5 – Managing PortsConfiguring Ports59097-00 A 5-1105.2.1Changing Port Administrative StatesThe port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The portadministrative state has two forms: the configured administrative state and thecurrent administrative state. The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switchconfiguration and is preserved across switch resets. SANsurfer SwitchManager always makes changes to the configured administrative state. The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the port fortemporary purposes and is not preserved across switch resets. The currentadministrative state is set using the Set Port command. Refer to the ”SetPort Command” on page A-55.Table 5-7 describes the port administrative states. To change port administrativestate, do the following:1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.2. Open the Port menu and select Port Properties or Port Properties 10G toopen the Port Properties dialog.3. Click the Port States radio button that corresponds to the port state youwant.4. Click the OK button to write the new port state to the switch.Table 5-7. Port Administrative StatesState DescriptionOnline Activates and prepares port to send data.Offline Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting a device login.Diagnostics Prepares port for testing and prevents the port from accepting adevice login.Down Disables the port.
