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CONNECT Command—Establishes a Connection

The CONNECT command establishes a static, or dedicated, connection between two ports on the same switch. The reciprocal command is DISCONNECT.

This command has the following syntax:

CONnect  switch   port1   port2
  [VARy | NOVary]
  [FORce | NOForce]
  [BACkout | NOBackout]
  [VARYDev | NOVARYDev]
  [EXEc| NOExec] [TIMeout=nn] [GLObal | LOCal] [SYStem=sysspec] [MAXDevices=nn]

switch

Specifies the switch for which port connections are to be modified.

port1

Specifies the port for which a dedicated connection is to be established with the port specified by port2.

port2

Specifies the port for which a dedicated connection is to be established with the port specified by port1.