Activating the Port Security Forcefully

If the port security activation request is rejected, you can force the activation.

Note     An activation using the force option can log out existing devices if they violate the active database.

Detailed Steps

To forcefully activate the port security database, follow these steps:

  1. Expand a VSAN and select Port Security in the Logical Domains pane.

    2. You see the port security configuration for that VSAN in the Information pane.

  2. Click the Actions tab.
  3. Click in the Action column under Activation, next to the switch or VSAN on which you want to activate port security and select the forceactivate option.
  4. Set the Action field you want for that switch.
  5. Click the CFS tab and set the command column to commit on all participating switches in the VSAN.
  6. Click Apply Changes in DCNM-SAN or Apply in Device Manager to save these changes.

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