Enable and Disable a port on HP Procurve 5800 & 5900 Switches

Not being a Network savvy admin, I often forget the simplest steps on switches and routers.

As of the posting date, the command is the same for both switch series.

To disable a port, use the following sequence:

<SwitchName> system-view
[SwitchName]  interface gigabitethernet  1/0/10
[SwitchName-GigabitEthernet1/0/10]  shutdown



To enable a port:

<SwitchName> system-view
[SwitchName]  interface gigabitethernet  1/0/10
[SwitchName-GigabitEthernet1/0/10]  undo shutdown