McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Command Line Interface Guide (AA-RWEJA-TE, November 2006)

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Set Config Port command
Description Sets the port configuration parameters for one or more ports. The changes you make with this
command are not retained when you reset or power cycle the switch unless you save them using the
Config Save command.
Authority Admin session and a Config Edit session
Syntax
set config port [port_number]
or
set config ports [port_type]
Operands
port [port_number]
Initiates an edit session in which to change configuration parameters for the port number given
by [port_number]. If you omit [port_number], the system begins with port 0 and proceeds
in order through the last port. For each parameter, enter a new value or press Enter to accept the
current value shown in brackets. Press q to end the configuration process for one port, or qq to
end the configuration process for all ports. Table 19 describes the port parameters.
ports [port_type]
Initiates an editing session in which to change configuration parameters for all internal ports, all
external ports, or all ports based on the value given by [port_type]. [port_type] can be
internal or external. If you omit [port_type], all ports are changed. For each
parameter, enter a new value or press Enter to accept the current value shown in brackets. Press
q to end the configuration process. Table 19 describes the port parameters.
Table 19 Set Config Port parameters
Parameter Description
AdminState Port administrative state:
• Online—Activates and prepares the port to send data. This is the
default.
• Offline—Prevents the port from receiving signal and accepting a
device login
• Diagnostics—Prepares the port for testing and prevents the port from
accepting a device login
• Down—Disables the port by removing power from the port lasers
LinkSpeed Transmission speed:
Internal ports: 2-Gb/s
External ports: Auto, 1-Gb/s, 2-Gb/s, 4-Gb/s
PortType Internal ports: FL
External ports: GL, G, FL, F
SymbolicPortName Descriptive name for the port. The name can be up to 32 characters. The
pound (#), semicolon (;), and comma (,) characters are not permitted.
The default is Port n, where n is the port number.
ALFairness Arbitration loop fairness. Enables (True) or disables (False) the switch’s
priority to arbitrate on the loop. The default is False.
DeviceScanEnabled Enables (True) or disables (False) the scanning of the connected device
for FC-4 descriptor information during login. The default is True.