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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
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Chapter 18 P Commands
portaddress
portaddress
To enable the FICON feature in a specified VSAN, use the
ficon vsan
command in configuration mode.
To disable the feature or to revert to factory defaults, use the
no
form of the command.
portaddress
portaddress
block
name
string
prohibit portaddress
portaddress
portaddress
portaddress
no block
no name
string
no prohibit portaddress
portaddress
Syntax Description
Defaults
None.
Command Modes
FICON configuration submode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines
The
shutdown
/
no shutdown
port state is independent of the
block
/
no block
port state. If a port is
shutdown, unblocking that port will not initialize the port.
You cannot block or prohibit CUP port (0XFE).
If you prohibit ports, the specified ports are prevented from communicating with each other.
Unimplemented ports are always prohibited.
Examples
The following example disables a port address and retains it in the operationally down state.
switch#
config terminal
switch(config)#
ficon vsan 2
switch(config-ficon)#
portaddress 1
switch(config-ficon-portaddr)#
block
portnumber
Specifies the FICON port number for this interface. The range is 0 to
254.
block
Blocks a port address.
name
string
Configures a name for the port address. Maximum length is 24
characters.
prohibit portaddress
Prohibit communication with a portaddress.
Release
Modification
1.3(1)
This command was introduced.
