Port Administrative States - Qlogic SANbox 5802V QuickTools Switch Management User Manual

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Port Administrative States

The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port
administrative state has two forms: the configured administrative state and the
current administrative state.
Configured administrative state — the state that is saved in the switch
configuration and is preserved across switch resets. QuickTools always
makes changes to the configured administrative state.
Current administrative state — the state that is applied to the port for
temporary purposes and is not preserved across switch resets. The current
administrative state is set with the Set Port command using the command
line interface.
Table 5-5
state, do the following:
1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.
2. Open the Port menu and select Port Properties to open the Port Properties
dialog.
3. Select the Port State option from the drop-down list.
4. Click the OK button to write the new port state request to the switch.
State
Online
Offline
Diagnostics
Downed
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Table 5-4. Port Operational States
Downed — the port is disabled, power is removed
from the lasers, and can't be logged in.
describes the port administrative states. To change port administrative
Table 5-5. Port Administrative States
Activates and prepares port to send data.
Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting a device login.
Prepares port for testing and prevents the port from accepting a
device login.
Disables the port.
5 – Managing Ports
Viewing and Configuring Ports
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