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Enabling or Disabling Interfaces, noshut, Switches > Interfaces, FC Physical, General

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Chapter 5 Configuring VSANs and Interfaces Configuring Interfaces Send documentation comments to [email protected] Enabling or Disabling Interfaces Note You are not required to enable interfaces if the default state of the ports in the setup script is set to noshut. See the "Using the Switch Setup Utility" section on page 2-5. To enable an interface using Fabric Manager, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 In the Physical Attributes pane, expand Switches > Interfaces and then select FC Physical. From the General tab, set the value for Status > Admin to up (for enable) or down (for disable). Optionally, set other configuration parameters using the other tabs. Click Apply Changes. After enabling the interfaces, be sure to plug in the cables. If the cables are not plugged in, the hosts cannot communicate with the storage device. In the example below, the message linkFailure indicates that a cable may not be plugged in (see Figure 5-4). Figure 5-4 Failed Switches OL-7765-05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide 5-5

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide
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Chapter 5
Configuring VSANs and Interfaces
Configuring Interfaces
Enabling or Disabling Interfaces
Note
You are not required to enable interfaces if the default state of the ports in the setup script is set to
noshut
. See the
“Using the Switch Setup Utility” section on page 2-5
.
To enable an interface using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1
In the Physical Attributes pane, expand
Switches > Interfaces
and
then select
FC Physical
.
Step 2
From the
General
tab, set the value for
Status > Admin
to up (for enable) or down (for disable).
Step 3
Optionally, set other configuration parameters using the other tabs.
Step 4
Click
Apply Changes.
After enabling the interfaces, be sure to plug in the cables. If the cables are not plugged in, the hosts
cannot communicate with the storage device. In the example below, the message
linkFailure
indicates
that a cable may not be plugged in (see
Figure 5-4
).
Figure 5-4
Failed Switches