Enabling ports in a Cisco MDS 9148 switch

In Cisco MDS 9148 switches, you must manually enable the ports required in a MetroCluster configuration.

About this task

You can manually enable 16 ports in a Cisco MDS 9148 switch.
The Cisco switches enable you to apply the POD license on random ports, as opposed to applying them in sequence.
Cisco switches require that you use one port from each port group, unless you need more than 12 ports.

View the port groups available in a Cisco switch: show port-resources module blade_number
License and acquire the required port in a port group by entering the following commands in sequence: config tinterface port_numbershutport-license acquireno shut
Example
For example, the following command licenses and acquires Port fc 1/45:
```
switch# config t
switch(config)#
switch(config)# interface fc 1/45
switch(config-if)#
switch(config-if)# shut
switch(config-if)# port-license acquire
switch(config-if)# no shut
switch(config-if)# end	
```
Save the configuration: copy running-config startup-config