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702 Fabric OS Command Reference
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portCfgPersistentEnable
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portCfgPersistentEnable
Persistently enables a port or a range of ports.
SYNOPSIS portcfgpersistentenable
portcfgpersistentenable [slot/]port1[-port2] [...]
portcfgpersistentenable -i [index1[-index2] [...] [-f]]
portcfgpersistentenable -s[lot] [slot1[-slot2]
portcfgpersistentenable -h
DESCRIPTION Use this command to persistently enable a port or a range of ports. If the port is connected to another
switch when this command is issued, the fabric may reconfigure. After the port is persistently enabled,
devices connected to the port can again communicate with the fabric.
You can identify a single port to be configured by its port number or by its port index number. Port ranges
are supported with index numbers or by specifying a slot or a slot range. Use switchShow for a listing of
valid ports, slots, and port index numbers. When used without operands, this command displays all
persistently enabled ports on the switch.
Specifying multiple ports with the index (-i) or slot (-s) option is supported only if PortSwap is disabled.
They are not supported on GbE ports and configured F_Port trunks. Use the -i option without a port index
argument to display the portSwap status, or alternately use portSwapShow.
For ports that come online after being persistently enabled, the following indications may be sent to
indicate a state transition: RSCN, SNMP trap, Web pop-up window.
Persistently enabled ports remain enabled across power cycles, switch reboots, and switch enables. By
default, a port is enabled persistently, unless the port is capable of routing. The change in configuration is
effectiveimmediately.
This command re-enables all previously set port configurations of a specified port. You can temporarily
disable a persistently enabled port with the portDisable or switchDisable commands. The persistent
switch disable or enable configuration does not alter the persistent disable or enable configurations of the
ports within the switch. The configuration commands configDefault and portCfgDefault do not modify
the persistent enable attribute of a port.
NOTES This command is blocked if the switch is operating in the FICON Management Server mode (fmsmode).
Instead use portEnable with Active=Saved Mode enabled.
The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.
This command is not supported on FCoE ports. To enable an FCoE port, use fcoe --enable.
OPERANDS This command has the following operands:
slot
On bladed systems only, specifies the slot number of the ports to be enabled
persistently, followed by a slash (/).
port1[port2]
Persistently enables a single port or a range of ports identified by port numbers.
The port range cannot span slots, but you can specify multiple port ranges pairs
separated by a space, for example 3/1-4 4/7-9.