Fabric OS Reference Manual

154 Fabric OS Reference Manual

portDisable

Disable a switch port.

Synopsis

portDisable portnumber

Availability admin

Description Use this command to disable a switch port. If the port is connected to

another switch, the fabric may reconfigure. If the port is connected to one

or more devices, the devices can no longer communicate with the fabric.

If the port was online before being disabled, the following indicate a state

transition: RSCN, SNMP trap, Web pop-up window.

The front panel LED of a disabled port flashes yellow with a 2-second

cycle.

Operands This command has the following operand:

portnumber

Specify the port number to be disabled. Valid values are

0-7 or 0-15 depending on the switch type. This operand

is required.

Example To disable port 4: