dialog box .

> 10. Click Close to close the dialog box.

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