Reference Guide

Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 765
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portDisable
-x [hex1 [-hex2]]
Disables a port or a range of ports identified by port numbers, index number in hexadecimal
format. You may specify multiple port ranges separated by a space, for example, -x 21-26
28-3c.
-slot [slot1[-slot2]]
Disables all ports on a slot or on a range of slots, for example, -s 3-5. You may specify
multiple slot ranges separated by a space, for example, -s 3-5 8-10.
-r disable_reason_string
Specifies the reason for disabling the port. The string can be up to 16 characters long and
must be enclosed in double quotation marks.
-h
Displays the command usage.
Examples To disable a single port.
switch:admin> portdisable 2/4
To disable a range of ports:
switch:admin> portdisable 2/4-8
To disable multiple port ranges:
switch:admin> portdisable 2/24-26 3/10-12 4/3-4
To disable a port by specifying its index number:
switch:admin> portdisable -i 176
To disable a range of ports by specifying the corresponding port index range:
switch:admin> portdisable -i 170-176
To disable multiple ports by specifying multiple port index ranges:
switch:admin> portdisable -i 30-36 170-176
To disable range of ports by specifying port index numbers in hexadecimal format:
switch:admin> portdisable -x 1d-1e
To disable all ports on slots 3-5:
switch:admin> portdisable -s 3-5
To disable all ports on slots 3-5 and 9-12:
switch:admin> portdisable -s 3-5 9-12