Port Beaconing; Enabling And Disabling A Port - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

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Port beaconing

Port beaconing

Individual FC ports can be set to beacon using the Port Admin tab. Port beaconing status displays
in the Port Beaconing column. The Switch View reflects the port beaconing status by flashing the
port amber and green for 2.5 seconds each, in an alternating pattern.
To configure beaconing for an FC port, perform the following steps.
1. Select the Port Admin tab.
2. Click View > Advanced, if the Port Admin tab is in Basic mode.
3. Select the switch in the FC Ports Explorer list.
4. Select a port from the list in the main window.
There is an optional procedure for configuring a single FC port.
1. Select the Port Admin tab.
2. Click View > Advanced, if the Port Admin tab is in Basic mode.
3. Select a port from the list in the main window.

Enabling and disabling a port

To enable or disable a port, perform the following steps.
1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab.
2. Select the FC Ports or GigE Ports tab.
3. From the tree on the left, select the switch or slot that contains the port you want to enable or
4. From the table, select one or more ports.
5. Select either Enable or Disable from the Port drop-down button.
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The Beacon drop-down list becomes active. Select Enable or Disable from the drop-down list.
NOTE
You may select all the ports on the switch, but if you select a port that is not valid for
beaconing, the Port Beacon buttons are disabled.
The Beacon drop-down button becomes active. Select Enable or Disable from the drop-down
button.
disable.
NOTE
Use Shift+click and Ctrl+click to select multiple ports. You can select multiple ports from the
table. You cannot select multiple ports from the tree.
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