Use the command line via Telnet to activate the brocade Switch Port

Technorati labels: brocade, brocade, San, optical fiber switch, port Activation

Use the command line via Telnet to activate the brocade Switch Port

The preceding section describes how to activate the port of the brocade switch through the web interface and the management software of brocade. Now we will introduce a simpler activation method.

First, use the brocade-authorized license to activate the port of the zhangsan optical fiber switch (reprinted ).

Use a network cable to connect the network card of the computer to the network port of the brocade switch (there is only one electrical port network interface on the brocade switch), and set the IP address of the computer to the IP address of the 10.77.77.0 network segment, the default IP address of the brocade switch is 10.77.77.77. Telnet 10.77.77.77 to connect to the switch. Username: Admin and password: password.

View the port status of a vswitch

Swd77: Admin> swtichshow

We can see that only eight ports are activated, and then enter the port activation number.

Swd77: Admin> licenseadd XXXXXXXX (brocade activation number)

Let's take a look at the status of the switch port:

Swd77: Admin> swtichshow
Rbash: swtichshow: Command not found
Swd77: Admin> switchshow
Switchname: swd77
Switchtype: 34.0
Switchstate: Online
Switchmode: Native
Switchrole: Principal
Switchdomain: 1
Switchid: fffc01
Switchwwn: 10: 00: 00: 05: 1E: 09: XX: xx
Zoning: Off
Switchbeacon: Off
Area port media speed state proto
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0 0 ID N4 no_light
1 1 ID N4 no_light
2 2 ID N4 no_light
3 3 Id N4 no_light
4 4 ID N4 no_light
5 5 Id N4 no_light
6 6 ID N4 no_light
7 7 id N4 no_light
8 8 id N4 no_light
9 9 Id N4 no_light
10 10 Id N4 no_light
11 11 ID N4 no_light
12 12 Id N4 no_light
13 13 ID N4 no_light
14 14 Id N4 no_light
15 15 Id N4 no_light
Swd77: Admin>

All ports are active and available.