Temporarily disabling a port

To temporarily disable a port without changing its stored configuration attributes, enter the following command at any prompt:

Main# /oper/port <port number>/dis

Because this configuration sets a temporary state for the port, you do not need to use apply or save. The port state will revert to its original configuration when the switch is reset. See the “Menu information” section in the “Operations Menu” chapter for other operations-level commands.

Port link configuration

Command: /cfg/port <port number>/gig

[Gigabit Link

Menu]

speed

- Set link speed

mode

- Set full or half duplex mode

fctl

- Set flow control

auto

- Set auto negotiation

cur

- Display current gig link configuration

 

 

Use these menu options to set port parameters for the port link.

Link menu options are described in the following table and display on the Gigabit port configuration menus for the switch. Using these configuration menus, you can set port parameters such as speed, duplex, flow control, and negotiation mode for the port link.

The following table describes the Gigabit Link Configuration Menu options.

Table 100 Gigabit Link Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

speed 101001000any

Sets the link speed. Not all options are valid on all ports. The choices include:

 

10 Mb/s

 

100 Mb/s

 

1000 Mb/s

 

“any,” for automatic detection (default)

 

Note: Ports 1-18 are set to 1000 Mb/s, and cannot be changed.

 

 

mode fullhalfany

Sets the operating mode. Not all options are valid on all ports. The choices

 

include:

 

Full-duplex

 

Half-duplex

 

“Any,” for automatic detection (default)

 

Note: Ports 1-18 are set to full duplex, and cannot be changed.

 

 

fctl rxtxbothnone

Sets the flow control. The choices include:

 

Receive (rx) flow control

 

Transmit (tx) flow control

 

Both receive and transmit flow control (default)

 

No flow control

 

 

auto onoff

Enables or disables auto-negotiation for the port.

 

 

cur

Displays current port parameters.

 

 

 

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