topic RE: Disable a port on an Enterasys / Extreme S4 in ExtremeSwitching (EOS)

Disable a port on an Enterasys / Extreme S4

Jeremy_Gibbs — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 22:39:00 GMT

At some point I remember the need to turn on a feature on the S4, so when you disable a port (set port disable tg.3.1), it actually stops processing packets for that port. I thought it was a global command, but I can't remember. Maybe they changed it with newer version of code. Anyway, I'm just curious.

Thanks

RE: Disable a port on an Enterasys / Extreme S4

Jeremy_Gibbs — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 22:42:00 GMT

Actually, I may have found it. I think it might be the set forcelinkdown feature.

RE: Disable a port on an Enterasys / Extreme S4

BrandonC — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 22:46:00 GMT

Hi Jeremy,

That is correct, when you administratively disable a port with 'set forcelinkdown' enabled, the link will be brought down as well.

-Brandon

RE: Disable a port on an Enterasys / Extreme S4

Alex24 — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 22:52:00 GMT

Hello Jeremy,

We have also documented this in our Knowledge article Port link stays up when port is disabled available here:
https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Solution/Port-link-stays-up-when-port-is-disabled

-Alex

RE: Disable a port on an Enterasys / Extreme S4

Mike_D — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 00:51:00 GMT

Hi Jeremy,
Also a good possibility -

"set spantree portenable ge.1.1 disable"

toggles bridging on/off for port ge.1.1.

Sometimes handy but rarely used these days - and easily confused with the command to toggle the spanning tree algorithm on a port. (set spantree portadmin ge.1.1 enable|disable)

Regards,
Mike