Deployment Guide

Managing Ports
● Port management overview............................................................................................ 95
● Configuring FC ports....................................................................................................... 99
● Assigning a name to a port........................................................................................... 103
● Port beaconing.............................................................................................................. 103
● Enabling and disabling a port........................................................................................104
● Persistent enabling and disabling ports........................................................................ 105
● Configuring NPIV ports................................................................................................. 106
● Port activation............................................................................................................... 106
● Port swapping index......................................................................................................110
● Configuring port binding................................................................................................ 112
● Configuring BB credits on an F_Port.............................................................................113
● Configuring ALPA .........................................................................................................114
● Configuring port octet speed combination ....................................................................115
● Configuring CSCTL....................................................................................................... 116
● Configuring compression and encryption......................................................................117
● Forward Error Correction.............................................................................................. 119
● In-Band Management....................................................................................................119
● GigE port modes........................................................................................................... 120
Port management overview
This chapter describes how to manage FC and gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports. Refer to Viewing EX_Ports
on page 170 for information on how to view and configure EX_Ports.
The Port Admin tab is refreshed automatically every 60 seconds and is refreshed immediately when
you make any port changes through Web Tools.
To manage ports, you must be logged in with the role of switchadmin, admin, basicswitchadmin,
operator, or fabric admin. If you are logged in with a user, securityadmin, or zoneadmin role, you can
only view the port information.
For information about creating unique user account roles, refer to User-defined accounts on page 197.
Opening the Port Admin tab
Select the Port Admin tab in the Switch Explorer window. The Port Admin tab displays information
about the ports on the switch. Refer to Switch View on page 41 for information about accessible ports.
The Port Admin tab displays in Basic mode. To view more port management options, select View >
Advanced.
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