Disabling and enabling a port
To enable a port:
1.
Connect to the switch and log in as
admin
as described in
2.
Issue the
portenable portnumber
command, where portnumber is the number of the port
you want to enable.
To disable:
1.
If you have not already done so, connect to the switch and log in as
admin
as described in
Connect to the Command Line Interface (page 15)
.
2.
Issue
portdisable portnumber
command, where
portnumber
is the number of the port
you want to disable.
Using DPOD
DPOD functionality does not require a predefined assignment of ports. Port assignment is determined
by the total number of ports in use as well as the number of purchased ports.
The DPOD feature simplifies port management by:
•
Automatically detecting HBA connected server ports or cabled ports
•
Automatically enabling ports
•
Automatically assigning port licenses
To initiate DPOD, use the
licensePort
command, as described in
IMPORTANT:
For the Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch, DPOD works only if the server blade is installed
with an HBA present. A server blade that does not have a functioning HBA is not treated as an
active link for the purpose of initial POD port assignment.
DPOD commands
Use the
licensePort
command to manage dynamic POD assignments with the following options:
•
licensePort –reserve portnum
reserves a future license assignment for a specific port,
even if the port is currently offline.
•
licensePort –release portnum
removes a license from a port.
•
portCfgPersistentDisable
blocks a specific port from future assignments.
•
licensePort -show
displays an overview of the POD license status and port assignments.
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The following are examples of the
licensePort -show
command for a Brocade 16Gb/16
SAN Switch and a Brocade 16Gb/28 SAN Switch:
Example for Brocade 16Gb/16 SAN Switch
Bulova2_13_pilot:root> licenseport -show
28 ports are available in this switch
No POD licenses are installed
Dynamic POD method is in use
16 port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
16 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
* 6 port assignments are added if the first POD license is installed
* 6 more assignments are added if the second POD license is installed
16 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
16 ports are assigned to the base switch license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1*, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 25, 26
Ports assigned to the first POD license:
20*
[Note: these ports cannot be activated due to an insufficient
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