Specifying a Port Owner

Using the port owner feature, you can specify the owner of a port and the purpose for which a port is used so that the other administrators are informed.

Note     The port guard and port owner features are available for all ports regardless of the operational mode.

Detailed Steps

To specify or remove the port owner using DCNM-SAN, follow these steps:

  1. Expand Switches > FC Interfaces > Physical.

    2. You see the interface configuration in the Information pane.

  2. Click the General tab and then select the switch/port.
  3. In the Owner text box, enter a port owner and the purpose for which port is used.

To specify or remove the port owner using Device Manager, follow these steps:

  1. Double-click the interface in the modules panel.
  2. Click the General tab.
  3. In the Owner text box, enter a port owner and the purpose for which the port is used.
  4. Click Apply.

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