
4-20 McDATA Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual
Repair Information
Figure4 -6 Switch View
2. Perform one of the following:
— If the product is offline, click the green Activa te button
adjacent to the Current Online State: field. The product comes
online.
— If the product is online, click the green Deactivate button
adjacent to the Current Online State: field. The prod uct goes
offline.
Block or Unblock a Port This section describes procedures to block or unblock a Fibre Channel
port. Blocking a port prevents an attached device or fabric element
from communicating. A blocked port continuously transmits the
OLS. To block or unblock a port:
1. At the EFCM Basic Edition interface, select Ports and Basic Info
from the Configure menu at any view. The Basic Information View
displays (Figure 4-7).