Enterasys b5

Disabling / Enabling and Naming Ports
Enterasys B5 CLI Reference 7-7
Sincerunningthecablediagnosticsmaymomentarilyinterruptpacketflow,awarningmessageis
displayedandyouarepromptedtocontinue.
Example
Thisexampleshowsthecablestatusforportge.1.1.
B5(su)->show port cablestatus ge.1.1
Warning: port(s) will be offline momentarily.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]?y
Port Status Length
--------- --------- -------
ge.1.1 Normal 3(m)-5(m)
Table 7‐3providesanexplanationofthecommandoutput.
Disabling / Enabling and Naming Ports
Purpose
Todisableandre‐enableoneormoreports,andtoassignanaliastoaport.Bydefault,allportsare
enabledatdevicestartup.Youmaywanttodisableportsforsecurityortotroubleshootnetwork
issues.Portsmayalsobeassignedanaliasforconvenience.
Commands
Table 7-3 show port cablestatus Output Details
Output Field What it displays...
Port Lists the port designation.
Status Indicates the status of the port. The value is one of the following:
Normal = normal
Open = no cable attached to port
Short = detection of an inter-pair short
Fail = unknown error or crosstalk
Detach = indicates ports on stack units that are no longer present,
but were previously connected
Not Supported = ports other than 1GE RJ45 ports
Length Indicates the approximate length of the cable attached to the port.
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set port disable 7-8
set port enable 7-8
show port alias 7-9
set port alias 7-9