Dell PowerVault 50F (Fibre Channel Switch) - Manual (Page 54)

PowerVault™ 50F Commands: Dell™ PowerVault™ 50F 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
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<Enter> - Accepts the default value (if applicable) and moves to the next prompt.
<Ctrl-C> - Aborts the passwd command immediately and ignores all changes made.
<Ctrl-D> - Entered alone at a prompt without any preceding input, terminates the passwd command
and writes all changes to flash memory.
portDisable
Figure 7-11 shows the portDisable command, which is used to disable a specific port. Devices attached to a
disabled port cannot communicate with the Fabric. The command syntax is portDisable <port #>.
Figure 7-11. portDisable Command Example
portEnable
Figure 7-12 shows the portEnable command, which is used to enable a specific port. The command syntax
is portEnable <port #>.
Figure 7-12. portEnable Command Example
portLogClear
Figure 7-13 shows the portLogClear command, which clears the data from the port log. The command
syntax is portLogClear.
Figure 7-13. portLogclear Command Example
portLogDump
The portLogDump command prints the port log without page breaks. The command syntax is
portLogDump
. The portLogDump command is for diagnostic purposes and is run only when requested by
Dell Technical Support.
portLogShow
The portLogShow command displays the switch activity associated with a Fabric login (ext. Link Service
request to a Fabric F_Port, 22fffffe), followed by a Port login (ext. Link Service request to the
management server, 22fffffa), and a SES Inquiry request (unsolicited command to the management
server, 06fffffa). Note the initial handshake between the F_Port and the Host Bus Adapter. The
portLogShow command is for diagnostic purposes and is run only when requested by Dell Technical
Support.
portPerfShow