Viewing And Managing Ports Using Web Tools - Brocade Communications Systems A7990A - StorageWorks SAN Director 4/16 Blade Switch Administrator's Manual

Managing Your Ports
This chapter describes how to manage FC and gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports. See
Configuring EX_Ports"
This chapter contains the following sections:
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"Viewing and Managing Ports Using Web Tools"

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"Configuring Ports"
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"Follow the steps outlined in the wizard.Assigning a Name to a Port"
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"Enabling and Disabling a Port"
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"Persistent Enabling and Disabling Ports"
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"Enabling and Disabling NPIV Ports"
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"Activating Ports"
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"Swapping Port Index"
Viewing and Managing Ports Using Web Tools
You can view and manage ports through the Port Management module, shown in
page 5-2. You access the Port Management module through the Switch View, by clicking the icon for
any accessible port. See
The Port Management module is refreshed automatically every two minutes and is refreshed
immediately when you make any port changes through Web Tools.
To manage ports, you must be logged in with the role of SwitchAdmin, Admin, BasicSwitchAdmin,
Operator, or FabricAdmin. If you are logged in with a User or ZoneAdmin role, you can only view the
port information.
Web Tools Administrator's Guide
Publication Number: 53-0000194-01
on page 11-6 for information on how to view and configure EX_Ports.
on page 5-5
on page 5-9
on page 5-10
on page 5-11
on page 5-12
on page 5-13
"Switch View" on page 2-10 for information about accessible ports.
"Viewing and
on page 5-1
on page 5-8
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