> # 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.

> 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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