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Information About Port Tracking

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Generally, hosts can instantly recover from a link failure on a link that is immediately (direct link) 
connected to a switch. However, recovering from an indirect link failure between switches in a WAN or 
MAN fabric with a keep-alive mechanism is dependent on several factors such as the time out values 
(TOVs) and on registered state change notification (RSCN) information. 

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In <a href="track03.html#wp1118674"></a>, when the direct link 1 to the host fails, recovery can be immediate. However, when the ISL 2 fails 
between the two switches, recovery depends on TOVs, RSCNs, and other factors.

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The port tracking feature monitors and detects failures that cause topology changes and brings down the 
links connecting the attached devices. When you enable this feature and explicitly configure the linked 
and tracked ports, the Cisco NX-OS software monitors the tracked ports and alters the operational state 
of the linked ports on detecting a link state change. 

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The following terms are used in this chapter:

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<a name="wp1118676"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Tracked ports&#8212;A port 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.
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<a name="wp1118677"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Linked ports&#8212;A port whose operational state is altered based on the operational state of the tracked 
ports. Only a Fibre Channel port can be linked.
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