Disabling And Enabling A Port; Disabling A Port; Enabling A Port; Activating Ports On Demand - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base User Manual

Disabling and enabling a port

All licensed ports are enabled by default. You can disable and reenable them as necessary. Ports that you
activate with Ports on Demand must be enabled explicitly, as described in
on page 30.

Disabling a port

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. For the 4/8 SAN Switch, 4/16 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch
2/32, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, and SAN Switch 4/32: Issue the
following command:
portdisable portnumber
where portnumber is the port number of the port you want to disable.
For the Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN Director: Issue the following
command:
portdisable slotnumber/portnumber
where slotnumber and portnumber are the slot and port numbers of the port you want to disable.
NOTE: If the port is connected to another switch, the fabric might reconfigure.

Enabling a port

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. For the 4/8 SAN Switch, 4/16 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch
2/32, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, and SAN Switch 4/32: Issue the
following command:
portenable portnumber
where portnumber is the port number of the port you want to enable.
For the Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN Director: Issue the following
command:
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.)
NOTE: If the port is connected to another switch, the fabric might reconfigure. 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 might become disabled. To bring the
ports online, reissue the portEnable command after the failover is complete.

Activating Ports on Demand

The SAN Switch 4/32 can be purchased with 16, 24, or 32 licensed ports. As your needs increase, you
can activate unlicensed ports (up to the maximum of 32 ports) by purchasing and installing the HP Ports
on Demand optional, licensed product.
The 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch can be purchased with 8 ports and no E_Port, 8 ports with
full-fabric access (4/8 SAN Switch), and 16 ports with full-fabric access (4/16 SAN Switch). If you
purchase the 4/8 SAN Switch with 8 ports enabled, you can activate unlicensed ports in 4-port
increments up to 16 ports by purchasing and installing the HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN 4-Port Upgrade
License. You can also purchase a full-fabric upgrade license if your switch does not support full-fabric
access.
Ports on Demand is ready to be unlocked in the switch firmware. Its license key might be part of the
licensed software supplied with your switch, or you can purchase the license key separately from your
30 Performing basic configuration tasks
"Activating Ports on Demand"