Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June 2010)

42 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
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Switch restart
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1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in “Opening the Switch Administration
window” on page 35.
2. Select the Switch tab.
3. Click View Report.
4. In the new window that displays the report, view or print the report using your browser.
Switch restart
When you restart the switch, the restart takes effect immediately. Ensure that there is no traffic or
other management on the switch, because traffic is interrupted during the restart; however, frames
are not dropped. Be sure to save your changes before the restart, because any changes not saved
are lost.
Performing a fast boot
A fast boot reduces boot time significantly by bypassing the power-on self test (POST).
Use the following procedure to perform a fast boot.
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in “Opening the Switch Administration
window” on page 35.
2. Click Fastboot.
3. On the Fastboot Confirmation window, click Yes to continue.
4. Click Apply.
Performing a reboot
Use the following procedure to reboot the CP and execute the normal power-on booting sequence.
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in “Opening the Switch Administration
window” on page 35.
2. Click Reboot.
3. On the Reboot Confirmation window, click Yes to continue.
4. Click Apply.
System configuration parameters
You must disable the switch before you can configure fabric parameters.
You can change the following system configuration parameters:
• Switch fabric settings
• Virtual channel settings
• Arbitrated loop parameters
• System services