User`s guide

7-8 Provisioning the Ethernet-VBN switches and ports
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Port configuration
Port configuration for Ethernet-VBN switches is done in the Port Manager /
Ethernet Switch and Port Provisioning section using the Add Ports,
Add/Search Port List and View/Edit Port Table functions. Table 7-3 describes
the purpose and use of these port configuration functions.
Figure 7-3 shows the Port Configuration dialog. Table 7-4 on page 7-9 lists
and describes the acceptable and required entries for this dialog.
Figure 7-3
Port Configuration dialog
Table 7-3
Ethernet-VBN port configuration functions
Function Name Purpose Use
Add Ports
Use this function to create
the port database (add and
configure the ports for a
provisioned switch).
Clicking on the Add Ports link, selecting a switch and
clicking continue launches the Configure Port
dialog (see Note), with all the ports for the selected
switch available for configuration.
Add/Search Port
List
Use this function to search
for a port or group of ports in
the database, or to configure
and add a single port.
Clicking on the Add/Search Port List launches the
Port Configuration dialog (see Note), with "Search"
and "Add" buttons allowing the user to search for a
port or ports based on port parameters, or define
and add a single port to the database.
View/Edit Port
Table
Use this function to view all
ports in the database.
Clicking on the View/Edit Port Table launches the
Port List dialog, listing all ports in the database with
an Edit
link that launches the Port Configuration
dialog (see Note) allowing the user to update or
delete the port.
Note: The Configure Port dialog and the Port Configuration dialog from the contain the same fields
with the same field entry requirements.