Portenable - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Command Reference Manual

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portEnable

portEnable
Enables a port or a range of ports.
Synopsis portenable [slot/]port1[-port2] [...]
portenable -i [index1[-index2] [...]] [-f]
portenable -s[lot] [slot1[-slot2]
portenable -h
Description Use this command to enable a port or a range of ports. If a port is connected to another switch
when this command is issued, the fabric may reconfigure. After the port is enabled, devices
connected to the port can again communicate with the fabric. The front panel LED of a port that is
enabled and online is green.
You can identify a single port to be enabled by its port number or by its port index number. Port
ranges are supported with index numbers or by specifying a slot or a slot range. Use switchShow for
a listing of valid ports, slots, and port index numbers.
Specifying multiple ports with the index (-i) or slot (-s) option is supported only if PortSwap is
disabled. They are not supported on GbE ports and configured F_Port trunks. Use the -i option
without a port index argument to display the portSwap status, or alternately use portSwapShow.
For ports that come online after being enabled, the following indications might be sent to indicate a
state transition: RSCN, SNMP trap, Web pop-up window.
This command fails if the switch is disabled, the port's blade is not fully enabled (faulted, powered
off, or disabled), or if the port is persistently disabled.
Notes The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.
This command is not supported on FCoE ports. To enable an FCoE port, use fcoe --enable.
Operands This command has the following operands:
slot
port1[-port2]
-i index1[-index2]
-s[lot] [slot1[-slot2]
-h
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On bladed systems only, specifies the slot number of the ports to be enabled,
followed by a slash (/).
Enables a single port or a range of ports identified by port numbers. The port
range cannot span slots, but you can specify multiple port ranges separated
by a space, for example 3/1-4 4/7-9.
Enables a port or a range of ports identified by port index numbers. You may
specify multiple index ranges separated by a space, for example, 33-38
40-60.
-f Ignores nonexisting ports. This operand is valid only with the -i option.
Enables all ports on a slot or on a range of slots, for example, -s 3-5. Multiple
slot ranges are not supported with this command.
Displays the command usage.
Fabric OS Command Reference
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