EMC DS-16B2 User Manual
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Enabling a Switch
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Basic Switch Configuration Procedures
Enabling a Switch
To enable a switch:
1. Log in to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line, enter the following command:
switchEnable
All Fibre Channel ports that passed the
POST
test are enabled. If the switch
was part of a fabric, the switch rejoins the fabric.
Disabling a Port
To disable a port:
1. Log in to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line, enter the following command:
portDisable portnumber
where
portnumber
is the number of the port you want to disable.
If the port is connected to another switch, the fabric may
reconfigure. If the port is connected to one or more devices, these
devices are no longer available to the fabric.
reconfigure. If the port is connected to one or more devices, these
devices are no longer available to the fabric.
Enabling a Port
To enable a port:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line, enter the following command:
portEnable portnumber
where
portnumber
is the number of the port you want to enable.
If the port is connected to another switch, the fabric may
reconfigure. If the port is connected to one or more devices, these
devices will become available on the fabric.
reconfigure. If the port is connected to one or more devices, these
devices will become available on the fabric.