FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-320, April 2005)

Diagnostics
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6. Select the Block Port menu option. A Warning dialog box displays
(Figure 4-35).
Figure 4-35 Warning Dialog Box
7. Click OK. The dialog box closes and the following occur to
indicate the port is blocked and offline:
— The emulated green LED associated with the port
extinguishes at the Hardware View.
— The green LED associated with the port extinguishes
at the switch.
— A check mark displays in the check box adjacent to the
Block Port menu option.
Unblock a Port
(Management
Server)
To unblock a switch port from the management server (Sphereon
4500 Element Manager application):
1. At the management server, open the SAN management
application (SANavigator 4.0 or EFCM 8.0).
2. At the SAN management application’s physical map, right-click
the product icon representing the switch for which the port is to
be unblocked, then select Element Manager from the pop-up
menu. The application opens.
3. Click the Hardware tab. The Hardware View for the selected switch
displays.
4. Move the cursor over the port to be unblocked and right-click the
mouse to open a list of menu options.
5. Select the Block Port menu option. Note the check mark in the box
adjacent to the menu item, indicating the port is blocked. A
Warning dialog box displays (Figure 4-36 on page 4-54).