4–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.
describes the port administrative states. To change the port
administrative state, do the following:
1.
Select one or more ports on the faceplate display.
2.
On the
Port
menu, click
Port Properties
to view the Port Properties dialog
box.
3.
Select the
Port State
option from the drop-down list.
4.
Click
OK
to write the new port state request to the switch.
Port Types
To display port type status, on the
View
menu, click
View Port Types
lists the possible port types and their meanings. The ports can be configured to
self-discover the proper type to match the device or switch to which it is
connected. The Running Type field on the Port Properties dialog box indicates the
port type that is currently active.
To change the port type, do the following:
1.
Select one or more ports on the faceplate display.
Table 4-5. 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.
