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Taking Interfaces Out of Service

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You can take interfaces out of service on Generation 2 and Generation 3 switching modules. When an 
interface is out of service, all the shared resources for the interface are released as well as the 
configuration associated with those resources.

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Prerequisites
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<a name="wp1078224"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">The interface must be disabled before it can be taken out of service.
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Restrictions
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<a name="wp1095066"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">The interface cannot be a member of a PortChannel.
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<a name="wp1082136"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Taking interfaces out of service releases all the shared resources to ensure that they are available to 
other interfaces. This causes the configuration in the shared resources to revert to default when the 
interface is brought back into service. Also, an interface cannot come back into service unless the 
default shared resources for the port are available. The operation to free up shared resources from 
another port is disruptive.
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Detailed Steps
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To take an interface out of service using DCNM-SAN, follow these steps:

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<a name="wp1183058"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select a switch from the Fabric pane, or select a group of switches (SAN, fabric, VSAN) from the 
Logical Domains pane.
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<a name="wp1183059"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Expand <b class="cBold">Switches</b>, and expand <b class="cBold">FC Interfaces&#160;&gt;&#160;Physical</b> in the Physical Attributes pane.
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<a name="wp1183060"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <b class="cBold">General</b> tab. You see the <b class="cBold">General</b> tab information in the Information pane. 
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<a name="wp1183061"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Scroll down until you see the row containing the switch and port you want to configure.
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<a name="wp1183062"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Scroll right (if necessary) until you see the <b class="cBold">Status Service</b> column.
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<a name="wp1183063"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select <b class="cBold">in</b> or <b class="cBold">out</b> from the Status Service<b class="cBold"> </b>column.
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<a name="wp1183064"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the <b class="cBold">Apply Changes</b> icon.
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