Deleting a Port Group

Deleting a Port Group

Before deleting a port group, all port numbers within that group must be assigned to a different port group. Please refer to “Assigning Port Numbers to a Port 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
  1. Once the list populates, double-click the record to open the General – Switch window.
  2. 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.) The screen changes to display the port groups.
  3. Right click the group to delete and from the pop-up menu select Delete.
  4. Once you click Delete, a message box appears verifying that you really want to delete the record. Click Yes within the box to continue or No to cancel the operation.

Once selected, CAIRS draws a line through the item allowing you to delete multiple records at one time.

  1. If you do not want to delete the record, right-click the record to access a pop-up message. Click Undelete.
  2. Once you select Undelete, a message box appears verifying that you really want to undelete the record. Click Yes within the box to continue or No to cancel the operation
  3. To complete either process, click the Save (save and stay) button or Save & Close, within the Actions ribbon group, to return to the Switches list.