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Recommissioning an f-port – 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

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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.

3. Click View Deployment Status to view the port commissioning results immediately (refer to

“Port commissioning

deployment results”

on page 17).

You can also view the deployment status in the deployment report at a later time (refer to

“Viewing a port

commissioning deployment report”

on page 18).

4. 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. The
port decommissioning status (Port Decommission in Progress or Decommissioned F Port) displays in the
Additional Port Info field of the Product List. When decommission is complete, a deployment status message
displays.

When the decommission is complete, an application event displays in the Master Log detailing success or
failure.

Recommissioning an F-Port

NOTE

You must configure at least one CIMOM server (refer to

“Registering a CIMOM server”

on page 5) before you can

recommission an F-Port.

Select the F-Port in the Product List, then select Configure > Port Commissioning > Recommission > Port.

NOTE

F-Port recommission occurs whether or not any CIMOM server is not reachable.

While recommissioning is in progress, an up arrow icon displays next to the port icon in the Product List. The port
recommissioning status (Port Recommission in Progress or Recommissioned F Port) displays in the Additional Port
Info field of the Product List. You can view the port commissioning results in the deployment reports (refer to

“Viewing a port commissioning deployment report”

on page 18).

When the recommission is complete, an application event displays in the Master Log detailing success or failure.