Portenable - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c Command Reference Manual

portEnable

Enables a port or a range of ports.
SYNOPSIS
portenable [slot/]port1[-port2] [...]
portenable -i [index1[-index2] [...]] [-f]
portenable -slot [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]
-slot [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.
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