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•Prohibit or allow connections for an entire row (row 0C is prohibited in the Configure Addresses—Activedialog box example),

•Prohibit or allow connections for all switch ports,

•Block or unblock all switch ports, or

•Clear connectivity restrictions for all switch ports.

3.At the CUP Name field, type a control unit port description of 24 or fewer alphanumeric characters (optional). The CUP is an internal switch port that communicates with channels to report errors and link initialization.

4.Perform one of the following to activate the configuration (without saving it), or save the configuration for later activation:

•Activate the Configuration—clickActivate to activate the configuration changes (without saving) and close the Configure Addresses — Active dialog box.

•Save the Configuration—clickSave As. The Save Address Configuration As dialog box displays, as shown in Figure 2–25.

Figure 2–25: Save Address Configuration As dialog box

—At the Name field, type a configuration name of 8 or fewer alphanumeric characters.

—At the Description field, type a configuration description of 24 or fewer alphanumeric characters.

—Click OK to save the configuration in the address configuration library and close the Save Address Configuration As dialog box.

—At the Configure Addresses—Active dialog box, click Activate to activate the configuration and close the dialog box, or click Close to close the dialog box.