Enabling Gbe Ports - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

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Enabling GbE ports

By default, GbE ports are enabled on an HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade installed in the
HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director. However, if you insert the HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director
Blade into a slot that was previously occupied by an FR- 1 8i blade, GbE ports are disabled.
Before enabling the physical iSCSI interface, enable the iSCSI gateway service as described in
the iSCSI gateway
NOTE: The GbE port number <port_number> below is entered geX; where X is numeral from 0 through 7.
For example ge1 (see
1. Connect and log in to the switch.
2. Enter the portCfgShow command with the blade slot number and GbE port number parameters to
display the Persistent Disable setting of the port.
switch:admin> portcfgshow 10/ge0
Mode:
Persistent Disable:
Ipif configuration:
Interface
----------------------------------------------------------
0
Arp configuration:
IP Address
------------------------------
Iproute Configuration:
IP Address
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switch:admin>
3. Take the appropriate action based on the Persistent Disable setting:
• If it is set to OFF, proceed to step 4.
• If it is set to ON, enter the portCfgPersistentEnable command with the slot number and
GbE port number.
switch:admin> portcfgpersistentenable 10/ge0
4. Enter the portCfgShow command with the slot number and GbE port number to verify that the port is
persistently enabled.
In the following sample output, the Persistent Disable setting is set to OFF.
switch:admin> portcfgshow 10/ge0
Mode:
Persistent Disable:
Ipif configuration:
Interface
----------------------------------------------------------
0
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ISCSI
ON
IP Address
30.0.130.100
Mac Address
Mask
ISCSI
OFF
IP Address
30.0.130.100
NetMask MTU
255.255.0.0 1500
Gateway Metric
NetMask MTU
255.255.0.0 1500
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