Viewing Port Groups - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade BladeSystem 4/24 User Manual

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Viewing port groups

2. Click New.
3. Enter a name for the port group in the Name field.
4. Enter a description for the port group in the Description field.
5. Select one or more ports to add to the group in the Group Type - FC Ports table.
6. Click the right arrow button.
7.
8. Click OK to close the Port Groups dialog box.
Viewing port groups
Port groups are user-specific, you can only view and manage port groups that you create. To view
port groups, complete the following steps.
1. Select Configure > Port Groups.
2. Edit the port group, as needed.
3. Delete the port group, as needed.
4. Click OK.
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A port group must have at least one port in the Membership List. All ports must be from
switches in the same fabric.
The selected ports display in the Membership List.
Click Update.
The new port group displays in the Port Groups table.
The Port Groups dialog box only displays port groups defined by you.
If a fabric becomes un-monitored, any port groups associated with that fabric do not display in
the Port Groups table. Once the fabric becomes monitored again, the associated port groups
display in the Port Groups table. For more information about monitoring and un-monitoring
fabrics, refer to "Fabric monitoring"
If a fabric is removed from discovery, any port groups associated with that fabric are removed
permanently from the Port Groups dialog box.
If a device is removed from a fabric, then all ports associated with that device are
automatically removed permanently from the port group. If the port group only contains ports
from the removed device, then the port group is removed permanently from the Port Groups
dialog box.
If a fabric or device is added to the topology while the Port Groups dialog box is open, it does
not display in the Group Type - FC Ports tree until you close and reopen the Port Groups dialog
box.
To edit a port group, refer to
To delete a port group, refer to
on page 52
"Editing a port group" on page 485.
"Deleting a port group" on page 485.
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