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8. Repeat steps 1 through 4 if you have a multi-port adapter and you want to have more than
one interface defined on that adapter.
9. Enter write to save the changes.
10. Restart the IBM 2212 to make the configuration changes active.
Disabling an Adapter Port
Question How do I disable a configured adapter port to prevent the operational code from bringing up the
adapter?
Answer
1. Access the OPCON command line interface ( * prompt). See “Accessing the OPCON
Command Line Interface” on page E-2.
2. Enter talk 6 to reach the Config
>
prompt. If the Config
>
prompt does not appear, press
Enter again.
3. Type list device.
4. Make a note of the interface number of the port you wish to disable.
5. Enter disable interface interface number.
| Note: For the compression/encryption adapter, type disable coprocessor
coprocessor
| number and press Enter.
6. Type write to save your changes. The next time the 2212 is rebooted, the interface will be
disabled.
You can also disable an adapter port from the GWCON ( + ) prompt. It will remain disabled until
you restart or reload the IBM 2212 or resume traffic.
1. Access the OPCON command line interface ( * prompt). See “Accessing the OPCON
Command Line Interface” on page E-2.
2. Enter talk 5 to reach the
+
prompt. If the
+
prompt does not appear, press Enter again.
3. Enter disable interface interface number. The configuration changes take place
immediately.
| Note: For the compression/encryption adapter, type disable coprocessor coprocessor
| number and press Enter. The configuration changes take place immediately.
For details of this procedure, refer to the Access Integration Services Software User’s Guide.
Displaying the Error Logging System (ELS) Messages for an Interface
Question How do I display ELS messages?
Answer
1. At the OPCON prompt (*), enter the talk 5 command. The GWCON (
+
) prompt will be
displayed.
2. At the
+
prompt, type event. The
ELS>
prompt will be displayed.
3. At the ELS> prompt, type display subsystem
subsystem_name. For example, to display
the errors logged for a Token-Ring interface, type
ELS>
display subsystem tkr all. To get
a list of subsystem names, type display subsystem ?. Also refer to the Access Integration
Services Software User’s Guide.
4. Press Ctrl-p to display the OPCON (*) prompt.
Appendix E. Common Tasks
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