Port commissioning by switch, Decommissioning all ports on a switch, A switch – Brocade Network Advisor Port Commissioning Quick Start Guide (Supporting Network Advisor 12.3.0) User Manual
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Brocade Network Advisor Port Commissioning Quick Start Guide
Publication Number: 53-1003220-01
Port commissioning by switch
Although you can use any of the following methods to access the port commissioning commands for a switch,
individual procedures only include one method.
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From the main menu, select the switch in the Product List or Topology, then select Configure > Port
Commissioning > Decommission/Recommission > All F-Ports on the Switch.
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From the Product List, right-click the switch and select Decommission/Recommission > All F-Ports on the
Switch.
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From the Topology, right-click the switch and select Decommission/Recommission > All F-Ports on the Switch.
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From a Dashboard widget, right-click the switch and select Decommission/Recommission > All F-Ports on the
Switch.
Decommissioning all ports on a switch
NOTE
Fabric tracking must be enabled (refer to Brocade Network Advisor User Manual
“Enabling fabric tracking”
on
page 289) to maintain the decommissioned port details (such as port type, device port WWN, and so on). Do not
accept changes in the Management application client.
1. Select the switch or logical switch for which you want to decommission all ports in the Product List, then select
Configure > Port Commissioning > Decommission > All F-Ports on the Switch.
NOTE
You can only decommission ports from the logical switch, not the physical chassis.
The Port Commission Confirmation dialog box displays.
2. Choose one of the following options:
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Apply Default Settings (default) — Select to have the Management application contact all registered CIMOM
servers within the fabric affected by the action and obtain the status from each CIMOM server. If all CIMOM
servers are reachable, the Management application sends a CAL Request to decommission the port. If even
one CIMOM server is not reachable, decommissioning fails.
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Force — Select to force decommission on the N-Port connected to the F-Port. The Management application
contacts all registered CIMOM servers within the fabric affected by the action, but forces the N-Port
decommission regardless of the CIMOM server response.
NOTE
You cannot force decommission on an F-Port.
NOTE
If any CIMOM server is not reachable or the credentials fail, port decommission does not occur.
3. Click OK on the Port Commission Confirmation dialog box.
While decommissioning is in progress, a down arrow icon displays next to the port icon in the Product List. You
can view the port commissioning results in the deployment reports (refer to
When the decommission is complete, an application event displays in the Master Log detailing success or
failure.