Deleting a Range from a Port Group

Deleting a Range from 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

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.) The screen changes to display the port groups. Within the list of port groups, click on the port group that you want delete a range from, this highlights the group.
6. Within the Ports ribbon group, click the lower portion of the button to access a drop-down menu and from the list select Delete a Range from group.
7. The Delete Port Range window opens, there are three panes of information:

• • Configure Port Range – within this pane, you will define the characteristics of the range.
  • Preview – once you have completed the top pane, you can preview your range before deleting it from the group.
  • Controls and Help – this pane defines the wildcards available for the mask.

8. Within the Configure Port Range pane, complete the following fields (required fields are marked with an asterisk (*):

• • Card Type* – click the field to access a drop-down list and from the list select the matching card type of the range that you want to delete.
  • Card Name* – type the card name.
  • Start Option* – click the field to access a drop-down list and from the list select the matching option.
  • Bad* – this field can remain blank.
  • Multi Mode Service Type *– click the field to access a drop-down list, from the list select one of the following options:
    • Both
    • Analog Only
    • Digital Only
  • Reusable * – this field defaults to contain a checkmark to indicate that once the port is free of an assignment it can be reused. Click the field to remove the checkmark to indicate that the port cannot be reused.
  • Beginning Port Name* – type the name of the first port that you want to delete.
  • Ending Port Name* – type the name of the last port that you want to delete.
  • Port Mask* – this field populates with the mask that is associated with the port group, DO NOT make any changes to this field. This field must match the appearance of the port range in order for you to delete them.

9. Once you have completed the top pane of information, click on the Generate Preview button. The middle pane displays a list of the ports that will be deleted.
10. If the list is correct, click the Delete Range button. Once the ports are deleted, a pop-up opens verifying the number of ports deleted, click Ok to continue.
11. Another message box opens verifying the operation was successful, within the box click Yes to modify another range or click No to return to the port group list.
12. To view the range, click the plus sign (+) next to the port group name. A list of ports appears below the port group name.