Users Guide

4-28 Dell PowerVault 51F 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
reboot
The
reboot
command reboots the switch to the stored configuration in flash memory
and takes about 1 1/2 minutes. The switch may be in any operational state (enabled or
disabled) before rebooting.
While the switch is rebooting, the Telnet session is closed and all Fibre Channel ports
become inactive. If the switch was part of a fabric, the remaining switches
reconfigure.
switchDisable
The
switchDisable
command is used to take the switch offline for diagnostic tests,
maintenance functions, or replacing a faulty switch.
You can observe and verify this process by watching the front panel LEDs change
color from green to slow flashing amber as each port goes inactive.
switchEnable
The
switchEnable
command enables the switch and provides fabric information. The
switch may need to be enabled after maintenance and diagnostic tests.
The switch is enabled with a fabric domain ID of 1. After the fabric is reconfigured this
switch is the principle address manager that is capable of assigning domain IDs to
other switches in the same fabric.
You can observe and verify this process by watching the front panel LEDs change
color from slow flashing amber to green as each port goes active.
switchName
The following example shows the
switchName
command screen, which displays or
sets the switch’s name. If a new name is specified and it is enclosed in quotes, the
command sets the switch to that name. If no new name is included, the command
displays the switch’s name.
The command syntax is
switchName <
name-of-switch
>
.
The
switchName
command displays the name of the current switch. By supplying an
argument, the user may set the name of the current switch.
NOTE: This command is only available to admin-level users.
switch:admin> switchName “sw3”
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