Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0 (53-1002152-01, March 2012)

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Enabling and disabling a port

To enable or disable a port, perform the following steps.

1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window.

2. Select the FC Ports or GigE Ports tab.

3. From the tree on the left, select the switch or slot that contains the port you want to enable or

disable.

4. From the table, select one or more ports.

NOTE

Use Shift+click and Ctrl+click to select multiple ports. You can select multiple ports from the

table. You cannot select multiple ports from the tree.

5. Click either the Enable or Disable button.

NOTE

If the button is gray (unavailable), the port is already in the enabled or disabled state. For

example, if the Enable button is unavailable, the port is already enabled.

If you select multiple ports in both enabled and disabled states, both buttons are active. When

you click either button, the action is applied to all selected ports.

6. Optional: If you are accessing a Brocade 7800 switch, you can set the media type for the GE0

and GE1 GigE ports to either copper or optical.

a. Select the GigE Ports tab.

b. Select either the GE0 or GE1 port.

c. Select either Copper or Optical from the Media Type selection list.

7. Cl ick Yes in the confirmation window.

Considerations for enabling or disabling a port?

You should understand the following limitations and conditions when enabling or disabling a port:

• On FR4-18i and FC4-16IP port blades, all ports are disabled by default. You can disable and

re-enable them as needed.

• If a port is not licensed you cannot enable it until you install the appropriate license, such as a

Ports on Demand or N_Port ID Virtualization license (refer to “Port activation” on page 86 for

more information). The Licensed field located in the General tab in the Port Administration

window indicates whether a port is licensed.

• If you disable a principal ISL port (an ISL port that is designated by the fabric to be a part of the

path to communicate with the principal switch), the fabric automatically reconfigures.

• If you disable a port that was connected to a device, that device is no longer accessible from

the fabric. For more information, refer to Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.