Disabling in-flight compression – Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) User Manual

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1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with secure admin permissions, or an account with

OM permissions for the EncryptionConfiguration RBAC class of commands.

2. Disable the port using the portDisable command.
3. Disable encryption on the port using the portCfgEncrypt --disable command.

The following example disables encryption on port 15 in slot 9 of an enterprise class platform:

switch:admin> portcfgencrypt --disable 9/15

4. Enable the port using the portEnable command.

The following example disables encryption on port 0.

myswitch:admin> portdisable 0

myswitch:admin> portcfgencrypt --disable 0

myswitch:admin> portenable 0

You can verify the configuration using the portCfgShow command.

myswitch:admin> portcfgshow 0

Area Number: 0

Speed Level: AUTO(SW)

(output truncated)

D-Port mode: OFF

D-Port over DWDM ..

Compression: OFF

Encryption: OFF

Disabling in-flight compression

Disabling compression is an offline event. Ports must be disabled first, and then re-enabled after.

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions, or an account with OM

permissions for the SwitchPortConfiguration RBAC class of commands.

2. Disable the port using the portDisable command.
3. Disable compression on the port using the portCfgCompress --disable command.

The following example disables compression on port 15 in slot 9 of an enterprise class platform:

switch:admin> portcfgcompress --disable 9/15