Disabling A Port; Enabling A Port; Basic Connections - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

IMPORTANT:
another switch.
The switch whose port has been disabled will be segmented from the fabric and all traffic flowing between
it and the fabric will be lost.

Disabling a port

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the portDisable command that is appropriate for your hardware model:
HP StorageWorks 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch, HP
StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V, HP StorageWorks SAN Switch
2/32, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class
BladeSystem, Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class, HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN
Switch, HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks
8/40 SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, and HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-Protocol
Router:
switch:admin> portdisable portnumber
where portnumber is the port number of the port you want to disable.
HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director and HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director and HP
StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch:
switch:admin> portdisable slotnumber/portnumber
where slotnumber and portnumber are the slot and port numbers of the port you want to disable.

Enabling a port

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the portEnable command that is appropriate for your hardware mo8el:
HP StorageWorks 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks 8/8 amd 8/24 SAN Switch, HP
StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V, HP StorageWorks SAN Switch
2/32, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class
BladeSystem, Brocade 8Gb SAN Swtich for HP BladeSystem c-Class, HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN
Switch, HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks
8/40 San Switch, HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, and HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-Protocol HP
Router:
switch:admin> portenable portnumber
where portnumber is the port number of the port you want to enable.
HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director and HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director and HP
StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch:
switch:admin> portenable slotnumber/portnumber
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 may be reconfigured. 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 may become disabled. To bring the
ports online, re-enter the portEnable command after the failover is complete.

Basic connections

You can make basic connections to devices and to other switches.
The fabric will be reconfigured if the port you are enabling or disabling is connected to
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