Port Security Actions

Item     Description
Action

  • activate - will result in the valid port bindings on this VSAN being activated.
  • activate (Turn LearningOff) - will result in the valid port bindings on this VSAN being activated and copied to the active database and will also result in auto learn being turned off on this VSAN, once the activation is complete.
  • force activate - will result in forced activation, even if there are errors during activation and the activated port bindings will be copied to the active database.
  • force activate (Turn Learning Off) - will result in forced activation along with turning auto learn off after activation and the activated port bindings will be copied to the active database.
  • deactivate - will result in deactivation of currently activated valid port bindings (if any), on this VSAN. Currently active entries (if any), which would have been present in the cpsmPortBindEnfTable, will be removed.
  • Activation will not be allowed on a VSAN if auto-learn is enabled on that VSAN
Enabled

The state of activation on this VSAN. If true, then an activation has been attempted as the most recent operation on this VSAN. If false, then an activation has not been attempted as the most recent operation on this VSAN.

Result

Indicates the outcome of the most recent activation/deactivation.

Last Change

When the valid port bindings on this VSAN were last activated. If the last activation took place prior to the last re-initialization of the agent, then this value will be N/A.

CopyActiveToConfig

If enabled, results in the active port binding database to be copied on to the configuration database on this VSAN. Note that the learned entries are also copied.

AutoLearn

Helps to 'learn' the valid port binding configuration of devices/ports logged into the local device on all its ports and populate the above active database with the same. This mechanism of 'learning' the configuration of devices/ports logged into the local device over a period of time and populating the configuration is a convenience mechanism for users. If enabled on a particular VSAN, all subsequent logins (FLOGIs) on that VSAN will be populated in the enforced port binding database, provided it is not in conflict with existing enforced port bindings on that VSAN. When disabled, the mechanism of learning is stopped. The learned entries will however be in the active database.

Clear AutoLearn Action

  • Clear VSAN results in port bind auto-learnt entries being cleared on this VSAN.
  • Clear Interface(s) results in port bind auto-learnt entries being cleared on the interface specified on this VSAN.
Clear AutoLearn Interface

Specifies the interface(s) on which the port bind auto-learnt entries need to be cleared.