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3. Enter admin mode by entering “admin start”
4. Disable the target port by entering the command “set port x state offline” where x is the
number of the port. For this example, we used “4”
5. Confirm the status by entering “show port”again.
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Figure 10 Port Status Offline
2.4.2.2 Using SANSurfer GUI
1. Start the SANSurfer GUI. If the fabric has not already been discovered, click Fabric-Add Fabric
and enter the IP address of the target QLogic switch in the window that will pop up - That should
open SAN Browser.
2. Click the handle in the left pane to drop down the switch - highlight it and the faceplate will appear
in the right pane.
Figure 11 SANSurfer Switch Faceplate
QLogic: USERID> admin start
QLogic (admin): USERID> set port 4 state offline
QLogic (admin): USERID> show port
Admin Operational Login Config Running Link Link
Port State State Status Type Type State Speed
---- ----- ----------- ------ ------ ------- ----- -----
Ext1:0 Online Online LoggedIn GL F Active 1Gb/s
Ext2:15 Online Offline NotLoggedIn GL Unknown Inactive Auto
Bay1 Online Online LoggedIn F F Active 2Gb/s
Bay2 Online Offline NotLoggedIn F Unknown Inactive 2Gb/s
Bay3 Online Offline NotLoggedIn F Unknown Inactive 2Gb/s
Bay4 Offline Offline NotLoggedIn F Unknown Inactive 2Gb/s
Bay5 Online Offline NotLoggedIn F Unknown Inactive 2Gb/s
Bay6 Online Offline NotLoggedIn F Unknown Inactive 2Gb/s
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