5 – Managing Ports
Viewing and Configuring Ports
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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 describes the port administrative states. To change port administrative
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.
Downed — the port is disabled, power is removed from the lasers, and
can’t be logged in.
Table 5-5. Port Administrative States
State Description
Online Activates and prepares port to send data.
Offline Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting a device login.
Diagnostics Prepares port for testing and prevents the port from accepting a
device login.
Downed Disables the port.
Table 5-4. Port Operational States
State Description
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