Chapter 6 Managing Ports 183
Changing Port Administrative States
The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port
administrative state exists in two forms: the configured administrative state and the
current administrative state.
■Configured administrative state — the state that is saved in the switch
configuration and is preserved across switch resets.
EnterpriseFabric Suite 2007 always makes changes to the configured
administrative state.
■Current administrative state — the state that is applied to the port for
temporary purposes and is not preserved across switch resets. The current
administrative state is set using the Set Port command. Refer to the Sun Storage
Fibre Channel Switch 5802 Command Line Interface Guide for more information.
TABLE6-7 describes the port administrative states. To change port administrative
state, do the following:
1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.
2. Open the Port menu and select Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog.
3. Select the Port States option that corresponds to the port state you want.
4. Click the OK button to write the new port state to the switch.
Changing Port Speeds
SFP ports are capable of transmitting and receiving at 1-Gbit/sec, 2-Gbit/sec, 4-
Gbit/sec, or 8-Gbit/sec. XPAK ports are capable of transmitting and receiving at 10-
Gbit/sec or 20-Gbit/sec. All ports can be configured for either a fixed transmission
speed or to sense (auto-detect) the transmission speed of the device to which it is
connected.
TABLE6-7 Port Administrative States
State Description
Online Activates and prepares port to send data.
Offline Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting a device login.
Diagnostics Prepares port for testing and prevents the port from accepting a device
login.
Downed Disables the port.