Adding a Port Group

Adding a Port Group

Adding a port group is creating a group name. Once the group name is created, you can move individual port numbers into that group from an existing group. (As mentioned before, port number from your switch can only be imported into the CAIRS system through the Switch Sync. When the port numbers are initially imported, CAIRS creates a default port group called “Import” and puts all port numbers into that group. You can then create a port group and move port numbers from the “Import” group into your group.)

1. Click the Switches menu.
2. In the Navigation pane, click Switches.
3. Depending on the amount of records you have within your database, the list may not readily populate. To populate the list, perform one of the following actions:

• • Within the search box, type any portion of the record and then click the magnifying glass.
  • Click the Show All

4. Once the list populates, double-click the record to open the General – Switch window.
5. Within the Ports ribbon group, click the upper portion of the button (Depending on your switch, the button name changes, for example, the button name may be EQN, TN, LEN, etc.)
6. Click the top row, marked with an asterisk (*), to add a new record. Type the following Port Group information (required fields are marked with an asterisk (*):

• • Port Group Name * – type in the port group name.
  • Description – type in a brief group description.
  • Site – click the field to access a drop-down list and from the list select the site associated with the group.
  • Port Group Mask – type the mask for the port numbers, for example, 10 n nn nn, this required every port number to begin with the number 10, space a single number, space and so on.

7. To continue adding multiple items, click the row marked with an asterisk (*).
8. Within the Actions ribbon group, click Save (save and stay) to continue working with the switch or Save & Close (save and exit) to return to the switches list.