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PowerVault™ 50F Commands: Dell™ PowerVault™ 50F 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
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<Enter> - Accepts the default value (if applicable) and moves to the next prompt.
<Ctrl-C> - Aborts the passwd command immediately and ignores all changes made.
<Ctrl-D> - Entered alone at a prompt without any preceding input, terminates the passwd command
and writes all changes to flash memory.
portDisable
Figure 7-11 shows the portDisable command, which is used to disable a specific port. Devices attached to a
disabled port cannot communicate with the Fabric. The command syntax is portDisable <port #>.
Figure 7-11. portDisable Command Example
portEnable
Figure 7-12 shows the portEnable command, which is used to enable a specific port. The command syntax
is portEnable <port #>.
Figure 7-12. portEnable Command Example
portLogClear
Figure 7-13 shows the portLogClear command, which clears the data from the port log. The command
syntax is portLogClear.
Figure 7-13. portLogclear Command Example
portLogDump
The portLogDump command prints the port log without page breaks. The command syntax is
portLogDump. The portLogDump command is for diagnostic purposes and is run only when requested by
Dell Technical Support.
portLogShow
The portLogShow command displays the switch activity associated with a Fabric login (ext. Link Service
request to a Fabric F_Port, 22fffffe), followed by a Port login (ext. Link Service request to the
management server, 22fffffa), and a SES Inquiry request (unsolicited command to the management
server, 06fffffa). Note the initial handshake between the F_Port and the Host Bus Adapter. The
portLogShow command is for diagnostic purposes and is run only when requested by Dell Technical
Support.
portPerfShow