Enterasys Networks 9034313-07 manual Disabling / Enabling and Naming Ports

Disabling / Enabling and Naming Ports

Since running the cable diagnostics may momentarily interrupt packet flow, a warning message is displayed and you are prompted to continue.

Example

This example shows the cable status for 1 GE port ge.1.31.

C3(su)->show port cablestatus			ge.1.31
Warning: port(s) will		be offline momentarily.
Do you want to continue (y/n)			[n]?y
Port	Status	Length
---------	---------	-------
ge.1.31	Normal	3(m)-5(m)

Table 7‐3 provides an explanation of the command output.

Table 7-3 show port cablestatus Output Details

Output Field	What it displays...
Port	Lists the port designation.
Status	Indicates the status of the port. The value is one of the following:
	Normal = normal
	Open = no cable attached to port
	Short = detection of an inter-pair short
	Fail = unknown error or crosstalk
	Detach = indicates ports on stack units that are no longer present,
	but were previously connected
	Not Supported = ports other than 1GE RJ45 ports
Length	Indicates the approximate length of the cable attached to the port.

Disabling / Enabling and Naming Ports

Purpose

To disable and re‐enable one or more ports, and to assign an alias to a port. By default, all ports are enabled at device startup. You may want to disable ports for security or to troubleshoot network issues. Ports may also be assigned an alias for convenience.

Commands

For information about...	Refer to page...
set port disable	7-8
set port enable	7-8
show port alias	7-9
set port alias	7-9

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