Diagnostics

a.At the Hardware View, click the port graphic with the attention indicator. The Port Properties dialog box displays.

b.Inspect the Beaconing and Operational State fields.

Does the Operational State field display a Beaconing message and the Beaconing field display an On message?

YES NO

Go to step 21.

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Port beaconing is enabled.

a.Consult with the customer and next level of support to determine the reason port beaconing is enabled.

b.Disable port beaconing:

1.At the Hardware View, right-click the port graphic. A pop-up menu appears.

2.Click Enable Beaconing. The check mark disappears from the box adjacent to the option, and port beaconing is disabled.

Was port beaconing enabled because port failure or degradation was suspected?

YES NO

The switch appears operational.