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Controlling and Provisioning Network Devices Port Management (non-iMAP Devices)
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5.7 Port Management (non-iMAP Devices)
As Table 1-6 shows, port management is also provided for the Rapier and Switchblade devices (these include the 8700 and
9800 series).
Note: For complete information on Rapier and Switchblade devices, go to http://www.alliedtelesis.co.nz/documentation/
5.7.1 Rapier/Switchblade Devices
FIGURE 5-201 Ether like Port Management (Rapier Device) - General Tab
TABLE 5-56 Ether-like Port Management for Rapier and SwitchBlade Devices - General Tab
Field/Button Description
Admin. State/Status: The Administrative State can be controlled and determines the Operational State.
Note: The possible values are ENABLED/DISABLED (rather than the Up/Down
for iMAP devices).
Oper. State/Link State: The ability of the port to provide service. The Administrative State must be Up and
then the system determines if the port can provide service.
Note: There is no Status field as in iMAP devices. Only the Up/Down values are
used.
Other fields For details on all other fields refer to Allied Telesis documentation.
Modify Enables the any changes have been made to the settings, makes them
Disable Disable the port (after a confirmation window). This makes the overall state DOWN.
Enable Enable the port. This makes the overall STATE UP if the port can be brought into
service.
Alarms Brings up the Alarm view for the selected port.
Clear Entry Fields Clears the writable fields of any values.