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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide 2-13
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
Activating Ports on Demand
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To disable a port
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. SilkWorm 200E, 3016, 3250, 3850, 3900, 4012, and 4100 switches: Enter the following
command:
where portnumber is the port number of the port you want to disable.
SilkWorm 12000, 24000, and 48000 directors: Enter the following command:
where slotnumber and portnumber are the slot and port numbers of the port you want to disable.
If the port is connected to another switch, the fabric might reconfigure.
To enable a port
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. SilkWorm 200E, 3016, 3250, 3850, 3900, 4012, and 4100 switches: Enter the following
command:
where portnumber is the port number of the port you want to enable.
SilkWorm 12000, 24000, and 48000 directors: Enter the following command:
where slotnumber and portnumber are the slot and port numbers of the port you want to enable.
(Slots are numbered 1 through 4 and 7 through 10, counting from left to right.)
If the port is connected to another switch, the fabric might reconfigure. If the port is connected to one or
more devices, these devices become available to the fabric.
If you change port configurations during a switch failover, the ports might become disabled. To bring
the ports online, reissue the portEnable command after the failover is complete.
Activating Ports on Demand
The SilkWorm 4100 model can be purchased with 16, 24, or 32 licensed ports. As your needs increase,
you can activate unlicensed ports (up to the maximum of 32 ports) by purchasing and installing the
Brocade Ports on Demand optional licensed product.
The SilkWorm 200E model can be purchased with 8 ports and no E_Port, 8 ports with full fabric access
(SilkWorm 210E), and 16 ports with full fabric access (SilkWorm 240E). If you purchase the SilkWorm
200E with 8 ports enabled, you can activate unlicensed ports in 4-port increments up to 16 ports by
purchasing and installing the Brocade Ports on Demand optional licensed product.You can also
purchase an E_Port license upgrade if your switch does not yet support full fabric access.
portdisable portnumber
portdisable slotnumber/portnumber
portenable portnumber
portenable slotnumber/portnumber