Changing the Port Status

Changing the Port Status

When a port number is bad, you can mark that number as ‘Bad’ within the Switches Menu. You can also change the ‘bad’ status if the port number is no longer bad.

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.
6. Within the list, click the plus sign (+) next to the port group name to view the associated port numbers.
7. Within the Bad column, remove the checkmark to activate the port or insert a checkmark to indicate the port as bad.
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.